Depression News

Biomind Labs Inc. announced it has received a Controlled Substances License and will begin an 8-month project to produce and evaluate novel hydrogel-forming microneedle arrays for transdermal delivery of therapeutic psychedelic compounds.

In older adults with treatment-resistant depression, bilateral theta burst stimulation was noninferior to standard bilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in reducing symptoms, per a recently published study.

Both men and women with HF faced higher risks for depression and death by suicide in the first 3 months after their diagnosis, researchers reported in JACC: Heart Failure.

In individuals with major depressive disorder and childhood trauma, symptoms improved significantly following pharmacological and psychotherapeutic treatments, regardless of severity, per a study published in Lancet Psychiatry.

Psoriasis is not only a disease that impacts patients physically, with scars and red patchy skin, but it also impacts patients emotionally. Patients’ mental health often suffer due to the anxieties of living with the condition.

A perceived lack of paternal support following a stillbirth increased mothers’ odds of developing depression or anxiety, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Depression and PTSD were highly prevalent 5 years after the onset of the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, suggesting that public-works disasters have large-scale, long-term psychological impacts.

Biomind Labs Inc. announced the completion of dose administration to 30 healthy participants in the phase 2 trial of its novel inhaled formulation, BMND01, to address treatment-resistant depression.

In 2020, a total of 9.2% of Americans aged 12 years and older reported experiencing a major depressive episode in the year prior, researchers reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

HHS has released its “Roadmap for Behavioral Health Integration,” which details policy solutions to help integrate mental health and substance use care into large health care systems.