Somerset doctor on 5-year probation says positive meth test was due to his hair gel

Jordan Laferty was twice treated for alcohol and meth use disorders. He must abstain from mood-altering substances and ...

I was a daredevil Army veteran until bipolar and PTSD hit me hard – here's how I survived

I thought I was hunting down terrorists,” he says, recalling that life-changing day in 2022, when he was in what he now knows ...
SciELO

Psychological resilience and mood disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Objective This systematic review aims to describe the relationship between psychological resilience and mood disorders. Methods This is a systematic review and meta-analysis. The following databases ...
AOL

House Judiciary Democrats demand Patel take alcohol disorders test following Atlantic report

Democrats on the House Judiciary Committee are demanding that FBI Director Kash Patel complete and share the results of an alcohol disorders test following accusations that he has regularly consumed ...
Medical Xpress

The aggressive use of antibiotics could fuel mood disorders and anxiety

Antibiotics (ABs) are among the most used pharmaceutical drugs worldwide, as they are currently the most effective medicines for the treatment of bacterial infections. An excessive use of these drugs, ...
The American Journal of Managed Care

Beyond the “Winter Blues”: The Clinical Reality and Complexities of Seasonal Affective Disorder

SAD is a subtype of recurrent mood disorders, characterized by seasonal depressive episodes, not a standalone diagnosis. It is influenced by changes in daylight, affecting serotonin and dopamine ...
BMJ

Accuracy of the Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire (APSQ) compared to common screening tools for mental health disorders

Objective The Athlete Psychological Strain Questionnaire (APSQ) is a 10-item mental health screen in the International Olympic Committee Sport Mental Health Assessment Tool 1. This study evaluated its ...
Time

Your Gut Could Be Affecting Your Mood

For years, mental health was seen as something that started and ended in the brain. But an expanding field of research is revealing a key player in the story of our emotions: the gut. The trillions of ...
Scientific Research Publishing

Improving the Diagnosis of Mood Disorders: A Mini-Review of Recent Approaches ()

Faculty of Arts, Laurentian University, Ontario, Canada. Diagnostic systems such as the DSM family (e.g., DSM-5, American Psychiatric Association, 2013) and the ICD family (International Statistical ...
BMJ

Identifying mood disorder subgroups at early risk of metabolic dysfunction: a cross-sectional cohort study in young people at early intervention services

Background Severe mental disorders are associated with increased risk of metabolic dysfunction. Identifying those subgroups at higher risk may help to inform more effective early intervention. The ...
WOOD-TV

Understanding perinatal mood disorder

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Experts are reminding new moms to take stock of themselves because perinatal mood disorder can happen during pregnancy and after childbirth. “It impacts any woman who is ...