Despite the panel’s approval, two of five key studies of esketamine failed to meet their primary goals. When taking esketamine, some patients experienced sedation, blood pressure spikes and dissociation (feeling disconnected from surroundings) within two hours of taking the drug, CNN reported. WebMD Health
Social media use did not predict the development of depression symptoms among school kids or college students, researchers found. WebMD Health
Researchers found that people with depression showed differences in specific groups of gut bacteria. And those with higher concentrations of certain other gut bugs generally reported better mental well-being. WebMD Health
People with moderate-to-severe depression saw significant improvement in their mood after electrical stimulation of a brain region called the orbitofrontal cortex (OFC), a small study suggests. WebMD Health
Some study subjects who took ezogabine (Potiga) saw a 45 percent reduction in depression and an increase in their ability to feel pleasure, as well as an increase in resilience and the capacity to recover from extremes of trauma and stress, researchers report. WebMD Health
Swimmer Michael Phelps, who earned more gold medals than any other Olympian, has also know the depths of depression and anxiety. His mission today is to help people realize they’re not alone in their own mental health struggles. WebMD Health
Using sophisticated software, researchers scanned social media posts and detected depression months before it was apparent on clinical screening tests, according to a recent study. WebMD Health
Pregnant women’s odds of developing postpartum depression were strongly influenced by the number of daylight hours during the last month of pregnancy and immediately after delivery, a new study has found. WebMD Health
Over the last 50 years, researchers have made “transformative” advances in understanding how the brain works. But there haven’t been corresponding breakthroughs in psychiatric drugs. WebMD Health
In the study, this higher-functioning subgroup was more than four times as likely to suffer from depression, compared to people without autism. WebMD Health