Depression News

Posted October 10, 2008:

• Bipolar Disorder In Children Appears Likely To Continue Into Young Adulthood

Posted October 9, 2008:

• Learning How Not To Be Afraid

Posted October 8, 2008:

• Assisted Suicide Laws May Overlook Depressed Patients

Posted October 7, 2008:

• St. John's Wort Relieves Symptoms Of Major Depression, Study Shows

Posted October 6, 2008:

• Depression Linked To Higher Death Rates From All Causes Among Elderly With Diabetes
• Mental Health Intervention Urged For Heart Patients
• Soothing Music Reduces Stress, Anxiety And Depression During Pregnancy

Posted October 5, 2008:

• Adolescent Insomnia Linked To Depression And Substance Abuse During Adolescence And Young Adulthood
• Antisocial Behavior May Be Caused By Low Stress Hormone Levels

Posted October 3, 2008:

• Smoking Increases Depression In Women, Australian Study Reveals

Posted October 2, 2008:

• Getting Help For Depression And Anxiety Has Significant Long-term Benefits

Posted October 1, 2008:

• Restless Nights Put Older Adults At Risk For Depression Recurrence

Posted September 29, 2008:

• Helping Students With Mental Illnesses: Support Services Prepare For 'What If' Scenarios
• Impact Of Stress On Police Officers' Physical And Mental Health

Posted September 27, 2008:

• Personality Can Hamper Physician's Assessment Of Depression

Posted September 26, 2008:

• Post-traumatic Stress Experienced By Family Members Months After Loved One's Stay In Intensive Care Unit
• Coming Soon: Self-guided, Computer-based Depression Treatment

Posted September 24, 2008:

• Step Back To Move Forward Emotionally, Study Suggests

Posted September 23, 2008:

• Sinusitis Patients Have Pain Similar To The Elderly And People With Arthritis
• Patients Stay With Phone Psychotherapy Longer Than Office Visits
• Seniors With Vocal Problems Want Treatment But Aren't Getting It

Posted September 21, 2008:

• Positive Thinking Trial In UK Aims To Prevent Childhood Depression

Posted September 20, 2008:

• Homosexuals' Negative Feelings About Sexuality Predict Poor Mental And Sexual Health

Posted September 19, 2008:

• Natural Childbirth Linked To Stronger Baby Bonding Than C-sections

Posted September 18, 2008:

• Pregnant Women With Bulimia Have More Anxiety And Depression, Study Finds

Posted September 17, 2008:

• New Insights Into Teenagers And Anxiety Disorders

Posted September 16, 2008:

• Depressed Dialysis Patients More Likely To Be Hospitalized Or Die, Researcher Finds
• Help For Shopaholics: New Test Determines Who's At Risk For Compulsive Buying

Posted September 15, 2008:

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Common Among Injured Patients

Posted September 13, 2008:

• Untapped Potential Of Antidepressants For Cancer

Posted September 10, 2008:

• Women In Crowded Homes Are More Likely To Be Depressed Than Men

Posted September 9, 2008:

• Outreach Program For Troubled College Students Shows Positive Results

Posted September 7, 2008:

• Add-On Therapy Improves Depressive Symptoms In Bipolar Disorder

Posted September 5, 2008:

• Mom's Mood, Baby's Sleep: What's The Connection?

Posted September 4, 2008:

• Natural Childbirth Makes Mothers More Responsive To Own Baby-cry
• Participating In Religion May Make Adolescents From Certain Races More Depressed
• PET Scans Help Identify Mechanism Underlying Seasonal Mood Changes
• Researchers Create Animal Model Of Chronic Stress
• Children Of Older Fathers More Likely To Have Bipolar Disorder, New Report Finds
• Older Vietnamese Report More Mental Health Problems

Posted September 2, 2008:

• Neurogenesis In Adult Brain: Association With Stress And Depression

Posted September 1, 2008:

• Sex Differences Seen In Response To Common Antidepressant
• Depression Common Among Rwandan Youth Who Head Households
• Family Therapy Helps Relieve Depression Symptoms In Bipolar Teens
• Does Treatment Of Depression Improve Prognosis After Heart Attack?

Posted August 31, 2008:

• What Is Bipolar Depression?

Posted August 30, 2008:

• Antidepressants Need New Nerve Cells To Be Effective, Researchers Find

Posted August 29, 2008:

• Americans Show Little Tolerance For Mental Illness Despite Growing Belief In Genetic Cause

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