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Is mindfulness key to helping physicians with mental health?
“When we go into our state of deep rest in the meditation practice, which is two to five times more restful than sleep, it heals those stress...
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The gender pay gap, care economy, and mental health
Females with a lower income compared with their matched male counterparts were more likely to experience depression and generalized anxiety...
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CBT prevents depression in up to 50% of patients with insomnia
The study is unique in that the treatment “is not just reducing depression, it’s preventing depression,” said Dr. Michael R. Irwin, lead author....
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Social media use associated with depression in adults
New data on adults reflects the link between social media and depression seen in youths.
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Lithium’s antisuicidal effects questioned
The researchers note that the study did not reach its original recruitment goal.
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CDC unveils mental health protection plan for health care workers
“It’s long past time for us to care for the people who care for all of us and address burnout in our health care workers,” said U.S. Surgeon...
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What to do about pandemic PTSD
More than three-quarters of the health care workers reported symptoms that fell within the clinical range for depression (76%) and anxiety (78...
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Single infusion of ketamine rapidly reduces suicidal thoughts
“This study identifies a second new domain of improvement – namely rapid improvement in several cognitive functions,” said Dr. J. John Mann.
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Newly discovered vascular barrier in the brain may explain IBD-related anxiety, depression
“This further supports my ongoing contention that the gut really is the center of the universe,” said Dr. David T. Rubin.
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Latest national suicide data released
There was concern that deaths due to suicide would increase in 2020, but this doesn’t appear to be the case.