OBJECTIVE: The authors conducted a meta-analysis of relevant data from primary studies of
the genetic epidemiology of major depression. METHOD: The authors searched MEDLINE …

The association between religiousness and depressive symptoms was examined with meta-
analytic methods across 147 independent investigations (N= 98,975). Across all studies, the …

Depression has become the single most commonly treated mental disorder, amid claims that
one out of ten Americans suffer from this disorder every year and 25% succumb at some …

Background: Depressive and anxiety disorders commonly occur together in patients
presenting in the primary care setting. Although recognition of individual depressive and …

In this surprising book, Allan V. Horwitz argues that our current conceptions of mental illness
as a disease fit only a small number of serious psychological conditions and that most …

Context Antidepressants have recently become the most commonly prescribed class of
medications in the United States. Objective To compare sociodemographic and clinical …

Manic behavior holds an undeniable fascination in American culture today. It fuels the plots
of best-selling novels and the imagery of MTV videos, is acknowledged as the driving force …

Major depressive disorder (MDD) is a prevalent mood disorder that is associated with
differential prefrontal brain expression patterns. Treatment of MDD includes a variety of …

Abstract Study Objectives: To determine current patterns and predictors of use of
prescription medications commonly used for insomnia (MCUFI) in the US Design: Cross …

The psychopharmacology of depression is a field that has evolved rapidly in just under 5
decades. Early antidepressant medications—tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs) and …