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Running vs Meds for Depression: Is There a Clear Winner?
Running Therapy Running therapy rivals antidepressant medication for the treatment of depression and anxiety, results of a new study...
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Oct 16, 20234 min read
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Confirmed: Intermittent Use of Benzodiazepines Is the Safest Option
Intermittent Use of Benzodiazepines BARCELONA — Intermittent benzodiazepine use significantly reduces the risk for falls, fractures, and...
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Oct 16, 20234 min read
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No Link Between Most Cancers and Depression/Anxiety: Study
Depression and anxiety were not associated with outcomes for most cancer types, including breast cancer, prostate cancer, and...
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Oct 7, 20232 min read
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FDA Approves First Oral Selective 5HT1A Receptor Agonist for MDD
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Gepirone hydrochloride extended-release tablets (Exxua) as the first oral...
chrisviesumalinog
Oct 2, 20231 min read
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Alcohol Exclusion Laws Still on the Books in 18 States
A systematic legal analysis using the Alcohol Policy Information System identified 18 states with AELs, 15 with explicitly prohibited AE...
chrisviesumalinog
Oct 2, 20231 min read
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15 Celebrities Open Up About Their Mental Health Battles
There's no escaping mental health challenges—everyone has them. So, if you struggle with anxiety, depression, or substance abuse you've...
chrisviesumalinog
Sep 28, 20238 min read
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300 Famous Individuals with Mental Health issues, illnesses, and disorders
Whatever the cause of it is, mental illness can happen to anyone. Whether you're rich or poor, tall or short, black or white, famous or...
chrisviesumalinog
Sep 28, 20236 min read
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Cognitive Restructuring
Imagine it’s your birthday. You’re expecting a phone call from a close friend, but it never comes. You called them on their birthday, so...
chrisviesumalinog
Sep 22, 20235 min read
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America Has Reached Peak Therapy. Why Is Our Mental Health Getting Worse?
From TIME: “By the latest federal estimates, about one in eight U.S. adults now takes an antidepressant and one in five has recently...
chrisviesumalinog
Sep 22, 20232 min read
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Use of Mental Health Services Soared During Pandemic
By the end of August 2022, overall use of mental health services was almost 40% higher than before the COVID-19 pandemic, while spending...
chrisviesumalinog
Sep 22, 20233 min read
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Suicidal Behavior Tied to Increased All-Cause Mortality in MDD
Suicidal Behavior Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) and suicidal behavior during the depressive period have over double the...
chrisviesumalinog
Sep 22, 20234 min read
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Physicians Aren't Asking Enough Questions About Cannabis Use
As more older adults turn to cannabis to alleviate medical ailments like pain, insomnia, and anxiety, many physicians are hesitant to ask...
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Sep 21, 20234 min read
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One Important Cause of Anxiety Disorder
Sadhguru One Important Cause of Anxiety Disorder What is the main cause of anxiety disorders? Difficult experiences in childhood,...
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Sep 5, 20234 min read
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What is Imposter Syndrome?
Imposter Syndrome: Why You May Feel Like a Fraud Imposter syndrome is that uncomfortable feeling you experience when you think you're...
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Sep 1, 20231 min read
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Carl Jung on Overcoming Anxiety Disorders
The approach of Jungian therapy for the treatment of anxiety follows a central premise. Our thoughts and beliefs can become our worst...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Sep 1, 20234 min read
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Top 10 Insane Facts About Sigmund Freud
Freud may justly be called the most influential intellectual legislator of his age. His creation of psychoanalysis was at once a theory...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 30, 20235 min read
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The Difference Between Stress and Burnout – Know the Signs
Burnout Prevention and Treatment If constant stress has you feeling helpless, disillusioned, and completely exhausted, you may be on the...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 30, 20239 min read
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Depression, Anxiety Do Not Increase Overall Risk for Cancer
Depression, Anxiety Do Not Increase Overall Risk for Cancer HealthDay News — Depression and anxiety are not related to an increased risk...
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Aug 29, 20232 min read
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The World Within - Carl Jung, MD in His Own Words - Documentary
Who is Dr. Carl Jung ? Carl Gustav Jung was a Swiss psychiatrist and psychoanalyst who founded analytical psychology. Jung's work has...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 28, 20232 min read
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Grounding - to help control emotional volatility
Detaching from Emotional Pain (Grounding) "No feeling is final." -Rainer Maria Rilke (20th-century German poet) Using Grounding to Detach...
Vilash Reddy, MD
Aug 28, 20236 min read
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