Depression
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA approves first pill for postpartum depression
Zuranolone is a neuroactive steroid that acts on GABAA receptors in the brain responsible for regulating mood, arousal, behavior, and cognition....
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Depression at any stage of life tied to increased dementia risk
The double risk persists regardless of when in life depression is diagnosed.
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Prescribing lifestyle changes: When medicine isn’t enough
In prescribing lifestyle changes, it is important to offer most of these changes as suggestions, not as things we insist on.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Burnout among surgeons: Lessons for psychiatrists
This review summarizes risk factors and identifies potential interventions.
From the Journals
Fast-acting postpartum depression drug is effective
Approximately 17% of women are affected by postpartum depression during pregnancy or after birth.
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Subcutaneous ketamine for TRD practical, safe, and highly effective
“Individualized dose adjustment, based on clinical response, was very important in optimizing the benefit of ketamine,” said Dr. Colleen Loo.
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Novel talk therapy challenges CBT for treating anhedonic depression
The primary focus of ADepT is building well-being (capacity to experience pleasure, meaning, and social connection in life) and functional...
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Most Americans in favor of regulated therapeutic psychedelics
When asked who should be eligible for treatment with psychedelics, 80% said that they were comfortable with its use for those with terminal...
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Clinical index predicts common postpartum mental health disorders
PMH-affected mothers were slightly younger than unaffected women, more likely to be primiparous, and less likely to be recent immigrants.
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Keep depression, anxiety screening top of mind in patients with psoriatic disease
"Psoriasis patients are twice as likely to have depression, compared to those without psoriasis, and psoriasis patients are 33% more likely to...
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Group mindfulness programs tied to reduced stress
The results “encourage implementation of teacher-led MBPs for adults in nonclinical settings,” said the study authors.