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Ketamine may be a viable alternative to ECT for severe depression

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: June 7, 2023

This was an “extraordinarily important and clinically relevant study, large, well-designed, and well-conducted,” said Dr. Dan Iosifescu.

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Internet use a modifiable dementia risk factor in older adults?

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: May 18, 2023

“Online engagement can develop and maintain cognitive reserve – resiliency against physiological damage to the brain – and increased cognitive...

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Disrupted gut microbiome a key driver of major depression?

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: April 26, 2023

Investigators found that MDD had specific metabolic “signatures” consisting of 124 metabolites that spanned energy and lipid pathways, with some...

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Walnuts linked to improved attention, psychological maturity in teens

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: April 26, 2023

Clinicians should advise adolescents “to eat a handful of walnuts three times a week for the rest of their lives. They may have a healthier brain...

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Predicting BPD vs. bipolar treatment response: New imaging data

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: April 25, 2023

“This study can help clinicians with clinical prediction of treatment efficacy between BD and BPD and clarify the neural mechanism of treatment,”...

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Physical exercise tied to a reduction in suicide attempts

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: April 18, 2023

The analysis was limited because the included studies were “few, underpowered, and heterogeneous.”

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Phototherapy a safe, effective, inexpensive new option for dementia?

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: April 11, 2023

“This suggests that phototherapy may be one of the most promising nonpharmacological interventions for improving core symptoms of dementia.”

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New insight into the growing problem of gaming disorder

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: April 7, 2023

Massively multiplayer online role-playing games, first-person/third-person shooter games, real-time strategy games, and multiplayer online battle...

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Heart rate, cardiac phase influence perception of time

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: April 3, 2023

People’s perception of time is subjective and based not only on their emotional state but also on heartbeat and heart rate (HR), two new studies...

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What’s driving the "world’s fastest-growing brain disease"?

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Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW

The chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) is associated with as much as a 500% increased risk for Parkinson’s disease (PD), suggests a new review data...

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Modified ECT lowers dental, skeletal fracture risk

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: March 9, 2023

Clinicians who provide ECT “need to be aware of rare adverse effects, as well as the common ones,” said Dr. Chittaranjan Andrade.

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New insight into preventing antipsychotic-induced weight gain

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: March 8, 2023

Study found significant dose-response associations for weight and metabolic variables, with a unique signature for each antipsychotic.

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Distinct suicidal thought patterns flag those at highest risk

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: March 6, 2023

New research indicates that ideation and cognition “may act as independent risk factors for suicidal behavior.”

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Encephalitis linked to psychosis, suicidal thoughts

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: March 3, 2023

“The clinical care of persons with encephalitis is challenging because these patients suffer from acute and severe mental health disturbances,”...

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NP-PA turf fights: Where the relationship can improve

Author:
Batya Swift Yasgur, MA, LSW
Publish date: March 3, 2023

The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a...

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