Depression
Commentary
Beyond the monoamines: The future of antidepressants
Dr. Scott T. Aaronson looks at the landscape for medications under development for treatment-resistant depression.
Opinion
Preventing suicide: What should clinicians do differently?
Dr. Igor Galynker urges clinicians to view factors such as patients’ sense of being entrapped as more sensitive measures of elevated risk.
News
Call for Serious Mental Illness and Substance Use Disorder Manuscripts
Submit your mental health care-related article for the upcoming Federal Practitioner special issue, which will be included PubMed Central....
Audio
Approach assesses imminent suicide risk
Plus, how clinicians can assess their own response to at-risk patients.
Conference Coverage
Suicide prevention gets ‘standard care’ recommendations
The National Action Alliance for Suicide Prevention has released the first standard care recommendations for suicide prevention.
News
Why Do Minority Women Have a Higher Risk of Postpartum Depression?
A new study examines whether genetic ancestry and adverse life events have an effect on postpartum mental health in minorities.
Clinical Review
Understanding, Assessing, and Conceptualizing Suicide Risk Among Veterans With PTSD
A thorough clinical interview combined with self-report measures can help gauge suicide risk.
Original Research
Depression and Bipolar Disorders in Patients With Alcohol Use Disorders
This review details methods for meeting the challenges of diagnosing and treating mood disorders that coexist with substance use disorders.
News
Baseline stress signals need for psychological help in CLL
Be on the lookout for cancer-specific stress when treating chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
Conference Coverage
Exercise, CBT linked to higher drop in depression in type 2 diabetes
Two nondrug treatments are effective to varying degrees in patients with type 2 diabetes.