Mental Health

 
A Family Physician on How to Connect Patients to Mental Health Resources in the Community
September 10, 2025

Family physician Teresa Lovins, MD, highlights key community mental health resources primary care clinicians should know to support patients in crisis.

A Family Physician on When to Manage Depression in Primary Care—and When to Refer
September 09, 2025

Family physician Teresa Lovins, MD, explains how primary care clinicians can determine when to manage depression and when urgent referral is needed.

Teresa Lovins, MD: Primary Care Tools for Screening Mood and Behavioral Disorders
September 08, 2025

Teresa Lovins, MD, describes the PHQ-9, GAD-7, and other brief screeners that help family physicians identify depression, anxiety, ADHD, and bipolar disorder in everyday practice.

Family Medicine is Where Mental Health Care Starts, With Teresa Lovins, MD
August 26, 2025

Mental health issues affect half the population at some point during a lifetime. Teresa Lovins, MD, says FPs are often the first to learn that "something is going on."

The Weekly Dose: Pediatric Vaccine Safety, Atopic Dermatitis, Dementia Risk, and Maternal Depression
August 07, 2025

Insights on atopic dermatitis treatment preferences, the safety of childhood vaccines, maternal depression’s effect on parenting, and more.

Investigational Antidepressant BH-200 Shows Benefit in Phase 2b Trial for MDD
August 06, 2025

The vasopressin V1b antagonist reduced depressive symptoms, with greater effects in genetically-selected patients using a precision psychiatry approach.

Maternal Depression Found to Disrupt Emotional Responsiveness, Infant Care: Daily Dose
July 31, 2025

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

The Role of Stress Reduction in Cardiometabolic Disease Management for Patients with Obesity
July 15, 2025

Monu Khanna, MD, discusses the benefits of behavioral strategies, including yoga, breathwork, and dancing, in reducing cardiovascular disease risk in patients with obesity.

Postpartum Hormonal Contraceptives Up Depression Risk by 50%: Daily Dose
June 04, 2025

Your daily dose of the clinical news you may have missed.

Provider Gaps in Postpartum Depression Screening and Management Highlighted in New Study
May 28, 2025

ACOG 2025: Laxmi Gannu, MS, discusses key findings from a provider survey on postpartum depression screening practices, training gaps, and referral patterns.