Depression
Antidepressant helps kids with social anxiety
A commonly used antidepressant appears to help kids with social anxiety disorder, which causes them to become extremely distressed by ordinary social situations, new…
Counseling can prevent depression recurrence
After being treated with standard medications, patients who undergo a type of counseling called cognitive behavior therapy have a much lower rate of relapse…
Depression Causes Heart Disease in Women
U.S. researchers said young women with a history of depression are twice as likely to have a metabolic syndrome that raise the risk of…
Hong Kong people still most stressed in Asia
Asians are feeling under less stress these days but Hong Kong is an exception with levels almost unchanged, a new survey showed…
Depression costs China $3.6 bln annually - report
Depression costs China at least 30 billion yuan (US$3.6 billion) in lost productivity a year, in a country where the problem is often…
Stress makes you forget
How many people have gotten home after a blindingly stressful day and realize they’ve forgotten some important event or errand?
Well, now…
Depression interferes with exercise stress testing
People with depression who have suspected heart disease don’t do well on exercise tests, Canadian investigators report.
Symptoms of major A new study shows that depression among those who’ve received a new heart is as common as among those with chronic illness.
Depression may be a problem after heart transplantation
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Cost, stigma are barriers to depression treatment
Some people with depression may refuse treatment because of the associated stigma, but the majority may go untreated simply because it is too…
Brain injuries and depression
The soft tissue sloshing around our skulls dictates more than intellectual capacity, brain experts say.
Amrik Singh, who killed himself and his…
Drug counters sleepiness from antidepressants
Some people taking the newer class of antidepressants experience excessive sleepiness and fatigue, but this can be prevented with a drug that’s used…
US orders new youth warnings on antidepressants
U.S. health officials on Friday ordered the makers of all antidepressants to include strong warnings explaining that the drugs increase the chances of…
Depressed mothers, antisocial fathers affect kids
Many children of depressed mothers also have antisocial fathers, new study findings show, and both parents’ problems are associated with an increased risk…
Depression’s Toll On Marriages
When one spouse suffers from depression, both will have an unhappy marriage, new research shows.
There is a growing body of research…
Texas study finds couple of drinks can help memory
Older women who have a drink or two a day have better memory skills than non-drinkers, University of Texas researchers said on Wednesday.
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Counseling may beat sleeping pills for insomnia
People with chronic insomnia are more likely to find relief with a few sessions of psychological counseling than with sleeping pills, especially in the…
Youth antidepressant use down due to risks: Medco
The number of children and teenagers taking antidepressants has fallen more than 20 percent this year after U.S. warnings the medicines may increase suicidal…
US FDA agrees on antidepressant risks for youth
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it “generally supports” an advisory panel’s conclusion this week that antidepressants sometimes raise the risk…
US experts link some antidepressants to suicide
The use of some antidepressant drugs appears linked to an increase in suicidal behavior in some children and teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded…
WTC rescue workers’ health suffering, government says
Nearly half of the more than 1,000 screened rescue workers who responded to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks suffer from new or exacerbated respiratory,…
Physical symptoms with depression may persist
Patients with depression often have physical symptoms such as pain or stomach problems, and these are less likely to clear up with antidepressant treatment…
Disaster workers have high rate of stress disorders
Firefighters and other first-responders to disasters often face both immediate and long-term psychological effects, researchers report, but early symptoms may help identify those at…
Mental Marijuana
Can reefers cure madness? There is some evidence that cannabis or ‘green Prozac‘ has potential in the treatment of some psychiatric…
Anti-psychotic drugs useful for severe depression
Treatment with anti-psychotic agents, such as Risperdal (risperidone) or Geodon (ziprasidone), is useful for patients with severe depression who have failed to respond to…
Prozac plus counseling best for depressed teens
For depressed adolescents, Prozac plus cognitive-behavioral counseling is more effective than either treatment alone for relieving symptoms and reducing suicidal thinking, new research…
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