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Physical activity interventions are beneficial to children’s mental health, with a recent study suggesting that working out helps reduce depressive symptoms in both children and adolescents.

Men who are receiving treatment with 5α-reductase inhibitors (5-ARIs) are at increased risk of dementia in the immediate period after initiating treatment, a study has shown. Of note, both finasteride and dutasteride are associated with depression, but neither of them is linked to suicide.

Treatment with osmotic-release oral system methylphenidate falls short of reducing symptoms of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in young adult prisoners, as shown in a study.

Individuals with symptoms of psychological distress are at increased risk of all-cause dementia, although this association is attenuated by the competing risk of death, according to a study.

Patients who have recently been diagnosed with liver cirrhosis see a sharp increase in the risk of developing depression, a recent study has found.

There appears to be no significant association between serum uric acid (SUA) and major depressive disorder (MDD), suggest the results of a meta-analysis and two-sample bidirectional Mendelian randomization (MR) study.

Individuals who have received one or two doses of the COVID-19 vaccinations experience improved mental wellbeing during the pandemic, reports a recent Japan study.