Major Depressive Disorder

A recent study in China aligns with findings regarding lower life quality rankings for older adults.

New findings illuminate the need for clinicians to address sleep issues for patients with autism.

Individuals were more likely to communicate about sleep during depressed mood episodes.

Dr. Reid Robison, MD, MBA, described his research on clinical depression and the recent acceptance of psychedelic medicine.

Suicidal ideation showed a significant effect in favor of family therapy compared to comparison therapy.

The investigators identified 4 distinct subgroups—earlier rising/robust, shorter active period/less modelable, shorter active period/very weak, and later settling/very weak.

Recent research from the National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) found that 1 in 3 individuals living with psoriatic conditions experience depression.

The results show 88.6% of participants had medium to high range emotion exhaustion, while 82.8% exhibited medium to high range depersonalization and 19.6% of patients had low to medium range personal accomplishment.

The meta-analysis showed an increased odds ratio of developing postpartum depression when the maternal family had a history of psychiatric disorders.

Dextromethorphan HBr-bupropion HCI (Auvelity) is developed by Axsome Therapeutics.

The FDA approved esketamine in 2019 for major depressive disorder.

Postpartum depression rates have increased since the COVID-19 pandemic.

Alcohol, stress, drug use, and not seeking help are all risk factors for chronic depression.

Mixed feature depression can be difficult to diagnose because the symptoms can be similar to other psychiatric disorders.

There remains a need for more research into the connection between grief and depression following a death.

Borderline personality disorder remains one of the most difficult to understand conditions in psychiatry.

Esketamine is seen as a major breakthrough in finding more treatments for depression.

Dr. Shear talked about the similarities and differences between depression and grief and the importance of recognizing both.

Dr. Levine talks with Dr. Lisa Harding about how clinicians can best improve patient care in psychiatry.

The prevalence of suicidal was 10.9% in studies that included child-reported outcomes for child only and 10.4% for child and parent combined.

The association with depressive symptoms was greater when race, ancestry, or national origins among Hispanic or Latino participants was the main reason for discrimination.

The investigators found the overall age-standardized prevalence of depression based on the CIDI-SF scale was 5.7%, significantly higher than the self-reported rate of 0.5%.

A survey of 10,325 individuals shows 30.2% of healthcare workers likely meet the diagnostic criteria for clinical depression.

During follow-up, 2.6% of the patients were diagnosed with depression, while 32.1% were treated with antidepressants.

The efficacy of treating insomnia sustained throughout the 24-week postintervention follow-up period for the electroacupuncture treatment group.