Major Depressive Disorder

Groups at risk for underrecognition and undertreatment of depression had improved rates of depression screening after implementing routine adult depressions screening in primary care.

A study conducted in the Netherlands found older adults with depression were at greater risk of polypharmacy than those without depression.

This new study of data from Kaiser Permanente Southern California compared outcomes for behavioral health referrals among patients with breast cancer between those receiving a tailored intervention or an education-only approach.

The analysis identified 4 genes that were driven by atopic dermatitis (AD) and which had significant expression changes in favor of MDD development.

A causal relationship between major depressive disorder (MDD) and multiple sclerosis (MS), and vice versa, was not found in a recent Mendelian randomization study, while higher body mass index (BMI) was shown to increase the risk for both.