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Study reveals key regulatory mechanism for coinciding obesity and mental disorders and suggests the possibility of pharmacological treatment.

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Managing depression and learning how to ‘feel good’

November 13, 2018Depression, Education, Mental Health, Student Life

After my surgery rotation, I was in a very bad place. I felt like two months of grueling work hours and relentless studying were wiped

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Turning anxiety into empathy

May 30, 2018May 30, 2018Anxiety, Depression, Empathy, Holland Kaplan, Mental Health, Mental Health Month

Medical school was the first time in my life that I suffered from debilitating anxiety. I was overwhelmed by the volume of information I was

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My mental illness and my research

October 4, 2017October 4, 2017ADHD, Anxiety, bioethics, Depression, Gabriel Lazaro-Munoz, medical ethics, Mental Health, Mental Illness, Neuroethics, Neuroscience, Research

I know what is going on in my brain. I have a Ph.D. in neuroscience. I still cannot control it. I constantly have intrusive thoughts,

From The Labs

Study found genes linked to happiness, depression and neuroticism

June 23, 2016behavior, Depression, genes for happiness, Genetics, human behavior, neuroticism

Ana María Rodríguez, Ph.D. In one of the largest studies on the genes involved in human behavior, a group of more than 190 researchers has

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Physical symptoms could be sign of depression

November 18, 2014October 7, 2016Baylor Psychiatry Clinic, Chronic Mood Disorders, Depression, Dr. Sanjay Mathew, Healthcare, physical illness, Psychiatry

Depression and chronic mood disorders can manifest themselves through physical symptoms, said an expert at Baylor College of Medicine. “Physical symptoms often drive a patient

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Ketamine: A rapid antidepressant?

March 4, 2014October 7, 2016Clinical research, Depression, Dr. Sanjay Mathew, Ketamine, Psychiatry

Helping people diagnosed with major depression feel better in as little as a few hours? Dr. Sanjay Mathew, associate professor of psychiatry in the Menninger

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Understanding mood changes triggered by menopause

October 16, 2013October 7, 2016Baylor College of Medicine, Depression, Dipali Pathak, Dr. Britta Ostermeyer, Menopause, Mental Health, obstetrics and gynecology, Psychiatry

Because hormones influence mood, perimenopause, or the transition period prior to menopause, can be an emotional time for women, according to an expert at Baylor

Depression

Repairing altered novel brain circuit could tackle coinciding obesity and depression

Managing depression and learning how to ‘feel good’

Turning anxiety into empathy

My mental illness and my research

Study found genes linked to happiness, depression and neuroticism

Breaking bad moods with these tips

Physical symptoms could be sign of depression

Ketamine: A rapid antidepressant?

Understanding mood changes triggered by menopause

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