Depression
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Domestic violence amid COVID-19: Helping your patients from afar
In the United States, 2,345 calls were placed to the National Domestic Violence Hotline during March 16–April 6, 2020.
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Domestic abuse linked to cardiac disease, mortality in women
Survivors of abuse faced higher risks – except for hypertension – even at younger ages.
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Movement-based yoga ‘viable’ for depression in many mental disorders
Individuals who performed yoga showed a greater reduction in depressive symptoms, compared with the three control groups.
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COVID-19: Psychiatrists assess geriatric harm from social distancing
“Certainly the appalling number of deaths in nursing homes is the No. 1 horror of the pandemic.”
Commentary
Consider ketamine and psychotherapy combo
I would like to offer some perspective about limits and possibilities of ketamine and esketamine, Dr. Wesley Ryan said.
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ARBs didn't raise suicide risk in large VA study
The VA study thus fails to confirm the results of an earlier Canadian, population-based, nested case-control study.
Commentary
COVID-19 and Mental Health Awareness Month
As a community, we must be prepared to meet the escalating needs of our population, said Dr. Eva Ritvo.
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Annual U.S. death toll from drugs, alcohol, suicide tops 150,000
Experts warn that these "deaths of despair" may well increase in the wake of COVID-19.
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COVID-19: Delirium first, depression, anxiety, insomnia later?
"We need to research which factors may contribute to enduring mental health problems, and develop interventions to prevent and treat them," said...
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Novel program for preventing addiction-related suicide
The group intervention is designed for a population at high risk for suicide.
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New ‘atlas’ maps links between mental disorders, physical illnesses
“We found that women with anxiety disorders have a 50% increased risk of developing a heart condition or stroke,” said Dr. John McGrath.