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Quartz
When I was pregnant with twins more than five years ago, I began compiling a list of my worst fears. The list included 19 items, from pesticides to roaches to blood clots to a parasitic infection that terrified me so much that I referred to it as "the disease whose name I refuse to say." Then there were the more abstract fears: "Being too anxious to function during pregnancy." "God punishing me." "Angry God in general."At least one of these fears proved true.
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HealthDay News
Taking one of a class of anti-anxiety pills that includes Ativan, Valium or Xanax does not increase older adults' risk of dementia, a new study finds. However, experts note that these drugs — collectively called benzodiazepines — can have other side effects and should still be used with caution. The study was published in the Feb. 2 issue of the BMJ.
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Medical News Today
Virtual reality therapy could help treat depression by encouraging people to be easier on themselves and improve their chances of breaking the cycle of depression, says a new study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry Open. In 2014, 6.6 percent of American adults experienced at least one bout of major depression.
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Los Angeles Times
Amid evidence that fewer than half of depressed adolescents get treatment for their emotional distress, a federal task force has recommended that physicians routinely screen children between 12 and 18 for depression and have systems in place either to diagnose, treat and monitor those who screen positive or to refer them to specialists who can. The new recommendations were issued Feb. 8 by the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force.
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Medical News Today
Cognitive behavioral therapy and second-generation antidepressants are equally effective as treatments for major depression, according to new, evidence-based clinical guidelines published in the Annals of Internal Medicine. The guidelines urge physicians to discuss the effects of treatment, possible adverse effects, cost, accessibility and preferences with patients before choosing an approach.
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HealthDay News
REM (rapid eye movement) sleep is the phase when dreams are made, and a lack of good REM sleep has long been associated with chronic insomnia. But new research is building on that association, suggesting that the bad and "restless" REM sleep experienced by insomnia patients may, in turn, undermine their ability to overcome emotional distress, raising their risk for chronic depression or anxiety.
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Medical News Today
For the first time, a trial in a small group of patients shows that a new type of treatment for epilepsy and depression that uses an external, wearable electrical brain stimulator could significantly reduce severity of chronic post-traumatic stress disorder. The treatment, called external trigeminal nerve stimulation, uses a 9-volt battery to power a patch that is stuck on the forehead.
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Medscape
Participating in women-only cardiac rehabilitation programs after experiencing an acute coronary event may help alleviate both anxiety and depression in female patients, new research suggests. Results from the Cardiac Rehabilitation for Heart Event Recovery study showed that the participants randomized to women-only rehab had significantly lower anxiety and depressive symptoms versus the women randomized to undergo mixed-sex cardiac rehab.
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HealthDay News
People with bipolar disorder who have a history of being abused or neglected as children may have more severe symptoms and a higher risk of suicide, new research suggests. The study was published Feb. 9 in The Lancet Psychiatry.
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Medical Daily
Social anxiety disorder is one of the most common mental illnesses in the world, yet healthcare professionals struggle to find a universal form of effective treatment. But according to new research published in Translational Psychiatry, a Nature publication, professionals may be on the right track with cognitive behavioral therapy.
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Psych Central
A new military study finds that patients with post-traumatic stress disorder and obstructive sleep apnea experience reduced quality of life, more sleepiness and do not respond as well to positive airway pressure therapy. The study was published in the journal CHEST.
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