When sadness hurts: how strong grief can affect your heart
Grief can be so intense that it actually increases your blood pressure. This is what a group of researchers found in a recent study.
This...
Why do some people experience more mood swings?
What is Neuroticism?
Do you know how our feelings change all the time? Some people have more mood swings than others, and this is often...
Stomach-mind connection: how tummy troubles might affect your mood
Recent research from the University of Missouri has found a surprising link between IBS and mental health problems like anxiety and depression.
Why some military veterans have higher PTSD risks
Service members who were physically, emotionally, or sexually abused in childhood are more susceptible to developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) .
Magnet therapy for depression is available on the NHS – here’s how it works
Magnets to treat depression? It may sound bizarre, but this treatment is now available on the NHS. It’s called transcranial magnetic stimulation, or TMS.
Study highlights risks of alcohol use for people with anxiety or mood disorders
The notion of resorting to alcohol to relieve feelings of anxiety or depression is not uncommon.
However, a new study reveals that individuals with anxiety...
Mental drug use linked to higher dementia risk in Covid-19 patients
Older adults who had been taking psychotropic medication before being hospitalized due to COVID-19 faced a higher risk of developing dementia.
Second med may treat depression better in older people
Older adults with treatment-resistant depression, augmenting their current antidepressant with an antipsychotic drug is more effective than switching between antidepressants.
Understanding depression and how a special drug might help
Depression is a mental health problem that can make a person feel sad, hopeless, or lose interest in things they usually enjoy.
Sometimes, people with...
Looking deeper into depression: New discoveries about our immune system
More people with depression, also known as major depressive disorder (MDD), might have active immune systems than we thought before.