Why it is difficult to stop using some depression drugs
In a recent study published in Molecular Pharmacology, researchers found why it is so difficult for people to withdraw from some antidepressant medications.
The current...
How COVID-19 pandemic can harm your mental health
In a new study from the Intermountain Healthcare Heart Institute, researchers found depression remained common during the pandemic and worsened for some people.
They examined...
This gut problem linked to depression, bipolar disorder
In a recent study published in JAMA Psychiatry, researchers found that there is a common, overlapping environment in the gut bacteria of people living with...
People who smoke this way may need mental health support
Many cigarette smokers wake in the night, smoke, and then return to sleep.
Prior research has linked this behavior to smoking a higher number of...
Exercise can effectively treat anxiety, study finds
In a new study from the University of Gothenburg, researchers found both moderate and strenuous exercise alleviate symptoms of anxiety, even when the disorder...
Common gut disease and mental health problems share common roots
In a new study from the University of Cambridge, researchers tested more than 50,000 people with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS).
They found that IBS symptoms...
Sitting more may increase your feelings of depression, anxiety
As people adhered to stay-at-home orders or self-isolated during the early months of the COVID-19 outbreak, daily commutes turned into shuffles between the bedroom...
Poor mental health may increase your COVID-19 infection risk
At the height of the pandemic, news and policy media focused on how the COVID-19 pandemic was contributing to poor mental health.
However, few studies...
Most people can fully recover from anxiety
Anxiety disorders are the most common type of psychiatric illness, yet researchers know very little about factors associated with recovery.
In a recent study published...
This depression drug rapidly improves cognitive function, lowers suicide risk
In a new study from Columbia University, researchers found ketamine, a drug used to treat mood disorders and severe depression, improved the thinking and...