As with many other physicians, recommending physical activity to patients was just a doctor chore for me – until a few years ago. That was because I myself was not very active. Over the years, as I picked up boxing and became more active, I got firsthand experience of positive impacts on my mind. I […]

If you feel depressed when working, you’re not alone. Sadness, anxiety, loss of motivation, difficulty concentrating, unexplained bouts of crying, and boredom are just a small sampling of the things you may be feeling if you’re experiencing depressive symptoms at work. Depression impacts over 17 million American adults each year. And data from the State

People with Alzheimer’s disease diagnoses may develop symptoms earlier if they have depression, anxiety or a combination of mental health challenges, according to a preliminary study. Those with depression may start experiencing dementia symptoms about two years earlier than those who do not, reported Zachary A. Miller, M.D., of the University of California, San Francisco.

The job challenges that more than 70,000 veterinarians in the U.S. face have led to disproportionately high suicide rates, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Nearly 400 veterinarians died by suicide between 1979 and 2015, according to a CDC study published in January that analyzed more than 11,000 veterinarian death

After launching a digital health collaboration two years ago, Otsuka and Click Therapeutics are now kicking off a fully remote clinical trial to evaluate an app meant to treat adults with major depressive disorder. The randomized trial will enroll up to 540 participants that are currently taking a single regimen of antidepressants and sign them

The effects of migraine can be debilitating, often affecting many aspects of daily life. Whether they occur chronically or are episodic, migraine episodes can cause a lot of stress. Stress can also trigger migraine episodes, thereby leading to a vicious cycle that may feel hard to escape from. Migraine and mental health are intimately related.

medwireNews: Findings from a modeling study suggest that community-based exercise and cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) interventions for depression in people with type 2 diabetes are cost-effective in the long-term. The main results from the Program ACTIVE II trial, reported previously by medwireNews, showed that these interventions, delivered individually or together, significantly improve depression, diabetes distress,

Q: Four years ago, my son, age 40, accused me of “saying awful things”, which I don’t do.   He insisted that I attend counselling with him to improve our relationship or I’d not see my granddaughter. I studied my old emails and found nothing offensive or critical. I don’t treat my son and his family

CLEVELAND — New research shows the pandemic is taking a toll on the LGBTQ+ community. Scott Emory Moore and his research partner Kelly Wierenga with Case Western Reserve University’s Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing reached out to more than 1,300 people over several months last year, Moore says they found the isolation of the

On 19 February, 2021 the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced warning letters to ten companies for selling dietary supplements that claim to cure, treat, mitigate, or prevent depression and other mental health disorders in violation of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act. We expect the action signals that FDA labeling enforcement on