Common antidepressants have been linked to an increased risk of young people committing violent crimes. A Swedish study found that taking the drugs, known as selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors (SSRIs,)
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Eating a lot of fish may help reduce the risk of depression, scientists have said. Researchers in China analysed 26 studies involving more than 150,000 participants and found higher fish
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The Scottish suicide rate reduced by 17.8 per cent between the periods 2000-2004 and 2010-2014, according to new figures published. The statistics, published by ISD Scotland and National Record of
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Researchers from the University of Exeter have launched a large-scale research study to improve understanding of treatments that are currently offered to people with depression. The aim of the trial
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Cardiff University scientists have identified a critical function of what they believe to be schizophrenia’s “Rosetta Stone” gene that could hold the key to decoding the function of all genes
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Depression and personality disorders are the most common diagnoses in psychiatric patients requesting help to die, research has found. The study, published in the online journal BMJ Open, focused on
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Scientists have created a potential new treatment for depression by combining a medication for pain relief with one for combating addiction. Current antidepressants, called SSRIs, increase the level of serotonin
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Doctors should ask men with mental health problems whether they have experienced or carried out domestic violence, researchers have said. A study found male patients visiting their GP with anxiety
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The University of Reading has launched a new campaign to support research into a new treatment for teenage depression, and to highlight the lack of global research in this area.
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A form of meditation could be as effective as anti-depressants at preventing people relapsing into depression, new research suggests. The study, led by researchers at Oxford University and published in
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