Depression

Birth Sisters of Charlottesville, Sentara Martha Jefferson Hospital, UVA Prenatal Education, and the Mother Tree Wellness Group are creating a new Charlottesville chapter of Climb Out of the Darkness this year. “The Climb” was created by Postpartum Support International to raise funds and awareness for the mental health of new families, focusing on shining a […]

FRESNO, Calif., May 27, 2021 /PRNewswire/ — Integrated Prescription Management (IPM), a leading pharmacy benefits management (PBM) company, now offers pharmacogenomics testing for patients suffering from depression or anxiety. The GeneSight® test, offered through Myriad Genetics, Inc. (NASDAQ: MYGN), a leader in genetic testing and precision medicine, helps clinicians and patients better understand how a

“Sleep problems are understudied,” Ellen Lee, MD, told attendees at the 2021 American Psychiatric Association (APA) Annual Meeting. “They’re underdiagnosed and undertreated in people with mental illness.” Thus, Lee encouraged clinicians to screen for sleep problems, because sleep “is a modifiable and important target for intervention.” Lee, along with other colleagues, shared insights and preliminary

It took me years to seek help for depression, because my struggles didn’t make sense to me. Looking at my life from a logical perspective, I could see I had everything I’d ever wanted: one, then two, healthy babies; a great relationship; a new career; and a nice home. What on Earth did I have to complain about?

Want to maintain a healthy relationship when they group? Not taking the stress during pregnancy or in any case may help. The findings of a new study revealed that women with depression during pregnancy, or with a history of depression, have a reduced quality of mother-infant relationship. The findings of the study were published in

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