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Less cannabis use helps improve functional outcomes

06 Dec 2024

A decrease in the use of cannabis results in clinician-assessed improvement among individuals with cannabis use disorder, suggests a study.

Less cannabis use helps improve functional outcomes

06 Dec 2024

Depression care costs forecasted to surpass HKD 2.5 billion annually by 2032

06 Dec 2024 by

The costs of all-cause and psychiatric care for depression are projected to reach HKD 2.5 billion annually by 2032, with HKD 473.5 million specifically attributable to psychiatric care, according to a 10-year predictive modelling study based on real-world data.

Depression care costs forecasted to surpass HKD 2.5 billion annually by 2032

06 Dec 2024

Treatment inequality persists in individuals with AUD

05 Dec 2024

Racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities exist in the treatment of individuals with alcohol use disorder (AUD), a study has found.

Treatment inequality persists in individuals with AUD

05 Dec 2024

People with epilepsy face high burden of psychiatric comorbidities

03 Dec 2024

Psychiatric disorders such as anxiety, depression, schizophrenia, autism spectrum disorder, and alcohol dependence, among others, are more prevalent among people with epilepsy than among those who do not have the neurological condition, according to the results of a meta-analysis.

People with epilepsy face high burden of psychiatric comorbidities

03 Dec 2024

Long-term benefits of medications for schizophrenia called into question

28 Nov 2024

Antipsychotics, antidepressants, and benzodiazepines do not appear to have a protective association with all-cause mortality in patients with schizophrenia when controlling for immortal time bias (ITB), suggesting that the effects of these drugs on mortality may be overestimated in analyses not adjusting for ITB, according to a study.

Long-term benefits of medications for schizophrenia called into question

28 Nov 2024

Depression a costly burden for older adults with chronic diseases in Singapore

24 Nov 2024 by

In Singapore, depression pushes up healthcare spending by twofold among older adults already struggling with chronic illnesses, according to a study.

Depression a costly burden for older adults with chronic diseases in Singapore

24 Nov 2024

Risk of depression high in retinitis pigmentosa

24 Nov 2024

Retinitis pigmentosa may predispose patients to depression, as reported in a retrospective study.

Risk of depression high in retinitis pigmentosa

24 Nov 2024

What prevents women with postnatal depression from seeking help?

18 Nov 2024 by

A Singapore study has recently described the personal motivations of women who are at risk of postnatal depression for seeking treatment.

What prevents women with postnatal depression from seeking help?

18 Nov 2024

Depressive symptoms up risk of home hypertension

17 Nov 2024

Depressive symptoms are a risk factor for new-onset home hypertension, as reported in a study.

Depressive symptoms up risk of home hypertension

17 Nov 2024

LSD-assisted therapy may provide lasting relief from anxiety

14 Nov 2024

People with anxiety disorders appear to obtain lasting benefits from lysergic acid diethylamide (LSD)-assisted therapy, with improved wellbeing, reduced neuroticism, and increased extraversion, as shown in a study.

LSD-assisted therapy may provide lasting relief from anxiety

14 Nov 2024

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Less cannabis use helps improve functional outcomes

Less cannabis use helps improve functional outcomes

Depression care costs forecasted to surpass HKD 2.5 billion annually by 2032

Depression care costs forecasted to surpass HKD 2.5 billion annually by 2032

Treatment inequality persists in individuals with AUD

Treatment inequality persists in individuals with AUD

People with epilepsy face high burden of psychiatric comorbidities

People with epilepsy face high burden of psychiatric comorbidities

Long-term benefits of medications for schizophrenia called into question

Long-term benefits of medications for schizophrenia called into question

Depression a costly burden for older adults with chronic diseases in Singapore

Depression a costly burden for older adults with chronic diseases in Singapore

Risk of depression high in retinitis pigmentosa

Risk of depression high in retinitis pigmentosa

What prevents women with postnatal depression from seeking help?

What prevents women with postnatal depression from seeking help?

Depressive symptoms up risk of home hypertension

Depressive symptoms up risk of home hypertension

LSD-assisted therapy may provide lasting relief from anxiety

LSD-assisted therapy may provide lasting relief from anxiety