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In a cohort study of over 18 million individuals with up to 2 years of follow-up, the incidences of most mental illnesses were markedly elevated following COVID-19 diagnosis compared with before or without COVID-19, particularly among the unvaccinated and before COVID-19 vaccines became available.

Paid maternity leave extension to 14 weeks in Hong Kong led to a 22 percent reduction in the rate of probable postnatal depression, researchers from the University of Hong Kong (HKU) and the National University of Singapore (NUS) have reported.

Use of a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG-IUS) appears to increase the risk of incident depression, defined as initiation of an antidepressant or receipt of a depression diagnosis, in a dose-dependent manner, suggests a study.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) demonstrates greater reduction in depressive symptoms than switching of antidepressant medications in patients with moderately treatment-resistant depression, reveals a study.