Hospitalization for MDD Costly, Associated With High Readmission Rates
Major depressive disorder-related hospitalizations cost an average of $6700 per stay; rehospitalization within 30 days of discharge is common.
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Mental Health Issues Have Risen in Teens, Young Adults
There has been a steady rise in mood disorder and suicide-related outcomes among individuals born from the early 1980s to the late 1990s/
Inpatient Mortality Rates Higher in Those With Mental Disorders
Hospital patients with mental disorders have higher mortality than those without mental disorders.
Studies Look at Ways to Reduce Depressive Episodes in Obese
Integrated intervention associated with decline in body mass index, depressive symptoms.
Teens’ Social Media Use Does Not Predict Later Depression
Rather, teen girls with more depression symptoms may use social media more
Green Space in Childhood Tied to Better Mental Health Later
Living around high levels of green space during childhood is associated with a lower risk for a wide spectrum of psychiatric disorders later in life.
USPSTF: New Recommendations for Preventing Perinatal Depression
The US Preventive Services Task Force concluded that providing or referring pregnant or postpartum women to counseling has a moderate net benefit in preventing perinatal depression.
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..
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.
Certain Opioids Less Effective With SSRI Antidepressants
HealthDay News — Certain opioids are less effective for postoperative pain in patients taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, according to a study published online Feb. 6 in PLOS ONE. Arjun Parthipan, from Stanford University in California, and colleagues used a machine learning approach to identify patients prescribed a combination of SSRIs and prodrug opioids postoperatively to…
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