Depression Disorder

FDA black box warnings about antidepressants for pediatric patients — meant to decrease suicidal thoughts and behavior — may have had the opposite effect, according to a systematic review.

According to results of a six-nation global survey, individuals with migraine experienced a high level of symptom burden and severity, negatively affecting their quality of life including mood.

Some groups of children appeared to experience improved mental health symptoms during the COVID-19 pandemic when compared with pre-pandemic conditions, according to a study published in JAMA Network Open.

Among patients with HF and depression, treatment with behavioral activation therapy or antidepressant medication reduced symptom severity by nearly half within 6 months, researchers reported.

Patients seeking musculoskeletal care required substantial improvements in physical function and pain interference to significantly improve anxiety symptoms, according to results published in JAMA Network Open.

Exposure and response prevention treatment through video teletherapy showed effectiveness in reducing obsessive-compulsive symptoms while improving quality of life, per a study published in the Journal of Medical Internet Research.

Immediate acquisition of a medical marijuana card led to an increase of cannabis use disorder and improved sleep, but saw no significant improvement in pain, anxiety or depressive symptoms, experts reported in JAMA Network Open.

Quetiapine showed to be an effective adjunctive treatment in addressing comorbid anxiety with depressive disorders, according to a randomized, placebo-controlled study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

CHICAGO — Patients with depressive disorder developed serious complications and experienced a higher frequency of adverse events after reverse shoulder arthroplasty for glenohumeral osteoarthritis, results of a retrospective study showed.