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Depression

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Momentum 

Expressing depression differs across cultures

November 10, 2022November 29, 2022Culture, Depression, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences

“Culture will change the meaning of depression, so we won’t see the same kinds of symptoms in different cultures,” Dr. Asim Shah said.

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From The Labs 

Oleic acid, a key to activating the brain’s ‘fountain of youth’

March 29, 2022March 29, 2022Alzheimer's Disease, Depression, Memory, neurogenesis, oleic acid, Research, TLX

Oleic acid produced in the brain is an essential regulator of the process that enables learning and memory and proper mood regulation.

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From The Labs 

Repairing altered novel brain circuit could tackle coinciding obesity and depression

June 17, 2021June 17, 2021Anxiety, brain circuit, dBNST and AgRP neurons, Depression, Obesity, Research

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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Policywise 

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,

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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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Momentum 

Breaking bad moods with these tips

June 8, 2015October 7, 2016Andy Phifer, Anxiety, Depression, Dr. Sanjay Mathew, Healthcare, Houston, Menninger Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Mental Health, Mood, Psychiatry, Stress

We’re all human, and we all feel a little blue sometimes. And for many people, it isn’t easy to get out of a bad mood.

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Momentum 

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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Momentum 

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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