Introduction Mood disorders are highly prevalent.1 Of the various mood disorders, depression exhibits the highest recurrence and is characterized by chronicity. In patients with bipolar disorder, depression, rather than mania, comprises a longer duration in the disease course,2 and depressive symptoms have the greatest impact on quality of life.3 Sleep-wake-related disturbances (SWRDs) are strongly correlated […]
And, yes—we often hear anecdotes concerning patients who tell their current clinician some version of, ‘My psychiatrist said I have a chemical imbalance . . .’ But where is the evidence that this is what patients were actually told? Who has contacted the patient’s psychiatrist, or reviewed his/her case notes, to see if that was […]
WASHINGTON – U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said, as Americans continued their march to the South and West and one-time engines of growth, New York and California, lost political influence. Altogether, the U.S. population rose to 331,449,281 last year, the Census Bureau said Monday, […]
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Priority Review to AXS-05 (dextromethorphan-bupropion; Axsome Therapeutics) for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). AXS-05 consists of dextromethorphan, a noncompetitive N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist, and bupropion, a norepinephrine and dopamine reuptake inhibitor that serves to increase the bioavailability of dextromethorphan. The NDA is supported by data from […]
With the launch of a new study, Verily and LivaNova are hoping to take the “treatment-resistant” out of treatment-resistant depression. About a year after teaming up to form a research collaboration, the partners have officially kicked off their Uncover study, which will collect a range of daily mental and physical health data from patients who […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — The first numbers from the 2020 census are out and they show that America’s population growth has declined to its slowest rate since the Great Depression — a total now of just under 331.5 million. At the same time, the nation’s political center of gravity has kept shifting farther to the Republican-led […]
Depression treatment still isn’t “once and done,” but the time needed to reduce symptoms continues to drop for patients using electromagnetic stimulation. Brainsway Ltd.’s Theta Burst brings treatment times down to just three minutes with its FDA 510(k) clearance. The therapy uses Jerusalem-based Brainsway’s Deep Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (dTMS) system, previously approved for a 20-minute […]
WASHINGTON (AP) U.S. population growth has slowed to the lowest rate since the Great Depression, the Census Bureau said Monday, as Americans continued their march to the South and West and one-time engines of growth, New York and California, lost political influence. Texas and Florida, two Republican Sunbelt giants, will gain congressional seats […]
I Understand offering online support group. GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — The pandemic has been stressful for all of us and it's starting to show. Nearly half of Americans say they suffer from anxiety or depression, according to a study by the Kaiser Family Foundation. That's a 30% increase since 2019. Vonnie Woodrick is the founder […]
People diagnosed with Covid-19 'more likely to develop depression and dementia' Kenosha News
