Increase in anxiety, depression and suicidal thinking in US adolescents, survey reports

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Increase in anxiety, depression and suicidal thinking in US adolescents, survey reports   Data has revealed anxiety, depression, suicidal thoughts, and other "internalizing" problems are rising in American adolescents.

Women who experience postpartum psychiatric disorders less likely to have a second child   Women who experience postpartum psychiatric disorders after the birth of their first child are less likely have more children.         Individuals with social anxiety disorder show large differences in personality traits   Individuals with social anxiety disorder have markedly different personality traits than others. Emotional instability and introversion are hallmarks, according to a new study from Uppsala University published in PLOS ONE.

Schizophrenia related to abnormal fatty metabolism in the brain   Researchers discovered a brain deficiency in people with schizophrenia that could lead to development of new drug therapies.       Study shows efficacy of parent-based treatment for childhood anxiety   A study reports that an entirely parent-based treatment, SPACE (Supportive Parenting for Anxious Childhood Emotions), is as efficacious as individual cognitive-behavioral therapy for the treatment of childhood and adolescent anxiety disorders.       Discovery of key protein may lead to more effective treatments for depression   Depression is a common psychiatric disorder and one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. Antidepressants are the first-line treatment for moderate to severe major depressive episodes.       More mental health care utilization reduces odds of suicide among youths, study finds   A multistate study of Medicaid enrollees led by researchers at The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center found that suicide risk was highest among youth with epilepsy, depression, schizophrenia, substance use and bipolar disorder.

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