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Michelle Obama opens up about mental health struggles during Covid

“Depression is understandable in these circumstances, during these times,” she said in an interview with People magazine. “To think that somehow that we can just continue to rise above all the shock and the trauma and the upheaval that we have been experiencing without feeling it in that way is just unrealistic.” “This is one […]

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BJP MP, found dead at Delhi home, was fighting severe depression, say family sources

BJP MP Ram Swaroop Sharma was found dead at his Delhi residence on Wednesday in a suspected case of suicide. According to his friends and family, he had been fighting severe depression for six months. BJP Ram Swaroop Sharma was found dead at his home in Delhi on Wednesday in a suspected case of suicide.

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Intermittent theta burst stimulation not efficacious for bipolar depression

March 17, 2021 2 min read Source/Disclosures Disclosures: McGirr reports no relevant financial disclosures. Please see the study for all other authors’ relevant financial disclosures. Camprodon reports serving on the scientific advisory board of Hyka and Feelmore Labs; receiving consultation honoraria from Neuronetics; and receiving research funding from the AE Foundation, NIH

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How to Identify and Tackle Treatment-Resistant Depression in Geriatric Patients

“The problem of treatment-resistant depression in later life [TRD-LL] is increasingly recognized but remains poorly characterized,” Randall Espinoza, MD, MPH, told the audience at the American Association of Geriatric Psychiatry Annual Meeting. According to Espinoza, estimates of its prevalence run from 6% up to 40% in geriatric patients with depression, depending on how treatment-resistant depression

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Mood Stabilizers for Bipolar Depression: What to Know

There is more than one class of psychotropic medications that have mood-stabilizing properties, such as atypical antipsychotics and antiepileptic medications. Mood stabilizers are a group of medications used for several reasons. Most notably, they modulate a range of moods, both high (mania) and low (depression). The term “mood stabilizer” generally refers to medications that also

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Beta Blockers Unlikely to Cause Depression, Could Contribute to Sleep Disturbances

Although depression may occur during treatment with beta blockers, new research suggests that the drugs are not the likely cause. Beta-blockers are used to reduce heart rate, the heart’s workload, and the heart’s output of blood, all 3 of which can contribute to lowering blood pressure. They are a common treatment for conditions such as

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