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DEPRESSION AND STRESS HURT HEALTH

Depression, negative emotions ?n? stress take a toll οn ?ουr mental wellbeing bυt ???ο h?ν? a significant detrimental effect οn ?ουr overall physical health. Here ?r? four [...]

Posted On : Apr, 30 2013 | Comments : 0

Device allows doctors to target areas in brain affected by d...

It's estimated than nearly 20 million adult Americans are living with major depression. Until now doctors have relied almost exclusively on medication to combat depression. At times that can be either ineffective or worse -- have nega [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2013 | Comments : 0

Is depression contagious?

Have you ever been around a depressed person and wondered whether their mood is contagious? Spouses of people living with depression often report that they, too, feel their mood darkening. In their weekly conversation, WHYY [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2013 | Comments : 0

From autism to depression, study shows genetic kinks

The largest genetic study of mental illnesses to date finds five major disorders may not look much alike but they share some gene-based risks. The surprising discovery comes in the quest to unravel what causes psychiatric disorders and ho [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2013 | Comments : 0

I worry about spiralling back into depression

Q I am a mother to two children aged three and seven months. They are lovely children but I am finding it hard to cope. The long days get to me and I find myself at 9am, having been up for three hours already, wondering how I am going to [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2013 | Comments : 0

Self-help books DO relieve depression - and prevent it from ...

Reading a self-help book really can alleviate depression, new research suggests. Patients offered books had significantly lower levels of depression four months later than those offered routine GP care such as antidepressants. The find [...]

Posted On : Jan, 29 2013 | Comments : 0

Diet drinks' 'link to depression' questioned

Experts are questioning whether diet drinks could raise depression risk, after a large study has found a link. The US research in more than 250,000 people found depression was more common among frequent consumers of artificially sweetened [...]

Posted On : Jan, 09 2013 | Comments : 0

Being Sick And Being Depressed Look A Lot Alike

Please welcome the first of the Scicurious Guest Writers, Nicole Baganz! Sunday. 6:00 AM. The clock glared at me, so I pulled the sheets over my head. It’s freezing out there. 10:03 AM. I never sleep this late. Just… can&rsqu [...]

Posted On : Nov, 29 2012 | Comments : 0

Improved awareness could be source of depression levels

British workers were recently found to be among the most depressed in Europe. The figure might be gloomy, but Julia Rampen finds it is not all bad news. UK workers are more likely to take time off work because of depression than their Eur [...]

Posted On : Nov, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Prejudice can cause depression

Many cases of depression may be caused by prejudice from the self or from another person, a new study suggests. William Cox of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and colleagues argue that prejudice and depression are fundamentally connec [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2012 | Comments : 0

Depression: Re-Building the Self

Depression can be a tough topic to fully grasp without going through it, or at least have a loved one who’s been strongly afflicted by depression. People who haven’t been through depression have sometimes questioned depression [...]

Posted On : Sep, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

PTSD Can Affect New Mothers

Natural childbirth is a major cause of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), according to new research. A Tel Aviv University researcher has discovered that approximately one-third of all postpartum women exhibit some symptoms of PTSD, a [...]

Posted On : Aug, 09 2012 | Comments : 0

Upping Your Vitamin D May Lessen Depression

Three case studies of women with moderate to severe depression showed substantial improvement in their symptoms after they received treatment for a vitamin D deficiency, a new study finds. “Vitamin D may have an as-yet-unproven e [...]

Posted On : Jun, 27 2012 | Comments : 0

Internet surfing patterns 'may indicate depression'

The students who show signs of depression are more inclined towards using the Internet differently than those who show no symptoms of being depressed, a new study has revealed. Researchers at Missouri University of Science and Technology [...]