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Depression among seniors (individuals over age 65) can be somewhat different than depression in the younger population. Although it can be the result of chemical imbalance in the brain or a side-effect…

Survivors of stroke experience many changes resulting from their illness. Most people are aware of the physical changes that occur following stroke, for example paralysis or weakness on one side of the body,…

Introduction
Depression can strike anyone, but people with serious illnesses such as stroke may be at greater risk. Appropriate diagnosis and treatment of depression may bring substantial benefits to persons recovering from a…

People who experience symptoms of depression are at an increased risk of developing stroke, suggest the results of a two-decade study conducted by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

There was…

Summary

Researchers have speculated that particular lesions caused by stroke can predispose patients to depression. To learn more about a possible association between depression and stroke, these researchers compared the…

People taking popular Prozac-type antidepressants may be twice as likely to attempt suicide than those on placebo and the risks are particularly high early in treatment, according to research released on…

Young children whose mothers suffer from Depression are at greater risk of serious behavioral problems, and both “nurture” and “nature” seem to play a role, according to a new study.

There appears to be a complex relationship among stressful situations, our mind and body’s reaction to stress, and the onset of clinical depression. It is clear that some people develop depression after a stressful…

Bipolar disorder is a mental illness that causes extreme changes in mood, thinking, and behavior. During a “manic phase,” people with bipolar disorder experience feelings of euphoria, happiness, and hyperactivity. Some even experience…

A mental health professional will carefully evaluate a person’s symptoms to determine whether the symptoms meet the criteria for a diagnosis of a mood disorder. This section describes some of these symptoms…

The First Steps Towards Proper Diagnosis

The first step in getting treatment for bipolar disorder is getting a correct diagnosis. This can be a more difficult than it might seem because the…

A 16-year-old Red Lion student had been treated with medication and counseling for a mental illness, yet he allegedly attacked another student last week.

His case could be viewed as illustrating…

Bipolar disorder is a recurrent illness with high morbidity for some patients. Episodes increase in frequency with time, and while a substantial number of patients with bipolar…

During the 1950’s extending to the 1970’s, lithium was demonstrated as the first effective treatment for bipolar disorder, initially in treating acute mania, and later in preventing both manic and depressive…

Stunned by her brother’s suicide at age 26, Julie Totten started learning everything she could about what prompts some people to take their own lives.

She found clues in information…

Years ago, if someone thought about mental health care, he or she might have imagined a pipe-smoking psychiatrist listening to a reclining depressed patient from his leather armchair. Today, Depression is…

Bipolar disorder symptoms are cyclic. Patient’s cycle into manic episodes, then return to normal before cycling into a depressive episode. This cycling makes it possible to divide bipolar disorder symptoms…

Genetic or hereditary factors contribute to the risk of bipolar disorder. Studies have demonstrated that the prevalence of bipolar disorder is higher among the parents of bipolar…

According to the DSM-IV, the essential feature of rapid cycling bipolar disorder is the occurrence of four or more mood episodes during the previous 12 months. These episodes can occur…

Physicians are seeing long-term side effects with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors far in excess of what was expected from clinical trial data, Dr. Norman Sussman said at a psychopharmacology update sponsored…

An extract of the herbal remedy St. John’s wort is as effective as a commonly prescribed drug for people with moderate-to-severe depression, researchers reported this week Friday.

Feeling loved and supported by family and friends appears to protect women - but not men - from major Depression, new research reports.

In a study of more than…

overweight and obese adolescents may be more likely to have physical problems than their normal-weight peers but they don’t seem to be worse off mentally, according to national study findings.

“Using…

A nonprescription hormonal supplement sometimes marketed as a “fountain of youth” drug may be effective in combating mid-life Depression, doctors said on Monday.

The supplement DHEA - dehydroepiandrosterone - “may…