Depression

People with psoriasis, a long-lasting autoimmune skin condition, often experience another complication: mental health concerns. In fact, having both psoriasis and mental health conditions is so common that it’s expected, says Dr. Anthony Fernandez, MD, PhD, director of medical and inpatient dermatology at the Cleveland Clinic. The connection between psoriasis and mental health is multilayered. […]

Former first lady Michelle Obama spoke candidly in an interview published Wednesday about her struggles with low-grade depression during the Covid-19 pandemic and the challenges of 2020, encouraging Americans to speak more openly about their mental health.

The FDA approved Azstarys, a new once-daily combination serdexmethylphenidate and immediate-release d-methylphenidate stimulant medication, for ADHD in patients ages 6 and older, KemPharm announced. Should ADHD get a moniker overhaul? (Scientific American) Monitoring dynamic changes in suicidal thoughts during a hospitalization was better at predicting post-discharge suicide attempts than only using baseline admission data. (JAMA

A new systematic review of 65 studies from around the world involves a total of 97,333 health care workers and finds that 1 in 5 have experienced depression, anxiety, and/or PTSD during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Yufei Li, Nathaniel Scherer, and colleagues at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, U.K., present these findings

March 10, 2021 2 min read Source/Disclosures Disclosures: Dwyer reports receiving research support from the AACAP Junior Investigator Award, the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation and the NIMH, as well as having served as a consultant for Axsome Therapeutics. Please see the study for all other authors’ relevant financial disclosures. ADD TOPIC

Dr. Redd, a Chiropractic Physician with a Masters in Human Nutrition from RedRiver Health and Wellness says that many people with low thyroid and auto-immunity issues still have their symptoms after being on medication and seeing many specialists. Autoimmune diseases go through periods of flare up’s and remission depending on dietary, chemical, stress-related, hormonal, and other triggers. That’s

TOPEKA, Kan. (KSNT)— Kansas health officials and mental health doctors have warned of increasing feelings of isolation and lack of motivation since the coronavirus pandemic began. Now, as the state faces freezing temperatures this winter, they say that risk is increasing even more. Dr. Gregory Nawalanic, a psychologist with the University of Kansas Health System,

Initiatives undertaken to spread awareness on mental health will fuel demand for treatment-resistance depression treatment NEW YORK, NY / ACCESSWIRE / March 10, 2021 / Market research firm Fact.MR ongoing study presents bullish outlook on the treatment-resistance depression treatment market. As per the World Health Organization’s (WHO’s) factsheet, more than 264 million people worldwide of

Online mindfulness audio lessons can significantly reduce depression, anxiety and loneliness in older people with HIV, according to a randomised study presented at CROI 2021. This may be the first time that such effect is demonstrated by research. Older adults living with HIV often experience high levels of depression, anxiety and loneliness. Some evidence suggests

Could lying in at weekends have an impact on your mood? (Getty Images) As children we often have a regular bedtime, but as grown-ups with no one dictating the hour we have to be tucked up, lights out can vary depending on how many episodes of the latest boxset we want to binge. But new