Are Your Meds Causing Depression?
If you’re struggling with depression, the cause may be inside your medicine cabinet: A recent study in JAMA found that about 1 in 3 American adults takes one or more prescription drugs known to...
View ArticlePreventive Therapy May Keep Depression at Bay
After depression has been treated and has gone into remission, what’s the best way to keep it from recurring? Many people remain on medication, but a study published in 2018 in The Lancet Psychiatry...
View ArticleIs It Normal Worry or Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Everyone worries, to some degree, about matters at work or home. And with news of violent incidents and uncertainty about the economy, who doesn’t consider worst-case scenarios? Almost everyone seems...
View ArticleWhat Is SSRI Discontinuation Syndrome?
Although your doctor will take steps to minimize the risk of side effects when switching you from one antidepressant to another, most antidepressants—particularly selective serotonin reuptake...
View ArticleSwitching Antidepressants: What to Expect
Antidepressants are effective for treating depression in many people, and some are useful for combating anxiety. But no single antidepressant works best for everyone, and about one-half to two-thirds...
View ArticleTreatment-Resistant Depression
Depression affects about 16 million adults in the United States, and many people don’t respond to multiple attempts at treatment. Experts don’t fully understand why some individuals respond well while...
View ArticleKetamine Clinics: What to Know
Evidence from multiple studies suggests that an intravenous (IV) infusion of ketamine, a drug that for decades has been used for anesthesia, may rapidly relieve symptoms of major depression,...
View ArticleA Nasal Spray for Major Depression?
In March 2019, the FDA announced the approval of the first wholly new medication to ease severe depression since fluoxetine (Prozac) debuted in 1988. The new treatment, a fast-acting nasal spray...
View ArticleGrin and Bear It? It Might Work
Grin and bear it: That adage may have practical value, according to an analysis of 138 studies about how facial expressions can influence emotional states, published in Psychological Bulletin. It found...
View ArticleExercise vs. Depression
Exercise is an important—and often overlooked—strategy for both preventing and treating depression, according to a research review in the August 2019 issue of Current Sports Medicine Reports. Among the...
View ArticleWhen SAD Hits in Summer
Some people experience spring-summer onset seasonal affective disorder (SAD), also called summer depression. As the name suggests, summertime SAD begins in spring or summer and lasts until the fall or...
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How Much of Your Happiness Is Under Your Control?
Do you know the happiness pie chart? If you’ve read a book or listened to a talk about happiness in the past 15 years, there’s a good chance you heard that 50 percent of our happiness is determined by...
View ArticleCoping with COVID-19 Isolation
The COVID-19 pandemic, and the sweeping measures of communities around the world to limit its deadly toll, have profoundly altered the way we live and interact. In large swaths of the United States,...
View ArticleResources for Help
Recovering from the fear and social isolation of the COVID-19 pandemic likely won’t be easy for many of us. If you’re struggling with feelings of loneliness, anxiety, confusion, or depression, here are...
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