Over Half of Dementia Caregivers in Qatar Report Heavy Burden
In a survey of 101 home dementia caregivers in Qatar, 56 scored in the 2 highest Zarit burden bands. All 13 spouses did, and burden was linked to less schooling.
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Young Migrant's Chronic Pain Became Less Disabling in Group Therapy
A 2026 case report follows a young Congolese woman with chronic pain through 7 transcultural group therapy sessions in Paris. Her pain persisted but became less disabling as she began tellin…
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Opioid Crisis Now Driven by Fentanyl Mixed With Other Drugs
A 2026 review of 86 publications found the US opioid crisis now centers on illicit fentanyl mixed with stimulants, sedatives, xylazine and nitazenes, while only 1 in 4 adults needing OUD tre…
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One Session of tACS Changed Opioid-Cue Brain Activity but Not Craving
In 60 men with opioid use disorder, one tACS session changed cue-related brain activity and network coupling. Craving did not differ from sham.
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Low Psychosocial Status Linked to Over 4 Times the Depression Risk in UK Adults
In 336,922 UK Biobank adults followed for 13.6 years, the worst third on a score combining stress, current symptoms, loneliness and income had 4.36 times the rate of hospital-diagnosed depre…
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Big Five Personality GWAS: Neuroticism Genes Overlap With Depression and Anxiety
A 46-cohort genetic study of up to 1.14 million people found 1,260 variants linked to the Big Five personality traits; neuroticism genetics overlapped strongly with depression and anxiety (r…
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Longer Work Hours During COVID Linked to Depression and Anxiety in Adults Over 45
In a German cohort of 6,813 adults aged 45 and older, workers whose hours increased during COVID-19 had 2.49 times the odds of clinically relevant depression, while average symptoms barely c…
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