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Researchers reveal new indications to mechanism behind treatment-resistan
Updated : 2 years, 4 months ago IST
Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a common mental illness that is incapacitating for many people. It has long been understood that MDD is influenced by both environmental and genetic factors.
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Change in appetite characterizes depressive disorders
Updated : 3 years, 6 months ago IST
Bonn [Germany], August 25 (ANI): Major depressive disorders have a considerable health cost, including changes in appetite and body weight. Identifying biomarkers such as alterations in brain function to treat depression is difficult due to the diverse symptomatology of affected individuals.
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Study reveals positive results for treatment of major depression
Updated : 4 years ago IST
Maryland [US], February 16 (ANI): Psychedelics are a class of hallucinogenic drugs whose primary effect is to trigger non-ordinary states of consciousness. Previous studies by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers showed that psychedelic treatment with psilocybin relieved major depressive disor
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Study finds insulin resistance doubles risk of major depressive disorder
Updated : 4 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington [US], September 24 (ANI): Stanford Medicine scientists have found that insulin resistance can lead to an increased risk of developing a major depressive disorder.
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Study finds metabolism's possible role in depression
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 17 (ANI): Certain metabolites may be predictive indicators for persons at risk for recurrent major depressive disorder, suggests a recent study by researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Dutch scientists.
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Metabolism may play role in recurrent major depression
Updated : 5 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington [US], January 13 (ANI): Researchers at University of California San Diego School of Medicine, in collaboration with Dutch scientists, have found that certain metabolites may be predictive indicators for persons at risk for recurrent major depressive disorder.
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Study focuses on predicting therapeutic response in depressed teen girls
Updated : 5 years, 5 months ago IST
Philadelphia [USA], September 16 (ANI): The risk of developing the major depressive disorder (MDD) surges during adolescence-particularly for girls. Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) can be an effective treatment, but only about half of girls diagnosed with depression show significant impr
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Early life stress may lead to depression in adolescence: Study
Updated : 5 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 19 (ANI): While individuals taking stress are believed to develop mental health issues, a recent study has explored another aspect of taking early life stress. Individuals exposed to early life stress (ELS) were more likely to develop a major depressive disorder (
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Early life stress is associated with youth-onset depression for some types
Updated : 5 years, 8 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], July 15 (ANI): A recent study has reported that individuals exposed to early life stress (ELS) were more likely to develop a major depressive disorder (MDD) in childhood or adolescence than individuals who had not been exposed to ELS.
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Gender affects correlation between depression and weight in children: Stud
Updated : 6 years, 9 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], June 12 (ANI): A recent study suggests that the probability of a major depressive disorder in children and adolescents with high, low, or normal body mass index differs according to gender.
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