Groups at risk for underrecognition and undertreatment of depression had improved rates of depression screening after implementing routine adult depressions screening in primary care.
Major Depressive Disorder
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September 21st 2022
By AJMC Staff
HHS declared a public health emergency in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Fiona; nearly 1 in 10 Americans suffered from depression in 2020, and a task force recommended doctors screen all adults aged younger than 65 for anxiety; advances in cancer research have led to reduced cancer death rates.
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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.
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