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Social isolation and discrimination are linked with worse physical and mental health, more illness and higher death rates, and a lower quality of life. This review combines animal and human research and clinical studies. Animal studies show that social separation, especially early in life, activates the body's stress‑hormone system (the…
Researchers say depression is more complex than the old idea of a single “chemical imbalance.” Tests and checklists used to find depression were often made decades ago and miss many symptoms and cultural differences. For example, about 21 million U.S. adults (8.4%) had a major depressive episode in 2020, but…
In a brain-imaging study of 30 transgender men, 30 cisgender men, and 35 cisgender women, participants watched angry, neutral, happy, and surprised faces while researchers measured brain activity (fMRI) and brain choline levels (1H-MRS) and asked about anxiety and stress. The researchers found that in transgender men only, choline levels…
Researchers analyzed survey and symptom data from 14,219 people who entered a virtual intensive outpatient mental health program (May 2023–Mar 2024). They found that people who are sexual or gender minorities were more likely to say they were neurodivergent. The study showed that neurodivergent identity interacted with gender to relate…
