Depression
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Treat comorbid depression, substance abuse disorders simultaneously
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Women with depression more susceptible to obesity
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VIDEO: Causes of low libido in postmenopausal women are complex, don’t always require pharmacologic treatment
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Exercise in adulthood linked to up to 20% less depression
Key clinical point: Treatment plans for adult patients of all ages with depressive symptoms probably should include strategies aimed at helping...
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Blood biomarkers may diagnose depression
Key clinical point: Blood levels of transcript panels differentiated depressed patients from controls. Major finding: Blood transcript levels of...
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Link between diabetes and antidepressants ‘not causal’
Key clinical point: Antidepressants do not alter glucose levels in the long term. Major finding: No differences were seen in mean fasting plasma...
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Consider antidepressant switch if first one doesn’t work within 2 weeks
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After 3-year stumble, new weight-loss drug wins FDA approval
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New approaches urged to address mental illness, addiction
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Majority of cancer patients with depression untreated; integrated collaborative care found ‘strikingly’ effective
Key clinical point: It is possible to effectively treat major depression in patients with poor-prognosis cancer.Major finding: A total of 73% of...
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Mental health services can be integrated into adolescent primary care
Key clinical point: Integrating depression screening into adolescent care makes sense in light of the prevalence of the illness in this population...