Dec 02, 2019

MONDAY, Dec. 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to childhood adversity is associated with borderline personality disorder (BPD), according to a review recently published in Acta Psychiatrica Scandin...

Nov 27, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Levetiracetam, fosphenytoin, and valproate are equally effective in children and adults for the treatment of benzodiazepine-refractory convulsive status ep...

Nov 27, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Nov. 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- From 2000 to 2017, the overall rate of exposure to psychoactive substances of natural origin increased, according to a study published online Nov. 25 in Cl...

Nov 25, 2019

MONDAY, Nov. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Most children aged 2 and 3 years do not meet screen time guidelines, and 26.7 percent of children have an increasing screen time trajectory from age 1 to 3 ye...

Jul 02, 2019

TUESDAY, July 2, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Limited evidence suggests that self-management strategies modestly improve some outcomes among persons with epilepsy, according to a review published online J...

Jun 18, 2019

TUESDAY, June 18, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The burden of mental disorders is high in conflict-affected areas, according to a review published online June 11 in The Lancet. In an effort to update the ...

Mar 28, 2019

THURSDAY, March 28, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Nonsurgical brain stimulation techniques seem effective for acute treatment of major depressive episodes in adults, according to a review published online ...

Mar 27, 2019

WEDNESDAY, March 27, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Early life stress caused by childhood maltreatment can alter brain structure, which may increase the risk for adverse disease courses in patients with maj...

Mar 11, 2019

MONDAY, March 11, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Atopic dermatitis (AD) is associated with increased depression and anxiety, according to a study published online March 5 in the British Journal of Dermatolo...

Mar 06, 2019

WEDNESDAY, March 6, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday approved the nasal spray medication esketamine -- a relative of the club drug and anesthetic ketamine -- f...

Feb 25, 2019

MONDAY, Feb. 25, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Several unique characteristics are linked with depression at different time points before and after giving birth, according to a study published online Feb. 5...

Feb 14, 2019

THURSDAY, Feb. 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- In older adults, the association between depressive symptoms and mortality is not influenced by the presence of cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a...

Feb 14, 2019

THURSDAY, Feb. 14, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- For people with schizophrenia (PwS), wisdom is associated with better cognitive performance, according to a study published online Feb. 14 in Schizophrenia ...

Feb 13, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- After adjustment for family-related factors and gestational age, lower birth weight is associated with a small but significant increased risk for several p...

Feb 13, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- An expert panel for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has endorsed a drug for major depressive disorder that is a close relative to ketamine. If appro...

Feb 07, 2019

THURSDAY, Feb. 7, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is associated with incidence of depression and anxiety, according to a study published online Feb. 7 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head...

Feb 01, 2019

By Carolyn Crist (Reuters Health) - When a teen is diagnosed with depression, it's normal for parents to feel overwhelmed and to search for information about which treatme...

Feb 01, 2019

FRIDAY, Feb. 1, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- A shortage of the anti-anxiety drug buspirone in the United States has patients and doctors concerned. Buspirone is among one of the generic drugs for which p...

Jan 23, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 23, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Objectively assessed physical activity is associated with a protective relationship with major depressive disorder (MDD), according to a study published on...

Jan 09, 2019

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 9, 2019 (HealthDay News) -- Depressive symptoms are prevalent among urban teens with asthma and are associated with worse outcomes, according to a study published online Dec. 19 in Aca...