Focused ultrasound targeting the amygdala safely reduced emotional brain reactivity and improved symptoms of depression, anxiety, and trauma disorders, suggesting it may be a promising new treatment ...

Participants with late-life mood disorders more likely to be tau PET- and amyloid β PET-positive compared with healthy controls. HealthDay News — Alzheimer disease (AD) and diverse non-AD tau ...

Autoimmune diseases, especially in women, are associated with nearly a twofold increased risk for affective disorders, new ...

People living with an autoimmune disease are nearly twice as likely to suffer from mood problems like depression, anxiety or ...

During the perinatal period, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommends screening all women for bipolar disorder using the short 14-item Mood Disorder Questionnaire ...

If a participant had zero risk factors, the odds for mood disorders were 7.41%, one risk factor jumped to 18.18%, 35.53% with two risk factors and 48.7% with three risk factors, she said.

Researchers have used Fitbit data to train a machine learning algorithm to accurately predict mood swings associated with bipolar disorder. It opens the door to using a personalized algorithm to ...

Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) is a serious mental health condition that disrupts emotional stability, relationships, and a person’s sense of self. Individuals with BPD often experience intense ...

Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder Doctors have come a long way in fully understanding different moods in bipolar disorder and in making an accurate diagnosis. It wasn’t that long ago when bipolar ...

Mood disorders can cause trouble at work, in relationships with family and friends, and in everyday life. Research suggests that the longer it takes for you to get a diagnosis and treatment, the ...

The combination of biomarker data and patient-reported information significantly enhanced diagnostic performance of models based on extensive demographic data, Patient Health Questionnaire-9 scores, ...

Bipolar disorder (once known as manic depression) is a mental disorder that causes unusual changes in mood, concentration, and energy or activity levels, which may make everdayl tasks difficult.