Depression
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Adolescent cancer survivors report more emotional, neurocognitive impairment than do siblings
Key clinical point: Adult cancer survivors diagnosed between ages 11 and 21 years self-reported higher rates of emotional distress and...
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School-based CBT program reduces depression, suicidality
Emotionally distressed students who completed a school-based cognitive-behavioral therapy program reported significant improvements in depression...
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ASCP: External trigeminal nerve stimulation improves treatment-resistant depression
A noninvasive procedure might help lift refractory depressive symptoms 2 weeks after the first treatment.
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ASCP: Intranasal esketamine bests placebo for treatment-resistant depression
Key clinical point: Intranasal esketamine resulted in significant improvement of depression vs.
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AHS: Insomnia in migraineurs indicates anxiety, depression risk
Migraine patients who also experience insomnia are at an elevated risk for developing anxiety and depression, so health care providers should be...
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Distress bears on clinical outcomes in diabetes
Key clinical point: Self-reported distress was linked to glycated hemoglobin A1c levels in a cohort of African-American women with type 2 diabetes...
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Transgender patients at greater risk for mental health conditions
Key clinical point: Transgender individuals have greater risk for poor mental health outcomes than do nontransgender individuals. Major finding:...
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In youth, hours of screen viewing is associated with severity of depression
More-severe depressive symptoms were significantly associated with the amounts of time a student played video games and used a computer, but not...
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Veterans with TBI have higher rates of unemployment
Veterans who experienced a traumatic brain injury while serving have consistently higher rates of unemployment than fellow soldiers who did not...
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MDD tied to lower bone mineral density in men
Antidepressant use is associated with lower bone mineral density, but only among men with low body weight.
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WCD: Psoriasis plus depression magnifies MI risk
Even mild psoriasis plus comorbid depression is associated with a greater risk of acute MI than is either condition alone.