Depression
Conference Coverage
Antiretroviral efavirenz linked to increased suicidality
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Screen for depression and other psychiatric disorders before placing an HIV-positive patient on efavirenz.
Mental Health Consult
VIDEO: A case study in diagnosing depression or demoralization after retirement
In this video, part of the Mental Health Consult series of roundtable discussions, our panel members discuss their recommendations for work-up and...
Conference Coverage
Psychiatric disorders often impair antiretroviral adherence in perinatally HIV-infected teens
DURBAN, SOUTH AFRICA – Look for and treat psychiatric disorders in perinatally HIV-infected adolescents to optimize their adherence to...
News
FDA updates warning label for systemic fluoroquinolones
Evidence of more serious side effects, affecting muscles and the central nervous system, prompted the change to the drugs’ boxed warning.
News
Maximize depression treatment efforts with measurement-based care
News
Escitalopram falls short in patients with heart failure and depression
News
Primary care management of sepsis survivors does not improve mental health quality of life
Survivors of sepsis or septic shock do not experience a signficant increase in their mental health quality of life by receiving primary care...
Conference Coverage
Alternative therapies can augment treatment in resistant depression
SCOTTSDALE, ARIZ. – Simple, effective, nonpharmacologic therapies can significantly augment pharmacotherapy for patients with treatment-resistant...
Mental Health Consult
Distress or depression in a 12-year-old girl?
You have only 15 minutes to see a 12-year-old patient who may or may not be depressed. What is the best way to approach the case?
Conference Coverage
Does medical marijuana work for PTSD, other psychiatric indications?
Data scant on use of medical marijuana for PTSD, agitation in Alzheimer’s
Commentary
Peter Kramer returns to his role in defending antidepressants in ‘Ordinarily Well’
Dr. Peter Kramer returns to his role in defending antidepressants in his new book.