Major Depressive Disorder
Comorbid depressive and anxiety disorders are commonly seen in both primary care and the specialty setting.
Major Depressive Disorder
Because of new imaging techniques and advances in our understanding of neurophysiology, neurological and psychiatric disorders are increasingly being recognized as disorders of circuit functions in the brain. Using techniques such as DBS, neurosurgeons are able to pinpoint malfunctioning circuits and to recalibrate them.
Parents of children with ADHD frequently ask whether there are nonmedication treatments that are effective for managing their children’s symptoms of ADHD. A recent meta-analysis provides an answer to this clinically important question.
Psychiatrists need to understand how living in violent families and neighborhoods increases the likelihood of trauma and the psychiatric sequelae associated with it as well as how to respond in the aftermath.
A new clinical society has been founded to coordinate TMS practices and to connects physician and non-physician members from across the world.
The ethical aim of psychiatry is the relief of suffering and incapacity.
Discussing the Neuropsychiatric Outcomes After Heart Surgery study, testing the vascular hypothesis of post-coronary artery bypass graft depression.
All types of antidepressants have been found to be effective for major depression with comorbid substance dependence.
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Discussing the Neuropsychiatric Outcomes After Heart Surgery study, testing the vascular hypothesis of post-coronary artery bypass graft depression.
The psychiatric aftermath of critical illness can involve emerging from the ICU with horrifying memories (of being tortured, raped, assaulted, or imprisoned).
The demands on physicians keep growing—they are not only responsible for assessment, diagnosis, and treatment, they are subject to all manner of related administrative and practice responsibilities. Not surprisingly, physicians are susceptible to burnout.
Few psychiatrists know about the phenomena involving delusional and hallucinatory experiences of patients who survive critical illnesses.
Can methylfolate play a role in the adjunctive treatment of patients with major depression? In this podcast, Rakesh Jain, MD, offers insights.
A novel class of drugs directly targets the glutamatergic neurotransmitter system and produces rapid antidepressant effects in some patients.
In this podcast, Dr Helen Lavretsky discusses the topic of appropriate diagnosis of mild cognitive impairment. It will be increasingly important to strengthen the definitions of what is “normal” to avoid the “pathologizing” of aging or of any individuals who experience temporary or continuous cognitive impairment.
Have you heard the news that citalopram should no longer be used at doses greater than 40 mg? Steven Moffic, MD, explores the issues surrounding this recent recommendation.
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