Depression News

The COVID-19 pandemic and H1N1 epidemic were associated with adverse mental health events in adolescents and youth from low- and middle-income countries, researchers reported in JAMA Psychiatry.

NMDA-receptor partial agonist D-cycloserine enhanced transcranial magnetic stimulation treatment outcomes in those with major depressive disorder, researchers reported.

Recent data from the American Heart Association show social isolation and loneliness are associated with a 29% increased risk for MI and/or CV death and a 32% increased risk for stroke and stroke death.

Adolescents with subclinical hypothyroidism do not have an increased risk for major depressive disorder compared with those with normal thyroid function, according to a study published in Thyroid.

Type 2 diabetes risk was more than twice as high among adults who reported feeling most lonely compared with those who reported no loneliness, according to study results published in Diabetologia.

Those who received psychiatric care through a telehealth platform saw a greater level of remission in suicidal ideation after 12 weeks compared with those who did not receive similar care, researchers reported in JMIR Formative Research.

Nearly three out of four U.S. high school students reported at least one adverse experience during the COVID-19 pandemic, a CDC study found. The experiences were associated with poor mental health and suicidal behaviors.

Rates of follow-up after acute mental health service use in younger individuals were suboptimal, but improving involvement with outpatient mental health care providers may increase rates, per a new study published in Psychiatric Services.

The United States Preventive Services Task Force has released final recommendation statements on anxiety, depression and suicide risk screening in children and adolescents.

Belief updating was more optimistic and depression decreased as soon as 4 hours after initial ketamine infusion in those with treatment-resistant depression compared with healthy controls, per a study published in JAMA Network Open.