All posts tagged "Depression"

An ethics group on Wednesday announced that it had obtained numerous newly public text messages from Homeland Security officials on Jan. 6.

Internal text messages from the Federal Protective Service obtained by Citizens for Responsible Ethics in Washington (CREW) give a "never before seen look at how senior government law enforcement officials prepared for and responded to the insurrection on January 6th."

"We just got the texts from between DHS officials on Jan. 6 and the night before," the group wrote. "Very telling texts, like 'glad DC has strict gun control.'"...

An open-label study involving Chinese adolescents with depression compared the effects of treating depressive symptoms using the antidepressant Paxil alone to those of a combination of Paxil and omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplements. The results indicated that the group receiving omega-3 supplements exhibited more significant improvements in depressive symptoms, cognitive function, and memory than the group treated solely with Paxil. The study was published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. Omega-3 short-chain fatty acids are a subgroup of essential polyunsaturated fatty acids th......

A diagnosis of treatment-resistant depression (TRD) sounds like the end of the road. Fortunately, it's not. "Depression, even if it proves to be stubborn, is a very treatable condition," says psychiatrist and psychotherapist Dr Mazda Adli, head of the affective disorders research division at Charité university hospital in Berlin. So if your doctor says your depression is "treatment-resistant," it doesn't mean nothing more can be done for you. The term is used when adequate dosages of at least two different antidepressants, administered for four to six weeks, don't improve your symptoms. "It's ......

In a new neuroimaging study, researchers have uncovered new insights into how depression affects the brain and how ketamine, a rapid-acting antidepressant, alters these effects. The study, published in theJournal of Affective Disorders, revealed significant changes in brain connectivity associated with depression, which were notably altered following ketamine treatment. These findings hold promise for better understanding and treating depression, a condition that affects millions worldwide. Depression, a widespread mental health issue, remains poorly understood despite extensive research. Trad......

A new study of undergraduate students found that individuals with attention-deficit/hyperactivity (ADHD) disorder were more likely to be evening types compared to individuals without this disorder. Furthermore, individuals with ADHD were more prone to exhibit depressive symptoms. This trend was especially pronounced among evening-type participants. The study was published in the Journal of Sleep Research. Circadian rhythms are natural, internal biological processes that follow a roughly 24-hour cycle. These rhythms regulate various physiological and behavioral patterns in living organisms, inc......

ORLANDO, Fla. — A therapy session with Patricia Brown starts like any other. She leads her clients into a peaceful, quiet room, draped in beige and generic, calming artwork. Then her clients lie down, close their eyes, put on a blindfold and headphones, and trip for six hours on psilocybin, the psychoactive chemical found in magic mushrooms. Brown is a psychiatric nurse practitioner and head of clinical operations at CNS Healthcare. CNS in Thornton Park and APG Research near the Central Business District are two global clinical trial sites testing whether microdoses of psychedelics — typically......