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Hee Jun Kim,1 Hyunjeong Park,2 Hee-Soon Juon3 1Research Institute of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Ajou University, Suwon, 16499, Republic of Korea; 2Department of Nursing, Towson University, Towson, MD, 21252, USA; 3Department of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, 19107, USA Correspondence: Hee Jun KimResearch Institute of Nursing Science, College of Nursing, Ajou University, […]

Stroke survivors have 50% greater odds of becoming depressed than people who have had a heart attack — especially if they are women, new studies find. The results show that depression is not simply a passing consequence of adjusting to life after stroke, the researchers say. Investigators followed the health outcomes in 11 million Medicare

Adults who have had strokes – especially women – are more likely to become depressed than those who have had heart attacks, according to two new studies. One study found people who had strokes were nearly 50% more likely to develop symptoms of depression than people who had heart attacks; another found women were 20%

With the recent spike in the number of Covid-19 cases reported in Mumbai, city psychiatrists and psychologists have noted a rise in the number of patients struggling with anxiety and depression. Since February 17, when the city’s daily Covid tally crossed the 700 cases mark, the number of reported cases has seen a sharp increase.

HARTFORD, Conn. (WTNH) — While many doctors are able to treat patients virtually amid the COVID-19 pandemic, obstetricians and gynecologists can not always. Things like vaginal exams and monitoring a baby’s heartbeat require in-person care. Now that face to face contact is allowing women to open up about anxiety or mental health struggles to OBGYNs.

TUCSON, Ariz. (KGUN) — New data shows the effect the pandemic is having on mental health in America. One report shows a 300% increase in anxiety and depression symptoms since the start of the pandemic. “Before the pandemic people were struggling with anxiety, depression, other metal health diagnosis at about 10% of the U.S. population,”

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Danville, Ill. (WCIA) — There are more than 60,000 war artifacts that tell our nation’s history at the Vermilion County War Museum. All those items have a connection with central Illinois. When you walk into the Vermilion County War Museum, it’s hard to figure out where to look first.

Bipolar disorder and depression are both considered mood disorders. Bipolar disorder causes emotional highs and lows, while depression causes a constantly low mood. The “bi” in the word “bipolar” means “two.” In bipolar disorder, you shift between two poles, or mood extremes. You have very high moods (called manic episodes) and very low moods (called