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Community-based depression intervention cost-effective for people with type 2 diabetes

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,

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ASK ELLIE: Adult children under stress or depressed can blame parents | Regional-Lifestyles | Lifestyles

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

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Pandemic sparks rise in cases of anxiety, depression among LGBTQ+ community

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

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FDA signals uptick in enforcement with market sweep on depression claims | Hogan Lovells

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

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Kansas doctor warns of increased risk of depression amid freezing temperatures, pandemic

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,

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People with depression can sometimes experience memory problems – here’s why

While we often associate depression with low mood, tiredness and feelings of hopelessness, less well known is that some people with depression may experience problems with their memory – such as feeling more forgetful than usual. Though memory problems aren’t discussed as widely as other symptoms, we know that cognitive impairments are common in depression.

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FDA signals uptick in enforcement with market sweep on depression claims

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 health-related

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Anxiety Symptoms with Major Depressive Disorder Reduce with Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation

Comorbid anxiety symptom severity was reduced with repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), according to a study published in Depression and Anxiety. The data was from the randomized noninferiority THREE-D study that compared intermittent theta-burst stimulation (iTBS) and high-frequency (10 Hz) rTMS delivered to the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (HFL). In the THREE-D study, an analytic

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