‘Be prepared to be treated differently’: The perils some face after declaring their mental health conditions at work
Fearing that she would not be given a fair chance if she was upfront about her condition, she…
Racial Discrimination Linked to Mental Health Risks and Increased Psychiatric Detention
This week, Mad in America examines three studies related to racial discrimination, mental health, and psychiatric detention. The…
40%+ of HK ‘Gen Z’ report moderate to severe depression
Over 40 per cent of Hong Kong’s “Generation Z” population report moderate to severe depression, a survey has…
Warning over screen time and chatbots as number of depressed hits record high
One in three Hong Kong adults have moderate to severe symptoms of depression, almost triple the rate from…
Top FDA drug official is trying to hire a friend who’s seeking a bold new warning on antidepressants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Food and Drug Administration’s top drug regulator, Dr. Tracy Beth Hoeg, is working to…
Healing From Depression Doesn’t Always Feel Good — 10 Signs You’re Actually Getting Better
You’ve spent the last couple of weeks in hiding; you’ve become a recluse. You spent your days sleeping,…
New research on two million people quantifies how genetic risks overlap across diagnoses
A sweeping new peer-reviewed study published in Genomic Psychiatry has introduced a concept that could reshape how psychiatrists…
Ketamine Revolution: Study Redefines Depression Treatment
Summary: For decades, the standard treatment for depression relied on antidepressants that targeted monoamines like serotonin and norepinephrine—drugs…
The global burden of mental and substance use disorders among adolescents and young adults
Blakemore SJ. Adolescence and mental health. Lancet. 2019;393:2030–1. Article PubMed Google Scholar Degenhardt L, Stockings E, Patton G,…
‘Identifying as depressed’: Younger Aussie men facing rising isolation, declining relationships and crisis of purpose amid housing crisis
A chief executive of an Australian think tank has warned younger men are dating less, marrying later, and…
Dopamine bursts drive faster movement during happy moments
New research by engineers at the University of Colorado Boulder aims to get to the bottom of why,…
Plant called ‘nature’s Valium’ can help with anxiety, stress, insomnia
Modern science is just catching up to what folk and traditional healers have known since Homeric times. While…