Depression

Introducing time-limited adaptive stressors has demonstrated a profound effect on patient well-being, but efforts to sidestep stress often overshadow these approaches in today's society, Psych Congress 2020 cochair Charles Raison, MD, said at the conference.

A pharmacogenomic test was associated with improved outcomes in patients with major depressive disorder who failed to improve with previous antidepressant treatment, according to a meta-analysis presented at Psych Congress 2020.

In managing side effects associated with psychotropic drugs, prescribers need to arm themselves with a menu of strategies and opt first for simpler solutions over adding or switching a medication, Rajnish Mago, MD, said at Psych Congress 2020.

Patients with major depressive disorder had significantly lower odds of filling a written prescription for a new antidepressant if they were nonwhite and antidepressant-naïve, according to an investigation presented in a poster at Psych Congress 2020.

The use of psychedelics in psychotherapy can help patients go beyond ameliorating symptoms and confront their root causes of depression, Andrew D. Penn, RN, MS, NP, CNS, APRN-BC, and Charles Raison, MD, said at a session at the Psych Congress 2020 psychedelics preconference.

Patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) reported feeling calmer and more engaged after treatment with adjunctive brexpiprazole, according to a poster presented at Psych Congress 2020.

​​​​​​​Cannabis use is significantly growing among US adults with depression, who have approximately double the odds of cannabis use compared with adults without depression.

Daily social media use is neither a strong nor consistent risk factor for depressive symptoms in adolescents in the United States, according to a new study published in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

A session being presented at Psych Congress 2020 will educate attendees on the practice of combining ketamine treatment with psychotherapy for patients with treatment-resistant depression (TRD).

Michael E. Thase, MD, spoke at the 2020 Psych Congress Elevate conference on adjunctive and combination therapies for difficult-to-treat depression. Here, he answers some of the questions asked by attendees.