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Keeping Mentally Healthy | does Social Media cause social Isolation?

Mental Health Matters | How much Social Media is too much?

So here you are, gazing into a screen when you could be meeting with a colleague, salsa dancing, or sharing lunch with a friend.

What effect is all of this online time having on your health? And what—if anything—should you tell your patients about their own Internet use?

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Headaches | Mental Health

Mental Health | Treatments for Primary Headache Disorder

Mental Health | Researchers found data to support the efficacy of psychological treatment for primary headache disorders.

Psychological treatments have demonstrated efficacy in reducing headache index and frequency in primary headache disorder, according to a study recently published in The Journal of Headache and Pain. Depending on the patient, psychological treatment may be used as standalone therapy or as part of combination treatment.

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HRT Therapy

Mental Health Update | Is there an increase in Alzheimer’s risk from Hormone Replacement Therapy?

Mental Health Update | Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) contains female hormones (estrogen and/or progestogen) .....

....and is often used for the treatment of symptoms such as hot flashes and night sweats in women undergoing menopause.

Findings come from a large observational study that included 84,739 women from Finland.

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Women's Mental Health

Women’s Mental Health | Differences of men and women for adverse drug reactions

Mental Health | Up to 5% of all hospital admissions are the result of adverse drug reactions (ADRs).

Identifying those factors which may predispose to ADRs is essential for risk management. Amongst the known risk factors for adverse reactions are increasing age, poly-pharmacy, liver and renal disease as well as being female.

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Mental Health Studies

Mental Health | Study: Anti-Inflammatories Show Antidepressant Effect

Mental Health Study | A new meta-analysis of 36 randomized clinical trials involving nearly 10,000 people found support for an antidepressant effect in patients taking anti-inflammatory drugs.

Five of 6 anti-inflammatory agents were associated with improved depression scores in patients taking antidepressants, compared with adjunctive placebo.

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