Adolescent Girls Using Oral Contraceptives Have Higher Self-Reported Depressive Symptoms
Symptoms of depression are associated with oral contraceptive use in 16-year-old girls compared with adolescents and young women up to 25 years of age.
Diagnosis & Disease Information
Psychotherapy for Depression May Be Cost-Effective Over Time
For patients with major depressive disorder, neither second-generation antidepressants nor cognitive behavioral therapy offers consistently superior cost-effectiveness.
Physician-Mothers Report High Rate of Peripartum Depression, Endorse Stigmatizing Beliefs About Condition
The prevalence of peripartum depression is high in physician mothers, with white physicians reporting higher adjusted rates than black physicians, and Asian physicians reporting lower receipt of treatment.
Youngest in Classroom at Higher Risk for Diagnosis of Depression
Children at young relative age within the school year were also at higher risk for ADHD and intellectual disability.
Some Nutritional Supplements May Aid Mental Health Conditions
Nutrient supplements had good safety profiles and no known contraindications with psychiatric medications.
15-Item Geriatric Depression Scale Effective at Identifying Depression in the Elderly
A team of Korean investigators conducted a study to assess the ability of the 15-item geriatric depression scale to discern depression in the elderly.
Hysterectomy Tied to Long-Term Risk for Depression, Anxiety
The researchers found that during a median follow-up of 21.9 years, women who underwent hysterectomy at any age experienced increased risks for de novo depression (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.26; absolute risk increase, 6.6%) and anxiety (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.22; absolute risk increase, 4.7%).
Family History of Psychiatric Illness Increases Risk in Offspring
A family history of illness in prior generations may be related to an earlier age at onset of bipolar disease.
Telehealth Intervention May Positively Affect Comorbid Diabetes, Depression
Patients enrolled in the telehealth intervention HOPE saw clinically significant reductions in depression symptoms but not glycemic control.
The Link Between Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Depression
The association between disease activity and emotional processing biases may play a role in the higher rates of depression in patients with inflammatory bowel disease.
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