Background Major depressive disorder is one of the most common mental disorders in
children and adolescents. However, whether to use pharmacological interventions in this …

Despite its virtually universal acceptance as the gold standard in treating bipolar disorder,
prescription rates for lithium have been decreasing recently. Although this observation is …

Depression is a prevalent psychiatric disorder that often leads to poor quality of life and
impaired functioning. Treatment during the acute phase of a major depressive episode aims …

Objective: Ketamine may reduce suicidal ideation in treatment-resistant depression. But it is
not known how quickly this occurs and how long it persists. We undertook a systematic …

Schizophrenia is a severe psychiatric disorder with high premature mortality rates. This is a
meta-analysis and systematic review of the prevalence of suicidal ideation (SI) and suicide …

Objectives: This trial investigated whether probiotics improved mood, stress and anxiety in a
sample selected for low mood. We also tested whether the presence or severity of irritable …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is one of the most common psychiatric disorders of
childhood and adolescence, but because of symptom variation from the adult criteria, it is …

Objective: To familiarize the reader with the role of electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) in
current psychiatric medicine. Method: We review clinical indications for ECT, patient …

Objectives To provide a succinct, clinically useful summary of the management of bipolar
disorder, based on the 2020 Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Psychiatrists …

Bipolar disorder (BD) is a mood disorder with subtypes characterized by episodes of mania,
hypomania, and/or depression. BD is associated with substantial economic burden, and the …