Children and young adults who start antidepressant therapy at high doses, rather than the "modal" [average or typical] prescribed doses, appear to be at greater risk for suicidal behavior during the first 90 days of treatment.
Apr 28, 2014
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Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT) could provide an alternative non-drug treatment for people who do not wish to continue long-term antidepressant treatment, suggests new research published in The Lancet.
Apr 21, 2015
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Depression is a common mental disorder affecting over 300 million people across the world. It's estimated that one in ten people in Australia (10.4%) suffer from depression.
Apr 12, 2019
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Depression sucked the life from Lori Jackson's time on this earth for nearly 40 years. On her darkest days in college she hung a blanket over her dorm room window to block out the light and slept, skipping classes.
Aug 24, 2022
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Northwestern Medicine scientists have shown how manipulating a novel target in the brain using gene therapy could lead to new treatments for depression.
Jul 12, 2016
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People with depression, that have not responded fully to treatment with antidepressants, benefit from receiving additional cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), a new study has found.
Jan 7, 2016
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Brexpiprazole, an antipsychotic drug approved this summer by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, is an effective and well-tolerated addition to conventional first-line antidepressants for the treatment of major depressive ...
Aug 27, 2015
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Antidepressants are the first-choice treatment for severe depression. Antidepressant use is often supplemented by psychotherapy. Now, a major ongoing international study has shown that adding psychotherapy treatment to antidepressant ...
Jun 6, 2022
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A simple questionnaire filled out by depressed patients can help identify whether a particular medication is likely to help them, according to a new study by Yale University researchers published Jan. 20 in the journal Lancet ...
Jan 21, 2016
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Winter is upon us. And with it comes the annual worsening of depressive symptoms. Sadly, in the United States, suicide continues to claim more lives than firearms, and suicide rates are increasing in nearly all states. The ...
Nov 14, 2018
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