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People diagnosed with Covid-19 ‘more likely to develop depression and dementia’  Billings Gazette

For immediate release: Wednesday, April 21, 2021 Boston, MA – In a worldwide survey, pregnant and postpartum women reported high levels of depression, anxiety, loneliness, and post-traumatic stress during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to researchers at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health. Such high levels of distress may have potential implications for women and

A mental health expert breaks down some ways to cope with the depression and anxiety after a year of uncertainty. CALIFORNIA, USA — Most would agree that 2020 has been a year full of loss, heartache, and just overall fear of the unknown. “This is one of the hardest, if not the hardest, period of

Altogether, the U.S. population rose to 331,449,281 last year, the Census Bureau said, a 7.4% increase that was the second slowest ever. Experts say that paltry pace reflects the combination of an aging population, slowing immigration and the scars of the Great Recession more than a decade ago, which led many young adults to delay

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said Monday, 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

Introduction Mood disorders are highly prevalent.1 Of the various mood disorders, depression exhibits the highest recurrence and is characterized by chronicity. In patients with bipolar disorder, depression, rather than mania, comprises a longer duration in the disease course,2 and depressive symptoms have the greatest impact on quality of life.3 Sleep-wake-related disturbances (SWRDs) are strongly correlated

And, yes—we often hear anecdotes concerning patients who tell their current clinician some version of, ‘My psychiatrist said I have a chemical imbalance . . .’ But where is the evidence that this is what patients were actually told? Who has contacted the patient’s psychiatrist, or reviewed his/her case notes, to see if that was

WASHINGTON – 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,

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Priority Review to AXS-05 (dextromethorphan-bupropion; Axsome Therapeutics) for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). AXS-05 consists of dextromethorphan, a noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, and bupropion, a norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor that serves to increase the bioavailability of dextromethorphan. The NDA is supported by data from

With the launch of a new study, Verily and LivaNova are hoping to take the “treatment-resistant” out of treatment-resistant depression. About a year after teaming up to form a research collaboration, the partners have officially kicked off their Uncover study, which will collect a range of daily mental and physical health data from patients who