APA MDD

There are striking parallels between the work of the Supreme Court justices and that of psychiatrists.

How generalizable are the results of depression treatment studies? Which factors predict readmission and length of stay in inpatients with mood disorders?

In this study, about 70% of patients who completed suicide had recently sought treatment. Will you recognize those at risk?

What factors lie at the heart of the patient/physician relationship?

The Chair of the Scientific Program Committee of APA 2016 offers an overview of the latest on depression.

Therapeutic techniques can enhance psychological resilience and may help patients improve their quality of life. Here's how.

Recent studies find powerful biological changes associated with mind-body interventions comparable to those associated with conventional antidepressants or psychotherapies.

Circadian components are profound in depressive disorders, such seasonal affective disorder. This article introduces a course to be given at this year’s APA Meeting in Toronto, on melatonin and light treatment.

Stress may be a common mediator in both obesity and depression. Here are the top 5 reasons to monitor obesity in depressed patients and practice psychoeducation on a routine basis.

To determine a treatment plan, psychiatrists may consider the social and cultural context before they attempt to formulate an assessment and diagnosis of depression or another psychiatric disorder. The Cultural Formulation gives us the tools to do just that.

Many older adults experience loneliness, profound psychosocial changes, and loss. Screening, recognition, and treatment of mood disorders in late life significantly decrease morbidity associated with many problems encountered by the elderly.

Findings on mood disorders, and the disability associated with it, speak to the need for effective treatments for depression.

With topics such as antidepressant treatments, brain stimulation, pharmacogenetics, and rapidly acting agents, there is something for everybody wanting to learn the latest on MDD at this year’s APA meeting.