Depression
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Finger length ratio identifies women at increased risk for depression and anxiety
VIENNA – The ratio of the length of the index finger to the ring finger on a woman’s left hand is an indicator of her risk for depression.
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Early change in emotional processing predicts antidepressant response
VIENNA – A depressed patient’s ability to accurately distinguish an image of a smiling face from a frightened one after the first few days on an...
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High-status occupation spells worse response to antidepressant therapy
VIENNA – Depressed patients with a high-level occupation are more likely to be treatment resistant.
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Modafinil improves cognitive impairment in remitted depression
VIENNA – Modafinil shows early promise for the treatment of cognitive dysfunction in patients with remitted depression.
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Longer hospitalization, greater care needed for depressed ischemic stroke patients
BALTIMORE – Patients admitted with acute ischemic stroke (AIS) with preexisting major depressive disorder (MDD) are less likely to die while in...
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Brief screen helps identify patients with PTSD, depression
A new nine-item tool known as the Injured Trauma Survivor Screen demonstrated strong sensitivity and specificity for predicting PTSD and...
Article
VIDEO: New NIMH director talks ethics, optogenetics, novel treatments for depression
NEW YORK – Will it ever be possible to trace the neuronal pathways of specific mental states as they speed through our brains? Hear Joshua A....
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Ostracism is a growing concern as mechanism of poor health outcomes in military
The role of ostracism in overall poor health outcomes in service personnel is a growing concern, according to a panel of military experts.
Mental Health Consult
VIDEO: Is your patient clinically depressed, or is there something else?
How should you manage a 42-year-old woman with well-controlled hypertension and type 2 diabetes who screens positive for depression, but is...
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Anxiety, depression may precede Parkinson’s by 25 years
Key clinical point: Patients can have clinical anxiety and/or depression for 25 years or more before being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease....
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Research yields fresh insights into ketamine for depression
VIENNA – Better-tolerated alternatives to ketamine for treatment-resistant depression are now in phase III trials.