Mental Health
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Chronic stress accelerates aging: Epigenetic evidence
The greater the psychologic resilience, the more likely the individual is to live a long and healthy life.
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‘Deaths of despair’ rising, but only in the U.S.
This is not the case in 16 other industrialized nations.
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Psychedelic therapy and suicide: A myth busted?
Effect sizes for reductions in suicidality were “large” at all acute time points, with standardized mean differences (SMD) ranging from -1.48 to -...
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Motherhood and mortality: Navigating miscarriages as a physician
I now bring a different level of understanding and empathy to my patients who are undergoing or who have undergone a miscarriage.
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Buprenorphine may curb opioid-induced respiratory depression
“I think this is an approach that works, and this study makes that clear,” said Dr. Geert Jan Groeneveld.
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Ketamine versus ECT for depression: First head-to-head results
ECT proved more effective than intravenous ketamine in hospitalized patients with severe depression, said Dr. Pouya Movahed Rad.
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Long COVID is real, and many real questions remain
It remains unclear if a hyperinflammatory response is driving persistent post-COVID-19 symptoms.
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Early, subtle, cardiac changes tied to midlife cognitive decline
Researchers said that “heart health is key to brain health.”
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Ketamine an ‘intriguing new therapy’ for alcoholism
“Ketamine may support alcohol abstinence by temporarily alleviating depressive symptoms during the relapse period.”
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Ways to make sure 2022 doesn’t stink for docs
Engagement models definitely give us excellent starting points to approach engagement from a pre-COVID era.