Depression

BECKLEY, WV (WVNS)– Most people can agree the past year has been a tough one. Psychologists said they are seeing an increase of people coming into their office to be treated for depression. But how can you spot the signs of depression in a loved one? Tracie Filipek is a one of the Directors with […]

Evolving Management Strategies for Treatment-Resistant Depression – Episode 16 June 3, 2021 Steven P. Levine, MD , Angelos Halaris, MD, PhD, APA, ACNP, CINP Angelos Halaris, MD, PhD, APA, ACNP, CINP , Lisa Harding, MD , Patricia Ares-Romero, MD, FASAM Patricia Ares-Romero, MD, FASAM Closing thoughts regarding a discussion on improving the management of patients

OK, now I am really going to try to change my night owl ways. A study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry shows waking up just one hour earlier may reduce your risk of major depression by 23%. After studying 840,000 people, the researchers found that a person’s chronotype — that’s your tendency to sleep

Having a baby is a major life change. While it’s often a time filled with hope and joy, it can also be scary and overwhelming. Some people experience a sadness that goes beyond new parent jitters. This is called postpartum depression, and it’s more common than you might think. In fact, the Centers For Disease

A new analysis of the relationship between hardship and the COVID-19 relief bill in December 2020 and the American Rescue Plan Act in March 2021 has yielded some encouraging results. “The delivery of robust, primarily cash-based assistance to U.S. households was followed by major declines in material hardship,” the report, which crunched U.S. Census Bureau

Clinicians at UB and Oishei Children’s Hospital in Buffalo have implemented a mental health screening tool for cystic fibrosis patients and their caregivers BUFFALO, N.Y. ­– Cystic fibrosis is a genetic, progressive disease that causes persistent lung infections and impacts the most basic physical processes. While recent breakthroughs have significantly extended the lifespan of patients

OK, now I am really going to try to change my night owl ways. A study published in the journal JAMA Psychiatry shows waking up just one hour earlier may reduce your risk of major depression by 23%. After studying 840,000 people, the researchers found that a person’s chronotype — that’s your tendency to sleep

When many people think of babies, they think of joy. We visualize the youngest years as a whimsical time marked by lightheartedness and wonder. But experts in infant and early childhood mental health say from birth to 3 years old children are capable of a range of deep and intense emotions, including sadness, grief and anger, and

Community pharmacy teams could play a “pivotal” role in the care of patients with depression or pain, a study in Research and Social Administrative Pharmacy has concluded. Researchers undertook a systematic review of 13 studies, carried out in the United States, Australia, Thailand and parts of Europe, to find out the effect of existing community

Psychiatrist Thomas Uhde has treated celebrity actors, athletes and business executives for the kind of social anxiety and depression that tennis star Naomi Osaka suffers from. “As long as they’re in their professional role, they’re fine. But you take them out of that context, they may have extraordinary difficulty interacting with other people. If they