Major Depressive Disorder

A change in appetite may not be a huge red flag in most people, but in patients with multiple sclerosis, it could have a larger meaning.

Patients with psoriatic arthritis experience significant disease-related distress, including suicidal ideation, they are often ill-equipped to cope with.

Most US Army soldiers who attempted suicide from 2004 to 2009 did so prior to deployment to a combat zone, a study finds. They were not combat-scarred but may have found basic training and Army culture overwhelming.

Studying the use of targeted medicines in psychiatry is still new but early studies have shown that this could be a viable treatment option in the future for some patients in need.

In the field of oncology the use of targeted medications is becoming more commonplace to address various conditions. Research is being done in other areas of medicine, including psychiatry to see if there is more that can be done to address this patient population as well.

As with many psychiatric conditions suicide is a concern for patients with borderline personality disorder. What doctors can do to prevent their patients from this can make the difference between life and death.

For people who may not know what borderline personality disorder is or have questions about what can be done to help these patients a new effort is being made to raise awareness about this difficult condition.

Electroconvulsive therapy could be an effective tool in reducing veterans' severe depression and suicides, a panel said. Kitty Dukakis, the wife of former Gov. Michael Dukakis and an advocate for ECT, was a panelist,

Talking about mental health conditions may be easier than it was a few years ago but the stigma still exists in many parts of the population. The National Alliance on Mental Illness is working to overcome that issue on a variety of fronts.

With a wide range of mental health issues needing advancements in treatment there is constant work being done to find new medications that can help the various patient populations.

Allergan has made a name for itself in the treatment of many neurological and mental health conditions and continues to grow its portfolio. One of its newest offerings is cariprazine which they hope will be a powerful tool in the antipsychotic area.

French researchers examined several factors that could contribute to an association between antiepileptic drug use and risk of suicide attempt.

Although Lyme disease typically impacts the skin, joints, and heart, it can also cause a variety of neurologic and psychiatric complications for which there are no current treatment guidelines.

Researchers report that a complex multimodal program delivered at a dedicated facility and with a primary therapeutic focus on trauma-focused cognitive behavioral therapy appears to significantly reduce Child Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Symptom Scale (CPPS) scores over 4 weeks.

A group of researchers has proposed an evaluation framework to assist clinicians in evaluating the utility, safety, and efficacy of smartphone apps for psychiatry.

The findings of a systematic meta-review of 13 literature reviews examining 185 distinct studies indicates that the evidence regarding yoga as an intervention for the effects of trauma and the mental health symptoms and illnesses that frequently accompany trauma is encouraging.

An analysis of population-based medical databases has found that strokes are more likely to prove fatal in diabetic patients who use selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) than in diabetic patients who do not.

The architecture of schizophrenia is in the midst of a renovation, with the details of its clinical course and underlying neurobiology rapidly evolving, with important treatment implications.

The most common and debilitating psychiatric disorder in the world may have a new, innovative treatment thanks to a chemical discovered in the Bruce Hammock laboratory at the University of California, Davis.

Men diagnosed with multiple sclerosis often have higher blood pressure than women, in addition to higher levels of diabetes, epilepsy, depression, and anxiety.

A study of Swedish and Danish twins concluded that the long-observed association between type 2 diabetes mellitus and depression has a significant genetic component.

Susan Schneider Williams, spouse of the late Robin Williams spoke with MD Magazine about the several symptoms the actor presented up to a year before his death that made it difficult to diagnose what he was suffering from: Lewy Body Disease (LBD).

Study results confirm that anxiety and depression before surgery can significantly influence the amount of pain a patient feels after surgery, adding to the evidence that the subjective experience of pain is worth considering, both before and after a pain intervention.

Multiple sclerosis (MS) patients at diagnosis have a higher rate of comorbid conditions -- including depression and diabetes Canadian researchers found.The intriguing question is whether such conditions put people at higher risk of MS.

Researchers report that St. John’s Wort produces persistent glucose intolerance via decreased beta-cell function. St. John’s Wort may increase risk of type 2 diabetes in the already at-risk depressed population.

Men afflicted with psoriasis are more likely to suffer from erectile dysfunction.

A novel clinical intervention that combines mental training through meditation and physical training through aerobic exercise effectively reduces the symptoms of depression.

Insomnia and nightmares appear to influence depression symptoms specifically through the pathway of explicit emotion regulation difficulties.

Nearly one-quarter of resident physicians are depressed or experience depressive symtoms.

Study results suggest that symptoms consistent with post-traumatic stress disorder, depressive symptoms, physical peer violence, cyberbullying, and community violence exposure appear to be common and interrelated among adolescents presenting to the emergency department.