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Three surrogate measures of insulin resistance are positively associated with incident major depressive disorder among adults with no history of depression or anxiety disorder, results of the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety (NESDA) have shown. Moreover, the development of prediabetes between study enrolment and 2-year visit also predicts incident major depressive disorder.

Reopening workplaces and establishments after the lifting of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) lockdowns leads to an increase in physical activity as well as notable shifts in sleep patterns and mental wellbeing, according to a recent Singapore study.

A cross-sectional study finds high prevalence of burnout, depression and dissatisfaction with current job position among young doctors in Hong Kong.

Late life depression seems to be correlated with Alzheimer’s disease, particularly as regards markers of pathology such as amyloid dysmetabolism and declining cognition, a recent study has found.