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Number of people with symptoms of depression doubles

Shutterstock The proportion of people diagnosed with depression or self-reporting symptoms of depression has doubled, with one in five adults experiencing depressive symptoms in the last quarter, compared to one in 10 before the pandemic. The latest figures from the Office for National Statistics show that 21% of adults in Britain experienced some form of depression […]

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LiveWell Foundation offering accessible, affordable help to people battling depression

PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) — Depression is one of the most common chronic health problems, but 70% of people can’t find accessible or affordable help. The LiveWell Foundation aims to change that. Stefanie Glick says she felt “hopeless” when she went through a bout with clinical depression five years ago. She couldn’t find a support group nearby,

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Depression in older adults undergoing hip surgery increases postoperative delirium risk

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Blood Test Identifies Bipolar Disorder, Depression

Researchers at the Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, have developed a blood test composed of RNA biomarkers to discern a patient’s depression severity as well as the risk of future severe depression and bipolar disorder. Moreover, the blood test informs personalized medication choices for patients, according to a study published online ahead of print

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APA 2021: Antidepressants in Treatment-Resistant Unipolar and Bipolar Depression

The combination of antidepressants (AD) plus antipsychotics (AP) and/or mood stabilizers (MS) generates a greater clinical response in treatment-resistant unipolar depression (TRD-UP) than it does in treatment-resistant bipolar depression (TRD-BD), and no clinical benefit was seen in adding AD to TRD-BD treatment regimens, according to study results presented at the American Psychiatric Association annual meeting,

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51% of young Americans say they feel down, depressed or hopeless

While many young people have been spared from the harshest physical consequences of the coronavirus pandemic, an increasingly large volume of research suggests they are facing drastic mental health consequences.  In June 2020, the CDC released data that suggests one in four adults ages 18 to 24 have considered suicide. And according to the recently released

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