Major Depressive Disorder

Previous link between antidepressant use to autism called into question.

Research found panels varied widely in the detail of reported results and implications.

Patients with colorectal cancer are at a higher risk for mood disorders.

Dads with depression could affect children's internal/external behavior.

Ketamine evokes rapid and robust antidepressant effects, according to doctors

An argument for the ethical basis of using ketamine to treat depression.

Antimuscarinics trigger many side effects in patients with overactive bladders.

Reassurance should focus on success rates and low risk of serious problems.

Could downward-facing dog be a therapeutic adjunct in MDD?

16.8% of RA patients in the study presented with major depression.

Low sugar Mediterranean diet helps depression:study.

Deciding which antidepressant is effective could get easier.

Heidi Combs, MD, says that many patients present to the primary care office thinking that they have other health problems when the diagnosis is really anxiety or depression. She discussed the topic at the American College of Physicians Internal Medicine Meeting (ACP 2017) in San Diego, California.

Whether it's of a brick wall, sky, or nature, hospital window view doesn't really matter.

Researchers pinpoint depression biomarker during pregnancy and how to treat it.

There is an urgent need to improve diagnostic abilities and management of borderline personality disorder, despite significant breakthroughs.

While one study found that taking vitamin D during pregnancy may hinder early ADHD symptoms, another recent study believes that gestational use of diabetes medications may lead to them.

Antidepressant remission rates could be influenced by a precise sleeping schedule, according to findings presented in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Depression is associated with cardiac risk factors in HIV-positive people. But does depression make these HIV patients more likely to die?

A recent, large meta-analysis looked at nearly 2,000 girls aged 8 to 13 years, and observed that those with ADHD were at a higher risk for other mental disorders.

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), popularly used as antidepressants, can have a negative impact on bone density. Beta blockers may be able to prevent that.

Analysis of data from a large survey has identified a number of factors that predict depression in women with diabetes and could help physicians provide better care for such patients.

University of Houston researchers suggest that children who experience inadequate or disrupted sleep are more likely to develop depression and anxiety orders later in life.

The researchers noted that suicide in this age group is not well studied, despite a recent uptick: in 2014, suicide was the 10th leading cause of death for children aged 5 to 11 years.

Brave women who forego epidural anesthesia might not be doing themselves any favors when it comes to their risk of postpartum depression.

About a quarter of stroke patients were diagnosed with depression within two years of their stroke, researchers learned. Additionally, half of the cases of stroke patients who developed depression were diagnosed within the first three months.

Patients who are depressed and who have human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) could benefit from evidence-based treatment for depression and adherence counseling, according to recent research.

Depression is widely under treated; findings published in JAMA Internal Medicine estimated that less than one-third of adults with depression receive treatment.

“It has become increasingly clear that minorities are overrepresented in the criminal justice system and underrepresented in the receipt of mental health care,” researcher Lyndonna Marrast explained. “We need to look closely at how equitably our health care institutions are serving all segments of society.”

Mayor Bill de Blasio's Project Thrive has worked to bring attention to mental health care in New York City. Part of this effort has focused on women's mental health thanks in part to the work of his wife Chirlane McCray.