Depression News

A smartphone app demonstrated the ability to evaluate vocal biomarkers in a 30-second voice sample to identify and predict elevated mental health symptoms, according to a study published in Frontiers in Psychiatry.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — The “wearing-off” effect with monoclonal antibodies prescribed for multiple sclerosis led to treatment dissatisfaction and was associated with depression, according to a poster from ACTRIMS 2024.

An hour-long telehealth session on mindfulness and compassion failed to achieve its primary outcome — decreased loneliness — but it did reduce depression, anxiety and perceived stress, research showed.

Routine screening for adverse childhood experiences and resilience may identify women at risk for developing depression or anxiety during pregnancy, according to a retrospective cohort study published in Obstetrics & Gynecology.

Among adults with depression, risk for cardiovascular events was greater in women compared with men, regardless of age or obesity status, researchers reported in JACC: Asia.

In a three-part supplement series published in Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, the CDC released updated and expanded guidance for community assessment and response to suicide clusters for the first time since 1988.

Esketamine administered intravenously during elective cesarean delivery may significantly reduce depressive symptoms in the early postpartum period, according to study results published in JAMA Network Open.

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — No correlation was found between depression and self-report of disability in a small group of patients with multiple sclerosis, according to a poster from ACTRIMS 2024.

Adults with a higher BMI and waist-to-hip ratio may be more likely to report worse depression, according to study findings published in PLOS ONE.

SAN FRANCISCO — Results presented here showed patients with depression undergoing total knee arthroplasty experienced an increased risk of medical and surgical complications, readmissions and reoperations.