Depression News

• Murthy for SG, Levine for HHS Get Mostly Positive Senate Reception In committee hearing, the surgeon general and assistant health secretary nominees vow to attack COVID-19, as well as mental health and substance use crises.
  Medscape Medical News, February 25, 2021
• AAN 2021 Psychiatric Disorders Linked to Earlier Alzheimer's Onset Depression, anxiety, and other psychiatric disorders are linked to earlier onset of Alzheimer's disease, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, February 25, 2021
• New Tool May Improve Suicidality Detection Researchers have developed a proprietary computer adaptive screening tool that may help emergency departments more accurately predict suicide attempts in adolescents.
  Medscape Medical News, February 25, 2021
• PTSD Prevalent in Survivors of Severe COVID-19 Posttraumatic stress disorders may occur in as many as one third of patients who recover from severe COVID-19 infection, new research suggests.
  Medscape Medical News, February 25, 2021
• NPA 2021 Depression, Chronic Comorbidities 'Inextricably Linked' Depression prevalence is 2 to 10 times higher for patients with chronic medical conditions -- especially chronic pain, where the prevalence reaches 40%-60%, experts report.
  Medscape Medical News, February 24, 2021
• Fauci Introduces New Acronym for Long COVID Scientists are working overtime to gain knowledge of the long-term effects of COVID-19, said Anthony Fauci, MD, during a wide-ranging briefing at the White House.
  Medscape Medical News, February 24, 2021
• Patients With Psoriatic Disease Avoid Medical Help During Pandemic "What I found alarming looking at these results was that about a third of people were experiencing despair," Rachael Manion said.
  Medscape Medical News, February 24, 2021
• Empathetic Phone Calls Reduce Loneliness, Depression in Homebound Adults A layperson-delivered empathy-oriented phone call program may reduce loneliness as well as depression and anxiety in homebound adults, a new study suggests.
  Reuters Health Information, February 23, 2021
• Gastroenterologists Split on Less Pay for More Life Balance Half of survey respondents said they would take a pay cut for more work-life balance, their top concern. The survey also shows that happiness outside work has taken a steep drop during the pandemic.
  Medscape Medical News, February 23, 2021
• NPA 2021 Tips Offered for Treating Co-occurring ADHD and SUDs With little empirical data to guide treatment for patients with multiple psychiatric disorders, the challenge for those with ADHD and substance use disorders is what to treat first, experts note.
  Medscape Medical News, February 23, 2021
• SCCM 2021 Continuing Morbidity for COVID-19 Survivors At 6 months, for example, pulmonary and immune function have still not returned to normal in many of the patients who had been critically ill.
  Medscape Medical News, February 23, 2021
• AAN 2021 Loss of Smell Lingers Post COVID More than 50% of healthcare workers infected with SARS-CoV-2 report that their sense of smell has not returned to normal an average of 5 months post infection, new research shows.
  Medscape Medical News, February 23, 2021
• More Cardiologists Unhappy, Anxious During Pandemic More cardiologists are unhappy outside of work and report burnout and/or depression in Medscape's latest survey of happiness, wellness, and lifestyles.
  Medscape Medical News, February 22, 2021
• COVID Takes a Toll on Neurologists' Happiness, Well-Being With the ongoing pandemic, more neurologists report being unhappy outside of work and suffering burnout and/or depression in Medscape's latest survey of happiness, wellness, and lifestyles.
  Medscape Medical News, February 22, 2021
• Psychiatrists' Happiness, Well-Being Hit Hard by COVID-19 More psychiatrists are unhappy outside of work and report burnout and/or depression in Medscape's latest survey of happiness, wellness, and lifestyles.
  Medscape Medical News, February 22, 2021
• NPA 2021 How Does an Emotionally Drained Workforce Move On Post Pandemic? The psychiatric community is now facing "triple challenges" tied to COVID-19, experts say.
  Medscape Medical News, February 22, 2021
• NPA 2021 High-Potency Cannabis Products Linked to Suicidality Suicides by users of marijuana aged 10-19 years increased 250% between 2014 and 2017; they increased 22% among those aged 20 and older, according to a report.
  Medscape Medical News, February 22, 2021
• COVID Cuts Internists' Happiness in Life Outside Work Last year 78% of internists said they were somewhat or very happy; this year, it plummeted to 55%, according to a new Medscape survey. Exercise was the top coping mechanism.
  Medscape Medical News, February 22, 2021
• Adverse Mental Health Symptoms Related to COVID-19 High 6 Months Into Pandemic As of September 2020, the prevalence of adverse mental health symptoms remained high among Americans, a new survey finds.
  Reuters Health Information, February 19, 2021
• New Light Cast on Type-2 MI Aims to Sharpen Diagnosis, Therapy A large survey of type 2 MI, triggered when myocardial oxygen demand outstrips supply, points to confusion hindering its diagnosis and treatment and reveals the rarity of revascularization.
  Medscape Medical News, February 18, 2021