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Help someone with depression

Warning on how to handle people with depression: Do not snap at the person. They cannot help the way they are feeling. Do not joke about the matter. This is serious business. Be careful what you say and do to them. Depressives [...]

Posted On : Mar, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Psychotherapy

patient deal with a specific issue. Of course, no goal comes quickly and that’s why prolonged psychotherapy is usually necessary to treat depression. The success of therapy depends on the doctor’s expertise as much as the [...]

Posted On : Mar, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

Study to investigate best depression treatment

Australian scientists are leading a global effort to improve the treatment of people with major depression. Two thousand people with the disorder will be recruited across the world, and their wellbeing will be monitored over time as they t [...]

Posted On : Mar, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Men Suffer Greater Depression During Unemployment

British researchers reported that men will be hit harder than women by the recessions gripping economies around the world, as job insecurity threatens an inherent sense of masculinity and damages mental health, Reuter’s reported. Eve [...]

Posted On : Mar, 11 2009 | Comments : 0

Ways to fight depression

Suicides on MBTA tracks are up this year and The Samaritans’ suicide and depression hotline is being flooded with people having trouble coping with the economy.“It is probably safe to say that in this climate of economic insecur [...]

Posted On : Mar, 09 2009 | Comments : 0

Depression ups heart disease risk more than genetics

A new study suggests that depression increases the risk of heart disease more than genetics. Led by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the VA, the study was presented at the annual meeting of the Americ [...]

Posted On : Mar, 05 2009 | Comments : 0

Alcohol abuse leads to depression

A new research has challenged a popular belief after claiming that alcohol abuse leads to depression, and not the other way round. Alcohol abuse leads to depression Using data gathered from a 25-year study of health and development in New Z [...]

Posted On : Mar, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

Parents can learn about treatment for depression in children...

Experts believe that treatment of depression in very young children can help avoid serious problems later, such as drug abuse.Mary Lu O'Halloran of the Geneva Coalition for Youth says that's why she is facilitating a forum on depression in [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Diabetic mothers at higher depression risk

Pregnant women and new mothers with diabetes had nearly double the risk of developing postpartum depression as women without diabetes, a new study reports, revealing a potential risk factor for a serious psychological disorder that affects [...]

Posted On : Feb, 26 2009 | Comments : 0

Alternative Depression Treatments

The use of natural and organic methods in the physical treatment of depression are thought of as the best way to actually cure it by more and more healthcare professionals. They argue that while medications such as antidepressants only alle [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Men Depression: How To Deal With?

Anybody can suffer from depression whether you are a child, men or women. But a recent research shows that when comparing to men with women, it is found that there are lesser cases of men who are suffering from depression. So the main ques [...]

Posted On : Feb, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

After Long Wait, Medtronic Starts Big Depression Study

Medtronic Inc. (MDT) has finally launched a study aimed at gathering evidence to try and win U.S. regulatory approval to use its brain-stimulation technology to treat patients with severe depression.The company said in 2006 that it planned [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2009 | Comments : 0

RESEARCH- Watching TV as a Teen May Cause Depression in Adul...

As if being a teenager isn't complicated enough, a new study out this month puts the spot light on teen TV viewing and an association with later development of depression.Published in this month's Archives of General Psychiatry, the study f [...]

Posted On : Feb, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Depression ups heart ailments

A new study conducted by researchers at Loyola University Health System in Maywood has explained how depression dramatically increases the risk of Depression increases heart risks cardiovascular disease and death after a heart attack. The [...]