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Heart failure patients with stronger hearts have more depressive symptoms, lower quality of life

Heart failure patients fall into two general categories: those with weaker hearts, and those with stronger, but stiffer hearts that continue to eject the normal volume of blood with every beat.

20 Nov 2018

Study: Personality, mental health affect how people value personal control in decision making

Personality traits and mental health affect how people value personal control in decision making, according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

20 Nov 2018

In-person social contact may offer protection against depression and PTSD symptoms

In-person social contact seems to offer some protection against depression and PTSD symptoms, but the same is not true of contact on Facebook, suggests a study by Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health and Science University researchers.

20 Nov 2018

Online communication technologies could stave off depression among seniors, shows study

Imagine your family has moved across the state or across country. You're retired, and your spouse has passed away. Lacking the social connections previous generations once found in church or fraternal organizations, it doesn't take much time to begin feeling isolated and alone.

20 Nov 2018

Marijuana prevention programs should focus on promoting mental wellbeing of youth

High school students with positive mental health are less likely to consume cannabis, a recent University of Waterloo study has found.

19 Nov 2018

Drug used to treat PTSD does not reduce suicidal thinking, may worsen nightmares and insomnia

Nightmares and insomnia often accompany posttraumatic stress disorder and increase suicide risk.

19 Nov 2018

Cardiff University collaborates with Takeda to identify new treatment approaches for psychiatric disorders

Cardiff University has formed a drug discovery collaboration with Takeda to identify new approaches for treating schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders.

From Takeda 19 Nov 2018

Human drugs alter cricket personality

Crickets that are exposed to human drugs that alter serotonin levels in the brain are less active and less aggressive than crickets that have had no drug exposure, according to a new study led by researchers from Linköping University. The findings have been published in Scientific Reports.

18 Nov 2018

Workplace bullying or violence linked to higher risk of cardiovascular problems

People who are bullied at work or experience violence at work are at higher risk of heart and brain blood vessel problems, including heart attacks and stroke, according to the largest prospective study to investigate the link, which is published in the European Heart Journal today (Monday).

18 Nov 2018

UCLA biologists uncover how head injuries can lead to serious brain disorders

UCLA biologists have discovered how head injuries adversely affect individual cells and genes that can lead to serious brain disorders.

17 Nov 2018

Collection of demonstration projects highlights value of patient engagement in research

Does engaging patients in research projects improve health? A comprehensive collection of 17 innovative demonstration projects -- from youth involvement in mental health services to suicide prevention, Indigenous health, children with complex medical needs and more -- highlights the value of patient engagement in research.

15 Nov 2018

Georgia State professor receives $1.2 million grant to study how the brain controls eating behavior

Dr. Marise Parent, professor and associate director of the Neuroscience Institute at Georgia State University, has received a three-year, $1.2 million federal grant to study how brain areas involved in memory control eating behavior.

14 Nov 2018

Age-related decline in abstract reasoning ability predicts depressive symptoms over time

Age-related declines in abstract reasoning ability predict increasing depressive symptoms in subsequent years, according to data from a longitudinal study of older adults in Scotland. The research is published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science.

14 Nov 2018

Calcified nodules in the retina increase risk for progression to late stages of AMD

Calcified nodules in the retina are associated with progression to late stages of age-related macular degeneration.

14 Nov 2018

One-hour cognitive behavioral therapy session reduces insomnia symptoms in prisoners

Three-quarters of prisoners struggling to sleep have reported major improvements to their sleep and wellbeing after receiving cognitive behavioral therapy to treat their insomnia.

14 Nov 2018

Survey: Complementary and alternative medicine is widely used by general population in England

Use of practitioner-led complementary and alternative medicine (CAM), such as acupuncture, massage, osteopathy and chiropractic treatment, rose from 12 per cent of the population in 2005 to 16 per cent of the population in 2015, according to a survey led by researchers at the University of Bristol's Centre for Academic Primary Care.

14 Nov 2018

Depression News and Research

Latest Depression News and Research

Heart failure patients with stronger hearts have more depressive symptoms, lower quality of life

Study: Personality, mental health affect how people value personal control in decision making

In-person social contact may offer protection against depression and PTSD symptoms

Online communication technologies could stave off depression among seniors, shows study

Marijuana prevention programs should focus on promoting mental wellbeing of youth

Drug used to treat PTSD does not reduce suicidal thinking, may worsen nightmares and insomnia

Cardiff University collaborates with Takeda to identify new treatment approaches for psychiatric disorders

Human drugs alter cricket personality

Workplace bullying or violence linked to higher risk of cardiovascular problems

UCLA biologists uncover how head injuries can lead to serious brain disorders

Collection of demonstration projects highlights value of patient engagement in research

Georgia State professor receives $1.2 million grant to study how the brain controls eating behavior

Age-related decline in abstract reasoning ability predicts depressive symptoms over time

Calcified nodules in the retina increase risk for progression to late stages of AMD

One-hour cognitive behavioral therapy session reduces insomnia symptoms in prisoners

Survey: Complementary and alternative medicine is widely used by general population in England

Research highlights physical changes in the brain of self-injuring teen girls

Food insecurity during pregnancy linked to severity of neonatal abstinence syndrome

Preventing falls with new sensor technology

With hospitalization losing favor, judges order outpatient mental health treatment

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