Depression
From the Journals
EEG signature predicts antidepressant response
"There has not been a drug-placebo study that has looked at this in patients with depression," said Dr. Madhukar H. Trivedi. "So in that sense,...
From the Journals
Excessive masculinity linked to high suicide risk
“We found that high-traditional-masculinity men were 2.4 times more likely to die by suicide than those who were not [of] high traditional...
Conference Coverage
Risk-benefit ratio on the radar as new antidepressant therapies emerge
LAS VEGAS – In three phase 3 double-blind studies of esketamine in treatment refractory depression, one was positive, two were nearly positive,...
Feature
Are doctors really at highest risk for suicide?
Close look at the data behind these claims reveals the difficulty of establishing reliable statistics.
News from the FDA/CDC
Suicide rate higher than average for female clinicians
Male health care practitioners are less likely than all working-age men to die by suicide.
Pearl of the Month
Common drug with lots of surprising side effects
Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors are linked to symptoms ranging from yawning and hyperhidrosis to increased bleeding risk.
Commentary
Elizabeth Wurtzel helped clear the air on stigma
“Prozac Nation” author’s honesty was good for psychiatry, Dr. Robert T. London writes.
Feature
Your colleague appears depressed. Now what?
Experts share tips on how to react when fellow physicians appear depressed or suicidal.
Feature
Breaking through a ‘cloud of silence’
“When you look after a doctor, you have to be a little suspicious that they may be covering up their suicidality,” said Dr. Michael F. Myers.
From the Journals
Novel analysis links insomnia to first-onset major depressive disorder
First-onset major depressive disorder was significantly associated with difficulty initiating sleep among individuals in a 6-year prospective...
From the Journals
Heart rate changes during sleep may be diagnostic tool for depression
A heart rate–profiling algorithm shows promise at distinguishing differences in heart rate patterns during sleep between people with depression...