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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can prevent and treat depression following stroke, in addition to improving anxiety, dependence, motor function, and cognitive function—benefits that are only reproducible with citalopram but not fluoxetine, according to a meta-analysis said to be the most up to date.

The connectivity strength of the ventral striatum (VS) within the reward network demonstrates links to depressive disorders and anhedonia from mid to late adolescence, which indicates the role played by this circuitry in depression changes with age, reveals a study.

Children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are highly likely to suffer from clinical-level anxiety, a recent study has found. ASD severity and sensory processing difficulties appear to aggravate anxiety in this population.

Physiotherapeutic interventions, like exercise therapy and electro-acupuncture, appear to be effective at reducing the expression of neuropathic pain biomarkers, reveals a new systematic review.