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August 2006 in “Behavior Therapy” This study found that group behavior therapy for trichotillomania led to greater short-term symptom improvement compared to supportive therapy, but did not achieve clinically significant changes or prevent relapse over six months.
July 2024 in “Behavioural Brain Research” In this study, male Wistar rats with obesity showed reduced depressive-like behaviors, brain inflammation, and oxidative stress after long-term finasteride treatment, suggesting potential benefits of finasteride in obese conditions, while lean rats experienced adverse effects including metabolic disturbances and depressive-like behaviors.
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June 2009 in “Current Medical Research and Opinion” In this study, men seeking treatment for male pattern hair loss were highly concerned about their condition and had often attempted self-treatment, but many were dissatisfied with their physician consultations due to unmet expectations and perceived indifference from doctors.
This study found that finasteride treatment in male rats has lasting effects on depressive-like behavior, hippocampal neurogenesis, neuroinflammation, and gut microbiota composition even one month after discontinuation.
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September 2018 in “Psychoneuroendocrinology” This study found that finasteride treatment in male rats led to enduring effects on depressive-like behavior, hippocampal neurogenesis and neuroinflammation, and gut microbiota composition after withdrawal.