Depression News

Women who developed mood or anxiety disorders associated with pregnancy and childbirth had a specific and unique plasma protein signature regulating various neuronal signaling and proinflammatory pathways, researchers reported.

ASCO has updated its guidelines on the management of anxiety and depression for adult cancer survivors.

During the pandemic, digital communication technology was associated with anxiety in older adults, while in-person communication was linked to fewer feelings of depression and loneliness, data in the Journal of Applied Gerontology showed.

BALTIMORE — Improved antenatal depression symptom trajectory was associated with decreased odds of preterm birth among pregnant people[JR1]  referred for mental health care, according to data presented at the ACOG Annual Clinical & Scientific Meeting.

With May serving as Mental Health Awareness Month, Healio has collected the top stories in nephrology that discuss mental health, burnout and the mental burden kidney disease can have on patients and providers.

Managing depression with psychological interventions may reduce CVD risk, especially in those younger than 60 years, according to a study published in the European Heart Journal.

A biotech company has started the first clinical trial of a sublingual formulation targeting anxiety and depression in people with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a press release.

People with a family history of or genetic risk for depression had worse cognitive performance compared with people with a lower depression risk profile, according to data published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Among women with a history depression, risk for postpartum depression was greater for those whose prior depression was associated with use of hormonal contraception, according to a cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Fried food consumption was associated with higher risks for anxiety and depression, according to findings published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America.