Search Results for 'Depression'

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

Seventeen years old depression – anhui illustrator SUN VOIDE...

llustrator Sun Voider from Anhui Bengbu, began three years ago to drop out at home full-time painting. His paintings reveal the quiet gray atmosphere, the characters in the painting are always 17-year-old boys and girls, but the in most b [...]

Posted On : Apr, 29 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

Has Prozac changed the way we treat depression and mental il...

quarter of a century ago Prozac was released onto the market in the United States. Hailed as a wonder drug, it's now the most widely used anti-depressant in the world. But what impact has the drug and other anti-depressants had on the [...]

Posted On : Apr, 11 2013 | Comments : 0

Depression in children and adolescents

Depression is a mood disorder (mood) that cause children and adolescents to feel sad or irritable to be a long time. A young person who is depressed, no longer enjoys school, and play with friends and may be lacking in energy or have othe [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 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

Postpartum Depression Affects 1 In 7 Mothers

It's well documented that some women suffer depression after having a baby. But it's less well-known just how many do. The largest study to date shows that as many as 1 in every 7 women suffers postpartum depression. And the study [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2013 | Comments : 0

MPs: Axing billable hours won’t tackle depression

Not a single managing partner in the Lawyers Weekly Managing Partner Survey 2013 believes abolishing billable hours is the key to reducing the high rate of depression among lawyers. The overwhelming majority (89%) of respondents to the [...]

Posted On : Mar, 04 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

Depression Eraser

MIT and Stanford University researchers recently pinpointed brain cells that could be new targets for treating depression, which affects an estimated one in 10 Americans. By stimulating these cells to deliver dopamine to other parts of [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2013 | Comments : 0

Treating Depression May Boost Vaccine Response

Older patients with untreated major depressive disorder (MDD) may have lower cell-mediated immunity (CMI), which in turn may influence their response to the vaccine for herpes zoster, new research suggests. A randomized cohort study of [...]

Posted On : Feb, 15 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

Depression Is Still a Mystery -- We Need a New Model

The magazine ScienceNews begins a recent article on depression with a blanket judgment: "A massive effort to uncover genes involved in depression has largely failed." A general reader would probably not feel the shock waves that [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 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 [...]