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Emotional sobriety is less about the quality of the feeling ('good' or 'bad') and more about the general ability to feel one's feelings.
Stress triggers a cascade of hormonal changes in the body that can disrupt ovulation, menstrual cycles, and even implantation of an embryo
Smartwatches may soon warn of depression relapse weeks in advance by detecting disrupted sleep and daily routines, offering a passive way to monitor mental health.
Vagus nerve stimulation showed lasting relief in severe treatment-resistant depression, with sustained improvement, low relapse, and remission in over one-fifth of patients.
Chronic headaches are more common in people with depression, partly due to higher body mass index and reduced dietary iron intake.
Depression drains cellular energy, leading to persistent fatigue in major depressive disorder (MDD).
Study of U.S. college students finds depression symptoms rising over 15 years, with sharper increases among women, minority groups and those under financial stress.
Social media emotional support reduces anxiety in young adults, particularly women. Personality traits shape how effectively support is received.
Weekend catch-up sleep slashes depression risk by 41% in teens. While 8-10 hours of nightly sleep every day is best, extra sleep on weekends protects mental health.
A headache could vary in features according to the cause.
The causes of chronic fatigue are quite diverse, and vary from simple overexertion to heart disease and cancer.
The cause of palpitations is diagnosed based on the history of the patient, and heart and blood tests.
Paternity testing involves DNA studies that are carried out under certain circumstances to establish the paternity of a child.
An electroencephalogram (EEG) detects electrical activity in the brain using electrodes attached to the scalp.
PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen) test and Digital Rectal Examination are two tests that allow detection of prostate cancer at early stages.
'Chemo' means medicine or 'drug', 'therapy' means 'treatment'. Chemotherapy refers to the use of cytotoxic drugs in the treatment of cancer.
Biofeedback is a feedback system where changes in physiology are detected and controlled. It helps in treatment of many disorders, especially psychosomatic ones.
Antipsychotics are the class of drugs which help in treating mental disorders like schizophrenia, bipolar disorders and other stress related psychosis symptoms.
The term ‘Egg Donation’ is commonly used to refer to the contribution of her eggs by a woman to another, who is incapable of producing her own.
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