depression

Thought this might be of interest. https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/rheumatology/kez027/5366191 Sci Hub, https://sci-hub.tw/https://academic.oup.com/rheumatology/advance-article-abstract/doi/10.1093/rheumatology/kez027/5366191

Paywalled at https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs10067-019-04447-y

This version is not peer-reviewed https://www.preprints.org/manuscript/201902.0029/v1...

Open access at https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1002/capr.12141 Posting this as it has been highlighted in the comments of Spoonseeker's latest blog that the concept expressed in this review is to be used to 'lower the bar' that NICE uses to assess treatments by, and therefore "to...

Not read the whole thing but potentially they could be looking at some undiagnosed PwME here. Open access at http://www.psychiatryinvestigation.org/journal/view.php?doi=10.30773/pi.2018.10.22.3

As retweeted by AfME some bits are good, but " Action for ME continue to say that having a well informed GP to assist with both depression and ME is important. Having appropriate and different treatments are vital, so that the mental health treatments don’t make the neurological side of ME...

https://www.cochranelibrary.com/cdsr/doi/10.1002/14651858.CD012488.pub2/full (none on ME or CFS considered or included, 2 by Chalder rejected, one on Fibromyalgia included)

Open access here. Many similarities with the PACE flaws:

I've been taking venlafaxine XR for 6 days, and today I increased the dose to 225 mg / day as prescribed. It seems to work well for depression and anxiety, however I'm getting tired much faster than usual. Before I was able to concentrate on some task for an hour or two , and after some break -...

Abstract ahead of print, http://www.eurekaselect.com/167390/article

Herpes virus link to bipolar disorder and depression https://blog.frontiersin.org/2018/09/28/microbiology-herpes-virus-depression-bipolar-disorder/

Paywalled at https://www.degruyter.com/view/j/sjpain.ahead-of-print/sjpain-2018-0095/sjpain-2018-0095.xml

This is from Aug. 15th 2018 and as far as I know not shared here already. Not sure if studies on ME patients are included in the review, but thought it was of interest nevertheless. E-Health interventions for anxiety and depression in children and adolescents with long-term physical conditions...

Small sample size but strengths of the study include using medication-free first-episode major depression and an illness control group (bipolar disorder). Full text at: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41398-018-0183-x

God help us: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30249136

Yoga, Depression, & Clinical Trial Critique 101 Posted August 12, 2018 by Hilda Bastian in Evidence, Health http://blogs.plos.org/absolutely-maybe/2018/08/12/yoga-depression-clinical-trial-critique-101/ Not specifically about ME, but I thought it might be of interest to some people who are...

Looks like this is supportive of Wessely's attempts to get change, as written about by @Hole Ousia: https://www.s4me.info/threads/simon-wessely-didnt-want-his-e-mail-on-a-blog-here-it-is-on-hole-ousia.5001/ Also seems relevant to claims that NICE should operate entirely independently of...

Transparency: Revision of NICE guidance on Depression

Andrew Lloyd is a co-author. Open access at https://trialsjournal.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s13063-018-2763-8

http://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0200057