Latest articles for Major Depressive Disorder
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Lipid signature may flag schizophrenia
The development of reliable biomarkers based on lipidomic profiles would require large prospective randomized trials, complemented by...
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Psychiatric illnesses share common brain network
The findings highlight the possibility of “potentially developing transdiagnostic treatments based on common neurobiology, not just symptom...
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Concern grows over ‘medical assistance in dying for mental illness’ law
With the addition of serious mental illness as an eligible category, Canada is on track to have the most liberal assisted-death policy in the...
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Depression guidelines fall short in characterizing withdrawal
A systematic review highlights the challenges in separating antidepressant withdrawal from depression relapse.
From the Editor
Depression and schizophrenia: Many biological and clinical similarities
Clinicians generally regard major depressive disorder (MDD) and schizophrenia as 2 separate and distinct psychiatric brain disorders.
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Subtle cognitive decline in a patient with depression and anxiety
After several months of subtle cognitive decline, Mr. M, age 53, has a panic attack and presents to the ED. He has a history of major depressive...
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Guidelines recommend CBT alone for mild acute depression, more options for more severe cases
These nuanced recommendations contrast sharply with the American College of Physicians’ 2016 guideline for depression treatment.
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Borderline patients have longer time to depression remission
Severity of BPD symptoms could be an indicator of more severe depression.
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Low serum LDH shows potential as depression biomarker
Decreased LDH also was an independent risk factor for suicide in adults with major depressive disorder.
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Sleep complaints in major depression flag risk for other psychiatric disorders
Investigators studied 3-year incidence rates of psychiatric disorders in almost 3,000 patients experiencing a major depressive episode.