by Kim Krieger, University of Connecticut Credit: Unsplash/CC0 Public Domain An analysis of six studies has found that electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is better at quickly relieving major depression than ketamine, a team of researchers reports in JAMA Psychiatry on October 19. Depression is a common illness affecting about 5% of adults worldwide, according to the...
by Martin Lasalle, University of Montreal Jean-François Echelard. Credit: Amélie Philibert Using telemedicine to care for patients suffering from depression is nothing new; the first study of its acceptability and effectiveness dates back to 1998. However, growing numbers of doctors and other health professionals have adopted the practice in recent years as a way to communicate with patients,...
by The Mount Sinai Hospital James Murrough, MD, PhD, Director of the Depression and Anxiety Center for Discovery and Treatment at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai. Credit: Mount Sinai Health System Researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have identified a drug that works against depression by a completely different mechanism...
by George Institute for Global Health Recognising and managing depression is an important part of post-stroke treatment, but some treatments should be used with caution until more is known about the risks, according to new evidence published in the Cochrane Library today. The George Institute for Global Health researchers analyzed the results of 49 trials...
