Depression News

A pair of West Coast health firms have announced a partnership to launch a decentralized clinical study in precision psychiatry.

Adolescents who were conceived via assisted reproductive techniques were not at increased risk for poor psychiatric health compared with the general population, according to study results published in JAMA Psychiatry.

The COVID-19 pandemic has put an enormous strain on health care workers and exacerbated existing burnout and staffing shortages. Many workers have reported considering leaving the profession altogether.

BMI appeared “weakly correlated” with psychological distress, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Patients with HF who had severe depression were more likely to have multiple all-cause hospital readmissions compared with patients without depression, according to a prospective cohort study in The American Journal of Cardiology.

Despite the holiday cheer, this time of year can trigger anxiety, depression and other mental health issues — and men and women experience them differently, according to Phyllis Watson, MS, PsyD.

The FDA has approved Caplyta for treating adults with depressive episodes linked to bipolar I or II disorder, according to a company press release.

Daily use of omega-3 in older adults at risk for depression correlated with a slight increase in depressive symptoms while having no effect on mood, according to a randomized clinical trial published in JAMA.

Psychotherapy may work better than medication in reducing the level of long-term depressive symptoms, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Psychosocial counseling geared toward women who require interventions due to intimate partner violence was shown to be effective in enhancing their overall wellbeing, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.