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Features

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.
The Role Inflammation Plays in the Link Between RA and Depression

Both depression and rheumatoid arthritis contribute substantially to global disability, and these diseases often co-occur.
Efficacy, Safety of Long-Term Ketamine Administration Still In Question

Ketamine, originally approved by the FDA in 1970 as an anesthetic, is increasingly being recognized as an option in treatment-resistant depression.
Probiotics, Depression, and the Role of Inflammation

Researchers examined evidence suggesting that probiotics may exert antidepressant effects via anti-inflammatory mechanisms.

News

Environmental Stress Effects Nonpharmacological Treatment of Depression

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Psychiatry Advisor Contributing Writer

February 14, 2019

Treatment Guidelines Not Followed in Many Major Depressive Disorder Cases

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Psychiatry Advisor Contributing Writer

February 11, 2019

Negative Social Media Behaviors Associated With Major Depressive Disorder

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Psychiatry Advisor Contributing Writer

February 6, 2019

Insufficient Diagnosis and Treatment of Older Patients With Depression

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Psychiatry Advisor Contributing Writer

February 1, 2019

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

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)

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

Burkhouse KL, Gorka SM, Klumpp H, et al. Neural responsiveness to reward as an index of depressive symptom change following cognitive-behavioral therapy and SSRI treatment.
J Clin Psychiatry. 2018; 79(4).

Hsu MC, Tung CY, Chen HE. Omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in prevention and treatment of maternal depression: Putative mechanism and recommendation.
J Affect Disord. 2018; ;238:47-61.

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.

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