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Major Depressive Disorder: How to Measure True Recovery
4+ hour, 36+ min ago (517+ words) But tracking recovery isn't just about numbers. "It's also about checking in with you," says Naomi Torres-Mackie, PhD, a clinical psychologist at Northwell Health's Lenox Hill Hospital in New York City. "There are these formal measures, and then there's informal…...
7 Adjunctive Meds for Better Bipolar Stability
1+ day, 11+ hour ago (557+ words) That's why adjunctive therapies " sometimes called "add-ons" " are often needed to reduce the incidence of breakthrough symptoms like agitation, fatigue, social withdrawal, impulsivity, and others, explains says'Jonathan Terry, DO, a psychiatrist and the assistant dean at California Health Sciences University…...
Short, High-Intensity Exercise Could Make Panic Attacks Less Frequent
1+ week, 6+ day ago (1006+ words) In addition to medication and therapy, one of the current standard treatments for panic disorder involves exposure therapy " recreating the feelings of a panic attack in a safe environment so a person can learn to tolerate them. "The study showed…...
Social Rhythm Therapy for Bipolar Disorder
2+ week, 11+ hour ago (420+ words) "Because people with bipolar disorder have underlying neurobiological differences in how their circadian systems operate, they're more vulnerable to small changes, which end up leading to big disruptions downstream when it comes to activity levels, sleep, and mood," she says....
New Study Suggests Keto Diet Can Help Treatment-Resistant Depression
2+ week, 6+ day ago (906+ words) Get the facts about depression, including its symptoms, causes, and many treatment options. Learn what experts say about talk therapy, antidepressants, and lifestyle changes that can help improve mood. "Around 1 in 3 patients with depression don't respond fully to antidepressants," says…...
Exercise May Reduce Depression Symptoms As Much As Therapy and Antidepressants
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (836+ words) Get the facts about depression, including its symptoms, causes, and many treatment options. Learn what experts say about talk therapy, antidepressants, and lifestyle changes that can help improve mood. "Exercise provides an option for people experiencing depressive symptoms, along with…...
Specific Depression Symptoms Are Linked to Increased Dementia Risk
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (875+ words) Dementia is a cognitive disease with many causes, symptoms, and stages. Gain expert insight into how common it is, how it's diagnosed, current treatment options, and lifestyle changes that may improve quality of life. Some difficult feelings that people often…...
The Best and Worst States for Mental Health
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (808+ words) The "State of Mental Health in America" report was released by a community-based nonprofit focused on education and advocacy. Overall, the report found that mental health care and access in the United States needs improvement, says Maddy Reinert, MPH, lead…...
Soda May Increase Depression Risk in Women
4+ mon, 3+ week ago (957+ words) Get the facts about depression, including its symptoms, causes, and many treatment options. Learn what experts say about talk therapy, antidepressants, and lifestyle changes that can help improve mood. "Our data suggest that the relation between soft drinks and depressive…...
Antidepressant Withdrawal Isn't Usually Significant, Review Finds — Challenging Earlier Research
7+ mon, 1+ week ago (1007+ words) Get the facts about depression, including its symptoms, causes, and many treatment options. Learn what experts say about talk therapy, antidepressants, and lifestyle changes that can help improve mood. Symptoms of antidepressant withdrawal were first identified in the 1950s " but since…...