Can Zoloft Help Improve Neuropsychological Functioning in People With OCD?
The researchers conducted a trial that included 50 treatment-naive participants with OCD between the ages of 18 and 55 who received either Fluvoxamine or Sertraline.
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Excessive Sleepiness Important Contributor to Major Depression
While insomnia and depression have close ties, researchers know little about the connection between hypersomnolence and depression. To learn more, the investigators conducted a longitudinal study in the United States, recruiting 10,931 participants from 8 states.
Cannabis May Ease Depression and Anxiety Long-Term
Compared with its use for chronic pain, reliable evidence to support the use of cannabis to treat anxiety is lacking and available data are “conflicting.” To bring clarity to the issue, researchers conducted a retrospective database study of Canadian medical cannabis patients.
A COVID Silver Lining: Improved Well-Being Due to Connection With Nature
Using a shortened Nature Relatedness Scale, the Short Warwick-Edinburgh Mental Well-Being Scale (SWEMWBS), and sociodemographic information, the researchers surveyed 386 individuals aged 18 to 65 about their feelings of connection to nature and mental well-being.
Aerobic Exercise Classes Help Improve Mental Health in People With Obesity
To compare the effectiveness of various types, frequencies, and duration of activities on adults with obesity, with and without comorbidities, researchers used cross-sectional data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance which targeted adults aged 18 years or older across the US.
Smoking Habits Unchanged During COVID-19 Pandemic
The study authors searched several databases to find correlations between tobacco smoking and COVID-19 during the pre-vaccination phase of the pandemic.
Social Determinants Affect Treatment Response in Those With Major Depression
The researchers evaluated socioeconomic data from the 2011 Combining Medications to Enhance Depression Outcomes (CO-MED) study to ascertain whether social determinants affect treatment response in those with major depression.
Virtual Reality Helps Reduce Agoraphobia Symptoms
Virtual reality has been explored as an adjunct to cognitive behavioral therapy, but little is known about how well it delivers automated therapy. To find out, the researchers conducted a clinical trial using 9 National Health Service trusts in England.
People With PTSD Don’t Have False Memories Any More Than Healthy Adults
The researchers used a depression-specific version of the Deese-Roediger-McDermott (DRM) paradigm to measure participants’ tendencies to remember certain stimuli they hadn’t heard before.
Benefits of Buprenorphine for Opioid Use Disorder Go Beyond Addiction Recovery
A review on the impact of buprenorphine on social determinants of health was recently published in the Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.
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