Seasonal affective disorder: More than the winter blues
Seasonal affective disorder is a type of depression that lasts for a season, typically the winter months, and goes away during the rest of the year. When daylight hours start…
How Cats Can Help With Depression, Stress, Anxiety, and Mental Health
Feeling the ups and downs of life is a normal occurrence, but clinical depression is a medical illness that causes a persistent feeling of intense sadness and loss of interest in daily…
Sleep Apnea in Psychiatry
Barry Krakow, MD. Board-certified sleep medicine specialist practicing in Savannah, Georgia, following a 30-year clinical and research career, spearheading the movement to address sleep disorders in psychiatric patients. He is…
Could AI help diagnose schizophrenia?
Madeleine Finlay meets neuroscientist and psychiatrist Matthew Nour, whose research looks at how artificial intelligence could help doctors and scientists bring precision to diagnosis of psychiatric conditions. He describes his…
Gut microbiome disruptions in depression: shifting the focus to metabolic signatures in blood
It is estimated that each year, 6% of the adult population worldwide experience the debilitating mental health disorder that is major depression (MDD) (Otte et al. 2016). Considerable uncertainty remains…
Q&A: The impact of childhood bullying on adult mental health
During National Bullying Prevention Month, it must be acknowledged that the impact of bullying extends well beyond childhood. Adults who were bullied as children may be at greater risk for…
Working from home with a cat companion could boost your mental health
It’s official. New research has confirmed what many of us already know – cats play a key role in our work from home days. While the data suggests that our…
There is a clear association between socioeconomic deprivation and self-harm
Understanding the impact that socio-economic deprivation can have on the risk of self-harm and suicide can have serious implications in the development of prevention and management strategies and is also…
BEST and WORST of OCD treatments
How can you tell if you're getting good or bad treatment for your OCD (obsessive compulsive disorder)? Watch the video by the original source through the link below: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgXxmmHH71A
8 Common Mistakes to Avoid When Taking Antidepressants
It’s vital to keep taking your antidepressant as directed even if you’re feeling better. Not doing so could pose serious health consequences, experts warn. Antidepressant medications are evidence-based prescription drugs…
