Articles Tagged With: Depression
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From Homelessness to Self-Sufficiency, Case Management-Style Program Works
Case managers increasingly recognize the importance of addressing social determinants of health among patients across the care continuum, but evidence-based interventions are scarce. One new program seeks to change this with tactics to address one of the most prevalent social determinants of health: Poverty. A novel care transition and community case management program provides an evidence-based standard of care to treat poverty as an environmentally based and treatable condition.
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Meat Consumption Associated with Less Anxiety and Depression
A meta-analysis of 20 studies showed meat consumption resulted in better mental health, with less anxiety and depression vs. meat abstinence.
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Zuranolone Trial Shows Early Promise as an Oral Neuroactive Steroid for the Treatment of Postpartum Depression
Zuranolone was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of postpartum depression (PPD) in March 2019. One potential factor identified in PPD etiology is the dramatic perinatal changes in circulating levels of allopregnanolone, a neuroactive steroid with gamma-aminobutyric acid type A (GABAA) receptor positive allosteric modulator properties. In brain regions associated with emotion and self-perception, neural network connectivity supported by GABAergic signaling is positively correlated with plasma allopregnanolone concentrations in individuals with PPD vs. healthy postpartum female individuals.
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Exodus: Emotional Suffering Driving Nurses from the Field
According to a survey by the American Nurses Foundation, nurses feel “betrayed,” “guilty,” and “like a failure.” Nurses reported feeling exhausted, overwhelmed, irritable, and anxious. One percent of respondents expressed suicidal ideation. -
Pediatric Mental Health in the Emergency Department
The increasing volume of children with mental health conditions across all acute care settings highlights the need for ED providers to be familiar with the most common mental health presentations in the pediatric population to effectively engage with and provide proper care for and disposition to this at-risk population. -
Ketamine Use in the Prevention of Postpartum Depression Is Premature
A double-blinded, randomized clinical trial of 134 low-risk pregnant women in Iran undergoing scheduled cesarean deliveries was conducted to address if a single dose of ketamine during anesthesia induction has a role in the prevention of postpartum depression. The authors reported that depression scores using the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at two and four weeks after the cesarean delivery were significantly lower in the ketamine group vs. the control group.
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Is Black Race Associated with Major Depression Following Early Pregnancy Loss?
Reporting symptoms of having major depression one month after treatment for early pregnancy loss was about twice as common among Black women compared to non-Black women.
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Certain Recovery Activities Can Protect First Responders’ Well-Being
Considering the effects of stress on well-being, first responders are at higher risk of suffering from emotional fallout from their work. The good news is there are some straightforward solutions that could mitigate the harmful effects of stress and reduce their risk of developing depression, PTSD, or other mental health problems. -
A Null Finding: Vitamin D3 Supplementation Not Associated with Depression Prevention
This randomized clinical trial involving more than 18,000 nondepressed adults at baseline and followed for five years concludes that supplementation with vitamin D3 (vs. placebo) is not associated with a decrease in symptoms of depression. -
Stroke and Risk of Suicide
Stroke should be considered a risk factor for suicide. Tactics to screen and treat depression and suicidal ideation should be an important component of long-term follow-up and care for stroke patients.