IMAGE: The first mental health study of Black communities in Canada has found the majority of Black Canadians display severe depressive symptoms - women, even more so - with racial discrimination... view more Credit: The University of Ottawa The first mental health study of Black communities in Canada has found the majority of Black Canadians display […]
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It could be a trip worth taking — the final frontier for psychiatry may actually be psychedelics. Maligned for decades as dangerous, illegal substances, psychedelic drugs such as psilocybin (“magic mushrooms”) LSD and mescaline are being studied as potential game-changers for alleviating treatment-resistant psychiatric problems, ranging from anxiety and depression to post-traumatic stress disorder. Cognistx, […]
Pennsylvania — the fifth most populous US state — will lift almost all its coronavirus restrictions at the end of May, while Illinois — the sixth-most populous — is on track to lift capacity limits on businesses and activities in July. Capacity restrictions on bars, restaurants as well as indoor and outdoor gatherings in Pennsylvania […]
TULSA, Okla. — A bill sent to Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt’s desk could help women in the state get help when dealing with postpartum depression. Senate Bill 419, co-sponsored by State Rep. Nicole Miller, requires Oklahoma doctors to ask questions and screen women for postpartum anxiety and depression during and after pregnancy. Postpartum depression affects […]
The consequences of hearing loss are many, including social isolation1-3 and depression.10-13 The failure of hearing aids to either prevent or improve depression may stem from a complex relationship between hearing loss, depression, and the social dynamism of hearing loss that we have yet to fully understand. To this end, there are several opportunities to […]
Some people may experience symptoms when coming off antidepressants. These symptoms, known as withdrawal or discontinuation symptoms, can vary in their onset, severity, and duration. Withdrawal symptoms may occur if someone stops antidepressants because of rapid changes to the chemicals in the brain. These chemicals are called neurotransmitters, and they include serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine. […]
Depression in Britain's adults more than doubled in early 2021 compared with levels recorded before the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, figures have shown. Around 21% of adults in Britain experienced some form of depression compared with 10% before the coronavirus outbreak took hold in early 2020. Among people aged 16 to 39 the figure […]
The pandemic's effects on depression are not well understood, but early hints point to the enormity of the problem. Tweet this "The Economic Burden of Adults with Major Depressive Disorder in the United States (2010 and 2018)" is the fourth installment of a research program that was launched in the early 1990s by researchers from […]
For eons, humans have turned to the natural world for remedies to common ailments. When looking for herbs and other natural products for depression that have scientific evidence backing their efficacy, “the list is not that long,” says Dan Iosifescu, MD, associate professor in the Department of Psychiatry at NYU Langone Health. There are several […]
