Mood Disorders News

A significant proportion of patients who had COVID-19 experienced neurological and psychiatric morbidity in the 6 months following infection, according to results of a retrospective cohort study published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

Hospitalized individuals who had mood disorder history were at increased risk for greater COVID-19 morbidity and mortality, according to results of a retrospective cohort study published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Multivariate polygenic score profiles may help identify long-term risk for depression and resilience, according to results of a longitudinal cohort study published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Separation anxiety may significantly predict suicidal thoughts among patients with mood and anxiety disorders, according to study results published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Unmet mental health care need among adults has increased since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, according to study results published in MMWR.

Use of a cannabidiol sublingual product may reduce severe anxiety and anxiety-related symptoms, according to a presentation at the Anxiety and Depression Association of America annual conference.

Individuals with mental disorders were at increased risk for suicide, according to results of a systematic review and meta-regression analysis published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Prevalence rates of clinically relevant depression and anxiety have been “extremely high” among postnatal women during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to study results published in Journal of Psychiatric Research.

Empirical support appeared lacking for personalizing antidepressant treatment based entirely on total depression scores, according to results of a meta-analysis of placebo-controlled randomized clinical trials published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Matching interventions based on prognosis reduced psychological distress among individuals with anxiety or depressive symptoms, according to results of a pragmatic stratified randomized controlled trial published in The Lancet Psychiatry.