Major Depressive Disorder

A study of over 3000 workers, conducted in Finland, found that workers who reported stress and poor team spirit in their workplaces were 60% more likely to report being depressed and 50% more likely to take antidepressants.

A "collaborative care intervention" that includes education, symptom monitoring, and feedback for the primary care physician can lead to a reduction in pain-related disability and intensity when compared with traditional care practices.

Most epileptologists have a strong sense that AEDs are not a homogeneous group, readily lumped into a class for side effect evaluation purposes.

Anti-social behavior in young girls and anxiety in both young girls and boys are signs of adolescent depression.

In a well-done recent study, Dr P. Michael Ho and colleagues confirm previous data and clinical observations that many patients are nonadherent to their cardiac medications, and, importantly, this nonadherence adversely impacts outcomes, including cardiovascular mortality.

Researchers have found that teenagers who watch the most television are more likely to exhibit symptoms of depression as young adults.

A new longitudinal twin study were recently published that adds further evidence that sleep problems in children are predictive of depression later on.

Healthcare professionals understand the far-reaching implications of a childhood struggle with anxiety, depression, and ADHD.

It’s never hard to find news about the obesity epidemic in America. Do a quick Google search and you’ll retrieve no shortage of articles on the subject.

There is no doubt that prevention of VTE by use of thromboprophylaxis (medical or mechanical) has clear benefits in both acute and long-term morbidity and mortality.

African-American patients hospitalized for myocardial infarction (MI) with a history of depression who are considered depressed at the time of the MI are at an increased risk for death afterward, new research has found.

A new study shows that elderly patients with cancer are at greater risk for suicide than those with other illnesses. This increased risk persisted after accounting for comorbid psychiatric illness and risk of dying within a year.

FMRI shows that reactions in the brain to anticipatory pain are stronger among persons with major depressive disorder.

We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of all clinical trials comparing routine invasive strategy with selective invasive strategy in patients with non–ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome. We did not find either strategy to offer an advantage over the other, even when we excluded trials that did not use coronary stents and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors.

Mallik and Vaccarino remind us that heart disease kills more women than the next 7 causes of death combined.

What is the most effective way to translate research findings, such as those summarized in the Institute of Medicine report Unequal Treatment: Confronting Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Health Care and other published studies, into practice- and behavior altering information and interventions?

Fathers who have offspring at a later age are causing their children to be more susceptible to bipolar disorder

By Kurt Ullman Cancer, anxiety, and depression have been linked together for many years. The problem is big enough that the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) includes an algorithm for identifying and treating distress among their guidelines for supportive care.

Chronic conditions are leading causes of illness, disability, and death among Medicare beneficiaries and account for a disproportionate share of healthcare expenditures.

Depression is a well-documented adverse effect of many surgical procedures, yet many surgeons fail to warn patients about their risks. What should surgeons do to monitor patients for depression after surgery?

MDNG spoke with Robert C. Like, MD, MS, Professor and Director of the Center for Healthy Families and Cultural Diversity, Department of Family Medicine, UMDNJ-Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, to discuss his efforts to improve cultural competency in healthcare.