Depression
From the Journals
Greening intervention tied to self-reported improved mental health
City residents reported a decrease in feelings of depression and worthlessness after vacant lots were improved.
Commentary
Puerto Rico after Maria: Trauma team returns
The aim of the team is to “train the trainers” with the goal of fostering resilience among the children.
Pearls
10 Myths about ECT
As clinicians, we need to educate patients about the safety and effectiveness of this treatment. Here are 10 of the most commonly held myths about...
MDedge Psychcast
Approach assesses imminent suicide risk
Plus, how clinicians can assess their own response to at-risk patients.
Shrink Rap News
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.
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Depression Across the Spectrum of Mood Disorders: Advanced Strategies in Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder
Video
Depression and substance abuse
Mark S. Gold, MD, discusses whether depression causes substance abuse, or vice versa.
From the Journals
Prenatal depression tracked through multiple generations shows increase
These findings may not be generalizable to older women or other ethnic groups.
Commentary
How precision psychiatry helped my patient; Ketamine: The next ‘opioid crisis’?
I applaud Dr. Nasrallah’s editorial “The dawn of precision psychiatry.” Since the late 1990s, I have been practicing psychiatry in this mode in...
From the Journals
Technology use by parents may worsen children’s behavior
Technoference was associated with lower coparenting quality in fathers only, and greater parent depressive symptoms in mothers only.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Mental health apps: What to tell patients
An evaluation model created specifically for such apps can help guide your discussions.
From the Journals
Depression screening rates remain low for undiagnosed adults
New study recommends training for other health care providers in an effort to increase depression screening rates.