Depression

Music therapy relieves fibromyalgia symptoms and improves patients’ quality of life

University of Granada researchers have proven that music therapy combined with other relax techniques based on guided imagery reduces significantly pain, depression and anxiety,…    

Depression, Heart Disease Combo May Up Odds of Death

People with both heart disease and depression are much more likely to die than those with just one of the conditions or neither…    

Psoriasis tied to depression, suicide

People with the skin condition psoriasis are more likely to be depressed, anxious and thinking about suicide, than those without the problem, according to…    

Major depression more than doubles risk of dementia among adults with diabetes

Adults who have both diabetes and major depression are more than twice as likely to develop dementia, compared to adults with diabetes only, according…    

Obesity Associated With Depression and Vice Versa

Obesity appears to be associated with an increased risk of depression, and depression also appears associated with an increased risk of developing obesity, according…    

Stress hormone, depression trigger obesity in girls

Depression raises stress hormone levels in teenaged boys and girls but may lead to obesity only in girls, says a new study .

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Feeling depressed? Time to check your diet

Women who suffer from depression and anxiety may want to take a look at their diet and cut out processed foods, according to an…    

New links among alcohol abuse, depression, obesity in young women found

There is new evidence that depression, obesity and alcohol abuse or dependency are interrelated conditions among young adult women but not men.

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Preschool Depression May Continue Into Childhood

Depression among preschoolers appears to be a continuous, chronic condition rather than a transient developmental stage, according to a report in the August issue…    

Depression in arthritis patients often untreated

People with arthritis seem to have an elevated rate of depression, but the disorder goes untreated more often than not, a new study suggests.…    

Symptoms of Depression in Obese Children Linked to Elevated Cortisol

A new study connects abnormalities of the “stress” hormone cortisol with symptoms of depression in obese children, and confirms that obesity and depression often…    

Children seriously affected when a parent suffers from depression

Life is hard for the children of a parent suffering from depression. Children take on an enormous amount of responsibility for the ill parent…    

Some teens more prone to depression from bullying

Teenagers who are subjected to bullying and teasing are at risk of becoming depressed, but those from either low-income or wealthier families may be…    

Depression, pain may accompany chronic Lyme disease

Depression and the chronic pain syndrome fibromyalgia are common in patients who suffer from chronic Lyme disease and seem to correlate with poor functional…    

Overweight kids may have more anxiety, depression

Compared with their thinner peers, overweight children may be more prone to developing depression and anxiety symptoms by the time they reach middle school,…    

Depressed Dialysis Patients More Likely to be Hospitalized Or Die

Dialysis patients diagnosed with depression are nearly twice as likely to be hospitalized or die within a year than those who are not depressed,…    

Depression Increases Risk of Alzheimer’s Disease

People who have had depression are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than people who have never had depression, according to a study published…    

Taking AIM at post-stroke depression

Activating patients and developing a monitoring and evaluation system was highly effective in ending or reducing post-stroke depression in patients enrolled in the largest…    

Depression therapy may help HIV treatment

Antidepressants may do more than improve the mental health of people with both HIV and depression. New study findings suggest…    

Refugees in West suffer from post-traumatic stress

Post-traumatic Stress Disorder is common in refugees in Western countries and could be up to 10 times higher than in the general…    

No harm seen in screening teens for suicide risk

Asking high school students if they have ever tried to commit suicide or thought about it does not appear to put them at risk…    

Insomnia common in depressed HIV patients

HIV-infected patients who also have depression are more likely to have sleeping problems, which may add to the burden of…    

Depression may up risk of dementia in men

Men with a history of depression long before the onset of any memory or other cognitive problems have a substantially higher risk…    

Physical, emotional stress trigger heart attack

A sudden surge of physical activity or bout of extreme emotional distress can precipitate a heart attack in people at…    

Internet could spark rise in suicide pacts

The growing popularity of the Internet could lead to a rise in suicide pacts in which several people kill themselves together, a leading psychiatrist…