Antidepressant

The adjusted likelihood for an injurious fall in adults with COPD was elevated with a fall-risk increasing drug prescription, according to results published in Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Diseases: Journal of the COPD Foundation.

Mothers taking antidepressants or anti-inflammatory medications had lower protein and fat levels in breastmilk, which may cause health risks for infants, but researchers noted that more studies are needed to confirm the findings.

Mental health counseling is more effective at mitigating the risk for preterm birth compared with antidepressant treatment among pregnant women with depression, researchers reported in the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology.

Discontinuation symptoms occurred in one in three people who stopped taking antidepressants, and in one in six people who discontinued placebo, according to research published in The Lancet Psychiatry.

The investigational antidepressant ALTO-300 demonstrated clinically meaningful improvements in patients with major depressive disorder, particularly among those characterized by a biomarker, according to a manufacturer press release.

The recommendation that people living with diabetes should avoid carbohydrates is misguided, according to a speaker at the Lifestyle Medicine Conference.

ChatGPT performed better at managing mild and severe depression in accordance with current clinical guidance without showing gender or socioeconomic bias compared with primary care physicians, according to researchers in Israel.

After participating in a 12-week lifestyle intervention followed by 72 weeks of tirzepatide, adults with obesity lost a mean of 24.3% of their body weight, researchers reported.

Postdiagnosis antidepressant use reduced mortality risk among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, according to data published in JAMA Network Open.

The FDA has approved Exxua, an oral selective 5HT1a receptor agonist for the treatment of major depressive disorder in adults.