Depression

Following the death of his wife from Covid-19, a 36-year-old man in Mumbai’s Vile Parle area murdered his six-year-old daughter before committing suicide. The father-daughter duo was found hanging on Sunday in his apartment in Vile Parle, Mumbai (Picture Credits: Reuters/Representative) A 36-year-old man allegedly killed his six-year-old daughter becoming dying by suicide in Mumbai. […]

Guiding Pearls From Epidemiology Psychiatric epidemiology over the past 10 years has given us some useful guideposts for approaching patients with comorbid depression and CHD. Pearl 1: Psychosocial factors, especially recurrent depressive symptoms, severe mental illness, and high numbers of adverse childhood experiences, contribute substantially to both the onset and progression of CHD. The effect

Most patients with depression are treated in primary care, however, relatively few clinical trials for treating depression have focused on primary care. Researchers at the Vrije University Amsterdam examined the effects of the two major approaches to treating depression: psychotherapy and pharmacotherapy, as well as combined treatment and care-as-usual. The study integrated the results of

Daniel Carcillo, Wesana Health CEO, is a living example of the power of psychedelic drugs to help those suffering from mental illnesses when standard treatments — and other forms of alternative treatments — have already failed. The former National Hockey League player says he was on the verge of suicide as a result of traumatic

Introduction Bipolar disorder is a long-term recurrent psychiatric condition characterized by episodes of mania, depression, and hypomania interspersed with symptom-free periods.1 Blanco et al.2 found in a US representative sample that for bipolar disorder the one-year prevalence in adults was 1.5% and the lifetime prevalence was 2.1%. Bipolar disorder is associated with medical and substance

Introduction Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a widespread neuropsychiatric disorder with an estimated 12-month prevalence of 2.1% and a lifetime prevalence of 3.4% in China1. Currently, the predominant treatment for MDD is antidepressant drugs, which only brings about 1/3 clinical remission rate.2,3 Meanwhile, antidepressant drugs usually result in undesirable side effects and undergo 2–4 weeks

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Goldie Hawn battled depression at the height of her career. The 75-year-old actress rose to fame after receiving the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1969 film, ‘Cactus Flower’. But Goldie has now admitted that time in her life wasn’t the happiest, as she was battling

Goldie Hawn battled depression at the height of her career. The 75-year-old actress rose to fame after receiving the Academy Award and Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress for her role in the 1969 film, ‘Cactus Flower’. But Goldie has now admitted that time in her life wasn’t the happiest, as she was battling