Venlafaxine superior to fluoxetine for depression in post-menopausal women, study. Dr. Shivi Kataria24 May 2021 9:00 AM ISTPostmenopausal women are at significant risk for depression with studies showing that about 5.7% women are diagnosed with major depressive disorder...
Psychological interventions may be an alternative to long-term antidepressant use, JAMA study. Dr. Shivi Kataria21 May 2021 10:56 AM ISTCan a psychological intervention be an alternative to antidepressant medication? Investigators Breedvelt et al sought to find answers to this question...
Diabetes distress reduction improves blood sugar control in type 1 diabetes: Study Medha Baranwal19 May 2021 11:45 AM ISTUSA: Reductions in diabetes distress (DD) do not affect blood sugar levels directly but through improvements in self-care behavior in patients with...
Novel group-behavior therapy promising for trichotillomania and skin-picking disorder: Study Dr. Shivi Kataria16 May 2021 11:45 PM ISTTrichotillomania (TTM) and skin-picking disorder (SPD) are characterized by recurrent pulling or picking of one's hair or skin, leading to hair loss...
Heart failure patients more affected by depression, anxiety than cancer patients: Study Medha Baranwal14 May 2021 9:00 PM ISTGermany: Anxiety and depression are more common in patients with heart failure (HF) than those with cancer, finds a recent study in the European...
PET/CT scans can detect major depression in cancer patients: Study Medha Baranwal14 May 2021 7:42 AM ISTUSA: Whole-body FDG PET/CT scans can help in the detection of major depression in cancer patients, finds a recent study in the PLOS One. These...
Eating more fruit and vegetables associated with less stress, finds study Dr Kartikeya Kohli14 May 2021 6:20 AM ISTMental health conditions are an increasing problem around the world. Globally, approximately 1 in 10 people live with a mental health disorder.Poor...
Digitalization of psychotherapy: "The new road crossing old barriers" Dr. Shivi Kataria13 May 2021 10:59 AM ISTSocial anxiety disorder (SAD) is a prevalent childhood-onset disorder for which Cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) has been advocated as the...
Childhood abuse tied to harmful effects on individual's reproductive life: Study Dr Nirali Kapoor13 May 2021 9:30 AM ISTPregnancy and childbirth are part of people's sexual lives and their intimate relationships. When one or both of these have been characterized by...
For opioid dependence patients report higher satisfaction with depot buprenorphine: JAMA Medha Baranwal13 May 2021 9:00 AM ISTAustralia: Patient-reported outcomes (PRO) may be affected by the treatment method in the treatment of opioid dependence, finds a recent study in JAMA...
Short Sleep Duration with or without insomnia Increases Risk of Comorbidities: Study MD Bureau12 May 2021 7:00 AM ISTSleep is crucial to human's health and essential for a person's wellbeing. It is involved in multiple physiological mechanisms, such as metabolism,...
Couple based cognitive behavioural therapy helps prevent postpartum depression"- BJOG Dr Nirali Kapoor10 May 2021 10:25 PM ISTPostnatal depression is a major public health issue that has long-term sequelae for the family and the psycho-social development of the children....
