Highlights of an evidence-based review offer practical guidance for effective depression screening and assessment strategies for primary care physicians.
Postpartum Hormonal Contraceptive Use Linked to Increased Risk of Depression
The increased risk of depression when oral contraceptives were started following childbirth was "instantaneous," researchers wrote, and was ~50% greater than nonuse.
Distress Signals: How to Help a Clinician Colleague in Need
"Primary Viewpoints," a podcast from Patient Care Online, brings you an exclusive interview with Rebekah Bernard, MD, a family physician and national speaker on physician wellness.
Early Menopause Was Associated with Increased Risk of Cognitive Decline, Depression within 2 Years
The findings suggest that women who experience early menopause (age <40 vs >50 years) may constitute a sex-specific high-risk group for cognitive decline.
Primary Viewpoints Episode 19: Mobile Health Technology for Chronic Pain Management
"Primary Viewpoints," a podcast from Patient Care Online, brings you an exclusive interview with Lynn Webster, MD, past president of the American Academy of Pain Medicine.
Untreated Depression, Anxiety Worsen COPD Outcomes: Daily Dose
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FDA Grants First-in-Class Marketing Authorization for Digital Therapeutic in Episodic Migraine Prevention
CT-132 is a 12-week app-based intervention that uses validated behavioral techniques to modulate labile brain circuitry involved in migraine, according to Click Therapeutics.