Major Depressive Disorder

Feelings of social acceptance or rejection were felt in both depressed and non-depressed patients in a study from the University of Michigan Health System.

For the first time, a direct biophysical link has been identified that connects chronic pain with mental health and substance abuse.

Low back pain and symptoms of depression are linked, according to a study conducted with twins in Spain.

Research from the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine and Veterans Affairs San Diego Healthcare System published online in the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry suggests that patients with post-traumatic stress disorder appear to be at risk for accelerated aging, or premature senescence.

Dementia is linked to comorbid diabetes and psychiatric conditions like depression, according to research from University College London.

Implanting an electrical stimulating device to help patients with gastroparesis is less successful when patients also suffer from depression, anxiety, or other mental health problems, a Texas team reports.

Antony Loebel, MD, Executive Vice President and Chief Medical Officer, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. provided invaluable insight on the first placebo-controlled trial for patients with Major Depressive Disorder with mixed features.

The lack of biomarkers for some life-changing conditions makes diagnoses and treatments more challenging. A new study identified possible biological factors for certain painful diseases.

Teen girls in rural areas more often have undiagnosed asthma than their male counterparts, and are at an additional higher risk for depression.

Patients with joint disease often screen positive for depressive symptoms, according to research from Switzerland.

In last month's Pain Perspectives, I discussed the importance of assessing patients with chronic pain for depression – as it is extremely prevalent in this population and has been found to interfere with physical treatment. This month, we will begin to look at what the primary care physician can do to ensure that their patients with chronic pain have their depression addressed adequately.

Hair loss, whether it's partial or complete, is troubling to many people. By age 50, 35 to 50 percent of American men have significant hair loss, and hair thinning and loss increases with age. Many people associate hair loss with premature aging, making pharmaceuticals that arrest hair loss quite popular. However, they are not without certain side effects.

The first large study to compare mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT)-a psychological therapy designed to change the way people think and feel about their experiences-with maintenance antidepressant medication suggests that MBCT could offer an alternative to antidepressants for preventing depression relapse.

A study of men with borderline testosterone levels found that half of them suffered either depressive symptoms or overt depression.

Anticholinergic use is linked to a slightly higher risk for developing dementia and Alzheimer's disease, according to a JAMA Internal Medicine report.

Exercise can reduce depressive symptoms in patients with arthritis and rheumatic diseases, according to a recently published meta-analysis.

A large review of national data indicates that suicide rates for adolescents and young adults appear to be higher in rural communities than in urban communities, regardless of the method, a disparity that seems to be increasing over time.

Many male patients with low to moderate levels of testosterone are being diagnosed with depression more often these days. The question then for healthcare professionals becomes how best to treat them.

Researchers from Joslin Diabetes Center at Harvard Medical School may have uncovered an explanation for why patients with diabetes are more likely to develop anxiety and depression than patients with other chronic conditions requiring similar levels of management.

The association between depression and low back pain may be explained, at least in part, by genetic factors affecting both conditions.

Burnout is a hallmark of depression and present in nearly all cases of atypical depression, according to a study published in the International Journal of Stress Management.

A team from MedUni Vienna has demonstrated that testosterone increases the number of proteins that transport serotonin into the brain.

Patients with high body mass indexes and obesity are at greater risk for developing obstructive sleep apnea. This meta-analysis looked to determine if the use of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure for sleep apnea would result in weight loss or weight gain.

While suicide ideation (SI) and depression is common among individuals suffering from Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), emerging research has also discovered women with the condition disproportionately experience SI and it persists despite undergoing mental health treatment.

Cystic fibrosis patients should be screened for depression, according to research published in BMC Pulmonary Medicine.

Depression can be caused by lifestyle factors in patients with multiple sclerosis, according to research published in BMC Psychiatry.

A reflection on the fallout from the untimely passing of a beloved celebrity, and what our reactions tell us about how we view depression and suicide.

Rheumatoid arthritis patients can heal slower if they demonstrate depressive symptoms, according to research published in Arthritis Care & Research.

Exhaustion, depersonalization, and perceived lack of personal accomplishment-these are the signs of burnout, a syndrome that decreases efficacy at work.

This systematic review and meta-analysis hope to determine the influence of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory agent use on depressive symptoms and in those with depression.