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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.

Behavioural problems during childhood, along with delayed circadian rhythm, social anxiety, and mood symptoms in adolescence, may serve as early indicators of bipolar disorder in offspring of Chinese parents with the disorder, a case-control high-risk offspring study has shown.