MDD: Predictors and Protectors

Real-world data show TRD costs spike during resistant episodes; Compass’ psilocybin COMP360 delivers durable symptom relief through 26 weeks, potentially easing resource strain.

Learn how clinicians tailor antidepressants by diagnosis, symptoms, adverse effects, and next-step strategies for treatment-resistant depression.

Explore major depression subtypes—from melancholic to inflammatory—and how they shape symptoms, biology, and treatment choices for better outcomes.

TRD often mislabels depression; learn why MDD heterogeneity demands tailored treatments and when “difficult-to-treat” fits better.

First US TRD Awareness Day spotlights treatment-resistant depression, urging earlier recognition, stigma-breaking support, and renewed hope for patients and caregivers.

Rethink “treatment-resistant depression” by adopting difficult-to-treat depression, verifying adequate trials, and stratifying drivers like trauma and inflammation to improve outcomes.

Vortioxetine eases depression in older adults, while cognitive gains stay mixed—showing selective boosts in attention and processing speed, not consistent global improvement.

Phase 3 psilocybin and LSD data plus new FDA guidance fuel a depression boom—yet clinics still wrestle with dosing time, cost, access.