Anxiety in the Time of COVID-19: Q&A With Dr Jud Brewer
59% of Americans report that COVID-19 is affecting their daily lives, and 36% of respondents to the poll say that COVID-19 is taking a toll on their mental health.
Depressive Disorder
Results of HOPE-BD Study Emphasize Importance of Early Intervention in Bipolar Disorder
The study emphasized the need to treat depression and other comorbidities, including anxiety and substance use disorders.
PHQ-9 Screening Tool Overestimates the Prevalence of Depression
The classification of major depression requires the use of validated diagnostic interviews, but conducting interviews to determine the prevalence of depression in the general population requires extensive mental health resources.
Infrared Laser Treatment of TBI, PTSD, and Depression: An Expert Perspective
Can mere light become a revolutionary new treatment for traumatic brain injury, posttraumatic stress disorder, depression, stroke, Parkinson disease, and Alzheimer disease?
Varenicline Seems Safe for Adults Without Depression
For adults without a recent history of depression, use of varenicline for smoking cessation does not appear to be associated with an increased risk for cardiovascular or neuropsychiatric hospitalizations when compared with nicotine replacement therapy.
Does Bouldering Work as a Form of Psychotherapy for Depression?
Researchers evaluated the effectiveness of manualized bouldering psychotherapy as an intervention for the treatment of depression compared to performing physical exercise.
Literature Inconsistent on the Effect of Subthreshold Depression on Self-Care in Diabetes
Although this study represents the first review to examine the literature on subthreshold depression and self-care in diabetes, conflicting results and risk for bias prevent any precise conclusions.
Pregnant Women With Depression More Likely to Use Cannabis
Women with depression are more than three times more likely to use cannabis during pregnancy compared with women without depression.
Healthcare Workers Report Elevated Psychiatric Symptoms Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
A study of Chinese healthcare workers may foreshadow the mental health burden placed upon physicians, nurses, and other professionals as COVID-19 strains the medical system in the United States.
Can Facial Emotion Perception Reflect the Process of Integration in Dissociative Identity Disorder?
Higher integration scores correlated with lower depression severity, PTSD symptom severity, and autobiographical memory disturbances in patients with dissociative identity disorder.
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