Major Depressive Disorder

Meeting with a peer support worker to complete a personal recovery workbook reduced readmissions over a year for patients with mental health challenges.

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Researcher from the Indiana University School of Medicine found that at well-child visits 4.4% of fathers reported symptoms of depression compared to 5% of mothers.

A review of literature on depression and anxiety in patients with heart failure reports that 21.5% have depressive symptoms and 19% meet the criteria for a depressive disorder—2 to 3 times higher than rates in the general population.

The statistical algorithm incorporates data including age, depression severity, neuroticism, and cognitive control to decide which patients with depression are most likely to benefit from the antidepressant sertraline.

Newly approved treatments for patients with posttraumatic stress disorder are lacking. Ketamine and cannabinoids could offer hope.

A single session with a therapist significantly reduced depression for up to 3 months and dating violence perpetration for up to 12 months. The computer-based intervention reduced both for 6 months.

Only 3.03% of the SPI group reported suicidal behaviors, compared to 5.29% of those receiving usual care during the 6-month follow-up period.

An analysis of pediatric ICU interactions found that physicians are far more likely to get a beneficial response from families when they show empathy to their emotions.

Previously, the benefit of exercise in mediating both CVD and depression was documented, but the association between midlife fitness with later depression and death from heart disease had not been.

An NYU study showed that physicians at small, independent primary care practices report much lower rates of burnout—13.5% compared to the 54.4% national average.

People of good conscience, including many physicians, are sharply divided on the ethics of MAID/PAS. Unfortunately, much of the support for this practice is founded on several myths and misconceptions regarding existing MAID laws and practices, according to Ronald Pies, MD.

A study of low-income mothers found that participants who experienced problem-solving sessions reported 11% lower stress compared to controls.

People living with mental illness face great adversity. One of their greatest challenges is the seemingly intractable problem of stigma.

Cannabidiol (Epidiolex) is the first drug containing a marijuana-derived substance to receive FDA approval.

Though the rate of suicidal ideation in pediatric patients with T1D is not significant from general population, girls reported twice as frequent rates.

An interactive parent-child therapy appears to reduce depression in children 3-6 years old. Interestingly, the therapy also improved symptoms of clinical depression in participating parents.

Between 2013 and 2016, diagnoses of major depression jumped by 33% overall, and by 63% and 47% among adolescents and millennials, respectively.

A national discussion on a public health crisis is slowing down before it can even really start — again.

Researchers found that patients with depression were at increased risk of cognitive decline long before dementia could be diagnosed.

The therapy's currently-planned phase 3 trials for major depressive disorder, postpartum depression disorder are being converted into pivotal studies after a meeting with the FDA.

Depression in men–but not women–reduces the chances of pregnancy for infertile couples, a new study suggests.

The CDC reported that suicide rates have increased by at least 30% in half of all US states.

The therapy, when combined with oral antidepressant, reported a 70% reduction in relapse risk for depression versus standard-of-care.

The solution from Sage Therapeutics may become the first treatment indicated for women with postpartum depression.