Depression
Depression is a common but serious psychiatric disorder that profoundly affects how a person feels, thinks, and handles daily activities. Individuals affected by depressions shows feelings of hopelessness, sadness, and a lack of interest or pleasure in activities. Causes of depression is manyfold including genetic factors, biochemical imbalances, environmental stressors, and psychological issues. Its symptoms vary but often include changes in appetite or weight, sleep disturbances, decreased energy, feelings of worthlessness or guilt, difficulty thinking or concentrating, and recurrent thoughts of death or suicide. Depression requires a clinical diagnosis and is treated with a medications, such as antidepressants and/or psychotherapy. Addressing lifestyle factors, including exercise, diet, and social connections play a crucial role in managing depression. It’s essential to recognize that depression is not just a transient mood or a sign of personal weakness but a treatable health condition.
Depression
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Review of literature shows that Acupuncture improves medical treatment for depression and chronic pain
Health specialists at the University of York have found that acupuncture treatment can boost the effectiveness of standard medical care, lessening the severity of chronic pain and depression. In a report published in the National Institute for…
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Antidepressants use associated with birth defects
A new Université de Montréal study in the British Medical Journal reveals that antidepressants prescribed to pregnant women could increase the chance of having a baby with birth defects. The risk is 6 to 10 %, versus…
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Research uncovers link between long-term opioid use and preexisting psychiatric and behavioral disease
A wide range of pre-existing psychiatric and behavioral conditions and the use of psychoactive drugs could be important risk factors leading to long-term use of opioid pain medications, reports a study in Journal Pain, the official publication…
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Meditation helps fight major depressive disorder
A breathing-based meditation practice known as Sudarshan Kriya yoga helped alleviate severe depression in people who did not fully respond to antidepressant treatments, reports a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry from researchers in the Perelman…
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Research categorizes depression in to 4 subtypes based on fMRI scans
Patients with depression can be categorized into four unique subtypes defined by distinct patterns of abnormal connectivity in the brain, according to new research from Weill Cornell Medicine. In a collaborative study published in Nature Medicine, Dr.…
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Association between cataracts and depression identified in elderly population
Older adults with cataracts are more likely to have symptoms of depression, reports a study in Optometry and Vision Science, the official journal of the American Academy of Optometry. The link between cataracts and depression is independent of…
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Review of literature suggests that brain imaging scans can predict psychotherapy outcome in depression and anxiety
Brain imaging scans may one day provide useful information on the response to psychotherapy in patients with depression or anxiety, according to a systamic review of current research. The results of the systamic review are reported in…
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Researchers identify suicidal behavior using machine learning algorithm on patients verbal and non-verbal data
A new study shows that machine learning is up to 93 percent accurate in correctly classifying a suicidal person and 85 percent accurate in identifying a person who is suicidal, has a mental illness but is not…
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