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Depression plus social isolation double down on work productivity

05 Oct 2024 by

Depressive symptoms in working adults can erode workplace performance, with a sharper decline in productivity seen when depression co-occurs with social isolation, according to a study.

05 Oct 2024

Direct, indirect interventions help lower suicidal ideation, self-harm attempts

04 Oct 2024

Direct interventions that specifically target suicidal ideation or suicide attempts as well as indirect interventions that target other mental health problems both work well in terms of reducing the severity of suicidal ideation and the incidence of self-harm, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

04 Oct 2024

Survivors of childhood cancer at risk of stress, low QOL

04 Oct 2024 by

Some childhood cancer survivors (CCS) may experience psychological distress and have low health-related quality of life (HRQOL) after completing their cancer treatments, suggests a Singapore study.

04 Oct 2024

Mailed intervention cuts sedative use and improves sleep in the elderly

03 Oct 2024 by

A simple, scalable, direct-to-patient intervention consisting of two booklets and a website substantially reduced benzodiazepine receptor agonist (BZRA) use and improved sleep outcomes in older adults, the randomized YAWNS NB trial has shown.

03 Oct 2024

Maternal food insecurity tied to adverse pregnancy outcomes

02 Oct 2024 by

Pregnant women with food insecurity are at greater risk of developing some adverse pregnancy outcomes, such as mental health problems and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), suggests a study.

02 Oct 2024

ECT continuation, maintenance may be needed to prevent relapse

30 Sep 2024 by

For patients with neuropsychiatric conditions, continued electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) can lower the likelihood of hospital readmission after a successful initial course, as shown in a study.

30 Sep 2024

Autism risk in children not heightened by COVID-19 pandemic exposure

29 Sep 2024 by

Children born during the COVID-19 pandemic or to mothers with history of prenatal SARS-CoV-2 infection are not at increased risk of autism compared with their counterparts who were born before the pandemic or have no exposure to maternal SARS-CoV-2 infection, as reported in a cohort study.