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Hormone Therapy May Protect Transgender Patients From Depression
TUESDAY, March 18, 2025 – Gender-affirming hormone therapy may not only help transgender and nonbinary individuals physically – it could also improve their mental health, new research suggests. A...
Depression, Anxiety Common Among Chronic Pain Patients
MONDAY, March 17, 2025 – The blues and the jitters are very common among people battling chronic pain, a new evidence review says. About 40% of adults with chronic pain have symptoms of depression...
Music-Based Interventions May Help Short-Term Depression, Behavior With Dementia
TUESDAY, March 11, 2025 – Music-based therapeutic interventions may improve depressive symptoms and overall behavioral problems in the short term for people with dementia, according to a review...
Four in 10 Adults With Chronic Pain Report Depression, Anxiety
FRIDAY, March 7, 2025 – Approximately 40 percent of adults with chronic pain experience depression or anxiety, according to a review published online March 7 in JAMA Network Open. Rachel V. Aaron, ...
Incidence of Suicide Higher for Female Physicians Than Nonphysicians
FRIDAY, March 7, 2025 – Female physicians in the United States have a higher incidence of suicide than female nonphysicians, according to a study published online Feb. 26 in JAMA Psychiatry. Hirsh...
Suicide Prevention Organizations Do Not Target Older Adults
THURSDAY, March 6, 2025 – Despite acknowledging that older adults are a high-risk population for suicide, the websites of suicide prevention organizations do not prioritize older adults, according...
1990 to 2021 Saw Global Decline in Mortality Rate for Suicide
TUESDAY, March 4, 2025 – The age-standardized mortality rate for suicide decreased globally from 1990 to 2021, with variation by age, sex, and geographic region, according to a study published...
Seniors Overlooked By Suicide Prevention Programs
MONDAY, March 3, 2025 – Suicide prevention campaigns are overlooking seniors, even though people 75 and older have the highest rates of suicide for any age group, a new study says. None of the seven...
Physical Activity Linked to Better Mental, Brain Health
FRIDAY. Feb. 28, 2025 – Moving your body helps your brain, a new study suggests. Folks who regularly exercise have better mental and brain health, researchers will report in early April at the...
No Suicide Risk Associated With GLP-1 Drugs
FRIDAY, Feb. 28, 2025 – GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic/Wegovy don’t increase a person’s risk of suicidal actions or thoughts, a new study has concluded. Earlier research had potentially linked these drugs ...
Behavioral, Developmental Disorders in Children More Common in Recent Years
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 – The prevalence of children's behavioral and developmental disorders increased nationally from 2019 to 2022, with some conditions linked to caregivers' mental well-being,...
A Suicide Death Occurs Every 43 Seconds Worldwide
WEDNESDAY, Feb. 26, 2025 – A person dies by suicide once every 43 seconds, and it’s more than likely a man, according to a new global assessment of suicide risk. Men die from suicide at twice the r...
Depression Risk Lower With GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Versus DPP-4 Inhibitors in Seniors
MONDAY, Feb. 24, 2025 – For older adults with type 2 diabetes (T2D), use of glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1 RAs) is associated with a modestly lower risk for depression compared...
Antidepressants Might Accelerate Dementia Decline
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 (HealthDay news) – Antidepressants are frequently prescribed to people with dementia for symptoms like anxiety, depression, aggressiveness and sleeplessness. But a specific...
Vitamin D Deficiency Tied to Depression Risk With Chronic Kidney Disease
TUESDAY, Feb. 25, 2025 – Vitamin D deficiency (VDD) is independently associated with increased depression risk in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD), according to a study published online...
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