Major Depressive Disorder

Impairment in reward-processing subcomponent categories is associated with tasks assessing option valuation, reward bias, and reinforcement learning.

The findings demonstrate the importance of providers to manage diabetes, diabetic retinopathy, and mental illness comorbidities.

Patients with bipolar depression have struggled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fluoxetine alone was more effective treating depression than a combination of fluoxetine with cognitive behavioral therapy.

Investigators identify the extent to which a machine-learning approach predicts acute improvement for individual depressive symptoms with antidepressants based on pre-treatment symptom scores and EEG measures.

Many tools are becoming available to psychiatrists who need to strengthen their reach of care outside the office.

In the last 20 years suicide rates have increased substantially, while emergency department visits for suicidal ideation and suicide attempts have doubled.

Individuals at 15 years old with depression experience struggles with both sleep patterns and sleep quality.

Cardiovascular events and death increased by 20% in people with 4 or more depressive symptoms compared to individuals without depressive symptoms.

High-potency cannabis use led to an increase in cannabis use frequency, as well as cannabis problems.

Investigators expect an increase in demand for mental health services for young people in the coming years.

In a new study, investigators discover insomnia severity could predict first-onset major depressive disorder.

In the latest edition of the DocTalk Podcast, Dr. Mark Smith talks about some of the issues related to the COVID-19 lockdown and how a second wave might psychologically impact individuals.

Older age and higher educational level were associated with only the conditional probability of an individual treatment professional being perceived as helpful.

Investigators find a greater increase in positive symptoms after a ketamine infusion when compared to placebo.

Maternal antenatal depressive symptoms also linked to offspring depression at age 18.

An assessment of survey data show patients with severe depressive or psychological symptoms are more likely to be dissatisfied with their dermatologist.

Disruption at home linked to an increase in the risk of developing major depression.

Older patients with worse sleep patterns who are treated for depression need further clinical attention.

Patients with depolarizations only had sporadic events that induced cortical spreading depression of spontaneous electrical activity.

Children born to mothers who suffered from depression during pregnancy are at a greater risk of adolescent depression and psychosis.

Response does not favor more or less baseline symptom severity according to a new study.

Investigators are currently working on a new algorithm that can present a time window in which an individual might develop suicidal behavior.

A meta-analysis of the online CBT programs shows promising benefits, with the addition of anonymity for patients.

Jesse Wright, MD, PhD, discusses the convenience of telehealth during the COVID-19 pandemic.