Depression

Travelling the middle road between skepticism and scientism in psychiatric research and treatment.

Is depression the same today as it was in the 17th century? Is it the same thing in Nigeria as it is in the United States? One of the foremost historians of psychiatry weighs in.

A Psychiatric Times point/counterpoint feature on electroconvulsive therapy elicited strong responses.

Research data shows that ECT is often more effective than alternative treatments, and safe too.

ECT has been in use for decades, but does that mean it is safe or effective?

Will a new Canadian law overturn long-held ethical norms in psychiatry?

Sleep problems are understudied, underdiagnosed, and undertreated.

There are beautiful things that you can only see in the dark.

In this conversation, a former APA president discusses mystical and meditative experiences, reconciling psychoanalysis and neuroscience, and tensions surrounding the medical model.

Helping a patient and their family with anger about a mood disorder can be difficult...

Against the backdrop of European fascism, an Italian physician pioneered a new treatment.

A preview of 3 pivotal trials suggests promising results, but there are reasons to wait before jumping in with this antipsychotic.

Melissa Bernstein, founder of toy company Melissa & Doug, talks about accepting the self in totality and journeying inwards.

The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated mental health and gender inequalities around the world. Understanding the causes is the first step toward finding solutions.

What treatments could handle both psychiatric emergencies and long-standings mental health conditions—in a hurry?

What can be done when a mood disorder upends a patient's life?

Can depression be passed on to future generations, and if it can, how can treatment help?

Sedation may not always be desirable, but it is difficult to avoid in psychiatry. Some of the most sedating medications are discussed.

The psychiatrist's armamentarium to treat depression holds promise with a growing arsenal of integrative and pharmacologic options.

The FDA cleared the way to use this deep transcranial magnetic stimulation system, which may be able to help treat depression in less than 5 minutes.

Teach both the patient and the patient's family are important steps to treating a mood disorder.

A lawyer discusses how the legal system treats (and mistreats) those with mental illnesses.

Although college drinking develops into an addiction, overconsumption and especially binge drinking patterns are often preludes to alcohol use disorder, with approximately 1 in 10 students meeting criteria for AUD.

Patients with depression may have altered cortical processing of visual contrast during a major depressive episode.

A study estimates the frequency and clinical correlates of GI symptoms during depressive episodes in a large, nationwide sample of patients with MDD in China.

Studies suggest blueberries may have the power to treat depression...

Opening certain potassium channels in the brain reduces depressive symptoms and anhedonia.

Some mood episodes are more anxiety-provoking than others, and at the top of the list are mixed states.

A recent study tested a new digital therapeutic for effectiveness on both substance abuse and depression.

Loss: the most common experience of all people, across all cultures...