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Τι είναι κατάθλιψη και τι πρέπει να γνωρίζεις για αυτή

Η Ψυχίατρος Μάρθα Φράγκου, εξηγεί όλα όσα πρέπει να γνωρίζεις. Τι είναι η κατάθλιψη; Η κατάθλιψη είναι μια διαταραχή της διάθεσης που προκαλεί ένα επίμονο αίσθημα θλίψης αλλά και απώλεια ενδιαφέροντος για πράγματα και δραστηριότητες που κάποτε απολαμβάνατε. Μπορεί επίσης να προκαλέσει δυσκολία στη σκέψη, στη μνήμη, στο φαγητό και στον ύπνο. Είναι φυσιολογικό να νιώθετε...
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Αγχώδεις διαταραχές: Ποιες είναι και πως αντιμετωπίζονται;

Το να βιώνει κανείς περιστασιακό άγχος αποτελεί ένα φυσιολογικό μέρος της καθημερινότητας. Ωστόσο, τα άτομα με αγχώδεις διαταραχές παρουσιάζουν συχνά έντονη, υπερβολική και επίμονη ανησυχία και φόβο για τις καθημερινές καταστάσεις. Συχνά, οι αγχώδεις διαταραχές περιλαμβάνουν επαναλαμβανόμενα επεισόδια ξαφνικών συναισθημάτων έντονου άγχους και φόβου ή τρόμου που κορυφώνονται μέσα σε λίγα λεπτά (κρίσεις πανικού). Μια...
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One-Fifth of Suicide Deaths Linked to Relationship Problems

Interpersonal violence and nonviolent conflict both contribute to risk. One in five deaths by suicide is related to problems with current or former intimate partners such as divorce, separation, romantic breakups, conflicts, and intimate partner violence, a study in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine has found. The results expand understanding of the relationship between intimate partner problems and...
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Depression After Hormonal Contraception Initiation Linked to PPD

Women who have a history of developing depression after initiating hormonal contraception may have a greater risk of developing postpartum depression (PPD), a new study has found. In 2009, Jennifer Payne, M.D., and colleagues wrote an article in the Harvard Review of Psychiatry about the concept of reproductive depression, defined as depressive episodes that are triggered by reproductive hormonal...
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Disparities in Suicide-Related Behaviors Across Sexual Orientations by Gender: A Retrospective Cohort Study Using Linked Health Administrative Data

Objective: The authors used a population-representative sample and health administrative data to quantify suicide-related behavior leading to acute care or deaths across self-identified heterosexual, gay/lesbian, and bisexual individuals. Methods: Data from a population-based survey (N=123,995) were linked to health administrative data (2002–2019), and differences in time to suicide-related behavior events across sexual orientations were examined...
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Cannabis and Psychosis: Recent Epidemiological Findings Continuing the “Causality Debate”

Nonmedical (“recreational”) cannabis use and cannabis laws have changed over the past two decades in the United States (1) and the rest of the world (2). Increasing use, especially among the young, coupled with the increasing potency of cannabis (higher delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol [THC] content) during this period (3), has raised concerns about the long-term health impact...
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Sleep Problems in Late Childhood, Early Adolescence Linked to Psychiatric Symptoms

Problems with falling and staying asleep are particularly prevalent as children transition to adolescence. Children aged 9 to 13 who experience sleep problems may be more likely to experience internalizing symptoms (such as depression and anxiety) and/or externalizing symptoms (such as aggression and rule-breaking behaviors) than children who do not experience sleep problems, according to...
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Substance Use Disorders Are Deadly

Eating disorders (e.g., anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa) are associated with high premature mortality and are generally considered to be among the most lethal of all psychiatric disorders (1). Similarly, mortality from substance use disorders has been well documented during the current drug overdose crisis in the United States (2) and in numerous studies showing elevated...
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The Intergenerational Impact of Structural Racism and Cumulative Trauma on Depression

Abstract Depression among individuals who have been racially and ethnically minoritized in the United States can be vastly different from that of non-Hispanic White Americans. For example, African American adults who have depression rate their symptoms as more severe, have a longer course of illness, and experience more depression-associated disability. The purpose of this review...
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