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A U.S. study reported that depression became more common between 2005 and 2015. The rise was faster for young people than for older adults. The study also found growing gaps in depression rates for vulnerable groups. The authors say we do not yet know a single cause and that more…
This 2021 review looked at research on the biology of burnout, which it defines as exhaustion from long or excessive workplace stress. The authors found evidence that burnout is linked with ongoing activation of the nervous system, problems in the body’s fast stress response (the sympathetic-adrenal-medullary axis), and changes in…
This small open-label study tested whether therapists and patients could walk outside during trauma therapy sessions. Most people joined and found walking acceptable. Walking happened in about two-thirds of sessions. Some PTSD and stress scores were lower after 12 weeks, but the study had no control group and further randomized…
This mixed-methods study used NHS electronic health records and interviews to look at people with major depressive disorder in one large UK trust. Using a common definition of treatment-resistant depression (failure to respond to at least two antidepressant trials), the researchers found TRD was common (48% of the sample) and…
