Major depressive disorder

Major depressive disorder: access the latest research

For psychiatrists and clinicians seeking the latest information on major depression or major depressive disorder (MDD), Psychiatrist.com offers a rich collection of evidence-based, peer-reviewed articles and research.

On Psychiatrist.com, you’ll find comprehensive access to reports, studies, original research, and analyses on criteria for major depressive disorder, treating a major depressive episode, diagnosing unipolar major depressive disorder, and research on major depressive disorder medications.

Psychiatrist.com also offers a broad array of CME activities through the CME Institute (CMEInstitute.com) of Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc., where you can earn CME credits with print, live, and online activities on major depressive disorder and a wide range of other mental and neurologic illnesses. The CME Institute is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education to provide AMA PRA Category 1 Credits^TM continuing medical education for physicians.

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Peer-reviewed articles. Evidence-based research.

You’ll find a wealth of data and research on major depressive disorder on Psychiatrist.com. Material on the website is published from two sources: The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry (JCP) and The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders (PCC).

Content on Psychiatrist.com includes:

• Peer-reviewed research on a broad variety of topics in mental health
• Brief reports, commentaries, case reports, original research, and Academic Highlights
• Meta-analyses that synthesize the findings of individual studies
• Evidence-based psychopharmacology reports that examine psychiatric subjects through the lens of clinical experience

Research on major depressive disorder includes materials such as:

• Mediation Analyses of Insight, Quality of Life, Depression, and Suicidality: Results From the FACE-SZ Cohort. Paul Roux, David Misdrahi, Delphine Capdevielle, Bruno Aouizerate, Fabrice Berna, Lore Brunel, Isabelle Chereau, Jean-Michel Dorey, Caroline Dubertret, Julien Dubreucq, Catherine Faget-Agius, Sandrine Fonteneau, Franck Gabayet, Pierre Michel Llorca, Jasmina Mallet, Romain Rey, Raphaëlle Richieri, Aurélie Schandrin, Franck Schürhoff, Arnaud Tessier, Pierre Vidailhet, Christine Passerieux, and Mathieu Urbach for the FACE-SZ Group
• Toward Targeted ECT: The Interdependence of Predictors of Treatment Response in Depression Further Explained. Linda van Diermen, Ervin Poljac, Roos Van der Mast, Kristiaan Plasmans, Seline Van den Ameele, Willemijn Heijnen, Tom Birkenhäger, Didier Schrijvers, and Astrid Kamperman
• Happiness During Low-Dose Ketamine Infusion Predicts Treatment Response: Reexploring the Adjunctive Ketamine Study of Taiwanese Patients With Treatment-Resistant Depression. Mu-Hong Chen, Wei-Chen Lin, Hui-Ju Wu, Ya-Mei Bai, Cheng-Ta Li, Shih-Jen Tsai, Chen-Jee Hong, Pei-Chi Tu, Chih-Ming Cheng, and Tung-Ping Su

Find CME activities on major depressive disorder

You’ll find a broad assortment of more than 150 CME activities on Psychiatrist.com provided by the CME Institute, which is accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME) to provide continuing medical education for physicians. You’ll also have access to a free online tool, MyCME, that keeps a record of your CME participation on the website. With MyCME, you may start an activity at any time and return to complete it later at your convenience. You may also complete posttests and evaluations and print transcripts and certificates of CME credits you’ve earned on Psychiatrist.com.

CME activities around major depressive disorder on Psychiatrist.com include titles such as:

• Past Psychiatric Conditions as Risk Factors for Postpartum Depression: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Sara L. Johansen; Ben A. Stenhaug; Thalia K. Robakis; Katherine E. Williams; and Mark R. Cullen
  What characteristics affect patients’ risk for postpartum depression? In what time frame is the risk greatest? Dr Johansen and colleagues analyzed a large US cohort to answer these questions. Find their results in this CME journal article..
• Sex and Pubertal Status Moderate the Association Between ADHD and Depression Symptoms: An Examination From Preadolescence Through Late Adolescence. Dara E. Babinski, Daniel A. Waschbusch, James G. Waxmonsky
  Despite high risk for depression, not all youth with ADHD develop a mood disorder. Which children are at highest risk? How does puberty affect the risk?.
• 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..

FAQs on major depressive disorder research

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Register for benefits and Elerts

If you’re not ready to choose a subscription to JCP, you may still take advantage of the resources available on Psychiatrist.com by registering for free on the website. As a registered user, you can access certain free articles and supplements to The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry along with the full text of all articles that appear in The Primary Care Companion. Additionally, you can participate in more than 150 CME activities on major depressive disorder and many other mental and CNS disorders, tracking your progress with MyCME, a free online tool.

Your registration also enables you to sign up for email alerts, or Elerts, that let you know whenever new articles, features, or case reports on major depressive disorder and other illnesses are published on the website. Elerts also alert you to new CME activities and provide the table of contents for upcoming issues of JCP and PCC.

About Psychiatrist.com

A digital property of Physicians Postgraduate Press, Inc., Psychiatrist.com provides access to the latest research on the symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment of behavioral health and neuropsychiatric disorders. Material on Psychiatrist.com is gathered from three sources: The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, The Primary Care Companion for CNS Disorders, and the CME Institute at CMEInstitute.com.

In addition to research on major depressive disorder, or major depression,Psychiatrist.com publishes peer-reviewed, evidence-based research on a broad array of topics, including bipolar disorder treatment; characteristics of ADHD and ADD in children; treatment for all stages of dementia; diagnosis of catatonic schizophrenia; research in family psychiatry; and many other forms of psychiatry information.