Mental Health

Transgender children were more susceptible to depression, anxiety, and other mental health issues than their cisgender counterparts.

Many companies overlook the power that workplace culture can have on employee wellness and instead, focus relentlessly on financial metrics.

People who are afraid of shots or feel lightheaded and dizzy while near vaccine injection sites are less likely to get vaccinated against COVID-19.

Two pharmacist-based deprescribing models reduced the use and prescription of anticholinergics, a high-risk drug in older adults, providing evidence for the use of pharmacists is practitioners of deprescribing.

Along with expanding responsibilities, pharmacies must have the infrastructure and pharmacy staff must have sufficient support.

Participants took about 50 times higher than the recommended daily allowance every day for a month, investigators say

A review of decades of research concluded that there is no evidence of an association between serotonin levels and depression, calling the function of antidepressants into question.

Use of these drugs as medications, though, promising, may be restricted for various reasons to a select few.

Experts discuss tools and trainings that health care institutions have established during the pandemic to support hematology-oncology pharmacists who are struggling with wellness and mental health challenges.

Although treating mental health symptoms is essential, finding the time and energy for more appointments can be challenging for patients with cancer.

Ashwagandha KSM-66 (Anxiety & Stress Relief) from Nature’s Bounty is indicated to help manage occasional stress and anxiety.

Clorazepate dipotassium tablets are for the management of anxiety disorders or for the short-term relief of symptoms.

Venlafaxine Extended-Release (Effexor XR) is indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder, and panic disorder.

The impact of the pandemic on the mental health of health care workers, including pharmacists and pharmacy staff, has been well documented.

Appropriate screening tools can help identify individuals at increased risk for or with anxiety, depression, and eating disorders.

Jim Gilligan, PhD, discusses a phase 2 study investigating psilocybin-assisted therapy for binge eating disorder.

Connection with others and staying on top of your mental well-being are just as important as physical health.

Citalopram (Celexa) is indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder in adults.

Cymbalta is a serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor indicated for major depressive disorder and anxiety, diabetic peripheral neuropathy, fibromyalgia, and chronic pain related to the muscles and bones.

Bruce Feinberg, DO, vice president and chief medical officer at Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions, discussed how a cancer diagnosis and treatment can impact patients’ mental health.

The medications are linked with reduced negative emotional bias, according to new research published in Biological Psychiatry.

It is important that mental health professionals and providers look to newer approaches and methods to supplement the current standard of care.

Symbyax combines olanzapine, an atypical antipsychotic, and fluoxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, indicated for acute treatment of depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in adults.

Here are 9 tips for employers to address employees’ feeling of detachment, exhaustion, and reduced accomplishment.

More than half of women diagnosed with anxiety and/or depression said they waited at least 1 year before seeking treatment, or never sought treatment at all.