Many people who survive a subarachnoid hemorrhage stroke have a poor quality of life due to anxiety, depression and fatigue, Dutch researchers report.
A subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) stroke occurs when a blood vessel on the brain surface ruptures and bleeds into the space between the skull and the brain, but not into the brain. This study included 141 women and men, average age 51, living in the community two to four years after an SAH
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Ok, I couldn’t resist this one. Apparently, an African grey parrot named Fred was given prozac after its owner, George Dance, died.
After Mr Dance died nine months ago, Fred became depressed and bit off all of his neck feathers. He also began to bob his head up and down all day as a result of his low mood.
George’s wid
ow Helen, from Somerset, told The Sun: “He has been in quite a state since my
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You heard it right, babies who receive incubator care after birth are two to three times less likely to suffer depression as adults according to a new study published in the journal Pyschiatry Research.
Researchers feel that the separation of the baby and the mother is what makes this work.“In mammals, separation between mother and child after birth has always been considered a major stressor that can cause
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People who have attempted suicide at some point in their lives are more likely to actually succeed in committing suicide at a later date. The risk is particularly high for people with serious psychiatric disorder, according to a new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet.
One in ten suicide attempters actually commit suicide later on in life. However, knowledge of the factors affecting the
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