Intravenous Ketamine for Suicidal Behavior in Severe Depression with Psychotic Features by T. V. Pavan Kumar, Divya Bolla, Raj Kiran Donthu, Anzory Pathak

“…Here, we discuss the experience of treating severe depression with intravenous (IV) ketamine. A patient in his mid-forties presented with a 2-month history of pervasive low mood, altered biological functions, decreased interest, and suspiciousness and was diagnosed with severe depression with psychotic features and suicidal ideas. …”
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Comparing self reported and physiological sleep quality from consumer devices to depression and neurocognitive performance by Samir Akre, Zachary D. Cohen, Amelia Welborn, Tomislav D. Zbozinek, Brunilda Balliu, Michelle G. Craske, Alex A. T. Bui

“…Using data from 249 participants with medium to severe depression monitored over 13 weeks, sleep quality was assessed via retrospective self-report and physiological measures from consumer smartphones and smartwatches. …”
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Prevalence of Depression and Burnout among Family Medicine Residents in Riyadh City, Saudi Arabia by Alaa AlNahedh, Asma BinRusayyis, Mohamad Al-Tannir, Isamme AlFayyad

“…Around 10% of participants reported moderately severe and severe depression, with a mean PHQ-9 scale score of 6.03±5.10. …”
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Generalized pustular psoriasis: a multicentric study on patient characteristics and clinical burden by Cristina Bulai Livideanu, Jérémy Gottlieb, Denis Jullien, Thierry Passeron, Sophie Vildy, Emmanuel Delaporte, Carle Paul, Julien Chollet, Marie Najean, Denis San, Charles Taieb, Bénédicte Charles, Emmanuel Mahe, Pierre-André Becherel, Laurent Misery

“…High scores for fatigue, stress, skin and joint pain were reported, with 65% of patients at risk of mild to severe depression. The clinical burden was also assessed. …”
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Role of depression in development of functional dyspepsia symptoms by D. B. Kolesnikov, S. I. Rapoport, L. A. Voznesenskaya, M. I. Rasulov

“…Thus moderate depression was detected in 20 (57,1%) patients, severe depression – in 15 patients (42,9%). The level of anxiety by Spielberger scale in 11 patients was in the range of 31–45 points that indicates moderate degree of anxiety, while in 9 patients the anxiety reached severe degree (>46 points).Conclusions. …”
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A novel approach to intraoperative diagnosis of primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease by Nethrani Sameera Wijesekara Pathirana, Hasitha Udayakumara, A S K Banagala, M R Sumanatilleke, A V T Damayanthi, S R Constantine, G W Katulanda, Z T M Thowfeek, T Sasikanth, S Pathmanathan

“…Here, we describe a case of ACTH-independent CS due to primary pigmented nodular adrenocortical disease (PPNAD) in a 33-year-old female patient with several complications of CS, including diabetes, hypertension, osteoporosis and severe depression with suicidal ideation. In this case, following the demonstration of ACTH independence of CS, it was challenging to localise the lesion as there were bilateral adrenal lesions. …”
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Pregnancy-Specific Concerns and Psychological Impact of COVID-19 on Antenatal Women by Sanjay Singh, Vinod G Nair, Virendra Vikram Singh, Shyamji Tiwari, Devendra Arora, Madhusudan Dey, Ravindu Tiwari, Sreeni V Nair

“…RESULTS: The overall prevalence of moderate to severe depression in the survey was found to be 13.2% (n=66). …”
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Assessing psychological health and reproductive function: Depression, anxiety, and stress in infertile men compared to controls: A case-control study by Seyedeh Narjes Roudbaraki, Maryam Ramezani, Bita Saifi, Mostafa Salimi, Massood Issapour Cheshani

“…Results: Severe and very severe depression, anxiety, and stress were observed in 65%, 60%, and 43.4% of infertile men and 16.7%, 23.3%, and 11.7% of fertile men, respectively. …”
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Efficacy of Kolofort in Combined Functional Gastroenterological Pathology: an Open Study by Yu. P. Uspenskiy, O. S. Mirzoev, Yu. A. Fominykh, A. A. Gnutov, S. V. Polyushkin

“…On the same term, the number of patients without depression increased by 21.4%, decreased by 17.9% with moderate depression and by 3.4% - with severe depression (p = 0.003); the number of patients without anxiety increased by 32.0%, decreased by 8.9% with moderate and by 23.1% — with severe anxiety (p < 0.0001); the number of patients with absent somatisation increased by 53.9%, decreased by 37.1% with moderate and by 18.6% — with severe somatisation (p < 0.0001).Conclusion. …”
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Evaluating the association of depressive symptoms on serum folate and erythrocyte folate levels based on the 2017–2020 NHANES database by Yunhong Yang, Huaqian Qi, Jiahao Zhang, Jie Jia, Yunsong Yang, Hong Zhao

“…Folic acid supplementation is recommended for patients with moderate or severe depression or for depressed patients who have developed unhealthy eating habits.…”
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Evaluation of Psychological Distress in Infertile Women who Underwent ART Cycle During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Ebru Cogendez, Pinar Kumru, Sunullah Soysal, Enis Ozkaya, Belgin Devranoglu, Elif Tozkir, Ilhan Sanverdi

“…Minimal-mild depression level was detected in 295 (83.8%) participants, and moderate-severe depression level was found in 57 (16.2%) participants. …”
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Association analysis of suicide risk assessed with Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interviews’ Suicidality Module in adolescents with non suicidal self injury disorder by Shuo Geng, Shuo Geng, Wen Zhang, Xiang Gao, Lele Qu, Xueping Zheng, Jian Sun, Mingdong Xu, Hua Lin, Xueyu Jia, Xu Zhang

“…The father’s college/university education(p<0.01) is associated with severe anxiety symptoms, and low self-concept(p<0.01) is associated with severe depressive symptoms. Network analysis suggests the centrality of anxiety symptoms and father’s education level.ConclusionThe results of statistical analysis suggest that severe depressive symptoms are related to the high risk of suicide (based on MINISM) in adolescents with NSSI-D statistical significantly, and anxiety symptoms and low self-concept are associated with depressive symptoms in NSSI-D adolescents. …”
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The effects of a 12-week moderate-intensity continuous training intervention on depression, anxiety, and stress in sedentary female college students: a focus on negative emotion re... by Quanwen Zeng, Yong Zhang, Huimin Li, Jin Yuan, Dan Feng, Gendi Zhu

“…The training intensity was maintained at 60–69% of HRmax throughout the 12 weeks.ResultsAfter 12 weeks of MICT, MICT had a positive effect on mild and severe depressive mood, moderate anxiety, and mild stressful mood in sedentary female college students (p < 0.05), but MICT did not have statistically significant effects on moderate depressive mood, mild and severe anxiety, and moderate and severe stressful mood in sedentary female college students (p > 0.05).ConclusionMICT may have a beneficial effect on sedentary female college students, particularly those with lower levels of emotional distress. …”
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Efficacy and safety of ketamine and esketamine in reducing the incidence of postpartum depression: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Moaz Yasser Darwish, Abdallah A. Helal, Yousif Ahmed Othman, Manar Alaa Mabrouk, Aya Alrawi, Taha Abd-ElSalam Ashraf, Nada K. Abdelsattar, Fatma Mohammed Sayed, Mohamed Abd-ElGawad

“…Ketamine and esketamine have shown promising results in the treatment of several depressive disorders, which suggests that they may have a role in the prevention of PPD. …”
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