Depression
Conference Coverage
Pain, fatigue, depression, and anxiety are common in the year after MS diagnosis
SEATTLE – In a novel study, about half of patients with multiple sclerosis reported clinically significant symptoms of depression or pain, and...
Conference Coverage
Ketamine may rely on opioid receptors for antidepressive effect
SAN FRANCISCO – In treatment-resistant individuals, preexposure to an opioid receptor antagonist greatly reduced ketamine’s effect.
News
Confronting physician depression and suicide
Join our Twitter chat on depression and suicide in medicine at 8 p.m. ET on June 3. Our special guests are Dr. Sarah Candler, Dr. Elisabeth...
Conference Coverage
Intranasal esketamine combo tied to symptom improvement
SAN FRANCISCO – Dr. Michael E. Thase discussed possible alterations in esketamine’s treatment regimen.
Conference Coverage
The effects persist for children who witnessed 9/11
SAN FRANCISCO – There is a heightened risk of psychiatric and physical problems.
Video
Hip-hop offers lens into psyche of black boys, men
SAN FRANCISCO – Suicidality in black men might not look the same as it does in other patients, Dr. Sarah Y. Vinson said.
News
Youth suicide: Rates rising more rapidly in girls
The suicide rate in girls has increased significantly in the last decade relative to boys, narrowing the historical gap between the two.
Opinion
Is there an epidemic of anxiety and depression among today’s adolescents?
Mental Health Care Practice
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase Screening in Treatment-Resistant Depression
Therapeutic response to antidepressant drugs is often partial. Multiple trials of medications may be prescribed before a patient...
Conference Coverage
Depressive symptoms are associated with stroke risk
PHILADELPHIA – Among older adults, elevated depressive symptoms are associated with a 75% greater risk of incident ischemic stroke.