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Study Author Q&A: Congenital Heart Disease and Mental Health

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Benjamin Williams

In this Q&A, Dr Rupak Desai discusses the overlap between adult congenital heart disease and mental health disorders.

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Residential Mobility Predicts Fewer Mental Health Visits in Patients with Mental Illness

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Laurel Ranger

The socioeconomic character of a neighborhood, as well as accessibility of mental health care services, influence the wellbeing of patients with psychiatric disorders.

How Can Providers Facilitate Telepsychiatry Among Older Adults?

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Anna Bella Zawahir

Internet-delivered cognitive behavioral therapy has been shown to reduce anxiety and depression in older adults, and new mobile apps that support self-care and overall mental health may hold promise.

Over a Third of College Freshmen Screen Positive for Anxiety, Depression

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Emily Pond

Self-perceived “connectedness” with university life was negatively impacted by depression, anxiety, lower self-esteem, higher stress, and poorer social support.

Physical Activity Tied to Mental Wellbeing in Menopause

Physical activity is linked to fewer depressive symptoms, higher satisfaction with life, and higher positive affectivity in menopausal women.

Physical Activity Attenuates Depressive Symptoms Associated With Menopause

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Morgan E. Meissner

The association between menopausal status and depressive symptoms varies with increasing levels of physical activity.

Does Food Insecurity Play a Role in Psychotropic Prescriptions Among Women With HIV?

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Dibash Kumar Das, PhD

Social adversity may increase rates of psychotropic prescriptions, which have surged in recent decades, prompting researchers to perform a study of food insecurity and psychotropic prescriptions among women living with HIV.

Metacognitive Beliefs and Perseverance Are Predictive of Depression and Anxiety

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Nicole Bowens, PhD

When perseveration is caused by metacognitions about worry, anxiety is more likely compared with metacognitions about rumination, in which depression is more likely.

Recommendations for Tackling Sleep Problems During Self-Isolation and COVID-19

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Benjamin Williams

As people around the world face prolonged periods of confinement to their homes during the COVID-19 pandemic, stress levels may disrupt sleep patterns and worsen overall mental health.

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.