Depression
Conference Coverage
Palliative care may reduce suicide among lung cancer patients
Most patients who died by suicide had not received palliative care.
Latest News
Simple postural exercises may reduce depressive symptoms
NEW YORK – If larger studies validate the results, this might prove to be a highly cost-effective tool for treating depression.
MDedge Psychcast
Approach assesses imminent suicide risk
Plus, how clinicians can assess their own response to at-risk patients.
Video
Depression and substance abuse
Mark S. Gold, MD, discusses whether depression causes substance abuse, or vice versa.
From the Journals
Heart rate variability may be risk factor for depression, not a consequence
Depressive symptoms associated with lower heart rate variability at follow-up appeared to be linked to antidepressant use.
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Depression Across the Spectrum of Mood Disorders: Advanced Strategies in Major Depressive Disorder and Bipolar Disorder
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...
Commentary
Two more and counting: Suicide in medical trainees
Dr. Michael F. Myers offers context for the latest discussions about physician suicides and calls on the medical community to act now.
Evidence-Based Reviews
Mental health apps: What to tell patients
An evaluation model created specifically for such apps can help guide your discussions.
Conference Coverage
Cognitive-behavioral therapy modified for maximum efficacy in the elderly
NEW YORK – CBT is well suited to treating depression in the elderly when adjusted for realistic goals that permit incremental steps toward...
Evidence-Based Reviews
Neuromodulatory options for treatment-resistant depression
Evidence is strongest for ECT and rTMS, but other modalities show promise
From the Journals
Adolescent suicidal ideation and attempts are on the rise
Higher rates were seen during the academic school year.
