Anxiety

Investigators suggest that sleep interventions may help to reduce the risk of self-harm in female adolescents with depression and anxiety.

The COVID-19 pandemic marginally affected the negative mental health of women more than men, according to a new study.

Emotional support greatly improved symptoms of psychological distress from the pandemic among pregnant women.

Perceived stress and cognitive performance are independently associated. Stress can also increase the risk of worsening cognition.

Persistently pursuing valued goals and adjusting those goals in response to setbacks or obstacles may help explain how some individuals with chronic pain maintain their mental wellbeing.

Pharmacy programs are implementing new practices into their curriculum and research is being focused on mental health care.

The study clarifies why serotonin-based therapeutics, such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, do not promote neuroplasticity in the same ways as psychedelics and other psychoplastogenic therapeutics.

Austedo XR will be available in 3 extended-release tablet strengths, which provides an updated regimen that may result in a lower pill count for patients.

Those seeking abortion were found to have triple the risk of a psychiatric disorder compared to the general population.

Physician outlines the process developed at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center to help manage patient pain before, during, and after surgery without the use of opioids.

The CBD gummy market is being fueled by the desire for alternative, natural treatment options.

Alcohol-related disorders were the most expensive substance type that contributed to total estimated medical cost.

In younger children, emotional maltreatment led primarily to behavioral problems, whereas in older children it was more likely to lead to depression and anxiety disorders.

Study highlights the impact of individual expectations for positive and negative outcomes.

The findings suggest that reduced gray matter is not the cause of psychiatric illness, although it is found in regions of the brain associated with it.

A recent study shows that heart patients who learn to cope with stress in group therapy are nearly 2 times less anxious and depressed.

Pharmacists can use behavioral and natural tools to assist patients suffering from chronic, daily stressors and other ailments.

There is a lack of funding for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and coinciding psychological research compared to the funds generated for autism research.

Research highlights that 6 doses of sublingual ketamine may be more effective than 3 doses, however both can ameliorate symptoms of anxiety and depression.

Study notes that evaluating changes in the proportion of hospitalizations for mental health conditions among adolescents is vital to ensure the prioritization of public health programs that address psychiatric health care needs that emerged during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Analysis focuses on causal effects while accounting for other environmental and genetic factors, such as a family history and socioeconomic disadvantages.

Psilocybin is derived from certain types of mushrooms and has been proven to affect serotonin receptors.

The new CDC-approved app launched January 1, 2023.

Individuals in metropolitan counties used mental health services more than individuals in rural counties.

Mothers, in particular, benefit when they are given longer leaves and policies that offer incentives or wage replacement, analysis indicates.

Pharmacists are ideally positioned within communities to identify patients struggling with perinatal depression.

The benefits of physical activity may be greater for children and adolescents with clinical depression or depressive symptoms, who may develop anxiety and other disorders in adulthood.

Investigators establish that audio and/or facial video features have been most analyzed by machine learning, followed by electroencephalography signals.

The study also found that joint hypermobility was more common in females than in males.

Findings suggest that the children benefitted from the CBT-based program when delivered in a shorter format.