Mental Health
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Physician-assisted suicide for mental illness – right or wrong?
Newly proposed legislation in Canada would expand the indication for medical assistance in dying to include serious mental illness.
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Experts highlight benefits and offer caveats for first postpartum depression pill
“A fast-acting pill that can be taken orally could be an ideal option for the 15% to 20% of women who experience postpartum depression.”
From the Journals
Ancestry may predict bipolar patients’ response to lithium
Responders to lithium for BPD were less likely than nonresponders to be of African ancestry, and more likely of European ancestry.
From the Journals
OxyContin marketing push still exacting a deadly toll, study says
The authors say their findings support the view that the opioid epidemic is creating a converging public health crisis, as it is fueling a surge...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves first pill for postpartum depression
Zuranolone is a neuroactive steroid that acts on GABAA receptors in the brain responsible for regulating mood, arousal, behavior, and cognition....
From the Journals
Bipolar disorder tied to a sixfold increased risk of early death
The current study included individuals from various sources including inpatient and outpatient registries as well as social insurance registries...
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Depression at any stage of life tied to increased dementia risk
The double risk persists regardless of when in life depression is diagnosed.
From the Journals
Reassuring data on stimulants for ADHD in kids and later substance abuse
Experts hope the study findings will quell the stigma surrounding stimulant use by children with ADHD.
From the Journals
Psilocybin shows early promise for anorexia nervosa
The researchers cautioned that the effects on eating disorder psychopathology were “highly variable.”
From the Journals
Fast-acting postpartum depression drug is effective
Approximately 17% of women are affected by postpartum depression during pregnancy or after birth.
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Exercise program boosted physical, but not mental, health in young children with overweight
Body composition and cardiorespiratory fitness improved with a combination of aerobic and resistance exercise.