Depression

Many women choose to avoid standard treatment for perinatal depression, and instead prefer integrative treatments that incorporate complementary and alternative therapies. This article reviews the evidence base for these treatments.

Recent studies demonstrate the far-reaching effects of childhood trauma related to depression and suicidality in adulthood. The evidence to support these associations is presented here.

Are you aware of 2 newly identified predictors of a pernicious depression course in middle-aged women?

A review of the distinction between depressive and psychotic symptom domains, current knowledge about the etiology and neurobiology of depression and psychosis, and how this knowledge can inform the treatment of patients with features of both.

Recent studies examine placebo responses to antidepressants, the effect of SSRIs on sleep in the elderly, and the best time of day for psychotherapy sessions.

Is St. John’s wort (SJW; Hypericum perforatum) an appropriate treatment option for patients with MDD? What advice should be given to patients who inquire about it?

Three new studies help predict which patients with depression may not respond to pharmacotherapy and which women may become depressed during menopause.

Experts discuss positive computing, an emerging field at the intersection of mental health and technology.

Patients want to know what to expect with a given treatment, how their experiences compare with those of others, or whether they are alone in coping with their conditions. Who best to answer these questions than others like them?

A searching interrogation of scientific findings reflected against experience with patients.

Potential risk factors related to comorbid ADHD and depression, strategies for proper diagnosis, and treatment approaches.

Recent studies illustrate the importance of homing in on the somatic symptoms of depression

Here's a case that illustrates the importance of factoring in the presence of pain when treating mental disorders in patients with seemingly intractable pain.

Poetic, raw, and haunting, this young woman's description of having a psychiatric illness powerfully reveals what I believe are common, but rarely articulated, thoughts and feelings.

Should doctors be legally allowed to assist terminally ill patients in committing suicide?

If left untreated, burnout can become chronic and debilitating. Here are tips to recognizing the signs and symptoms.

Once a health care professional has reached a chronic stage of burnout, lives may be at stake. But prevention and treatment are possible.

We are about to publish the winning essays from our first-ever writer's contest. We hope you'll find them as moving and memorable as we did.

Three reasons clinicians skip over bupropion.

Three new studies focus on risk factors for the development of depressive disorders.

A special collection of current clinical work and issues surrounding eating disorders-specifically comorbidity, prevalence in men, and mortality.

A 20-year-old college sophomore with “depression and anxiety,” who is exercising ferociously and who is literally dying to lose more weight sets the stage.

More social media use was associated with more depression in this study. Findings suggest that clinicians need to ask about social media use by people who are depressed.

How generalizable are the results of depression treatment studies? Which factors predict readmission and length of stay in inpatients with mood disorders?

The CDC and FDA have -- at last -- recognized that there might be something of a problem in the way opiates are prescribed!