Psychoanalyse this: experts face-off 23 Feb 2012 0 comments Psychoanalysts squared-off against their harshest critics this week in a head-to-head published in the BMJ.
Screening for childhood depression makes financial sense 9 Feb 2012 0 comments Screening children and teens at school for depression needs to be considered in any national preventative health package, after a study found it to be cost effective when backed up by psychological…
Suicides plummet under interventions 2 Feb 2012 0 comments Suicide rates among mental health patients drop considerably when prevention strategies are implemented but stay steady when they are not, a UK study said to be of “tremendous significance” to…
Increasing placebo response destroys evidence of benefit 12 Jan 2012 0 comments A major 30-year meta-analysis concludes the difference in efficacy between tricyclic antidepressants and newer drugs are largely a result of changes in trial designs, leading to greater placebo…
Melancholia in a melancholic state, review concludes 1 Dec 2011 0 comments Supporters of melancholia as a distinct entity will find little comfort in the recent literature, concludes a new review of the evidence by Sydney researchers.
Depression a heart risk for young people 1 Dec 2011 0 comments Depression or a history of suicide attempts in young adults substantially increases their risk of dying from heart disease, an American study has found, and the risks are particularly marked for…
Role of CBT questioned in treatment resistant depression 1 Dec 2011 0 comments Researchers have urgently called for more research into effective interventions to treat young people with treatment resistant depression after finding a lack of evidence in the literature for CBT.
Fresh warnings on varenicline-suicide risk 9 Nov 2011 0 comments Patients taking varenicline face an increased risk of suicidal behaviour and depression compared with those taking other quit-smoking drugs.
SSRIs addictive, like benzos 20 Oct 2011 0 comments There’s no reason to think SSRIs are not addictive, given the classification of benzodiazepines, experts say.
Depression screening studies biased 25 Aug 2011 0 comments Screening for depression is likely to yield far fewer cases in real life than in clinical trials, researchers say.
