Blogs Posts in Treatment category; 88 blog posts

Magic mushrooms 'could treat depression'

A clinical trial of ''magic mushroom therapy'' could take place in the UK within a year following two ground-breaking studies. Doctors plan to treat depressed patients who cannot be helped by modern drugs or behaviour-base [...]

Posted On : Jan, 24 2012 | Comments : 0

Treating diabetes, depression together may make sense

Patients with depression and type 2 diabetes showed more improvement when they received simultaneous treatment for both conditions, researchers report. Their 12-week study of 180 patients found that nearly 61 percent of those who recei [...]

Posted On : Jan, 23 2012 | Comments : 0

Treatment Integration for Depression, Diabetes Increases Suc...

Individuals treated for both depression and Type 2 diabetes have better medication compliance and experience significant improvements in depression and blood sugar levels compared to those receiving typical treatments, according to [...]

Posted On : Jan, 16 2012 | Comments : 0

Treat depression to boost productivity

Employees with depression who are receiving treatment while they’re still working are significantly more likely to be productive, according to a study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). The study, which is publish [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2012 | Comments : 0

Study Shows Depression Is Linked To Lack Of Vitamin D

These days, trying to keep a healthy style of life is probably one of the biggest challenges ever. Although a lot of people still don’t look at depression as a health condition, it is the sort of illness that affects a staggering nu [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

Depression Treatment in Patients With General Medical Condit...

Background Major depressive disorder is commonly found in patients with a wide range of general medical conditions, and it may have a major impact on patient functioning. This study looks at the effect of antidepressant treatment combinat [...]

Posted On : Jan, 10 2012 | Comments : 0

Depression Linked To Binge Eating in Teen Girls

A new study has found that depressed teenage girls are twice as likely to indulge in over eating as compared to their peers. According to the new nationwide study, the reverse is also true, as, girls who engage in regular binge eating hav [...]

Posted On : Dec, 19 2011 | Comments : 0

Maternal Depression: Should You Treat It or Leave It Alone?

Medication, which Americans favor over other forms of therapy, poses risks to a developing fetus, but so does having a depressed mother. There's no denying that we pass diseases down from one generation to the next, thanks to our gene [...]

Posted On : Dec, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Ten-Year Study of Medicaid Depression Patients Sees Big Cost...

The cost of treating Medicaid patients with depression increased substantially over a 10-year period, but it resulted in just a minimal improvement in the quality of their care, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of G [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Treating Insomnia Boosts Treatment for Child and Teen Depres...

TORONTO – More than half of children and teens who reported definite insomnia before being treated for depression experienced significant improvement in both their sleep and depression during their first weeks of treatment with fluo [...]

Posted On : Oct, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Cusack takes leave for depression treatment

Lennox Head-based Liberal MLC Catherine Cusack is taking leave from politics because she has been diagnosed with clinical depression. Ms Cusack issued a statement late yesterday saying she will be regretfully taking leave to seek treatmen [...]

Posted On : Sep, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Acceptance of Treatment of Depression

As more people find themselves suffering from depression, more individuals are not reporting their symptoms to their doctors. The reason for this is based on their fear of the treatment their doctor may recommend. The Annals of Family [...]

Posted On : Sep, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

Economic turmoil taking its toll on childbearing

Women starting families today might not think they have a lot in common with women during the Great Depression, but a new government analysis of birth data suggests otherwise. The current recession may be causing women of childbearing age [...]

Posted On : Aug, 12 2011 | Comments : 0

Magnetic stimulation therapy for depression seems effective,...

Alice, now in her early 60s, suffered from depression for about 13 years. She said she tried medication, but she still found herself considering suicide. “I was willing to try anything because these thoughts of suicide scared me,&rd [...]