Depression

Findings show it is effective and feasible to combine cardiac nurse-led cognitive-behavioral therapy with cardiac rehab. Cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) provided by cardiac nurses in conjunction with cardiac rehabilitation (CR) cuts anxiety and depression symptoms in heart patients, according to a study published online Jan. 18 in the European Heart Journal. Annette Holdgaard, from Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg...

Key Takeaways Random acts of kindness can pay big dividends for folks with anxiety or depression Doing good deeds — even small ones like buying a stranger a cup of coffee — helps people focus on someone other than themselves The shift in focus counteracts a cycle of fretting and makes people feel more connected...

Mental health issues affect people across all socioeconomic and racial/ethnic groups. However, minority and low-income groups commonly face mental health issues with little to no access to diagnosis and treatment.  A secondary analysis of a recent randomized controlled trial published in JAMA Psychiatry indicated that over 50% of African American women with low income and uncontrolled hypertension...

Atopic dermatitis (AD), a chronic, inflammatory skin disease that causes itchy, painful patches on patients has been linked to many mental health disorders, such as depression, anxiety, and suicidal tendencies. A study conducted by Jonathan Silverberg, MD, PhD, MPH, associate professor of dermatology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, took...