Psychological care focuses on the past – but what if that’s all wrong?
For over a century, psychologists such as Sigmund Freud and Carl Rogers focused people’s attention on the past. And so, when Mary struggles to maintain…
Tag: Depression
New depression tool may help pick up hidden suicidality in men
The scale focuses on externalising and other ‘male-typical’ symptoms and can be used alongside traditional tools.
ECT tied to reduced suicide in severe depression
A study of nearly 70,000 patients also finds the treatment is linked to lower all-cause mortality.
CSF biomarkers altered in depression ‘but clinical implications unclear’
Large-scale studies are needed to elucidate the role of markers such as IL-6 and cortisol, researchers say.
Discovery: How psilocybin may restore function to depressed brains
Psychedelics could bust open the ‘negative thinking’ ruts characteristic of people with major depressive disorder, r…
Antidepressant use skyrockets among adolescents: Aussie study
Girls as young as 10 were among those with the highest rates of initiation of the drugs, researchers say.
IV ketamine staves off suicide in the short term: study
New placebo-controlled trial shows two infusions a day apart leads to full remission in more patients at day three.
Ketamine nasal spray for depression restricted to trained providers
More than 20Â clinics around Australia are offering the therapy to patients with treatment-resistant depression.
Does lithium help prevent suicide?
The results of a trial in US veterans will not settle the question, expert commentators say.
Genes for immune system ‘linked with depression’
Study suggests neutrophils may be important in mediating bidirectional effects, authors say.
