Major Depressive Disorder

What makes treatment-resistant depression such an unsettling clinical term?

How do you determine what's the best course of action for a psychiatric patient?

Lithium is a widely used drug because it works. Period. But how?

Will the FDA's review of long-used ECT devices mean an end for electroconvulsive therapy use for depression?

Though 5a-reductase inhibitors is approved for hair loss treatment, their effects on sexual function and gynecomastia have received minimal attention.

This 10-minute video takes viewers couch-side to learn about the case of a young woman with trouble sleeping.

Though diabetes and depression each increase a woman's risk of death from cardiovascular disease, together they increase that likelihood nearly three times.

One in 10 US adults screened for depression report that they are currently depressed.

Updated AAD position statement addresses studies showing possible link between isotretinoin use and depression and/or inflammatory bowel disease.

Many patients who commit suicide in the hospital have no history of suicide attempts -- but they do exhibit risk factors that physicians need to be aware of.

The new guidelines include evidence-based recommendations on the use of antidepressant medications, depression-focused psychotherapies, and somatic treatments.

A recent report shows an association between antidepressant use and increased type 2 diabetes risk, but just how strong is the link?

Medical students experience depression at a higher rate than the general public and attach high levels of stigma to the illness, says a new study.

Research results show that the antidepressant Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) is effective in alleviating the symptoms of major depression in both peri- and post-menopausal women.

Long-term use of statin medications may sometimes result in symptoms of depression and anxiety because of the drug's impact on serotonin.

Omega-3 supplements are an effective treatment for patients with major depression who are not suffering from comorbid anxiety.

In people who are depressed and anxious, the negative effects of depression may be modified, positively or negatively, by anxiety.

The Mood Disorder Questionnaire may not be the best tool for diagnosing bipolar disorder, according to a new study from researchers at Rhode Island Hospital.

The symptoms of subsyndromal depression in older adults may significantly improve with regular use of �exergames,� or video games that combine game play with exercise, according to the results of a recent University of California San Diego study,

Depression is a common problem among elderly patients in primary care clinics and inpatient settings.

Committing to the promise it holds, Rush University Medical Center psychiatrists are now putting into action transcranial magnetic stimulation, the first FDA-approved, non-invasive antidepressant device-based treatment that is clinically proven for depression treatment, making them among the first to test the technique after having helped develop it.