Depression
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Pregabalin improves fibromyalgia pain with comorbid depression
Major finding: Pregabalin resulted in an improvement in mean pain scores from 6.7 at baseline to 4.84 in fibromyalgia patients on antidepressant...
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NMDA blocker lanicemine safely reduces depression
Major finding: Treatment with lanicemine produced an average 5-point greater reduction in depression score from baseline, compared with placebo....
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Treating both depression, pain yield best outcomes in acute major depressive disorder
Major finding: Interrelated depression relief and pain relief affect improvement in daily functioning and quality of life (QOL) in patients with...
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Deep brain stimulation shows early promise for depression
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FDA approves vortioxetine for treating depression in adults
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Gun deaths rise as gun ownership climbs
Major finding: There is a significant, positive correlation between a county’s per capita gun ownership rate and its rate of firearm-related...
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Varenicline helps smokers with stably treated depression
Major finding: Smoking cessation rates among patients with stably treated major depressive disorder were higher at 9-12 weeks in those treated...
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Depression in pediatric SLE matches average rates
Major finding: The prevalence of depression in pediatric lupus was 26%-44%, not significantly different from reported levels in the general...
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Depression linked to accelerated cognitive decline in diabetes
Major finding: In patients with type 2 diabetes, those with depression showed significantly greater decline on all cognitive tests than did...
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Depression, some antidepressants linked to high C. difficile risk
Major finding: Older adults with a history of major depressive disorder were 36% more likely to develop Clostridium difficile–associated diarrhea...
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CRTC1 polymorphisms affect BMI, novel study finds
Major finding: In three samples of psychiatric patients, carriers of the CREB-regulated transcription coactivator 1 gene polymorphism rs3746266A...