Depression
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Intranasal esketamine plus antidepressant deflects relapse
Esketamine nasal spray in addition to oral antidepressant treatment was superior to antidepressant plus placebo for preventing depression relapse...
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Medical community confronts physician depression, suicide
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Gun ownership practices linked to soldier suicide risk
U.S. Army soldiers who keep a loaded gun at home or carry a gun publicly while off duty are at significantly higher odds of suicide.
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Increasingly violent storms may strain mental health
SAN FRANCISCO – Infrastructure damage, stressors put pressure on vulnerable groups.
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Ketamine tied to remission from suicidal ideation
SAN FRANCISCO – “This is a marvelous study that we should have done,” said Dr. Jaskaran Singh, clinical leader of the esketamine program at...
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Hazardous cannabis use in MS linked to anxiety, depression
SEATTLE – But it is not clear if there is a cause-and-effect relationship.
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Pain, fatigue, depression, and anxiety are common in the year after MS diagnosis
SEATTLE – In a novel study, about half of patients with multiple sclerosis reported clinically significant symptoms of depression or pain, and...
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Ketamine may rely on opioid receptors for antidepressive effect
SAN FRANCISCO – In treatment-resistant individuals, preexposure to an opioid receptor antagonist greatly reduced ketamine’s effect.
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Confronting physician depression and suicide
Join our Twitter chat on depression and suicide in medicine at 8 p.m. ET on June 3. Our special guests are Dr. Sarah Candler, Dr. Elisabeth...
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Intranasal esketamine combo tied to symptom improvement
SAN FRANCISCO – Dr. Michael E. Thase discussed possible alterations in esketamine’s treatment regimen.
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Hip-hop offers lens into psyche of black boys, men
SAN FRANCISCO – Suicidality in black men might not look the same as it does in other patients, Dr. Sarah Y. Vinson said.