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ECG Promising for Predicting Major Depression, Treatment Response

Individuals with major depressive disorder (MDD) have an increased heart rate — a finding that may have the potential to identify individuals at risk for the disorder and predict treatment response, early research suggests. Using the rapid-action of the novel antidepressant ketamine and the latest wearable 24-hour electrocardiogram (ECG) technology, investigators found that heart rate

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52% of COVID-19 survivors report signs of depression

Erica Carbajal – Monday, March 15th, 2021 Print  | Email Of 3,904 who reported a prior COVID-19 infection in a research survey, 52.4 percent met the criteria for symptoms of major depressive disorder, according to findings published March 12 in JAMA Network Open.   Researchers evaluated responses from monthly surveys distributed between June 2020 and January 2021.

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Beta blockers not associated with risk of depression

Drugs such as beta-adrenergic antagonists (beta blockers) have been linked to a range of adverse effects, including depression. But how reliable are these data, and which psychiatric side effects might indeed be caused by these drugs? These questions have been addressed by a team of researchers from Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, whose comprehensive meta-analysis has

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Many teens are experiencing anxiety and depression during the pandemic — here’s what parents can do to help

Teenagers are struggling to cope with pandemic isolation one year in, but many of their parents are pulling out all the stops to help them, a new report suggests. Some 46% of parents say they’ve observed “a new or worsening mental health condition” in their teen since the pandemic began, according to Michigan Medicine’s C.S.

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COVID-19 survivors with prolonged symptoms at greater risk for depression: study

Click here for updates on this story     TORONTO, Ontario (CTV News) — A new study suggests that some COVID-19 patients who suffer from prolonged symptoms after recovery, including anxiety, mood disorders, sleep problems and fatigue, are at a greater risk for depression. The study, conducted by researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, found that

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New clinic offers alternative options for treatment-resistant depression

Stephen Manlove, M.D., has been a psychiatrist for decades, but some years ago, he almost stepped away from the profession for good. Dr. Stephen Manlove He’d seen too many people struggle to find an effective treatment for their clinical depression. While commonly available antidepressants helped a percentage of his patients, there were many others who

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The Big Number: Up to 90 percent rise in depression among college students in pandemic’s early months, study finds

The rate of depression among college students was up to 90 percent higher in the early months of the coronavirus pandemic, compared with pre-pandemic levels, according to an analysis of how disruptions in students’ daily life affected their mental health. At highest risk for depression were students whose physical activity declined the most in that

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