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This article examines stress and its potential role in the development of depression. By reviewing existing literature, the article explores the possible role of stress in diagnosing and monitoring depression and highlights the importance of managing personal stress in the treatment of depression. The article also discusses the many ways that stress and depression are connected, and suggests ideas for subsequent investigations. This includes developing more exact ways to measure biomarkers, exploring treatments that are not based on drugs, and looking at the effect that society has on depression.
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Child Abuse Negl
September 2025
Department of Psychiatry, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK.
Background: Population surveys on child wellbeing require a brief, validated tool to measure child and adolescent maltreatment. The 7-item Short Child Maltreatment Questionnaire (SCMQ), developed by a WHO expert committee, has not been psychometrically tested.
Objective: This study aimed to determine the factor structure, measurement invariance and correlates of a modified version of the SCMQ (6 of its 7 items) in a sample of adolescents attending schools in England.
Ann Pediatr Endocrinol Metab
August 2025
Department of Biomedical Sciences, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Ever since its discovery, glucagon-like-peptide 1 (GLP-1) and drugs with similar function (collectively GLP-1s) have been used for type 2 diabetes mellitus and have been effective for obesity. Their profound effect on weight loss has resulted in widespread use of these medicines for treating obesity. Extensive studies have shown that GLP-1s decrease body weight, lean mass, and other metabolic phenotypes.
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September 2025
Institute for Human Development, Aga Khan University, Nairobi, Kenya.
Background: Depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are prevalent among healthcare workers (HCWs), including those from sub-Saharan Africa (SSA). However, there are limited summary data on the burden and factors associated with these disorders in this region. We conducted this systematic review (registration no.
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September 2025
Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Castle Rd, Cottingham HU16 5JQ, UK.
Patients with advanced, life limiting illness might develop pain or breathlessness, requiring opioids. Opioid neurotoxicities, like sedation and delirium, overlap with signs of natural dying. Understanding natural dying is a core clinical skill for all health care professionals.
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September 2025
Division of Emergency and Transport Medicine, Children's Hospital Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California; Department of Pediatrics, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California, Los Angeles, California. Electronic address:
Background: Fatal opioid overdoses have increased among adolescents. Emergency Departments (EDs) are critical access points for connecting adults with opioid use disorder (OUD) to medication-assisted treatment (MAT). Whether this is feasible in pediatric patients is unknown.
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