Representative Image (IANS) The coronavirus-induced lockdown made people 40% less active and tripled the potential risk for depression, finds a large study led by German researchers. The significant decrease in physical activity levels and well-being can spur a hidden “pandemic within the pandemic”, warned 20 scientists from 14 countries. “Governments and those responsible for health […]

Q • I was a participant in a phase 3 clinical trial for esketamine, which came to market as the nasal spray Spravato. The Food and Drug Administration approved it for treatment-resistant major depression, a condition I’ve suffered from for 15+ years. The effect was profound: an immediate relief of all suicidal ideation and brain

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. Answer • 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

SINGAPORE – In a final voice message to her husband left on her mobile phone, a mother of two said that she was not a good mother and had let her family down. The woman, 35, who had given birth to a baby girl five weeks earlier, added that her mind was not working and

Wellness This edition of the Mayo Clinic Q&A podcast features an #AskMayoMom episode hosted by Dr. Angela Mattke, a pediatrician at Mayo Clinic Children’s Center. Joining Mattke to discuss teens and depression are Dr. Paige Partain, a Mayo Clinic pediatrician, and Hannah Mulholland, a Mayo Clinic pediatric social worker. Written By: Mayo Clinic News Network | 1:21 pm, May 7, 2021

Fred Kocher, NH Business host A NH business discusses antidotes for pandemic stress, anxiety, burnout, depression Updated: 7:11 AM EDT May 30, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript >> WELCOME TO NEW HAMPSHIRE’S BUSINESS, I’M FRED KOCHER. A NEW HAMPSHIRE BUSINESS HAS AN ANTIDOTE FOR PANDEMIC STRESS, ANXIETY, BURNOUT AND EVEN DEPRESSION. I’LL GET TO THAT

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — After a marathon day debating legislation with the end of session deadlines looming, the Texas Senate approved a measure early Thursday morning to increase Medicaid coverage for new mothers. The committee substitute to House Bill 133 would raise Medicaid coverage for new Texas moms to six months after the birth of her

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. (WV News) — WVU Medicine is now offering an option for patients with treatment resistant depression. Transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS, is a noninvasive form of brain stimulation that targets the dorsolateral prefrontal cortex, which is connected to the deeper circuits of the brain responsible for depression. “What makes TMS unique is that

My best friend is 35, like me. She’s attractive, fun, interesting, has a good job — but I’m worried about her. Right before COVID, she broke up with her longtime boyfriend. The breakup was unexpected and it hit her hard. Though she’s never said as much, I’m pretty sure she thought they would get married.

“When you treat a patient holistically, you not only treat the symptoms, you work with the patient on eating healthy, staying away from alcohol and drugs, and focusing on exercise as medicine,” says Rachel V.F. Rohaidy, M.D., a psychiatrist at Baptist Health Primary Care and medical director of The Recovery Village at Baptist Health. “I’m