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Original Research

Antidepressant Adherence in Psychiatry and Primary Care

Does rate of adherence to antidepressants vary much between physicians? This study of electronic health records and insurance claims data investigates the question, as well as whether adherence to...

Original Research

Are Antidepressants for Mild Depression?

Read the full report on how often large health care systems prescribe antidepressant medication for minimal or mild depression.

Article

Best Clinical Practice: Guidelines for Managing Major Depression in Primary Medical Care

Article

Can Depression Be Managed Appropriately in Primary Care?

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Mood Symptoms, Functional Impairment, and Disability in People With Bipolar Disorder: Specific Effects of Mania and Depression.

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Recovery From Depression Predicts Lower Health Services Costs

Letter to the Editor

Reevaluating Sensitivity of Self-Reported Suicidal Ideation

Item 9 of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) is a robust predictor of suicide attempt and suicide death. However, it still has a substantial false-negative rate. This study of...

Original Research

Response to Past Depression Treatments Is Not Accurately Recalled: Comparison of Structured Recall and Patient Health Questionnaire Scores in Medical Records

Original Research

Should Anxiety and Insomnia Influence Antidepressant Selection: A Randomized Comparison of Fluoxetine and Imipramine

Article

Suicide Risk and PHQ-9 Responses

When your patients complete the Patient Health Questionnaire, they are asked about the frequency of suicidal thoughts. For patients who indicate suicidal ideation, how long does their suicide risk...

Article

Factors that Impact Treatment Decisions

What patient-reported factors influence medication treatment decisions among individuals with bipolar and unipolar depression? The authors of this article conducted a survey to answer this question. Their findings may...

Educational Activity

Practical Lessons From Effectiveness Trials of Care Management and Psychoeducation for Bipolar Disorder

Machine Learning Prediction of Suicide Risk

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Machine Learning Prediction of Suicide Risk

Suicide assessment prompted by prediction models may be intrusive to patients with no history of suicidality. This study examined if machine learning models identify patients with high suicide risk...

Parental Mental Illness and Child Injury Risk

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Parental Mental Illness and Child Injury Risk

Childhood injury is associated with parental serious mental illness (SMI). This study investigated whether the associations between parental SMI and child injury vary according to which parent had an...

Clozapine Use and Specific Indications

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Clozapine Use and Specific Indications

Clozapine initiation is uncommon in people with psychotic disorders who have experienced events suggesting clozapine is indicated, with even lower rates in Black and Hispanic patients.