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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
New analysis finds minimal withdrawal symptoms in most people stopping antidepressants, easing fears of severe reactions or depression relapse.
Depression in late life is strongly linked to increased dementia risk, making timely intervention essential.
Excessive salt consumption triggers immune responses, which contributes to depression-like behaviors in mice.
Nitrous oxide, a laughing gas, could help treat major depressive symptoms and treatment resistant depression with repeated dosing. Still more research is needed.
Major depressive disorder may be an immune-brain disorder, not just mental health condition, with brain organoid research offering hope for precise diagnoses.
Text-based psychotherapy was found to be as effective as live video therapy in treating depression symptoms over a 12-week program.
Early intervention is crucial for antenatal anxiety in Chinese pregnant women, especially those young, first-time, or facing social and economic challenges.
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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