Dr Laura Naysmith summarises important new research on the mental health impacts of premature menopause.
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What’s the matter? The role of white matter microstructure in depression-related cognitive decline
Fionnuala Rogers discusses a study on the role of white matter microstructure in depression-related cognitive dysfunction, which highlights the importance of viewing major depressive disorder not only as a mood disorder, but as a condition with significant neurocognitive implications.
[read the full story...]Smoking and depression: a burning issue for the elf care community
Gemma Taylor discusses new research on the effects of smoking cessation treatment options for people with past or current major depressive disorder.
[read the full story...]The genetic relationship between ADHD and depression
Tim van der Es discusses a recent paper that investigates whether ADHD causally increases the risk of subsequent major depression diagnoses. The study findings underscore the need for effective treatment and assessment of ADHD and a requirement for a deeper understanding of the potential causal mechanisms linking ADHD and depression.
[read the full story...]The many faces of mental disorders
Yuri Milaneschi discusses new research on the structure and presentation of mental health disorders, which suggests that although there are many different faces of major mental disorders, some of these faces are far more common than others.
[read the full story...]Is my depression the same as your depression? Network analysis finds individual variation in how symptoms aggravate each other over time
Giulia Piazza and Jonathan Roiser explore a recent network analysis and ecological momentary assessment study, which provides clear evidence that the relationships between depressive symptoms vary between individuals with depression who are matched on overall depression severity.
[read the full story...]New and emerging treatments for major depressive disorder
Kirsten Lawson summarises a new ‘state of the art review’ in the BMJ which focuses on novel and emerging pharmacotherapy and neuromodulation for people with ‘treatment resistant depression’.
[read the full story...]From parent to child: understanding the risk of anxiety in families affected by mood disorders
Aslihan Baser summarises a systematic review and meta-analysis investigating the risk for developing anxiety disorders in children whose parents experience mood disorders.
[read the full story...]Can proteomics improve our prediction of depression remission?
Jonas Hagenberg discusses new insights into the possible use of proteomics (the large-scale study of proteins) for improving our prediction of depression remission.
[read the full story...]Antidepressant withdrawal: recommendations for support from people with lived experience
Hannah Bowers summarises a study exploring the need for antidepressant withdrawal support, from 708 survey respondents with lived experience.
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