Depression
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AAS: New approach underway to ID teens at high suicide risk
A federally funded effort to develop a screening tool designed to prevent youth suicide is underway.
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Ketamine’s antidepressant activity linked to specific area of prefrontal cortex
Ketamine could hold promise for rapid and durable improvement in treatment-resistant depression.
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AAS: Acute suicidal affective disturbance proposed as new diagnosis
Acute suicidal affective disturbance is a proposed diagnostic entity aimed at capturing suicides that cannot be attributable to depression,...
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AAS: The ‘sad truth’ about suicide risk assessment scales
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Slower teen reaction times may increase anxiety and depression risk later in life
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APA: Transcranial near-infrared light could be useful in depression
Transcranial near-infrared light is a promising treatment for depression. The therapy is noninvasive and cheap, and enhances the brain’s...
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APA: Predictive analytics and big data hold promise in mood disorders
Dr. Andrew A. Nierenberg explores cutting-edge treatments for patients with mood disorders.
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APA: Botox tied to lifting of refractory depression
Key clinical point: Botulinum toxin A injected into the forehead area is associated with an ease in depression. Major finding: Based on pooled...
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APA: Shift in focus advocated for suicide prevention
People who have mental illness, rather than those who are not at risk, should be targeted for suicide prevention.
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ATS: Study confirms strong association between sleep apnea, depression
Key clinical point: Patients who present for OSA or depression should be screened for both. Major finding: Patients with previously undiagnosed...