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Phase 2b study shows that single dose of LSD variant provides immediate and lasting relief from anxiety in about half of the study group compared to controls at 12 weeks post administration.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for March 12, 2024 Source:Single dose of LSD provides immediate and lasting relief from anxiety, study says
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If you like coffee then enjoy. There are hundreds of observational studies leading to headline claims trying to justify its consumption on the basis of good or bad health outcomes. Nature of these studies: they are unable to establish causality.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for September 18, 2023 Source:This amount of coffee a day is tied to a lower risk of depression and anxiety: study Reference:The association between coffee consumption and risk of incident depression and anxiety: Exploring the benefits of moderate intake
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As under-the-table market grows, patients urge Ottawa to regulate magic mushrooms
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for January 11, 2023 Source:As under-the-table market grows, patients urge Ottawa to regulate magic mushrooms
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@JAMAPediatrics study suggests that during first year of pandemic “1 in 4 youth globally are experiencing clinically elevated depression symptoms, while 1 in 5 youth are experiencing clinically elevated anxiety symptoms.”
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for August 10, 2021 Source:Anxiety, depression in kids double during pandemic; teens, girls most at risk: study Reference:Global Prevalence of Depressive and Anxiety Symptoms in Children and Adolescents During COVID-19
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Observational study suggests that one-fifth of Covid-19 patients get a psychiatric diagnosis within 90 days. Many factors confound the results. Need more evidence and biological mechanism to determine if there is a causal link.
Medical Mythbusting Commentary for November 11, 2020 Source:One-fifth of COVID-19 patients get a psychiatric diagnosis within 90 days, study suggests Reference:Bidirectional associations between COVID-19 and psychiatric disorder: retrospective cohort studies of 62 354 COVID-19 cases in the USA
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Observational study links anxiety and smartphone use
Health Headlines Commentary for March 22, 2018 Source: Study suggests link between anxiety and smartphone addiction Reference: Article came cut and pasted from university press release. Unable to find the study. A red flag.
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Wednesday House Call July 19, 2017: Believe the antivaccine propaganda and children will reap what you sow
Wednesday House Call July 19, 2017 Dr Barry Dworkin joins Rob Snow to discuss the latest health stories of the week. Today:Methadone treatment centres and the deficiency in mental health services coordination. You calls about wild parsnip exposure, treating plantar warts, approaches to mitigating agoraphobia and anxiety, tooth pain, and my comments on mandatory childhood…
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Preliminary studies demonstrate usefulness of music therapy for various mood and cognitive disorders
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for May 30, 2014 Source: Therapeutic benefits of music being used to treat Alzheimer’s, addiction, and depression
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Does spanking kids lead to adult mental illness? Today's study cannot prove causality and is rife with self reporting bias
Madely Health Headlines Commentary for July 3, 2012 [display_podcast] Source: Spanking Kids May Lead to Adult Mental Illnesses Reference: Afifi TO, et al “Physical punishment and mental disorders: Results from a nationally representative US sample” Pediatrics 2012; 130: 1–9.