Depression
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Psychiatry resident’s viral posts reveal his own mental health battle
“Seeking treatment for mental health makes you a better doctor,” said Dr. Jake Goodman.
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Health issues in women midlife linked with health decline at 65
Quality of life measure score could identify targetable risk factors for modification.
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One doctor’s psychedelic journey to confront his cancer
After psilocybin treatment, a person with cancer is often better able to talk about death and loss than their loved ones.
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Novel antidepressant shows promise
as add-on therapy
Adjunctive treatment with the novel oral medication REL-1017 (esmethadone) is effective in adults with major depressive disorder (MDD) who have...
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New data support a causal role for depression in Alzheimer’s
“If we can treat the depression early on, we may help reduce risk for dementia for our patients later in life,” said coinvestigator Dr. Aliza P....
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Opioid agonist therapy guards against self-harm, suicide
These results highlight the importance of a ‘transition’ period when stopping OAT, said study investigator Dr. Prianka Padmanathan.
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New understanding of suicide attempts emerges
The genetic underpinnings of suicide attempts are partially shared and partially distinct from those of related psychiatric disorders.
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Fish oil: ‘No net benefit’ for depression prevention?
The VITAL-DEP study included more than 18,000 adult partipants who were free of clinically relevant depressive symptoms at baseline.
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COVID-19 and coping with superimposed traumas
Empathy burnout is also a real and important facet in the equation, said Dr. Cassondra Feldman.
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FDA grants new indication to lumateperone (Caplyta) for bipolar depression
This makes lumateperone the only FDA-approved drug for adults with depressive episodes associated with bipolar I and II disorder.