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State Medical Licensing Boards' Practices May Hurt Physician Mental Health

June 14, 2017 — State medical boards ask physicians much more extensive and intrusive questions about mental health conditions than for physical health conditions, suggests new research. Despite national concern ... read more

People Who Are 'Phone Snubbed' by Others Often Turn to Their Own Phones, Social Media for Acceptance, Study Finds

June 13, 2017 — People who are phone snubbed – or “phubbed” – by others are, themselves, often turning to their smartphones and social media to find acceptance, according to new ... read more

Sleep Duration Impacts Treatment Response for Depressed Patients With Insomnia

June 5, 2017 — Preliminary results from a new study show that depressed patients with insomnia who sleep seven or more hours per night are more likely to benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia and ... read more

Rock Climbing Envisioned as New Treatment for Depression

May 25, 2017 — Scientists involved more than 100 individuals in a bouldering (rock climbing) intervention in Germany, where some hospitals have begun to use climbing as a therapeutic treatment. The team found the ... read more

Tai Chi Significantly Reduces Depression Symptoms in Chinese-Americans

May 25, 2017 — A new study finds that a 12-week program of instruction and practice of the Chinese martial art tai chi led to significantly reduced symptoms of depression in Chinese-Americans not receiving any ... read more

Mindfulness-Focused Childbirth Education Leads to Less Depression

May 24, 2017 — A new study shows mindfulness training that addresses fear and pain during childbirth can improve women's childbirth experiences and reduce their depression symptoms during pregnancy and the ... read more

How Listening to Music in a Group Influences Depression

May 24, 2017 — New research takes a closer look at how music influences the mood in people suffering from depression, and examines what factors might affect whether listening to sad music in group settings provides ... read more

Being Overweight in Childhood May Heighten Lifetime Risk of Depression

May 18, 2017 — New research suggests that being overweight, especially from a young age, may substantially increase the lifetime risk of major ... read more

Parents With Bipolar Benefit from Self-Help Tool

May 17, 2017 — Online self-management support for parents with Bipolar Disorder leads to improvements in parenting and child ... read more

'Moral Enhancement' Technologies Are Neither Feasible nor Wise

May 16, 2017 — A recent study finds that 'moral enhancement technologies' -- which are discussed as ways of improving human behavior -- are neither feasible nor wise, based on an assessment of existing ... read more

Depression Not as Big a Killer as Previously Thought

May 16, 2017 — Over three decades of research suggest that depression increases the odds of death. However, a new research paper throws doubt on this presumed link after finding no evidence of a direct association ... read more

Potential Risks of Common MS Treatment

May 15, 2017 — In one of the most comprehensive studies to date, researchers have identified potential adverse reactions of a commonly used multiple sclerosis ... read more

Severe Mental Illness Linked to Much Higher Risk for Cardiovascular Disease

May 12, 2017 — There is a substantially increased risk for developing cardiovascular disease when someone suffers from severe mental illness, compared to the general population, an international study of more than ... read more

Chronic Childhood Illness Linked With Later Life Mental Health Problems

May 12, 2017 — A new study into the effects of chronic physical illness in children on their life-long mental health has found that such experiences appear to increase the chances of them having depression and ... read more

Positive Father-Child Relationship Can Moderate Negative Effects of Maternal Depression

May 11, 2017 — A new study has examined for the first time whether fathering can moderate the negative effects of maternal depression on family-level functioning. The results of the study are the first to describe ... read more

Tai Chi Relieves Insomnia in Breast Cancer Survivors

May 10, 2017 — Slow-moving meditation practice works just as well as talk therapy, and better than medication in treating sleep loss in breast cancer survivors, investigators ... read more

Pupils' Mental Health Improved Through School-Based Program

May 9, 2017 — School-aged children can be taught to better their mental health through intervention programmes delivered at school, suggests a new ... read more

Underlying Molecular Mechanism of Bipolar Disorder

May 8, 2017 — Scientists have identified the molecular mechanism behind lithium's effectiveness in treating bipolar disorder patients. The study utilized human induced pluripotent stem cells (hiPS cells) to ... read more

Bullying's Lasting Impact

May 8, 2017 — A new study found that kids who are bullied in fifth grade are more likely to suffer from depression in seventh grade; and have a greater likelihood of using alcohol, marijuana or tobacco in tenth ... read more

Genes in Children Linked to Stress, Bipolar Disorder

May 8, 2017 — Genetic alterations that can be modulated by stress have been identified in children at high risk for bipolar disorder, according to a recently published study by researchers at McGovern Medical ... read more
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