Mood Disorders News

DENVER – Pop culture references and metaphors in cognitive behavioral therapy improve therapeutic relationships and educates patients, according to a panel discussion at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference..

Revitalist Lifestyle and Wellness Ltd. has announced a partnership with PharmaTher Holdings Ltd. to develop treatment protocols with ketamine for individuals with mental health disorders and chronic pain.

A questionnaire effectively measured psychosocial functioning of patients with major depressive disorder, according to study results published in General Psychiatry.

Healio’s most-viewed psychiatry stories in February highlight a study on antidepressant combination therapies, updates in ADHD treatments and the pandemic’s impact on those with mood and anxiety disorders.

Extreme heat exposure appeared linked to higher rates of mental health-related ED visits, according to results of a case-crossover study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Prevalence of mental disorders among first- and second-generation immigrant and refugee children and youth was generally lower relative to similar populations of nonimmigrants, per a Canadian cohort study published in JAMA Network Open.

Patients with mood or anxiety disorders had significant rates of PTSD, depressive and anxiety symptoms that often persisted beyond 3 months following lockdown for the COVID-19 pandemic, according to study results.

Psychological pain is linked with levels of physical pain and recent suicidal acts, as well as depression symptom severity, according to a French study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Computer-assisted cognitive behavior therapy had significantly greater effects on depressive symptoms vs. treatment as usual among primary care patients with depression, according to results of a randomized clinical trial.

Alkermes announced positive topline results from its phase 3b study of Lybalvi in young adults with schizophrenia, schizophreniform disorder or bipolar I disorder who were early in their illness.