‘The most hellish period of my life’: A doctor’s battle coming off antidepressants
When Dr Mark Horowitz first decided it was time to stop taking antidepressants, he faced conflicting advice about what to expect. ‘Mild and brief’ was…
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From Bollywood dreams to bipolar reality: a doctor’s journey
Since my teenage years, I’ve watched Bollywood movies of all sorts. My favourite hero was Sushant Singh Rajput. I liked him for his personality, his…
TGA ‘closely monitoring’ suicide and depression risk with asthma drug
The TGA is “closely monitoring” reports of suicide, sleep disturbances and other potential adverse neuropsychiatric events in children prescribed the asthma medication montelukast. Although prescribers…
‘Doctors fear losing what they love’: Dr Tasha Port’s suicide shows medicine’s culture of silence lingers
Dr Tasha Port was preparing to submit her application for the paediatrician training program when she took her own life in June 2020. Medicine had…
Ketamine resolves woman’s lifelong stutter in landmark case
A terminally ill 60-year-old woman’s lifelong debilitating stutter disappeared after she was prescribed low-dose ketamine for depression, according to a US case report. The unexpected…
Depression diagnosis at any stage of life tied to later dementia risk: study
Men and women with diagnosed depression have an increased risk for dementia, according to a study in JAMA Neurology. Dr Holly Elser, from Aarhus University…
‘Not a normal part of the perinatal experience’: How to diagnose childbirth-related PTSD
About a third of Australian mothers experience a traumatic birth, research shows, and about one in eight of these women have symptoms of PTSD. But…
Ketamine for severe depression: 1 in 5 achieve remission after a month in ‘promising’ Aussie trial
A month-long course of ketamine injections may be an effective treatment for severe depression, say Australian doctors who found “promising” remission rates in their largest-of-its-kind…
Depression that develops after brain injury may be distinct disease: study
Depression associated with brain injury has distinct connectivity patterns, that differ from traditional major depressive disorder, a study shows. Noting that depression associated with traumatic…
Ketamine as beneficial as ECT for severe depression in head-to-head trial
Ketamine is as effective as electroconvulsive therapy for non-psychotic patients with treatment-resistant major depression, results from a head-to-head trial show. US psychiatrists say 55% of…
