Investigators conducted a systematic review of studies published between January 1, 2020 and January 29, 2021 that estimated the prevalence of major depressive disorder and anxiety disorders during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biomarker research has revealed a connection between systemic inflammation and depression.
In a recent survey, more than half the college students with ADHD had at least 1 psychiatric disorder. The recent WHO World Mental Health Survey of college students assessed comorbidities in more than 15,000 college freshmen across 9 countries.
Public stigma toward depression seems to have decreased.
Researchers sought to investigate the association between lower retinal nerve fiber layer thickness, a marker of neurodegeneration, with clinically relevant depressive symptoms and depressive symptoms over time.
Researchers sought to examine the relationship between depressive symptoms and pain in U.S. veterans 50 years of age or older.
Researchers examined if an adolescent diagnosis with psychiatric disorders is associated with long term absence from education, employment, or training.
Online single-session interventions (SSIs) appear to offer some benefit for adolescents with depression during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Psychiatrists and other mental health professionals are increasingly being asked to write letters certifying patients’ and clients’ animals as emotional support animals.
Social media use is associated with a greater likelihood of subsequent increase in depressive symptoms among adults initially free of depression.
