A common GP assessment used to monitor depression treatment does not provide any immediate benefits to patients. Experts testing the PHQ-9 assessment that measures the severity of depression found it ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

Feelings like hopelessness and loss of pleasure may leave traces in the immune system that standard depression screening ...

A blood draw takes about five minutes. Analyzing what it reveals about how quickly your immune cells are aging could, ...

Understanding whether racial and ethnic inequities exist along the postpartum mental health care continuum is vital because inequitable identification of depression can lead to inequitable referral to ...

Depression doesn’t have a uniform presentation, but teenage depression assessments can help differentiate between typical adolescent “growing pains” and serious mental health challenges. It’s ...

Addressing cancer survivorship needs in geriatric survivors: Feasibility of a primary care–based survivorship clinic. Understanding and comparing the views of specialty care providers and PCPs on ...

You’d be forgiven for thinking that depression has a simple explanation. The same mantra — that the mood disorder comes from a chemical imbalance in the brain — is repeated in doctors’ offices, ...

Globally, nearly 51% of patients with fibromyalgia had depression, and 47% experienced anxiety in a new meta-analysis. Additionally, there were trends for anxiety prevalence decreasing with age and ...

ADHD symptoms are linked to chronic pain severity, with emotional factors influencing outcomes in patients resistant to ...