Depression
News
Are doctors really at highest risk for suicide?
Close look at the data behind these claims reveals the difficulty of establishing reliable statistics.
News
Suicide rate higher than average for female clinicians
Male health care practitioners are less likely than all working-age men to die by suicide.
Opinion
The suicide wars
Dr. Dinah Miller says some people are determined to end their own lives, and for these individuals, suicide may not be preventable.
Commentary
Elizabeth Wurtzel helped clear the air on stigma
“Prozac Nation” author’s honesty was good for psychiatry, Dr. Robert T. London writes.
News
Your colleague appears depressed. Now what?
Experts share tips on how to react when fellow physicians appear depressed or suicidal.
News
Novel analysis links insomnia to first-onset major depressive disorder
First-onset major depressive disorder was significantly associated with difficulty initiating sleep among individuals in a 6-year prospective...
News
Brains of MDD patients show alterations in areas tied to positive emotions
“To the best of our knowledge, asymmetric alterations in cortical thickness and subcortical volume in patients with MDD have not yet been reported...
Commentary
Fast-tracking psilocybin for refractory depression makes sense
The FDA also should support the trials of nitrous oxide (laughing gas), and other safe and novel approaches to successfully treat treatment-...
Commentary
VA Ketamine Controversies
News
Higher risk of bipolar disorder, depression, anxiety found with autism
“Given the high rates of comorbidity, researchers and practitioners should develop tools that are specific to the unique needs of this population...