During the COVID-19 pandemic, Tennesseans self-reported symptoms of anxiety and depression at rates of more than 40%, more than double the normal prevalence of any mental illness in a given year. The finding is part of a survey conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Tennessee and across the U.S. on feelings […]

Josie Cadicamo has struggled with severe depression throughout most of her four years in high school. Her darkest moment came Feb. 22 at South Lyon East when she overdosed in the school’s bathroom in an attempt to take her own life. “I didn’t mean to end my life, I just didn’t want to be feeling

A massive genome-wide association study (GWAS) of genetic and health records of 1.2 million people from four separate data banks has identified 178 gene variants linked to major depression, a disorder that will affect one of every five people during their lifetimes. The results of the study, led by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (V.A.)

DEAR DR. ROACH: Could you say something about depression? What can it do to you in the long run if it isn’t treated? — Anon. Dear Reader: Depression is a huge topic. There are many types of depression, and the effects of depression on a person depend in large part on age, sex, pregnancy status

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BROCKTON — In a pale-yellow room with a bohemian tapestry dangling on the wall and flower vines creeping in every corner, dozens of acrylic and oil paintings that took a young Brockton artist hours to paint hang freely in her artistic heaven. Jolisa Pettiford, 17, won most artistic in her Brockton High School senior superlative for many

Newswise — The COVID-19 pandemic has had an uneven impact on mental health, affecting young women more adversely in some regards than young men, a new study suggests. Income loss likewise was associated with increases in depression. At the same time, however, the young people actually showed a reduction in binge drinking and alcohol problems.

Compass Pathways, the UK-based mental health care company that’s innovating new mental health treatments, recently announced that it had been granted two new patents in the US. These patents cover the use of its oral formulations of synthetic psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, to treat major depressive disorder (MDD) and treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

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There is a staggering increase in the number of children experiencing depression.Children’s Hospital and Medical Center in Omaha reports depression among children is up 65% in the last six months. One of the top doctors there said the pandemic is just part of the problem.Doctors said living in a pandemic, dealing with other stress, remote