O’Connor HS Senior Shares Journey From Depression to Leadership in Youth Mental Health

O’Connor HS senior shares journey from depression to leadership in youth mental health

When O’Connor High School senior Trinity Irwin sat down for an interview with KSAT, she decided to share something she hadn’t said aloud in a while.

Primary care on the front lines of the youth mental health crisis

A new national report finds primary care physicians diagnose 41% of pediatric major depressive disorder cases, often before crisis hits.

Blended Treatment for Depressive Disorders in Youth: a Narrative Review

Depressive disorders are the most prevalent mental health disorder in adolescents with detrimental consequences; effective and available treatment is cruci

Integrate Mental Health Services into Primary Care, Physicians Urge FG

The Society of Family Physicians of Nigeria (SOFPON) says integrating mental health services into primary care, through the efforts of family physicians, is crucial for improving mental health outcomes of patients. Its President, Dr Blessing Chukwukelu, said this on Monday during a news conference in commemoration of World Family Doctor Day. The World Family Doctor […] The post Integrate Mental Health Services into Primary Care, Physicians Urge …

Antidepressant prescribing in Australian primary care: time to reevaluate

Given limited benefit in mild to moderate mental illness, limited evidence demonstrating benefit and safety with long term antidepressant therapy, and the difficulties that people can experience stopping antidepressants, better decision support and informed consent for starting antidepressants are needed