Moderate major depressive disorder

Access the latest research on moderate major depressive disorder

For psychiatrists and health professionals seeking the most up-to-date research on moderate major depressive disorder, Psychiatrist.com offers a rich collection of peer-reviewed articles and evidence-based information.

Psychiatrist.com is a leading source of scientifically rigorous research on a broad array of psychiatric topics, including major depression, or major depressive disorder (MDD). Within the archives of Psychiatrist.com, you’ll find articles, case reports, features, and analyses on moderate major depressive disorder as well as recurrent major depressive disorder, unipolar major depressive disorder, and other forms of MDD.

Through the CME Institute of Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc., Psychiatrist.com also offers opportunities for clinicians to earn CME credits with a wide range of activities around moderate major depressive disorder, recurrent major depression, and other forms of depression as diagnosed with major depressive disorder DSM-5 criteria.

Register on Psychiatrist.com today for access to a broad range of articles, podcasts, blogs, and other resources. Or purchase a subscription for complete access to all current and archived research on moderate major depressive disorder and other subjects in the field of mental health.

Earn CME credits on MDD topics

When you’re seeking opportunities to earn AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM on moderate major depressive disorder and other mental health topics, Psychiatrist.com and CMEInstitute.com offer convenient access to a range of print, live, and online activities. The CME Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians.

A free registration on Psychiatrist.com provides you with a MyCME account on CMEInstitute.com where you can track your CME activities and print certificates and transcripts of credits earned. MyCME also lets you begin an activity at any time and return to finish it later, making it easier and more convenient to earn credits at your own pace.

CME activities related to moderate major depressive disorder include:

• Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplementation for Perinatal Depression: A Meta-Analysis. Roel J. T. Mocking, Katja Steijn, Carolien Roos, Johanna Assies, Veerle Bergink, Henricus G. Ruhé, Aart H. Schene
  When pregnant patients with a history of depression ask you about eating fish or using an omega-3 supplement, what do you tell them? Learn about research in the peripartum period in this journal CME activity..
• Benzodiazepine Use During Pregnancy Alone or in Combination With an Antidepressant and Congenital Malformations: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Sophie Grigoriadis, Lisa Graves, Miki Peer, Lana Mamisashvili, Cindy-Lee Dennis, Simone N. Vigod, Meir Steiner, Cara Brown, Amy Cheung, Hiltrud Dawson, Neil Rector, Melanie Guenette, and Margaret Richter
  Is prenatal benzodiazepine use associated with an increased risk of congenital malformations? What about concurrent use of a benzodiazepine and an antidepressant? Does the trimester have an effect? See what these reviewers found..
• Blood Lithium Monitoring Practices in a Population-Based Sample of Older Adults. Soham Rej, Nathan Herrmann, Andrea Gruneir, Racquel Jandoc, Eric McArthur, Stephanie Dixon, and Amit X. Garg
  Do you have older patients who are taking lithium? If so, have you checked the recommended frequencies for blood monitoring in older adults? Read this journal CME article to find out about appropriate laboratory monitoring..

Peer-reviewed research on moderate major depressive disorder

Content on Psychiatrist.com is gathered from multiple sources, including The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (JCP) and The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders (PCC). Articles and research on the website are intended to provide practitioners with the latest information about diagnosing and treating a wide range of mental and neurologic illnesses.

Resources on moderate major depressive disorder include titles like:

• Attitudes Toward Depression in Arab-American Muslims: A Pilot Study. Shady S. Shebak, Ahmad M. Elkhatib, Henda Albiatty, Taj Elsayed, Heba Sobh, M. Baqir Mohie El Deen, and Mohammad Ghaziuddin
• Oral Administration of S-Adenosylmethionine (SAMe) and Lactobacillus Plantarum HEAL9 Improves the Mild-To-Moderate Symptoms of Depression: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Study. Alberto Saccarello, Paolo Montarsolo, Ivano Massardo, Rinaldo Picciotto, Andrea Pedemonte, Roberto Castagnaro, Pier Claudio Brasesco, Vittorio Guida, Paolo Picco, Pino Fioravanti, Roberta Montisci, Irene Schiavetti, and Arianna Vanelli
• Clinical Benefit of Neuroimaging in an Elderly Patient With Depression. David Halpern and Stephanie Wey

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The many benefits of registration and subscription

When you register for free on Psychiatrist.com, you’ll have access to many of the resources around moderate major depressive disorder on the website. As a registered user, you can view the full text of articles, features, and case reports from The Primary Care Companion as well as supplements and free articles that are occasionally available from The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. Registration also enables you to participate in 150+ CME activities on moderate major depressive disorder and other illnesses and provides you with a free MyCME account where you can track your CME activity. Additionally, you’ll have access to blogs, podcasts, daily Elerts (email alerts), and other resources.

For unrestricted access to every article on moderate major depressive disorder on Psychiatrist.com, choose a subscription to The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. As a JCP subscriber, you can view the full text of all current and archived articles from the journal from 1997 to the present. You’ll have immediate access to new issues of the journal as soon as they are published, as well as online-first and online-only articles that are published each week.

Podcasts keep you current on moderate major depressive disorder research

Psychiatrist.com podcasts offer an easy and convenient way to stay on top of the latest research on moderate major depressive disorder published in JCP and PCC. Podcasts are 15 to 25 minutes in length and provide an audio summary of all the highlights from each issue, covering the abstracts and findings of each article. With podcasts from Psychiatrist.com, you can easily stay abreast of all the development in your field, and flag articles that you wish to read later at greater depth.

About Psychiatrist.com

Published by Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc., Psychiatrist.com provides lifelong learning opportunities for mental health professionals and other clinicians through peer-reviewed, evidence-based, scientific information.

Research, articles, and CME activities on Psychiatrist.com are gathered from three sources: The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, and the CME Institute at CMEInstitute.com. Subjects include information on a broad range of behavioral health and neuropsychiatric disorders, including treatment for bipolar manic depression; research on ADHD medication and ADHD disorder; effectiveness of major depressive disorder medications; treatment for MDD symptoms; diagnosis of schizophrenia; and many other topics in general psychiatry, nutritional psychiatry, interventional psychiatry, integrated psychiatry, functional psychiatry, and family psychiatry.