Depression News

SAN DIEGO — For individuals, a change in depressive symptoms was associated with change in body weight, and the association was stronger for those with overweight or obesity than those with a normal BMI, according to study data.

Beckley Psytech Ltd. announced that it has acquired clinical-stage life science company Eleusis Therapeutics Ltd., with the aim of bolstering its pipeline of psychedelic-based therapeutics.

Two companies have partnered on a clinical depression support tool that predicts the effectiveness of antidepression treatments.

On Sunday, most Americans will adjust their clocks 1 hour to “fall back” into standard time, during which folks will gain an hour of sleep but lose an hour of daylight.

Children from Brazil exposed to trauma in early childhood are at greater risk for developing psychiatric disorders by their middle childhood years, according to a study published in Lancet Psychiatry.

Seventeen percent of Americans reported a decline in trust between employer and employee, with those respondents posting a mental health score well below the national average, according to a recent survey.

Working more than 90 hours per week was associated with higher levels of depression in first-year physicians, a recent study found.

Exposure to virus media coverage and personal experience, not state restrictions, were the culprit of worsening mental health at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, a study found.

CHICAGO — Pain, sleep and mood disorders were the most commonly found comorbidities among those with narcolepsy, with chronic pain being more than twice as likely to occur compared with matched controls, a poster showed at ANA 2022.

CHICAGO — Persistent neurocognitive impairment, depression and anxiety were frequently reported in individuals with mild COVID-19 infection in Lima, Peru, according to a poster at ANA 2022.