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In adults with hypertension, highly stressful situations or emotions lead to an increase in blood pressure (BP), according to a recent study. Using a wearable BP monitoring device can help detect these BP spikes.

Patients with inflammatory rheumatic disease (IRD) have reduced levels of anxiety and self-isolation following the initial lockdown period brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, reports a study.

Acupuncture appears to be beneficial in the treatment of anxiety in patients with Parkinson’s disease, according to a study.

Patients suffering from treatment-resistant depression (TRD) have higher healthcare resource utilization (HRU) associated with psychiatric services, reports a recent study.

Assessments of depressive, anxiety and psychotic symptoms and suicidal risk by telepsychiatry have good reliability in general when compared with face-to-face interviews, according to researchers from the Queen Mary Hospital (QMH).