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People with migraine at high risk of depression during pandemic

Written by | 26 Nov 2024

A recent longitudinal study from the University of Toronto reveals the mental health consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic on older adults living with migraine. Using a sample of […]

Do abortion policy changes affect young women’s mental health?

Written by | 22 Nov 2024

After the June 2022 US Supreme Court ruling that allowed states to ban abortion, women of childbearing age in states where abortion became illegal reported increased rates of […]

Addressing the rural mental health crisis via telehealth

Written by | 20 Nov 2024

The Medical University of South Carolina has been awarded $1.75 million from the Health Resources and Services Administration to develop and test the effectiveness and sustainability of the SC Rural […]

Top ten priorities identified for future research on reducing and stopping psychiatric medication

Written by | 15 Nov 2024

Study hopes to inform the research agenda and help future research to focus on the questions that are most important to key stakeholders The global consumption of psychiatric […]

New study shows that university students experienced increased psychological distress during COVID-19, but utilized fewer support services

Written by | 1 Nov 2024

PhD in Public Health candidate Elaine Russell and her mentor Kenneth Griffin, professor in the department of Global and Community Health, in George Mason University’s College of Public Health, worked with […]

Psilocybin shows increasing efficacy for treatment of depression

Written by | 22 Sep 2024

Treatment with psilocybin appears to offer long-term antidepressant effects which are comparable to those of standard antidepressant therapy with the SSRI drug escitalopram. Subjects taking psilocybin also reported […]

Postpartum women filled more benzodiazepine prescriptions during pandemic

Written by | 16 Sep 2024

New research from the University of Georgia suggests the COVID-19 pandemic may have had an unexpected side effect for postpartum women: more benzodiazepine prescriptions. The new study found that the pandemic […]

Strong insurance laws help kids get access to mental health care

Written by | 17 Aug 2024

When states require insurers to cover mental and behavioral health, children get better access to care, according to a UC San Francisco-led study of nearly 30,000 U.S. caregivers. […]

More than one-third of adults with medical debt and depression or anxiety delayed mental health care in previous 12 months

Written by | 9 Aug 2024

Medical debt is significantly more prevalent among adults with depression or anxiety compared to adults without these mental disorders, according to a new study led by researchers at […]

Pandemic exacerbated depression in older adults with diabetes

Written by | 3 Aug 2024

A recent study of more than 2,700 older Canadians reported older adults with diabetes faced a heightened risk of depression during the COVID-19 pandemic. In this cohort, almost 50% […]

New clues point towards how exercise reduces symptoms of depression

Written by | 2 Aug 2024

The processes in the brain and body through which physical exercise reduces depressive symptoms have been explored by UCL researchers. Depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide […]

Little evidence to back widespread prescribing of mood-altering drugs to children for mental health issues

Written by | 30 Jul 2024

There’s limited evidence to back up the widespread and increasing rates of prescribing mood-altering drugs (psychotropics) as the mainstay of mental health treatment for children and young people, […]

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