Mental Disorders

Exercise and Intellectual Activities Beneficial

A systematic review found that exercising for at least 52 hours (averaging about an hour, 3 times a week) is…

8 years ago

Depression Linked to Memory, Brain Atrophy and Infarcts in Seniors

A prospective cohort study in the US revealed that greater depressive symptoms were associated with worse episodic memory, smaller cerebral…

8 years ago

Genes Associated with Depression

A genome-wide association meta-analysis identified 44 independent and significant loci associated with major depression. The analysis was based in 135,458…

8 years ago

Prenatal SSRI Exposure Linked to Fetal Brain Changes

A cohort study in the US suggested prenatal selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) exposure was associated with changes in fetal…

8 years ago

Tapering Antidepressants

Antidepressants have helped millions of people ease depression and anxiety, but they are not harmless. Many people stop the medications…

8 years ago

Comparative Efficacy and Acceptability of Antidepressants

A systematic review and network meta-analysis concluded that all 21 antidepressants were more efficacious than placebo in adults with major…

8 years ago

Shared and Specific Genes in Psychiatric Disorders

A transcriptomic profiling analysis revealed that there were shared and distinct gene-expression patterns across five major psychiatric disorders—autism (ASD), schizophrenia…

8 years ago

Decreasing Blood Pressure in Older Patients

A 20-year cohort analysis of medical records in the UK revealed that blood pressure (BP) decreased for more than a…

8 years ago

Genetic Association of Depression with Obesity

An international consortium showed that patients with depression and increased appetite and/or weight (A/W) carried a higher number of genetic…

8 years ago

Tackle Migraines Causes

According to Dr. Mark Hyman, the problem with migraines is to just treat the symptoms, not the causes. The most…

8 years ago

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