Journal of Diabetes and its Complications: August 2023Nearly one out of three individuals will develop a psychiatric disorder during their life. Severe psychiatric disorders are associated with higher mortality rates, with 10–20 life-years lost compared to individuals without a severe psychiatric disorderSeveral psychiatric disorders are li...

Updated Systematic Review and Meta-analyses:Bipolar disorder (formerly called manic depression) is a mood disorder characterized by periods of depression and periods of abnormally-elevated mood.Valproate is an anticonvulsant drug that is frequently used in maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder. Clinicians and patients should consider accept...

Generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) is the most common mental disorders. The hallmark of GAD is excessive, out-of-control worry. This condition can negatively impact a patient's quality of life and disrupt important activities of daily living. Women are twice as likely as men to have the disorder. It often begins in childhood or adolescence...

Woman successfully treated for depression with electrical brain implant.Deep brain stimulation is a promising treatment for neuropsychiatric conditions such as major depression. It could be optimized by identifying neural biomarkers that trigger therapy selectively when symptom severity is elevated. An electrical implant that sits in the skull...

Treatment should be tailored to a specific diagnosis. A treatment plan for a diagnosis of depression and an anxiety disorder should be designed to help a person manage and reduce the symptoms of both disorders, often at the same time. RemoveAvailable Brand

Depression is a mood disorder that involves a persistent feeling of sadness and loss of interest which interferes with daily functioning.Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of drugs that are typically used as antidepressants in the treatment of major depressive disorder. SSRIs are the most commonly prescribed antidepres...

The primary treatment approach for most people of OCD will be to start with psychological treatment in the form of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).  However, for some people where therapy as not proved successful initially, the NICE guidelines recommend additional therapy (CBT with ERP), or a choice of medication in the form of Selective S...