Depression News

AUSTIN, Texas – Children and adolescents diagnosed with anxiety, depression or both had greater headache-related disability compared with those without, according to a poster presented at the American Headache Society annual meeting.

Targeted pharmacogenetic-guided treatment may improve outcomes in patients with depression, according to a study presented at the American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting.

Esketamine is an effective and well-tolerated treatment option for adolescents with major depressive disorder and suicidal ideation, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Depression associated with hormonal contraception may indicate susceptibility to postpartum depression, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Patients seeking musculoskeletal care required substantial improvements in physical function and pain interference to significantly improve anxiety symptoms, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

Only the absorption component of cognitive behavioral therapy significantly reduced depression symptoms, according to a study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Most parents showed a willingness for their child to have mental health screening assessments done in a primary care setting and were generally comfortable with screening topics, a recent study found.

A biopharmaceutical company has announced positive safety and tolerability data from a United States-based phase 1 clinical trial of its investigational rapid-onset pherine nasal spray to treat major depressive disorder.

SAN FRANCISCO — Collaboration and communication between mental and physical health services is crucial to overcome logistics of providing proper care for homeless individuals in a large city, Carine Nzodom, MD, says in a Healio video.

Depression is often undiagnosed and untreated in adolescents; however, primary care physicians can help close these gaps in care, according to a review published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.