FDA Approves First Pill for Postpartum Depression
Because the pill works faster than other antidepressants and is taken for only two weeks, it may encourage more treatment of the debilitating condition.
Source: NYT Health - August 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Pam Belluck Tags: Pregnancy and Childbirth Mental Health and Disorders Women and Girls Drugs (Pharmaceuticals) Antidepressants Depression (Mental) Clinical Trials Anxiety and Stress Biogen Inc Food and Drug Administration Sage Therapeutics United Stat Source Type: news

Endometriosis tied to higher risk of depression, anxiety, eating disorders
The largest epidemiological study to date on psychiatric factors that can accompany endometriosis uncovered genetic mechanisms behind their development.
Source: Yale Science and Health News - August 4, 2023 Category: Universities & Medical Training Source Type: news

7 Ways to Bring a Dead Friendship Back to Life
It might sound obvious, in the midst of a loneliness crisis, that having friends matters. But many of us “underestimate the very real impact our friendships can have on our life,” says Marisa Franco, a psychologist and author of Platonic: How The Science of Attachment Can Help You Make—and Keep—Friends. “Connection is the most important factor predicting our health, both physical and mental.” A growing body of research supports that point: Healthy, stable friendships can protect against depression and anxiety, increase life satisfaction, extend longevity, and improve health metrics li...
Source: TIME: Health - August 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Angela Haupt Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

'I couldn't read to my kids and was told it was anxiety - but I had a brain tumour'
A dad who couldn't read his kids bedtime stories was told he had anxiety but was later diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Source: Daily Express - Health - August 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Burden of Mood Symptoms and Disorders in ICD Patients Burden of Mood Symptoms and Disorders in ICD Patients
How prevalent is depression, anxiety, and PTSD in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillators?Europace
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - August 4, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Cardiology Journal Article Source Type: news

Half the population will have a mental health disorder by age 75
One in two people will develop a mental health disorder in their lifetime, with depression and anxiety being the most common illnesses, new research suggests. The global study, which involved over 150,000 participants across 29 different countries, found that most mental health disorders first emerge in adolescence, highlighting the importance of investing in mental health... Read moreThe post Half the population will have a mental health disorder by age 75 appeared first on Nursing in Practice.
Source: Nursing in Practice - August 3, 2023 Category: Nursing Authors: Wiliam Hunter Tags: Mental health Source Type: news

Hostile sexism is related to worse mental health outcomes among fathers - Y ılmaz-Karaman G, Kocabacak H, Velipaşaoğlu M, Bolea B.
OBJECTIVE: Transition to parenthood is a life-changing yet stressful event for both men and women. The present study aims to: (1) establish the incidence of prenatal paternal depression and anxiety in a sample of expectant fathers and (2) assess the relati...
Source: SafetyLit - August 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Symptoms of depression and anxiety among elite high school student-athletes in Sweden during the COVID-19 pandemic: a repeated cross-sectional study - Andersson MJ, Kentt ä G, Moesch K, Borg E, Claesdotter-Knutsson E, Håkansson A.
The COVID-19 pandemic precipitated numerous changes in daily life, including the cancellation and restriction of sports globally. Because sports participation contributes positively to the development of student-athletes, restricting these activities may h...
Source: SafetyLit - August 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Facilitators and barriers to detection and treatment of depression, anxiety and experiences of domestic violence in pregnant women - Abrahams Z, Boisits S, Schneider M, Honikman S, Lund C.
In South Africa, symptoms of common mental disorders (CMDs) such as depression and anxiety are highly prevalent during the perinatal period and linked to experiences of domestic violence. However, limited routine detection and treatment is available to pre...
Source: SafetyLit - August 3, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

A New Age of Water is Dawning
We’re living in a pivotal moment in history, on the cusp of either sinking into a dark period of growing poverty, accelerating ecological destruction, and worsening conflict, or moving forward to a new age of equity, sustainability, and stewardship of the only planet in the universe where we know life exists. I believe a positive future is not only possible, but inevitable, but solving our current crises and moving along the path to that desired future will require new, concerted, and sustained efforts. [time-brightcove not-tgx=”true”] Nothing better exemplifies both the threat and the promise facing ...
Source: TIME: Science - August 3, 2023 Category: Science Authors: Peter H. Gleick Tags: Uncategorized climate change Excerpt freelance Source Type: news

Moderating role of mental health literacy on the relationship between bullying victimization during the life course and symptoms of anxiety and depression in Chinese college students - Huang X, Zhou Y, Yang R, Li D, Hu J, Xue Y, Wan Y, Fang J, Zhang S.
BACKGROUND: Exposure to persistent bullying victimization across multiple periods results in a high risk of worse consequences. Although amples studies support the association between bullying victimization and symptoms of anxiety and depression, whether m...
Source: SafetyLit - August 2, 2023 Category: International Medicine & Public Health Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Scientists Are Better Understanding the Link Between Traumatic Brain Injury and Suicide
The lifelong consequences of traumatic brain injury (TBI) can be severe, but until the last decade, they received little attention from doctors treating military veterans. According to the Department of Defense, more than 458,000 service members were diagnosed with a TBI from 2000 to 2022, though evolving diagnostic standards likely mean that the number is higher. TBI is the result of serious or repeated hits to the head, at any level that causes brain damage. Though it’s a physical injury, the consequences of suffering this type of head trauma are most often mental and emotional. For veterans in particular, this...
Source: TIME: Health - August 1, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Haley Weiss Tags: Uncategorized healthscienceclimate Source Type: news

Nigeria: Anthrax Outbreak - FAO Strengthens Partnership With Nigerian Govt
[Premium Times] Their partnership followed the anxiety created over the emergence of anthrax outbreak in Nigeria, following the report of two recently confirmed cases in Lagos State.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - August 1, 2023 Category: African Health Tags: Health and Medicine Nigeria West Africa Source Type: news

What an autism diagnosis means for RTP entrepreneur
Alisa Herr spent thousands out-of-pocket to find out what was causing her seemingly never-ending anxiety. The results shocked her.
Source: bizjournals.com Health Care:Biotechnology headlines - August 1, 2023 Category: Biotechnology Authors: Lauren Ohnesorge Source Type: news

Medical Jargon Was Once Foreign to You, Too
(MedPage Today) -- A few months before I applied to medical school, I came across a book in the library called "Attending: Medicine, Mindfulness, and Humanity." As an aspiring physician, I was drawn to the latter three words in that title. I reached...
Source: MedPage Today Public Health - August 1, 2023 Category: American Health Source Type: news

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