Depression News

• How Can the US Improve Access to Eyeglasses? Expanding insurance coverage for eye services and standardizing pediatric vision screening requirements across the US are two steps that could help begin to solve the problem, researchers say.
  WebMD Health News, May 23, 2022
• Fewer Teens Giving Birth, but Cases Are More Complex Rates of obesity, mental health conditions, diabetes, and delivery complications have increased among teens giving birth.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Hearing, Vision Loss Combo a Colossal Risk for Cognitive Decline Seniors with hearing or vision loss are at significant risk of cognitive decline, but the risk skyrockets in individuals with both.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Multiple Mental Health Woes? Blame It on Genetics A genetic analysis of 11 major psychiatric disorders offers new insight into why comorbid mental illnesses are the norm, not the exception.
  Medscape Medical News, May 23, 2022
• Mental Health of Most Kids With Autism Declined in Pandemic Researchers identified parents' mental health difficulties, loss of academic and health services, and material deprivation as risk factors for impaired mental health among children with autism.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• New Insight Into How Brain Stimulation Eases Major Depression Functional MRI reveals that rTMS induces widespread alterations in functional connectivity in brain regions involved in emotion and motor control.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• Many Americans Missing an Opportunity to Prevent Dementia Nearly half of all US adults aged 45 and older have modifiable risk factors for Alzheimer's and related dementia, including high blood pressure, low levels of physical activity, and obesity.
  Medscape Medical News, May 20, 2022
• ATS 2022 COVID Burnout? Turn Off Your Mind, Relax, and Float Downstream A randomized trial showed that transcendental meditation can relieve burnout-related stress and emotional exhaustion.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• The Anxious Patient Needs Psychosomatic Primary Care Anxiety can result from a patient's disposition and from environmental stimuli such as the internet. Because anxiety can worsen compliance and outcomes, clinicians should work to counteract it.
  Medscape Medical News, May 19, 2022
• Hypertension + Advanced Age Linked to More Cesarean Deliveries The link, while not new, can be helpful in counseling women at risk about delivery options, experts said.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• Does Suicide Risk Show Up in the Blood? Researchers have identified potential blood biomarkers that may signal heightened risk for suicide in patients with major depressive disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, May 18, 2022
• Updated AHA/ASA Guideline Changes Care for Spontaneous ICH Several "standard care" therapies for ICH are not as effective as once thought and are no longer recommended in updated guidelines.
  Medscape Medical News, May 17, 2022
• FDA Declines to Authorize Common Antidepressant as COVID Treatment The FDA has decided not to authorize the antidepressant fluvoxamine to treat COVID-19, saying that the data has not shown the drug to be an effective therapeutic for fighting the virus.
  Reuters Health Information, May 16, 2022
• New Data Support Electroconvulsive Therapy for Depression A retrospective cohort study provides evidence that the treatment can prevent suicide among patients with severe depression. Psychiatrists comment that ECT is used too infrequently.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• Cannabinoids in Medicine: Limitless Hope or Hype? A large meta-analysis provides moderate evidence for the use of cannabis in the treatment of chronic pain and spasms. Other data indicate a link between cannabis use and risk for psychotic disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, May 12, 2022
• Neuropsychiatric Risks of COVID: New Data The risk of new-onset neuropsychiatric illness after severe COVID-19 is substantial but appears similar to other severe respiratory infections.
  Medscape Medical News, May 11, 2022
• CDC: Gun Homicides Increased 35% in 2020 The report highlighted troubling racial, ethnic, and class disparities. Black people saw the largest increase in firearm homicides, at 39%.
  WebMD Health News, May 11, 2022
• Can Sensitivity to Common Smells Sniff Out Depression, Anxiety? Heightened awareness of common odors like floral scents or kitchen smells is linked to anxiety, while increased sensitivity to "social odors" is an indicator of depression, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2022
• Does Noninvasive Brain Stimulation Augment CBT for Depression? Noninvasive brain stimulation does not appear to augment cognitive behavioral therapy in patients with major depressive disorder, but there may still be hope.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2022
• Do Psychotropic Meds Raise or Lower COVID Risk? A new analysis suggests different psychotropic medications are associated with different risks of COVID-19 in patients with serious mental illness.
  Medscape Medical News, May 10, 2022