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Exercise releases endorphins that boost mood, making it a great treatment option for patients with mild-to-moderate depression. Regular exercise has been linked to higher self-esteem, better sleep, less stress and more energy.

Exercise Mitigates Risk for Depression, Even With Genetic Risk

Higher levels of physical activity linked to reduced odds of depression, even with highest polygenic risk.

Depression Highly Prevalent in First-Episode Schizophrenia

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Emily Pond

Greater severity of depressive symptoms was significantly associated with increased severity of positive (P =.002) and negative (P =.003) schizophrenia symptoms.

Stress and HPA Axis Function Interact in Adolescent Depression

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Laurel Ranger

According to the authors, this study distinguishes itself from others given its focus on cumulative exposure to cortisol rather than acute circulating levels.

Should Combined CBT, Pharmacotherapy Be Reconsidered in MDD?

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Laurel Ranger

Increased CBT efficacy was associated with younger age, greater initial severity of depression, individual administration format, and no concomitant use of antidepressants.

Internalized Stigma Sets Up Barriers to Mental Health Care

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Laurel Ranger

The authors examined 3 hypotheses: internalized stigma would be a stronger predictor of barriers to seeking mental health care than perceived stigma, alienation would be a stronger predictor of barriers than other components, and depression severity would modify the relationship of depression stigma and barriers to care.

Divergence of Lay and Professional Conceptions of Psychiatric Disease

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Benjamin Williams

A Finnish study published in BMJ found key differences in the conceptions of psychiatric diseases among the general public, physicians, nurses, and legislators.

Patients with Ulcerative Colitis and Crohn Disease Demonstrate Increased Risk for Psychiatric Illnesses

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C. Andrew Kistler, MD, PharmD

For both patients with ulcerative colitis and those with Crohn disease, psychiatric diagnoses were more common in those who were elderly (greater than 65 years old), women, and white, and those with psychiatric conditions more frequently had a history of alcohol abuse, tobacco and substance abuse, personality disorder, and corticosteroid use.