Major Depressive Disorder

Designated "meaningful users" of electronic health record systems do not deliver improved care for common chronic diseases.

Contrary to popular belief, patients who are prescribed antidepressants experience only minimal weight gain within 12 months of treatment.

In response to the growing prevalence of gestational diabetes mellitus and its associated morbidities, much attention has been paid to the use of appropriate screening methodologies for the metabolic disorder.

Genetics contribute to depressive symptoms, which are linked to sleep duration, according to a study published in Sleep.

Concussions that do not heal within 7-10-days may be associated with psychiatric disorders.

Women treated for depression with collaborative care showed fewer symptoms after treatment than women who received traditional care, according to a new study.

Patients who experience a head injury have an increased risk of receiving a subsequent diagnosis for a psychiatric disorder.

The American Academy of Pediatrics designed the 2014 Recommendations for Pediatrics Preventive Health Care to guide well-child care, but there is controversy over some of the changes.

Depression affects one in 3 patients with critical illness like respiratory failure or severe sepsis, according to research published in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine.

Although previous studies have suggested married people are generally happier and healthier, new research has discovered marital stress increases their vulnerability to depression.

Patients with mental health disorders are significantly more likely to have used or currently use electronic cigarettes.

A frequently prescribed antidepressant can hinder the buildup of brain plaques linked to Alzheimer's disease development.

Study results presented at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association show that a reduced dosage of the antidepressant vilazodone is as effective as the currently approved dosage.

Study results presented at the 2014 APA annual meeting show patients treated with vortioxetine significant improvement in composite cognition scores compared to patients treated with placebo, independent of the drug's effect on their depression symptoms.

Results from a six-week study show patients with major depressive disorder treated with brexpiprazole had significantly reduced risk of akathisia and other side effects.

When I first considered intravenous ketamine to treat severely treatment-resistant depression 4 years ago, I was in a scary, lonely place where I received a lot of skeptical questions and funny looks accompanying chirping crickets.

By paralyzing the facial muscles involved in producing frown lines, onabotulinumtoxinA injection seems to alleviate depression, especially among patients who exhibit a high degree of hyperactivity.

Small, "naturalistic" study shows treatment with desvenlafaxine produces high rates of symptom improvement and remission with low rates of adverse events in patients with major depressive disorder.

Teasing out relevant the relationship among risk factors, comorbidities, and migraine is challenging but critical for optimal migraine treatment.

Although the concept of delivering chronic pain care through multidisciplinary clinics is less than half a century old, John Loeser, MD, believes the model has already surpassed its peak in the United States, mainly due to financial reasons.

A hormone known as IGF-1 may serve as the link between depression and memory loss in older adults.

Depression in preschoolers can lead to depression later in childhood, according to research published in the American Journal of Psychiatry.

Psoriatic arthritis is often associated with sleep disturbances, depression, and other comorbidities that can adversely affect a patient's ability to perform activities of daily living.

Young fathers are at risk of developing depression during their children's formative years, a study published in Pediatrics concluded.

Survey results show that surgeons still have a long way to go in recognizing how psychological factors can impact the success of back surgeries.

Researchers have discovered an association between depression and employment status in people with multiple sclerosis, according to a study published in Functional Neurology.

Sometimes, chronic pain patients intentionally magnify or downplay their physical and mental symptoms during office visits. Despite that fact, little attention in the clinical setting is paid to underlying motives for positively or negatively biased self-reports.

Even if a chronic pain patient had been taking opioid medications exactly as prescribed, it would still be possible for the patient to experience negative cognitive and emotional responses to dose tapering that could amplify sensory pain and lead to opioid addiction.

When encouraging and supporting patients to quit smoking, varenicline is unlikely to increase the risk of neuropsychiatric adverse events such as suicide, depression, and aggression, even in patients with pre-existing psychiatric illness.

Although fibromyalgia lacks an effective standardized treatment, one part of the problem is the condition's diverse constellation of symptoms that include chronic widespread pain, fatigue, and even depression.