Girls with an earlier age of alcohol initiation appear to be at a higher risk for PTSD, anxiety, and depression symptoms after an interpersonal life trauma.
Although the disproportionate suicide rate among transgender youth may be daunting, family acceptance and support are associated with reduced disparities in depression between transgender and cisgender children.
Investigators note that in patients with bipolar disorder who are euthymic, a detailed sleep evaluation should be conducted and benzodiazepine use should be reduced.
The opioid system is responsible for social pain and reward in the brain; therefore, understanding its underpinnings may help clinicians manage patients with depression and suicidal ideation.
Patients unable to give informed consent displayed insufficient understanding of the study risks and benefits and the difference between research and individualized care.
This research suggests that coping flexibility and perceived controllability are crucial to the mood states of patients with bipolar disorder following Behavioral Approach System-activating stimuli.
The FDA has accepted the supplemental New Drug Application for Vraylar as a treatment for depressive episodes associated with bipolar I disorder in adults.