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One in four older adults prescribed a benzodiazepine goes on to risky long-term use: Researchers call for clinicians & patients to ‘begin with the end in mind’ with sedatives like Valium or Xanax for anxiety, sleep issues & more

14/09/2018 Health News

They may start as well-intentioned efforts to calm anxiety, improve

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Inhaled version of blood pressure drug shows promise in treating anxiety, pain: Understanding gene-environment interactions leads to possible preventive treatment

11/09/2018 Health News

An inhaled form of a high blood pressure medication has

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Model can more naturally detect depression in conversations: Neural network learns speech patterns that predict depression in clinical interviews

31/08/2018 Health News

To diagnose depression, clinicians interview patients, asking specific questions —

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Benzodiazepine and related drug prescriptions have increased among young people in Sweden

09/08/2018 Health News

The prevalence rate of prescriptions for benzodiazepines and benzodiazepine-related drugs

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Lack of a single molecule may indicate severe and treatment-resistant depression

02/08/2018 Health News

Depression is not a single disease. The term refers to

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Don’t let depression keep you from exercising

02/07/2018 Health News

Exercise may be just as crucial to a depression patient’s

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EEG can determine if a depressed patient will do better on antidepressants or talk therapy

17/06/2018 Health News

People react differently to positive events in their lives. For

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Digital devices during family time could exacerbate bad behavior: Research shows that parents who use their smartphone to escape the stress of their child’s bad behavior may be making it worse

17/06/2018 Health News

Parents who spend a lot of time on their phones

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Cannabis does not increase suicidal behavior in psychiatric patients

17/06/2018 Health News

McMaster University researchers have found there is no significant association

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Mutation links bipolar disorder to mitochondrial disease

12/06/2018 Health News

Mutations in the gene ANT1 may confer a risk for

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