Major Depressive Disorder

Sorting through and demystifying the toolkit of antidepressants, anxiolytics, and other psychiatric medications available to hospital physicians.

Understanding and addressing these disorders can improve the patient's mental health as well as their chronic pain and other comorbid conditions. Incorporating cognitive behavioral therapy and mindfulness-based cognitive therapy into the management of chronic pain has been shown to improve pain outcomes.

Pain has been associated with a number of conditions, including addiction, depression, and anxiety. Greater awareness of concurrent comorbid conditions and the options available to treat them produces better outcomes in chronic pain patients.

The authors of three award-winning posters shared results and insights at the 2013 AAPM Annual Meeting.

MRI studies show comorbid depression and fatigue may have an effect on gray matter atrophy in specific regions of the brain in patients with multiple sclerosis.

Many young adults age 18-24 with high blood pressure remain undiagnosed with hypertension, even after long-term physician care.

Conflicts between identity and depressive symptoms may account for the significant delays in help-seeking by patients with depression, according to research published October 2, 2012 in BMC Psychiatry.

Ketamine may be an effective potential therapeutic agent for the treatment of depression, according to a recent scientific review of research published in the journal Science.

Major depressive disorder is frequently missed during pregnancy, and under-acknowledged as a problem when it is diagnosed, according to recent research published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Study reveals that psychiatric comorbidities are common in patients with terminal cancer and illustrates the important role psychiatrists can play in palliative and end-of-life care.

Study indicates that nonspecific physical symptoms such as pain, weakness, and shortness of breath may indicate PTSD or depression.

Mental health expert says that the key to improving care is to integrate medical care into mental health settings, and introduce mental health care competence into primary care.

Research indicates that even brief, subsyndromal depressive events are associated with an increased risk of subsequent major depressive episodes.

New research suggests that Interpersonal Psychotherapy may be an effective option for treating major depression in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Severe depression and chronic stress can trigger suppression of genes responsible for building synapses in the prefrontal cortex.

The decision to increase the current dose of medication or switch to another prescription can impact outcomes and health resource utilization.

Study finds several factors associated with work stress may contribute to depression risk in men and women via different mechanisms.

A number of recent studies have investigated the relationship between epilepsy and depression, providing insights into both conditions.

The Medicare Part D coverage gap correlates with modest reductions in the use of antidepressants among older adults, which are similar to the reduction in prescriptions for heart failure and diabetes medications, according to a study published in the July issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.

According to a new study of mothers in the New Orleans area, survivors of Hurricane Katrina have suffered from poor mental health for years after the storm, including many who suffer from post-traumatic stress symptoms and psychological distress.

Low vitamin D levels are associated with an elevated risk of depression, researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center have found.

Women who suffer from celiac disease are more likely to report symptoms of depression and disordered eating, even if they follow a gluten-free diet, researchers have found.

Relatives and friends did not always receive clear and unambiguous warning signals from a suicidal individual. Even when it was obvious that something was seriously wrong, they could not always summon the courage to act, according to the results of a recent study.

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services announced last Friday that annual depression screening will be covered for Medicare beneficiaries.

The mechanism of action of clavulanic acid, the active ingredient in Rexahn Pharmaceuticals' Serdaxin, was investigated in a recent study.

Dinah Miller, Anne Hanson, and Steve Daviss from the blog site Shrink Rap all give their differing views on diagnosing and treating depression.

Increased consumption of caffeinated coffee appears to reduce the risk of depression for women, a new study finds.

With Michael Clark, MD, Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine

Family members or friends caring for aging or disabled individuals in California are under both financial and emotional strain.

Researchers have found evidence of change on the molecular level in the brains of women who suffered from major depressive disorder.