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New Clues About the Link Between Stress and Depression

Oct. 2, 2020 — Researchers have identified a protein in the brain that is important both for the function of the mood-regulating substance serotonin and for the release of stress hormones, at least in mice. The ...

Insomnia Treatment Offers Relief

Sep. 23, 2020 — Insomnia causing sleepless nights, daytime fatigue and poor health outcomes is a cycle worth busting, experts say, with depression, anxiety and stress a common co-occurrence. A study of more than 450 ...

Low Level Alcohol Use During Pregnancy Can Impact Child's Brain Development

Sep. 25, 2020 — A new study finds any alcohol use during pregnancy, even low levels, is associated with subtle, yet significant behavioural and psychological effects in children including anxiety, depression and ...

Weighted Blankets Can Decrease Insomnia Severity

Sep. 23, 2020 — Weighted blankets are a safe and effective intervention in the treatment of insomnia, according to researchers who found that insomnia patients with psychiatric disorders experienced reduced insomnia ...

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Nurture Trumps Nature in Determining Severity of PTSD Symptoms

Oct. 1, 2020 — Researchers previously identified a host of genetic risk factors that help explain why some veterans are especially susceptible to the debilitating symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder ...

Yoga and Meditation Reduce Chronic Pain

Oct. 1, 2020 — A mindfulness-based stress reduction course was found to benefit patients with chronic pain and depression, leading to significant improvement in participant perceptions of pain, mood and functional ...

How the Brain Balances Emotion and Reason

Sep. 28, 2020 — Navigating through life requires balancing emotion and reason, a feat accomplished by the brain region 'area 32' of the anterior cingulate cortex. The area maintains emotional equilibrium by relaying ...

Amyloid Deposits Not Associated With Depression in the Elderly

Sep. 23, 2020 — Researchers have suspected that amyloid beta deposits might also underlie the cognitive decline seen in older people with depression, however a new study has found that abnormal amyloid beta deposits ...

Mental Illness Treatment Varies Widely Among American Adolescents Within and Across Zip Codes

Sep. 21, 2020 — After a mental illness episode, less than half of children received any therapy within three months, and 22.5% of children received only drug ...

Gamifying Interventions May Improve Mental Health

Sep. 2, 2020 — A new randomized control trial has found that turning mobile mental health intervention into a smartphone game can potentially improve well-being. The five-week study shows that gamifying the content ...

One Step Closer to Earlier Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder and Psychoses

Aug. 25, 2020 — Researchers have identified genetic risk factors for developing bipolar disorder and psychoses among people with depression. In the longer term, the results may contribute to ensuring the correct ...

How 'Swapping Bodies' With a Friend Changes Our Sense of Self

Aug. 26, 2020 — A new study shows that, when pairs of friends swapped bodies in a perceptual illusion, their beliefs about their own personalities became more similar to their beliefs about their friends' ...

None of the Most Common Blood Pressure Medications Increased the Risk of Depression, Some Lowered the Risk

Aug. 24, 2020 — Among the 41 most common blood pressure medications, none of them raised the risk of depression, according to an analysis from Denmark. The study ...

Targeted Treatment for Depression Could Benefit Patients With Psychosis

Aug. 17, 2020 — Patients with early onset psychosis may benefit from treatment for depression, including with anti-depressants alongside other medication, new research ...