Tag: Depression

A new study of 111 doctors in Uganda's Central Region finds that 72 percent have poor mental well-being, with low ...

Brain’s Kappa-Opioid Switch: New Map Reveals How Dynorphin Circuits Drive Depression and Anxiety

A new review maps how the kappa-opioid receptor/dynorphin system acts as a circuit-specific switch in the brain's fear and reward ...

Foot Ulcers and Failing Memory: Review Maps the Cognitive Toll of Diabetes

A systematic review of just four studies finds that age, depression, poor blood sugar control, vascular comorbidities, and severe foot ...

One in 100 US Adults Over 40 Reports a Dementia Diagnosis, National Survey Finds

A nationally representative US survey of more than 130,000 adults finds that 1.6 percent of people aged 40 to 85 ...

Bone Infections Leave Lasting Physical Scars and Hidden Depression, Review Finds

A systematic review of fifteen studies finds that physical quality of life remains below normal and depressive symptom scores cross ...

Preeclampsia in Pregnancy Leaves Lasting Anxiety and Depression Traces in Adult Offspring, Rat Study Finds

A rat study shows that prenatal exposure to preeclampsia produces lasting anxiety, prolonged cortisol stress responses, and—in males only—depression-like behavior ...

How Patients Cope With Cancer: New Correspondence Probes the Psychology of a Lung Cancer Diagnosis

A new correspondence in Supportive Care in Cancer examines the methods behind research linking coping styles to anxiety and depression ...

Neuroticism Predicts Who Suffers Lasting Mental Distress in a Crisis, USC Study Finds

A USC-led study of more than 4,000 U.S. adults found that people high in neuroticism experienced larger and more persistent ...

Burnout to PTSD: Landmark Review Maps the Mental Health Crisis Facing Africa’s Health Workers

A scoping review of 119 studies across 20 African countries reveals burnout rates as high as 95 percent among medical ...

Negative Automatic Thoughts May Drive Chronic Itch in Skin-Scratching Disorder, Small Study Suggests

A preliminary Turkish study finds that patients with lichen simplex chronicus carry significantly more negative automatic thoughts than those with ...

Where Toilets Are Scarce, Depression Follows: India’s Aging Adults Pay a Hidden Mental Health Price

A large multilevel analysis of more than 63,000 older Indian adults finds that living in communities with low toilet coverage ...

Psilocybin users with depression are not abandoning conventional mental health care, study finds

A nationally representative UC San Diego study finds that people with depression who use psilocybin continue to seek conventional mental ...

Mindfulness Meets Magic Mushrooms: USC Trials Psilocybin Therapy for Depression

USC researchers have launched an ARPA-H-funded clinical trial testing whether an eight-week mindfulness training program can enhance and sustain the ...

Depression and Frailty Linked to Weaker Bones in Hospitalized Older Adults, Study Finds

A cross-sectional study of over 1,000 hospitalized older adults in Germany found that poorer physical function and more depressive symptoms ...

Mindfulness May Sharpen Cognition in Neurological Disease, but Evidence Remains Fragile

A new meta-analysis of eight randomized controlled trials finds that mindfulness-based interventions may improve cognitive scores in adults with neurological ...

Hidden Mental Health Crisis: Women With PCOS Face Sharply Elevated Suicide Risk, Major Analysis Finds

A new meta-analysis of ten studies finds that women with polycystic ovary syndrome show significantly higher rates of depression, suicidal ...

Chemical Trick Gives MRI a Clear Window on Brain Molecules It Could Never See

Researchers in Shanghai have engineered a molecular probe that converts the neurotransmitter norepinephrine into a product resonating at 9.7 ppm, ...

Bariatric Surgery Linked to Raised Long-Term Risk of Depression and Anxiety