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Text Messaging Intervention Promising for Patients With SMI

A text-messaging intervention appears a safe, feasible, and clinically promising way to augment care for patients with serious mental illness, according to a pilot study published online in Psychiatric Services.

Major Depressive Disorder

1 in 4 US Adults Have History of Major Depressive Episodes

Nearly 24% of US adults have a lifetime history of major depressive episodes, a prevalence much higher than the 14% who self-report them, researchers reported in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.

Major Depressive Disorder

Large Trial Finds Vitamin D Does Not Protect Against Depression

Long-term vitamin D supplementation does not protect against depression in the general adult population, according to a large, randomized clinical trial published in JAMA.

General Psychiatry

The Relationship Between Inflammation and Mental Illnesses

In this video, Psych Congress 2020 cochair Charles Raison, MD, discusses the relationship between inflammation and mental illnesses, and misconceptions about the connection between the two.

Depression

Botox Antidepressant Effect Seen Across Range of Injection Sites

Patients who received botulinum toxin injections at various sites for different conditions reported depression significantly less often, compared with patients undergoing different treatments for the same conditions.

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The Relationship Between Inflammation and Mental Illnesses

In this video, Psych Congress 2020 cochair Charles Raison, MD, discusses the relationship between inflammation and mental illnesses, and misconceptions about the connection between the two.