Major Depressive Disorder

From connections between cannabis use and schizophrenia to some non-psychiatric medications that may worsen symptoms of major depression, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

Here are some updates from the world of psychiatry throughout the month of September.

Following a long path to approval, gepirone hydrochloride extended-release tablets (Exxua) is the first FDA-approved medication with this novel mechanism of action for adults with MDD.

Roger S. McIntyre, MD, FRCPC, discusses the history of psychiatry and the conventional treatment and response times, leading into the current treatment armamentarium for treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD).

Carmen Kosicek, MSN, PMHNP-BC, reviews the definition of “rapid-acting” therapies as well as their role in treating major depressive disorder (MDD).

The ongoing clinical trial is also studying the drug’s efficacy in the treatment of MDD.

In this CME article, get a better understanding of bleeding risk associated with use of serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) and review research-informed literature on related bleeding complications in patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease.

“Are my other medications making my depression worse?” Researchers investigated associations between medications with potential depressive symptom adverse effects and the level of depressive symptoms in a large survey study.

From violence risk assessment in emergency departments to connections between bipolar disorder and substance use disorders, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

The investigators noted fast, clinically meaningful, and sustained improvements in symptoms of depression and related functional impairment.

Do SSRIs impact on the antidepressant efficacy of psilocybin? Researchers performed an open-label trial of single-dose psilocybin in patients with TRD who were taking SSRIs.

From the efficacy of adjunctive TMS for treatment-resistant major depression to a look at adult ADHD, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

Adjunctive rTMS for treatment-resistant depression? Researchers performed a meta-analysis of 19 randomized sham-controlled trials.

The relationship of this key symptom of major depressive disorder and patient burden is not well understood. These two posters covered it.

“Among employed adults with TRD, esketamine nasal spray treatment was associated with significantly larger improvements in WPL and related costs compared to quetiapine extended-release treatment.”

From cannabis use disorder and schizophrenia to social media use and youth mental health, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

The drug’s developers respond to the FDA’s decision to deny approval and consider future directions for this indication.

From new research on psilocybin as a treatment for MDD to new FDA approvals for ADHD and BED, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

What is new in research on transcranial magnetic stimulation?

The treatment was well-tolerated, and no serious treatment-emergent adverse effects were identified.

What is new in research on major depressive disorder?

Psychiatry: a field of medicine that is constantly evolving.

In the largest study of its kind to date, researchers found promising results for subcutaneous ketamine for treatment resistant depression.

A new cognitive biotype for depression may impact symptoms and treatment outcomes.

Greg Mattingly, MD, and Jeremey Schreiber, MSN, PMHNP-BC, provide their practice pearls for community psychiatrists and psychiatric nurse practitioners who care for patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) to optimize their treatment and management.

Experts provide an overview of novel treatments, including glutamatergic, GABAergic, and psychedelic drugs, that are either approved or currently being evaluated in clinical studies for MDD (major depressive disorders).

From a look at adolescent substance use to special challenges in treating borderline personality disorder during the perinatal period, here are highlights from the week in Psychiatric Times.

Greg Mattingly, MD, and Jeremey Schreiber, MSN, PMHNP-BC, discuss the typical strategies for switching therapies for major depressive disorder (MDD).

Practitioners discuss the need to treat patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) to a complete remission vs a decline in symptomology.

The drug has shown statistically significant, clinically meaningful reductions in symptoms of depression, anhedonia.