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Patients experiencing a major depressive episode (MDE) may experience reduced visual cortical contrast suppression while retinal brightness induction remains intact, according to a study published in the Journal of Psychiatry & Neurology. The researchers assessed the visual perception of 111 patients recruited from Helsinki City psychiatric outpatient facilities with MDE (46 with unipolar MDD, 38 […]

A new meta-analysis representing 11 countries found nearly 25% of psychiatric hospital admissions of children and adolescents were involuntary, with Black children seeing a nearly three-times higher odds of involuntary hospitalization than white children. (The Lancet Child and Adolescent Health) Despite using different PTSD checklist instruments, DSM-4 and DSM-5 criteria were largely agreeable in diagnosing

Kelsey Harriman grew up in a home without alcohol. She had her first drink at age 19 when she moved in with her boyfriend and his parents. It was a small event that overtook her life. “They asked me to drink, and I didn’t think much of it. But it triggered a demon inside me.

MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) Depression is more than just feeling sad and lying on the couch. Nurse Practitioner Kayla Eberhart with WVU Reynolds Outpatient Psychiatry in Glen Dale says friends and relatives tell the depressed person to “snap out of it, and stop being so sad.” She says some people will tell them their problems

Introduction Worldwide, strokes are the second leading cause of death, after cardiovascular diseases.1 In France, strokes are the first leading cause of acquired disability in adults,2 leading to more quality of life issues when compared to other vascular diseases, such as myocardial infarction.3 Post-stroke depression (PSD) is affecting one third of stroke survivors, with negative

U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said, as Americans continued their march to the South and West and one-time engines of growth, New York and California, lost political influence. Altogether, the U.S. population rose to 331,449,281 last year, the Census Bureau said Monday, a 7.4%

The following article is part of our coverage of the American Academy of Dermatology’s annual meeting (AAD 2021) that is being held virtually from April 23-25, 2021. Dermatology Advisor‘s staff will report on the top research in dermatologic advances and clinical care. Check back for the latest news from AAD 2021.   An inverse relationship

MARSHALL COUNTY, W.Va. (WTRF) Depression is more than just feeling sad and lying on the couch. Nurse Practitioner Kayla Eberhart with WVU Reynolds Outpatient Psychiatry in Glen Dale says friends and relatives tell the depressed person to “snap out of it, and stop being so sad.” She says some people will tell them their problems

The psychiatrist’s armamentarium to treat depression holds promise with a growing arsenal of integrative and pharmacologic options. An extensive body of evidence has demonstrated antidepressants are effective, but other modalities are available, as discussed in this slideshow. For reasons we do not understand, everyone requires a different amount of sleep. The general range is between

Ed Westwick has suffered “a little bit of depression” over the last year. The former ‘Gossip Girl’ star insisted he feels “fortunate” that he’s still been able to work and travel amid the coronavirus pandemic but the restrictions in place around the world that limit social contact have taken a toll on his mental health.