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In Search of a Green Cure: How Gardening Serves as My Healing Space

Louise Bond

The concept of a garden as a healing space has a long history.

Flow Depression Headset and App to Tackle UK’s ‘Lockdown Loneliness’

Psychreg News Desk

As England is once again in lockdown, new research shows the rate of ‘lockdown loneliness’ and its impact on mental health is as high as 27% in the UK.

Prescriptions of Antipsychotic Medications in Young Children Is Declining

The use of antipsychotics in young children is declining but doctors continue to prescribe these medications.

Researchers Investigate the Role of Dopamine in Neurons Involved in Several Psychiatric Disorders

This research shows that the pharmacological treatment of neurons receiving dopamine has important effects on the differentiation of these cells.

Cannabis Reduces OCD Symptoms by Half in the Short-Term, According to New Research

Psychreg News Desk

People with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD, report that the severity of their symptoms was reduced.

Drug Deaths Highest Since Records Began. Experts Slam Budget Cuts to Treatment Services and Rise in Death Toll

The number of deaths related to drug poisoning last year has reached the highest number since records began back in 1993.

Why Do Veterans Take Their Own Lives? New Study Finds Surprising Answers

Suicide among veterans continues to rise despite attempts to prevent it through a host of interventions.

Withdrawal Syndrome Following Discontinuation of Psychotropic Drugs: What We Know

An article analyses the data that are available on what may happen when psychotropic drugs are discontinued.

Location of Male Sexual Desire Discovered in Brain

The locus of male sexual desire has been uncovered in specific regions of brain tissue where a key gene named aromatase is present.

How to Deal with Mental Health Issues After a Car Accident

Tommy Williamson

Statistics show that close to 40,000 people die in car accidents each and every year in the US, with hundreds of thousands more being injured.

Flow Depression Treatment Helps 81% of Patients to Feel Better After Three Weeks

In the largest user analysis of its type, 81% of patients using a brain stimulation headset reported feeling better after three weeks.

The Importance of Physical Exercise for Mental Well-Being

Dennis Relojo-Howell

How we feel inside affects our health, and our level of fitness will affect how we feel.

GP’s Told to Stop Prescribing Opioids for Chronic Pain

GPs should not prescribe opioids and other medicines like paracetamol to patients because they could be ‘harmful’ and cause addiction.

Botox Injections May Lessen Depression, According to New Research

Forehead injection of Botox is also currently being tested in clinical trials for its ability to treat depression.

How Do I Know if I Have Depression or Not?

Hanna Silva

People often say things like ‘I feel so depressed’ or ‘that’s depressing’, but the truth is that depression is a well-defined mental disorder.