Depression
From the Journals
Inflammatory profiles impact major depressive disorder
Changes in inflammation were significantly higher in adults with early-onset MDD, compared with late onset.
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The heartache of bereavement can be fatal in heart failure
“Having an awareness of the risk and trying to follow patients or at least not let them fall out of usual care, asking questions, trying to...
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Why it’s so hard to prevent physician suicide
It’s important for physicians to be aware of warning signs in their colleagues, such as showing up late, being irritable and short-tempered with...
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Longer circadian rhythms linked to severe depression in teens
Individual biological clocks may play a crucial role in mental health in adolescents.
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A unique care model for comorbid depression, PTSD
Comorbid PTSD and depression is common, but it is often considered too complex to be managed in a primary care setting.
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New onset-depression after RA diagnosis raises mortality risk ‘more than sixfold’
Developing depression after a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis substantially increased the risk for death over 10 years in a large Danish...
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Adjunctive psychotherapy may offer no benefit in severe depression
“In real life, no added value can be demonstrated for psychotherapy in those already treated with antidepressants for severe depression,” said Dr...
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Hormonal contraceptives protective against suicide?
The main message is the “current use of hormonal contraceptives is not associated with an increased risk of attempted suicide in our population...
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Asian American teens have highest rate of suicidal ideation
Prepandemic survey finds that 24% of these adolescents had thought about or planned suicide – more than Whites, Blacks, and Hispanics.
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Genetic testing for best antidepressant accurate, cost effective
Had psychiatrists who treated patients in the study known about their metabolizing profiles, it “might have contributed to switches in medication...
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Novel drug ‘promising’ for concomitant depression, insomnia
Patients with more severe insomnia at baseline had a greater improvement in depressive symptoms.