Mood Disorders News

Recent findings provide novel evidence of quantitative differences in structural brain organization between childhood-onset and adolescence-onset conduct disorder.

A primary care-focused intervention program appeared to have no effect on the mental well-being of sepsis survivors, according to a recently published investigation.

Recent findings indicated antidepressants added to antipsychotics for schizophrenia had small, beneficial effects with low risk for exacerbation of psychosis and adverse effects.

Adjunctive basimglurant modified-release was not superior to placebo regarding clinician-rated changes in depressive symptoms; however, it did show an antidepressant effect in patient-rated measures.

Recent findings indicated individuals who used antipsychotics had a higher risk for myocardial infarction compared with those who did not use antipsychotics. This risk was particularly high among users with schizophrenia or short-term use.

Whole-body hyperthermia had antidepressant effects among adults with major depressive disorder, according to recent findings.

Psilocybin may be safe and effective for treatment-resistant depression, according to recent findings.

A significant proportion of individuals with serious mental illness who committed suicide by firearms were legally eligible to purchase and possess guns, according to recent findings.

ATLANTA — In this video, Edward Nunes, MD, a professor of psychiatry at Columbia University Medical Center and New York Presbyterian Hospital, provides a number of treatment approaches for co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders.

Results from an extension study indicated Latuda was safe and well-tolerated with minimal effects on weight or metabolic measures among individuals with bipolar depression.