Depression News

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — A novel machine learning model accurately estimated scores from a depression questionnaire from complete and partial clinical notes, per a poster at the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology annual meeting.

Patients with anxiety or depression are less likely to exhibit healthy self-management for their rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis or axial spondyloarthritis, according to data presented at EULAR 2023 Congress.

BALTIMORE — ACOG will continue providing a strong focus on the mental health of patients and providers as the current president’s tenure comes to an end, according to a speaker at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

WASHINGTON — Patients with COPD who also have depression and/or anxiety may not be receiving the treatment they need due to their respiratory disease, according to a presentation at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.

INDIANAPOLIS — In a survey of psychiatrically hospitalized youth, more than half of participants reported their most recent suicide attempt occurred in the evening and night. According to researchers, the diurnal variation in suicidal ideation points to the need for increased support in the later hours of the day to decrease youth suicide risk.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Psilocybin therapy is associated with relaxed and revised negative self-beliefs that lead to acute neural entropy, according to a presenter at the American Society of Clinical Psychopharmacology annual meeting.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Adjunctive treatment with aticaprant for those with major depressive disorder and history of antidepressant failure resulted in greater symptom improvement compared with placebo after 6 weeks, a presenter said.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — An emerging investigational therapeutic may be effective while being safe and generally well-tolerated for the treatment of mental health conditions driven by activity in the amygdala, according to research presented here.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. — Creation of an interactive online journal club was effective in expanding the body of knowledge for ketamine and related compounds prescribed for psychiatric disorders, according to a presenter.

WASHINGTON — More patients with asthma and insomnia had obstructive sleep apnea, depression and worse exacerbations than patients without insomnia, according to research presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference.