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Underweight Patients Benefit Most From Antidepressants, Study Finds

Patients with major depressive disorder who are underweight glean the most benefit from antidepressant treatment, researchers reported in a study published online in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

General Psychiatry

Coping With Holiday Stress: Positive Emotions to the Rescue

Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, shares coping skills and practices which clinicians can use to cope with stress during the holiday season and other challenging times.

Major Depressive Disorder

Adding Psychotherapy After Medication Response Helps Prevent MDD Relapse

Integrating psychotherapy after response to medication helped reduce relapse and recurrence of major depressive disorder, whether or not pharmacotherapy was continued, researchers found.

Schizophrenia

$52M Study to Investigate Schizophrenia Trajectory in High-Risk Youth

The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has awarded a $52 million, 5-year grant for a study focused on understanding the trajectory toward schizophrenia in high-risk youth.

Telepsychiatry

A Q&A With Dr. Edward Kaftarian on Telepsychiatry

Psych Congress Steering Committee member Edward Kaftarian, MD, answers questions asked by attendees of a Psych Congress 2020 session he presented on telepsychiatry.

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Coping With Holiday Stress: Positive Emotions to the Rescue

Saundra Jain, MA, PsyD, LPC, shares coping skills and practices which clinicians can use to cope with stress during the holiday season and other challenging times.