Mental Health
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Rx for resilience: Five prescriptions for physician burnout
“Every person should have a toolkit of the things that bring them out of the psychological and physical distress that dysregulates their nervous...
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Isotretinoin users do not have higher suicide risk: meta-analysis
The analysis showed that the 1-year absolute risk from between two and eight studies of suicide attempts, suicidal ideation, completed suicides,...
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Exercise improves physical and cognitive health in Down syndrome
Walking, which is easy and inexpensive, is recommended.
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Novel approach curbs the impact of racism on mental health in Black youth
Exposure to racial discrimination at age 13 years correlated with increased depressive symptoms at age 14 years.
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PTSD symptoms in women tied to worse heart, brain health
Outcomes of interest were associations of PTSD symptoms with carotid intima media thickness, brain white matter hyperintensity volume, and...
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Yoga linked to seizure, anxiety reduction in epilepsy
“Our study showed that doing yoga can alleviate the burden of epilepsy and improve the overall quality of life by reducing this perceived stigma...
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Long-term use of ADHD meds and CVD risk: New data
“Clinicians should be vigilant in monitoring signs and symptoms of cardiovascular diseases, particularly among those receiving higher doses.”
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Cold-water swimming for your health? These docs say jump in
“All you need is some water – enough to submerge your entire body in – that’s less than 68 °F (20 °C).”
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Pharmacogenomic testing for antidepressants could save time, money
The model found that patients who underwent pharmacogenomic testing spent 15% more time in the “well” state without depression symptoms.
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Maternal depressive symptoms may start at pregnancy
“The relevant clinical settings for prevention are those treating women in routine health care, including family medicine.”
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Bipolar disorder may raise risk of polycystic ovarian syndrome
Risk was highest among bipolar disorder patients who received long-term treatment with valproate.