Depression News

• Medical Student Mistreatment Higher Among Women, Minorities Mistreatment from senior physicians, nurses, and staff is more common among medical students who are female, nonwhite, and/or not heterosexual.
  Medscape Medical News, February 24, 2020
• Suicidal Patients Often Excluded From Antidepressant Trials Clinical trials of antidepressants that inform FDA approval decisions often exclude suicidal patients, leaving clinicians uncertain of the efficacy of these drugs in this patient population.
  Medscape Medical News, February 21, 2020
• In Brains of Dead Athletes, Researchers Seek Clues to Head Trauma Dr. Ann McKee of Boston University studies the brains of deceased football players at the world's largest brain bank, hoping to learn about the long-term impact of repeated head traumas for people ranging from professional athletes to victims of domestic abuse.
  Reuters Health Information, February 20, 2020
• Declining Physical Activity at Age 12 Tied to Depression at 18 In the first study to objectively measure physical activity in teens, investigators found declining physical activity starting at age 12 was linked to an increase in depression scores at age 18.
  Medscape Medical News, February 20, 2020
• 'Hit With a Truck' - How Iran's Missiles Inflicted Brain Injury on U.S. Troops In the wee hours of Jan. 8, Tehran retaliated over the U.S. killing of Iran's most powerful general by bombarding the al-Asad air base in Iraq.
  Reuters Health Information, February 20, 2020
• Relief From Lingering Depressive Symptoms Just a Click Away? Some patients with depression get only partial relief with standard therapies. New research says a self-guided online mindfulness program may resolve lingering symptoms and facilitate full remission.
  Medscape Medical News, February 19, 2020
• 'Striking Paradox' of Misaligned Diabetes Treatment Could Harm "The paradox and misalignment of treatment intensity with patients' needs is really striking," says the lead author of a national study of adults with type 2 diabetes.
  Medscape Medical News, February 19, 2020
• Excessive Masculinity Linked to High Suicide Risk Excessive masculinity is linked to a significantly increased risk for death by suicide in men, a finding that underscores the central role of gender in suicide death, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, February 19, 2020
• Clinical Data Identify Psychoses Subgroups Subgroups of patients with schizophrenia and other affective disorders were identified through data-driven clustering, a technique that analyzes clinical data to identify common denominators among patients.
  Reuters Health Information, February 18, 2020
• Upping Opioid Dose May Not Be Helpful in Chronic Pain In patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, an increase in opioid dosage appears to be of no clear benefit, according to a two-year study.
  Reuters Health Information, February 18, 2020
• Workers in Mining, Extraction Industries Continue to Have Highest U.S. Suicide Rate Suicide rates vary across industries and occupations, but workers in mining and oil and gas extraction continue to suffer the top U.S. rate of deaths, followed closely by the construction industry, according to data from 32 states.
  Reuters Health Information, February 14, 2020
• EEG Signature Predicts Antidepressant Response A novel artificial intelligence algorithm can accurately predict which patients will respond positively to the antidepressant sertraline, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, February 13, 2020
• How Yoga Exercises Its Positive Effect on Depression Investigators found that practicing yoga was associated with improved mood and increased levels of gamma aminobutyric acid in patients with major depressive disorder.
  Medscape Medical News, February 13, 2020
• Another Round of Research Shows Ketamine May Help Alcoholism More evidence suggests a single infusion of ketamine plus counseling helps alcohol-dependent patients curb their drinking.
  Medscape Medical News, February 13, 2020
• Do Your Patients Know You're Burned Out? Do you think your patients have read in the news about physician burnout, and do they pick up on your professional stress and frustration?
  Medscape Reader Polls, February 12, 2020
• Euthanasia Bill Sparks Fierce Debate in Spanish Parliament Spain's new left-wing government submitted to parliament on Tuesday a bill that would allow euthanasia and assisted suicide in certain cases, reigniting a bitter debate on whether to decriminalize both practices.
  Reuters Health Information, February 11, 2020
• Certain Chronic Illnesses Tied to Increased Crash Risk for Elderly Drivers Some older drivers with chronic health problems may cut back on driving but still be at increased risk of crashes, a recent study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, February 10, 2020
• Youth Suicide Rates Fall, but Sexual Minorities Still Outpace Heterosexual Peers Youth suicide rates are dropping in the U.S., but the proportion of teens who have suicidal thoughts or make an attempt remains consistently higher among sexual minorities than among heterosexual young people, two new studies in Pediatrics suggest.
  Reuters Health Information, February 10, 2020
• Precision Medicine Should Include Sex and Gender in Decision-Making Precision medicine should incorporate sex and gender in decision-making in order to optimize care for each patient, according to a review.
  Reuters Health Information, February 10, 2020
• Pele Is Depressed, Reclusive Due to Health Issues, Says Son Brazilian soccer great Pele is depressed over his poor health and reluctant to leave the house because he cannot walk unaided, his son Edinho said in an interview published in Brazil on Monday.
  Reuters Health Information, February 10, 2020