Currently, half of adults spend more than 9.5 hours of their day sitting, and sedentary behaviours have been associated with both cognitive and structural brain aging. Sedentary behaviour is defined as “any waking behaviour characterised by an...
Patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression (TRD) often do not remit from standard treatments. Currently, there is a specific treatment option available for these patients – intranasal esketamine, an enantiomer of ketamine. Meanwhil...
When Emotions Are Fading Out Currently, there is no consensus on the actual definition of emotional blunting, and the condition is prevalent among MDD patients. “Patients experiencing emotional blunting may appear desensitised to emotions. For...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders in children, with an estimated global prevalence of 5–7% in school-aged children. It is characterised by hyperactivity and impulsivity with ...
The Clinical Challenges in Mood Disorders Prof. McIntyre reminded us of the complexity of BD disorders and how they can be subclassified into BD-1, which is defined by the presence of a syndromal and manic episode, and BD-2, which is characterised b...
Shortage of healthcare manpower is a common issue faced by many societies, including mental health professionals. It affects the access to relevant services and taxes on the cost for utilization as a result. Digital mental health applications are th...
Treatment-resistant depression (TRD), a subset of major depressive disorder (MDD), presents a significant challenge to both the patients for its disabling impairment and physicians for undermined treatment effect. 1 Even though several definitions a...
Marriage has been described as the most fundamental and crucial human relationship as it provides the primary structure for establishing a family and social support. To assess the impacts of quality of marital relationship on the health outcomes, 89...
To facilitate healthy ageing among elderly, numerous studies related to preventive medicine and public health have investigated the relationship between health outcomes and participating sports. Apart from promoting excitement and strengthening soci...
Antidepressant drugs acting on the norepinephrine and serotonin receptors in the brain have long been the standard drugs used to treat depression. A phase 2 clinical trial has found that inhalation of laughing gas, nitrous oxide, can be a potential ...
Despite substantial improvements in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (ASCVD), the use of recreational substances such as alcohol, tobacco and illicit drugs remains one of the key modifiable risk factors. A rece...
