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Exercise Helps Kids' Mood Disorders, Can Serve As Alternative To Meds, Review Finds

MONDAY, June 30, 2025 — Regular exercise can ease mood disorders in children and teens, offering an alternative to medications like antidepressants, a new evidence review has concluded. Both anxiety a...

Late-Life Mood Disorders May Indicate Predisposition to Dementia

MONDAY, June 30, 2025 – Alzheimer disease (AD) and diverse non-AD tau pathologies may contribute to late-life mood disorders (LLMDs), according to a study published online June 9 in Alzheimer's &...

Telehealth Intervention Beneficial for Seniors With Metastatic Cancer

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 – The telehealth-administered Geriatric Assessment–Guided Intervention (GAIN-S) improves physical function, mood, quality of life, and prognostic understanding among older p...

Education Suffers After Even A Single Brush With Childhood Trauma

THURSDAY, June 26, 2025 — Violence, addiction and abuse can keep children a step behind other kids when it comes to their education, a new study says. Children who’ve experienced only a single tra...

Autoimmune Diseases Increase Risk Of Mood Disorders

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 — People living with an autoimmune disease are nearly twice as likely to suffer from mood problems like depression, anxiety or bipolar disorder, a new large-scale study says. ...

Paternal Mental Distress Linked to Poorer Offspring Development

WEDNESDAY, June 25, 2025 – Paternal mental distress is associated with poorer child development, according to a study published online June 16 in JAMA Pediatrics. Genevieve Le Bas, D.Psych., from...

Self-Esteem Scores Soar One Year After Metabolic, Bariatric Surgery

TUESDAY, June 24, 2025 – Self-esteem scores increase after metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS), with greater improvement in scores for those with higher postoperative weight loss, according to a...

Racial, Ethnic Differences Seen in Teens' Use of Mental Health Services

FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 – There are substantial racial and ethnic differences in U.S. adolescents’ use of mental health services, according to a study published online June 18 in JAMA Network Open. Ya...

Likelihood of Psych Disorders Lower With Weight-Loss Surgery Versus GLP-1 RAs

FRIDAY, June 20, 2025 – People undergoing metabolic and bariatric surgery (MBS) are less likely to develop psychiatric disorders than those treated with glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists...

Talk Therapy Eases Depression, Anxiety In Stroke Survivors

WEDNESDAY, June 18, 2025 — Talk therapy can help stroke survivors who are in the throes of depression or anxiety, a new study says. About half of patients (49%) fully recovered from a post-stroke m...

Psychedelics Can Help Cancer Patients Battling Depression

TUESDAY, June 17, 2025 — Magic mushrooms might be key to quelling depression among people battling cancer. A single dose of psilocybin provided sustained reductions in depression and anxiety among c...

Psilocybin Plus Psychotherapy Offers Lasting Benefit in Cancer, Depression

MONDAY, June 16, 2025 – For cancer patients with a major depressive disorder, a single dose of psilocybin combined with psychological support can provide sustained relief for depression and anxiety,...

Childhood Trauma Boosts Endometriosis Risk

FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 — Traumatic childhood events can increase a woman’s risk of endometriosis later in life, a new study says. Women’s endometriosis risk increased 20% if they had experienced child...

Adverse Childhood Experiences Tied to Endometriosis Risk

FRIDAY, June 13, 2025 – Early life adversity is associated with an increased risk of being diagnosed with endometriosis later in life, according to a study published online June 11 in Human ...

Screen Time And Troubled Kids: Is There A Vicious Circle?

THURSDAY, June 12, 2025 — A “vicious circle” might exist between screen time and troubled children, a new evidence review says. Screen time — particularly on video games — appears to contribute to emo...

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