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Review: Pre/Probiotics May Be Useful for Depression, Anxiety

Pre/probiotic therapy may be useful for patients with depression and/or anxiety disorders.

Complementary, Alternative Medicine Use Increasing for MS

For people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS), there has been an increase in use of complementary and alternative medicine.

Managing Antidepressant-Induced Sexual Dysfunction: A Holistic Approach

Sexual dysfunction has a significant impact on quality of life, personal relationships, self-esteem, and recovery, and it is a common cause for nonadherence or discontinuation of medication.

Somatic Depressive Symptoms Strongly Predict Quality of Life

Age and depression were significant predictors of overall quality of life, but depression represented the strongest predictor.

Mindfulness-Based Compassionate Living Lowers Depression Severity

The investigators sought to evaluate the efficacy of MBCL and its consolidation at follow-up in adult patients with recurrent depression who had previously received mindfulness-based cognitive therapy.

Risk Factors for Suicide Identified in HCPs

Modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors for suicide have been identified among health care professionals.

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Community Suicide Prevention Program for Black Teens

Researchers sought to determine whether the Columbia Protocol is an effective tool to reduce suicide among black adolescents.

WPSI Advises Screening for Anxiety in Women, Teen Girls

Screening for anxiety is recommended for women and adolescent girls.

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Nearly a Fifth of Patients with Congenital Heart Disease Have Depression

Adults with congenital heart disease are more likely to have impaired functional status, biomarker profiles indicative of systemic inflammation and heart failure, and increased risk for death or cardiovascular events if they have major depression.

Acupuncture Beneficial for Postprandial Distress Syndrome

Acupuncture results in an increased response rate and elimination rate for all the cardinal symptoms in patients with postprandial distress syndrome.

Smoking Not Causally Related to Suicidal Ideation or Attempts

Smoking has shown a positive dose-response relationship with suicide-related behaviors after controlling for potential confounding factors such as psychiatric symptoms and alcohol consumption.

Genetic Links Found Between Childhood Psychopathology and Adult Depression

Researchers found strong evidence that polygenic scores for adult major depression, subjective wellbeing, neuroticism, insomnia, educational attainment, and BMI are associated with childhood ADHD symptoms, internalizing and social problems.

Yoga + Medical Care Better for Episodic Migraines

Yoga plus medical care is better than medical therapy alone for the treatment of episodic migraines.

Study Author Q&A: A Novel Antipsychotic Treatment for Schizophrenia

To learn more about SEP-363856 as a novel treatment for schizophrenia, we spoke with Kenneth Koblan, PhD, and John Krystal, MD.

Short Term Exposure to Air Pollution Increases Hospital Admissions for Depression

The researchers suggested that the increased inflammatory response and oxidative stress that accompanies air pollution exposure may affect the central nervous system with both short and long term exposure to these pollutants.

Gender Minority Status Associated With Suicidality Among Medicare Beneficiaries

Significant predictors of suicidality in all patient groups included age, Medicaid eligibility, depression or other behavioral health conditions, avoidable hospitalizations, and any “violence victimization”.

Does Food Insecurity Play a Role in Psychotropic Prescriptions Among Women With HIV?

Social adversity may increase rates of psychotropic prescriptions, which have surged in recent decades, prompting researchers to perform a study of food insecurity and psychotropic prescriptions among women living with HIV.