Mood Disorders News

Although women who used mood stabilizers were at increased risk for placenta-mediated pregnancy complications, study data showed that this increased risk was most likely not because of the treatment.

Youth unresponsive to stimulant medication alone saw greater improvement in severe irritability symptoms when they received add-on citalopram than those who received add-on placebo, according to double-blind randomized placebo-controlled trial results.

Genetic liability for major depressive disorder increased the risk for suicide attempt in patients with major depressive disorder, bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, according to results from a large genome-wide association study published in American Journal of Psychiatry.

Augmenting sertraline with an omega-3 fatty acid for 10 weeks did not result in greater improvement in depressive symptoms compared with sertraline and corn oil placebo in patients with major depressive disorder and coronary heart disease, according to a study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Most U.S. adults with mental health disorders have not received treatment for their conditions in the last year, and treatment rates were especially low for substance use disorders, according to 2012 to 2013 data from the National Epidemiologic Survey on Alcohol and Related Conditions-III.

Researchers found that nearly one in 10 patients receiving treatment for depression were prescribed benzodiazepine monotherapy.

SAN FRANCISCO — A panel of experts here agreed that while ketamine represents an effective therapy for patients with treatment-resistant depression and may have utility in other psychiatric conditions like OCD, there are still unanswered questions that require further study.

The FDA has approved a supplemental New Drug Application, or sNDA, for Vraylar for the expanded use to treat depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in adults, according to a press release.

Exposure to any benzodiazepine agent in early pregnancy was associated with a higher risk for spontaneous abortion, according to data published in JAMA Psychiatry.

Although millions of individuals in the United States are affected by mental health conditions, stigma can prevent people receiving the care and attention they need.