Brain-Heart Connection in Depression
Researchers found that patients who have atrial fibrillation are more likely to have a history of depression than patients who do not.
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MDD Patient-Centered Management
Researchers found that there has been little attention paid to intervention to enhance treatment adherence in nonpsychotic major depression, so they outlined steps for engagement, retention, and adherence for these patients. -
Targeting Inflammation Through Cytokines to Treat Depressive Symptoms
Researchers found a small number of clinical trials that indicated antidepressant effects of cytokine blockers. -
Is It Best to Treat Depression With tDCS During Pregnancy?
Transcranial direct current stimulation could be a viable alternative to medication and psychotherapy to treat pregnant women with depression, according to the results of a Canadian pilot study. -
What Is the Role of NIBS for Post-Stroke Depression?
Noninvasive brain stimulation (NIBS) techniques are a potential alternative to the use of medications for the treatment of poststroke depression.
Journal Articles
Keren H, O’Callaghan G, Vidal-Ribas P, et al. Reward processing in depression: a conceptual and meta-analytic review across fMRI and EEG studies
[published online June 20, 2018]. Am J Psychiatry. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17101124
[published online June 20, 2018]. Am J Psychiatry. doi: 10.1176/appi.ajp.2018.17101124
Emsley R, Ahokas A, Suarez A, et al. Efficacy of tianeptine 25-50 mg in elderly patients with recurrent major depressive disorder: an 8-week placebo- and escitalopram-controlled study.
J Clin Psychiatry. 2018; 79(4)
J Clin Psychiatry. 2018; 79(4)
Jovanova OS, Nedeljkovic I, Derek S, et al. DNA methylation signatures of depressive symptoms in middle-aged and elderly persons
[published online July 11, 2018]. JAMA Psychiatry. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.1725
[published online July 11, 2018]. JAMA Psychiatry. doi: 10.1001/jamapsychiatry.2018.1725
Patient Education Materials
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Depression: What You Need to Know.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Generalized Anxiety Disorder: When Worry Gets Out of Control.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. Panic Disorder: When Fear Overwhelms.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Generalized Anxiety Disorder: When Worry Gets Out of Control.
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health. Panic Disorder: When Fear Overwhelms.
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