FDA Panel Backs Ketamine-Like Drug for Depression
An expert panel for the US Food and Drug Administration has endorsed a drug for major depressive disorder that is a close relative to ketamine..
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eHealth Interventions Beneficial for Reducing Perinatal Anxiety
eHealth interventions were found to be beneficial in reducing perinatal anxiety and should be integrated into treatment during the perinatal period.
Physician-Mothers as Caregivers Increases Risk of Burnout, Mood Disorders
Physician-mothers who care for seriously ill children, spouses, or parents have higher rates of burnout and mood disorders.
Antidepressant Overprescribing Appears Common in Elderly
Overprescribing tied to newer antidepressants, non-face-to-face interactions with prescribers.
Shortage of Anxiety Drug Creates Alarm Among Patients, Doctors
Buspirone price has fallen so low that many manufacturers claim they cannot make a profit on it.
Postnatal Paternal Depression Associated With Depression in Girls
Study showed an association between depression in fathers during the postnatal period and subsequent depression in girls at age 18 years.
Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Also Benefits Chronic Pain
For patients with chronic pain, both mindfulness-based stress reduction and cognitive behavioral therapy improve physical functioning, pain intensity, and depression.
Utilizing Family Risk Profiles to Predict Subsequent Anxiety, Depression in Children
Data underscore the prospective impact of parental drinking and psychiatric symptoms on childhood mental health outcomes.
Depressive Symptoms Higher During Internal Medicine Internship
Faculty feedback, learning experience in inpatient rotations, work hours tied to change in symptoms.
Quantifying Risk of Psychiatric Illness Associated With Transvaginal Mesh Sling Complications
Is the risk of depression or self-harm greater in women who have experienced complications following transvaginal mesh midurethral sling placement?
Interview-Only Version of Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale Effective for OCD Monitoring in Youth
Study data found that a single 60-minute interview session may be sufficient for capturing obsessive-compulsive symptoms in youth.
Work Instability Linked to Fatigue, Depression in Ankylosing Spondylitis
Fatigue and depressive symptoms had a negative effect on work stability in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.
Pharmacogenomic-Guided Care May Improve Clinical Outcomes in MDD
Weighted and combined multi-gene pharmacogenomic testing significantly increased clinical response and remission rates for patients with major depressive disorder.
Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Social Activation in Schizophrenia Not Cost-Effective
Although treatment as usual for psychosis is guideline-congruent and well implemented, there appears to be no added value for adjunct cognitive behavioral therapy for social activation, according to the results of a study from the Netherlands.
Higher Risk for Depression, Anxiety Seen With Cerebral Palsy
Association seen in patients with cerebral palsy without accompanying intellectual disability.
Mental, Behavior, Developmental Disorders Up With Low-Income
Children in lower- vs higher-income households more often diagnosed with MBDDs.
Primary Care Consultation Patterns Potential Predictors of Psychosis Diagnosis
Primary care consultation patterns for a prespecified set of symptoms may be used to identify patients who later develop a psychotic illness.
Long-Term Lithium Use: More Evidence Needed to Associate With Cancer Risk
The European Medicine Agency has reported that there may be an association between long-term lithium use and reports of both renal tumors and thyroid cancer.
Patient Management During the Holiday Season: What Clinicians Should Know
Although the holiday season may be joyous for some, others may feel the sting of depression; therefore, it is important to monitor patients during this time of year.
Peer Support Reduces Hospitalizations in People With Diabetes and Depression
Patients with diabetes and depressive symptoms who received community-based peer support for diabetes management reported less frequent acute care visits and hospitalizations than patients with diabetes without depressive symptoms.
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