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Mental illness in homelessness: What are the determinants?

28 Feb 2023 by

Female gender, chronic disease and food insecurity are risk factors for major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in homeless individuals, while respect from others is a protective factor for both disorders, a territory-wide study has shown.

28 Feb 2023

Air pollution ups depression and anxiety risks

28 Feb 2023 by

Long-term exposure to low levels of multiple air pollutants is associated with increased risks of depression and anxiety, a population-based study has shown.

28 Feb 2023

Depression prevalent in women after small vessel stroke

25 Feb 2023

Patients with mild small vessel stroke (SVS) are nearly 7 times more likely to experience depression within 3 months of the incident stroke than those without a history of stroke, reveals a recent study.

25 Feb 2023

Hong Kong’s first support programme for younger-onset dementia

24 Feb 2023 by

Hong Kong’s first younger-onset dementia (YOD) support programme is launched recently to provide free diagnostic, referral and follow-up services to individuals aged 40–65 years with suspected or diagnosed YOD.

24 Feb 2023

Pharmacotherapy plus behavioural therapy ease PTSD, alcohol use severity

21 Feb 2023

The combination of alcohol-targeted pharmacotherapies and trauma-focused behavioural therapies results in early and sustained improvements in patients with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder, suggest the results of a recent study.

21 Feb 2023

Social support benefits individuals prone to depression under stress

20 Feb 2023

A nurturing social environment turns out to be helpful to individuals who are genetically at greater risk for developing increased depressive symptoms under adverse social conditions, as shown in a study.

20 Feb 2023

Childhood maltreatment linked to mental health problems

19 Feb 2023

A recent study has strengthened the view that childhood maltreatment contributes to mental health problems. In addition, findings suggest wider genetic and environmental risk factors mediate part of the overall mental health problem risk in those exposed to maltreatment.

19 Feb 2023

1 in 4 cardiologists struggle with mental health conditions, says study

13 Feb 2023

Mental health conditions (MHCs) befall many cardiologists globally, which may lead to substantial adverse effects on their professional life, reveals a study.

13 Feb 2023

Kisspeptin infusion may restore lost libido in men

10 Feb 2023 by

An infusion of kisspeptin appears to be beneficial to men with hypoactive sexual desire disorder, modulating sexual brain processing, improving penile tumescence, and boosting sexual desire and arousal, as reported in a study.

10 Feb 2023

Psychiatric comorbidity boosts healthcare use in youth with newly diagnosed SLE

09 Feb 2023

Young patients with newly diagnosed systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) are vulnerable to psychiatric comorbidity, which tends to increase healthcare utilization, according to a study.