Depression Screening Lacking for Perimenopausal Women
HealthDay News — Practicing gynecologists largely fail to screen women for symptoms of depression during perimenopause, according to a study published in Menopause. Greta B. Raglan, PhD, from...
View ArticleAnxiety, Depression Higher in Patients With Atopic Eczema Compared With Other...
Patients with atopic eczema have a higher prevalence of depression and anxiety compared with patients with other chronic diseases, highlighting the importance of assessing mental health comorbidities...
View ArticleInsomnia During Pregnancy May Lead to Postpartum Anxiety, OCD
Women reporting midpregnancy insomnia may be more likely to experience anxiety and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) symptoms in the perinatal and postpartum periods, according to results from a...
View ArticleShort Term Treatments for Depression: Ketamine vs ECT
While electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) and ketamine are both effective treatments for depression, ketamine was found to have a faster onset of action and better short-term cognitive outcomes than ECT,...
View ArticleMental Health Concerns Arise Amid COVID-19 Epidemic
Experts studying the spread of novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19) are increasingly concerned about the psychological ramifications of the epidemic, particularly for older adults and medical staff...
View ArticleLow Dose Ketamine Accelerates Onset of Antidepressant Effect for...
A dose of 0.3 mg/kg of ketamine as an adjuvant anesthetic can accelerate the onset of the antidepressant effect of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT), according to a study published in The Journal of...
View ArticlePregnant Women With Depression More Likely to Use Cannabis
HealthDay News — Women with depression are more than three times more likely to use cannabis during pregnancy compared with women without depression, according to a study published online March 3 in...
View ArticleAntidepressant Trials Often Exclude Patients Displaying Suicidality, Study Finds
There is a lack of data on participants displaying suicidality in antidepressant clinical trials, according to study data published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Of all the antidepressant...
View ArticleIncident Depression Increases With Body Mass Index
HealthDay News — The risk for incident depression increases with body mass index (BMI) among overweight and obese patients, according to a study published online April 8 in Obesity. Freya Tyrer, from...
View ArticleMore Than 1 in 5 Children in Home Confinement Report Depression
HealthDay News — During the COVID-19 outbreak in Hubei province in China, 22.6 percent of children in home confinement reported depressive symptoms, according to a research letter published online...
View ArticleDoes Food Insecurity Play a Role in Psychotropic Prescriptions Among Women...
Among women living with HIV in the United States, food insecurity is linked to lower odds of using psychotropic medications independent of depression and anxiety, according to findings published in...
View ArticleShort Term Exposure to Air Pollution Increases Hospital Admissions for...
Increases in short term exposure to air pollution are associated with higher risk of hospital admissions for depression in urban Chinese populations, according to the results of an article published...
View ArticleStudy Author Q&A: A Novel Antipsychotic Treatment for Schizophrenia
A novel antipsychotic drug has shown promising results in phase 2 clinical trials, according to findings published in the New England Journal of Medicine. The antipsychotic, SEP-363856, shows agonist...
View ArticleGenetic Links Found Between Childhood Psychopathology and Adult Depression
Researchers found strong evidence that polygenic scores (PGS) for adult major depression, subjective wellbeing, neuroticism, insomnia, educational attainment, and BMI are associated with childhood...
View ArticleNearly a Fifth of Patients with Congenital Heart Disease Have Depression
Adults with congenital heart disease (CHD) are more likely to have impaired functional status, biomarker profiles indicative of systemic inflammation and heart failure, and increased risk for death or...
View ArticleWPSI Advises Screening for Anxiety in Women, Teen Girls
HealthDay News — Screening for anxiety is recommended for women and adolescent girls, according to a review and clinical guideline published online June 9 in the Annals of Internal Medicine. Heidi D....
View ArticleMindfulness-Based Compassionate Living Lowers Depression Severity
Mindfulness-based compassionate living (MBCL) seems to be effective in decreasing depressive symptoms in adults with recurrent depressive disorder. A 2-part study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier:...
View ArticleSomatic Depressive Symptoms Strongly Predict Quality of Life
Depressive symptoms, particularly somatic depressive symptoms, represent the strongest predictors of impaired quality of life (QoL) compared with other symptoms traditionally associated with poor QoL,...
View ArticleManaging Antidepressant-Induced Sexual Dysfunction: A Holistic Approach
Sexual dysfunction is a common side effect of antidepressants, affecting between 58% and 70% of patients treated with these medications.1 Sexual dysfunction has a significant impact on the patient’s...
View ArticleReview: Pre/Probiotics May Be Useful for Depression, Anxiety
HealthDay News — Pre/probiotic therapy may be useful for patients with depression and/or anxiety disorders, according to a review published online July 6 in BMJ Nutrition, Prevention & Health....
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