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Mood Disorders With HIV Increase Risk for Noncommunicable Disease

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Zahra Masoud

Focused prevention and treatment of noncommunicable diseases may reduce the burden of multimorbidity in people living with HIV who have mood disorders and multimorbidity.

Interpersonal and Social Rhythm Therapy Effective in Major Depressive Disorder

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Anna Bella Zawahir

Therapists trained in IPSRT examined patients’ interpersonal patterns and social rhythms, as well as how they affected mood symptoms and interpersonal functioning.

Mothers of Children With Multiple Sclerosis Experience High Rates of Mood, Anxiety Disorders

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Brandon May

Mothers who have children with MS have a higher prevalence of physical conditions, as well as a higher prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders.

Mood Disorders Common With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Depression and anxiety are common in patients with rheumatoid arthritis.

Rest-Activity Pattern Disturbances Implicated in Borderline Personality Disorder

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Emily Pond

Among patients with borderline personality disorder, symptom severity was associated with less stability and lower relative amplitude. Impulsivity and mood instability were each negatively correlated with interdaily stability and relative amplitude.

Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome at Increased Risk for Bipolar Disorder

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Laurell Haapanen

The study authors theorized that the interplay between inflammation and cytokines may influence mood and behavioral disturbances, which could explain the overlap between PCOS and bipolar disorder.

Scarce Evidence for Efficacy of Cannabinoid Treatment for Mental Disorders

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Caleb Rans

The study emphasizes the necessity of further research concerning a treatment that is increasingly being legalized and applied to a wide range of medical conditions.

Inflammatory Response to Stress May Predict CBT Response in Youth With Mood Disorders

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Emily Pond

Cytokine markers IL-6 and IL-12 appeared to be sensitive to acute psychosocial stress in a laboratory setting.

No Prophylactic Antidepressant Effect With Melatonin After ACS

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Emily Pond

The efficacy of melatonin, which has shown a prophylactic antidepressant effect in breast cancer, was explored given the prevalence of depressive symptoms after ACS.

New Study Resuscitates Potential of Deep Brain Stimulation in Treatment-Resistant Depression

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Benjamin Williams

Researchers examined the role of subcallosal cingulate deep brain stimulation in treatment-resistant depression.