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Former First Lady Michelle Obama again addressed her experience with anxiety and depression during the pandemic in an in-person sitdown with frequent interviewer Stephen Colbert. On Tuesday’s “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert,” she described the tools she uses to climb out of those “valleys,” such as “turning off the noise,” adhering to a schedule […]

Kansas teenagers are struggling with a years-long, upward trend in mental health issues and risk of suicide, a survey of nearly 71,000 of the state’s students found. Officials administering the Kansas Communities That Care Survey shared several striking results from the annual survey, a de facto snapshot of Kansas students’ well-being and safety, with the Kansas

When the Great Depression hit its lowest ebb in 1933, the unemployment rate exceeded 20 percent and America’s gross domestic product had plummeted by 30 percent. Not everyone, however, lost money during the worst economic downturn in American history. Business titans such as William Boeing and Walter Chrysler actually grew their fortunes during the Great

SHERYL BOLDT ©2018 Bob O’Lary SHERYL BOLDT Your loved one or friend suffers from chronic depression, and you’d do anything for them. But sometimes you wonder if you’re doing more harm than good. Besides feeling as if almost everything you say ends up being wrong, the longevity of their depression is beginning to wear on

Steven Levine, MD: On the heels of this off-label use of IV [intravenous] ketamine for patients with treatment-resistant depression, we’ve seen the FDA approval of another form of ketamine, esketamine, delivered intranasally for treatment-resistant patients. Patricia, would you like to comment on the mechanism of action of esketamine? Patricia Ares-Romero, MD, FASAM: Sure. When esketamine

Kevin Curry found an escape from depression when he got moving and started to cook  STLtoday.com

Issuing a travel advisory, Vistara said that flights to and from Chennai, Thiruvanathapuram, Kochi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, Pune, Goa and Ahmedabad might be impacted till 17 May. IndiGo also said that flights to and from Kerala’s Kannur will be impacted. The cyclone is likely to impact areas including the coast of Kerala, Karnataka, Lakshadweep, Goa, and

Islanders across the Channel Islands are being encouraged to explore nature as part of this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week. Getting out in the fresh air and enjoying nature has been a major coping strategy for many of us throughout the past year. Indeed, recent research has shown that having contact and interaction with nature

Depression is a mood disorder that affects over 17 million adults in the United States alone. However, the actual number is thought to be much higher, as many people with depression don’t seek treatment for various reasons (1, 2). Below are the five classifications of depressive disorders, which share features like sadness, irritable mood, a

Some days are easier than others when you have major depressive disorder (MDD), also known simply as depression. But other times, it can be more challenging to just get through your day-to-day activities. Whether it’s medication or therapy, it’s important that you stick with the treatment plan you’ve created with your doctor. But there