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.
Feature
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.
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.
From the Journals
Lifeline calls spike after Robin Williams’ suicide
The average number of daily suicides also dramatically increased.
From the Journals
Depression treatment rates rose with expanded insurance coverage
Total spending on outpatient depression treatment increased from $12,430,000 in 1998 to $15,554,000 in 2007, and $17,404,000 in 2015.
Conference Coverage
Anxiety, not depression, commonly afflicts euthyroid patients with thyroid disease
LOS ANGELES – Clinicians should focus on signs of anxiety symptoms in euthyroid patients with thyroid disease who report psychosomatic impairments...
News
FDA modifies safety label for Addyi
The boxed warning no longer suggests total abstinence from alcohol.
Commentary
My patient will die
Dr. Ruth Cohen describes meeting with a patient who is facing terminal illness.
Opinion
Depression: a changing concept in the age of ketamine
If a patient’s depression is alleviated in an hour, was it really clinical depression? Is it truly in remission? ask Dr. Nicolas Badre and Dr....