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Social Cognitive Deficits in Major Depressive Disorders

A range of studies show that connections among social identification, perception, and interpretation of social situations affect quality of life in patients with major depressive disorders.
Brain Insulin Resistance and MDD

Researchers believe that data show stress impairs the hypothalamus-pituitary-adrenal axis and sympathetic nervous system, causing inflammation that is the link between type 2 diabetes mellitus and depression.
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.
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.

News

Associations Among Allergies, Asthma, and Psychopathology in US Adults

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Psychiatry Advisor Contributing Writer

April 29, 2019

Childhood Maltreatment, Reduced Cortical Surface Area, and Depressive Relapse

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Psychiatry Advisor Contributing Writer

April 25, 2019

Evaluation of Online Patient Decision Aid for Antidepressants in Pregnancy Is Feasible

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Psychiatry Advisor Contributing Writer

April 24, 2019

Gender Variances for Depression, Anxiety, Sleep in Primary Aldosteronism

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Psychiatry Advisor Contributing Writer

April 18, 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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