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Researchers find ketamine to have significant anti-depressant and anti-suicidal effects

First manufactured more than 50 years ago, ketamine is a fast-acting dissociative anesthetic often used in veterinary and emergency medicine. Ketamine also has a history of being an illicit party drug.

18 Mar 2022

World Sleep Day: Diagnosing chronic respiratory diseases from within the bedroom

For World Sleep Day 2022, News-Medical speaks to Max Sieghold, Co-Founder and CFO of Sleepiz, about their technology and its ability to diagnose sleep apnea/

18 Mar 2022

Research uncovers how memories and fear-responses can be transmitted through social interactions

Has a song ever reminded you of the past, and unexpectedly surfaced emotions associated with that specific experience or person from your memory? Does walking into Staples remind you of back-to-school shopping, even years after graduating?

17 Mar 2022

Study finds extensive harassment of public health officials during first 11 months of the pandemic

A new study led by researchers at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health identified 1,499 unique reports of harassment across local health departments in the U.S. during the first 11 months of the pandemic, from March 2020 to January 2021.

17 Mar 2022

Lithium use linked to reduced risk of developing dementia

Researchers have identified a link suggesting that lithium could decrease the risk of developing dementia, which affects nearly one million people in the UK.

17 Mar 2022

Brain-wide association studies need thousands of people to achieve higher reproducibility

As brain scans have become more detailed and informative in recent decades, neuroimaging has seemed to promise a way for doctors and scientists to "see" what's going wrong inside the brains of people with mental illnesses or neurological conditions.

16 Mar 2022

Study delineates how drug-induced changes of conscious awareness are rooted in neurotransmitter receptors

Psychedelics are now a rapidly growing area of neuroscience and clinical research, one that may produce much-needed new therapies for disorders such as depression and schizophrenia.

16 Mar 2022

Serum folate deficiency in older people may be associated with heightened dementia and death risks

Low levels of folate (vitamin B9) in the blood may be linked to a heightened risk of dementia and death from any cause in older people, suggests research published online in the journal Evidence Based Mental Health.

16 Mar 2022

Discovery of key brain pathway offers potential new drug target for treating anxiety

A new target in the brain which underpins the eliciting of anxiety and fear behaviors such as 'freezing' has been identified by neuroscientists.

15 Mar 2022

Serious COVID-19 linked to higher risk of long-term adverse mental health effects

A new study published in The Lancet Public Health journal indicates that serious COVID-19 illness is linked to an increase in the risk of long-term adverse mental health effects.

15 Mar 2022

Brain scans show differences in gray matter density in young children with binge eating disorder

Brain scans of children ages 9-10 with a type of eating disorder that causes uncontrollable overeating showed differences in gray matter density compared to their unaffected peers, according to a USC-led study.

15 Mar 2022

Want vulnerable Californians to have healthier pregnancies? Doulas say the state must pay up.

This was supposed to be the year that low-income Californians could hire a doula to guide them through pregnancy and advocate for them in the hospital.

15 Mar 2022

Medicare Advantage plans send pals to seniors’ homes for companionship — and profits

Widowed and usually living alone, Gloria Bailey walks with a cane after two knee replacement surgeries and needs help with housekeeping.

15 Mar 2022

Study considers factors contributing to health-related quality of life in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

Researchers from the University of Jerusalem investigated the health-related quality of life of adolescents before and during the pandemic.

15 Mar 2022

Study raises hopes for effective treatment of infant B acute lymphoblastic leukemia

New research has begun to unravel the mystery of why a particular form of leukemia in infants has defied efforts to improve outcomes, despite significant improvements in treating older children.

14 Mar 2022

Ozone exposure may increase depressive symptoms for adolescents over time

Exposure to ozone from air pollution has been linked to an increase in depressive symptoms for adolescents over time, even in neighborhoods that meet air quality standards, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

14 Mar 2022

Patients taking prescription opioids are at higher risk of developing mood disorders

People who are prescribed opioids for pain relief have a higher risk of developing mood disorders such as anxiety, University of Queensland researchers have found.

14 Mar 2022

Study finds greater financial worries and lower rates of psychological distress among immigrants

Compared to US-born individuals, immigrants to the United States have increased financial worries – especially related to things like retirement and medical costs, reports a study in the March issue of the Journal of Psychiatric Practice.

11 Mar 2022

HMHI announces a $5 million gift to support the new Mental Health Crisis Care Center

Huntsman Mental Health Institute announced a generous $5 million gift from Kem and Carolyn Gardner to support the Mental Health Crisis Care Center. Expected to open in 2024 and located on 3300 South between 900 and 1000 West in South Salt Lake, the new center will be named the Kem and Carolyn Gardner Mental Health Crisis Care Center.

10 Mar 2022

Youth with intentional BZD overdoses more likely to have recent doctor-written prescription

A high number of teens and young adults with an overdose involving a benzodiazepine (BZD), like Xanax, or psychostimulant, like Adderall – medications commonly used to treat mental health issues like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and anxiety disorders – have a recent medical prescription for a BZD or stimulant, according to Rutgers researchers who say physicians need to weigh the risks and benefits of these medications more closely.

10 Mar 2022

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Researchers find ketamine to have significant anti-depressant and anti-suicidal effects

World Sleep Day: Diagnosing chronic respiratory diseases from within the bedroom

Research uncovers how memories and fear-responses can be transmitted through social interactions

Study finds extensive harassment of public health officials during first 11 months of the pandemic

Lithium use linked to reduced risk of developing dementia

Brain-wide association studies need thousands of people to achieve higher reproducibility

Study delineates how drug-induced changes of conscious awareness are rooted in neurotransmitter receptors

Serum folate deficiency in older people may be associated with heightened dementia and death risks

Discovery of key brain pathway offers potential new drug target for treating anxiety

Serious COVID-19 linked to higher risk of long-term adverse mental health effects

Brain scans show differences in gray matter density in young children with binge eating disorder

Want vulnerable Californians to have healthier pregnancies? Doulas say the state must pay up.

Medicare Advantage plans send pals to seniors’ homes for companionship — and profits

Study considers factors contributing to health-related quality of life in adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic

Study raises hopes for effective treatment of infant B acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Ozone exposure may increase depressive symptoms for adolescents over time

Patients taking prescription opioids are at higher risk of developing mood disorders

Study finds greater financial worries and lower rates of psychological distress among immigrants

HMHI announces a $5 million gift to support the new Mental Health Crisis Care Center

Youth with intentional BZD overdoses more likely to have recent doctor-written prescription

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