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Ketamine: A New Treatment for Depression?

You may have heard recently that ketamine, an anesthetic medication, may be a promising treatment for depression. There have been no new drugs that treat depression in a unique way in decades, but ketamine works in a different way in the [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2012 | Comments : 0

Depression? Don't believe it

?In 2000 the World Health Organisation named depression as the fourth leading contributor to the global burden of disease and predicted that by 2020 it would rise to second place. I suppose WHO didn’t mean it to sound like a target [...]

Posted On : Sep, 09 2011 | Comments : 0

Dealing with caregiver depression?

Despair is the first feeling that comes to mind; the hopelessness of caring for victims of Alzheimer's, knowing they are on a one-way street, heading toward their concluding address. Next comes isolation—a constant cloudy ove [...]

Posted On : Jul, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Great Depression? Not here

The stock market crashed on Oct. 24, 1929, an economic catastrophe that ushered in the Great Depression. Yet, the events of Black Thursday were never reported in The Van Nuys News. Instead, the twice-weekly forerunner of the Los Angeles [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2010 | Comments : 0

Could electric shocks while you sleep beat depression?

A device that emits a mild electric current to nerves in your forehead while you sleep could prove a major breakthrough in the treatment of depression. The mobile phone-sized gadget is wired up to two electrodes that [...]

Posted On : Oct, 12 2010 | Comments : 0

Can Internet use trigger depression?

While the study isn't proof of a causal link, it is the first to approach the question of whether some forms of Internet use might trigger mental health problems down the road, according to the authors. They rounded up more than 1,00 [...]

Posted On : Oct, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

What Types of Drugs Can Treat Depression?

Are you suffering from a depression disorder? Treating depression is obviously not easy. However, the anti-depression drugs, such as Prozac and Paxil, may not be the exact solution for treating depression. A recent study [...]

Posted On : Jun, 07 2010 | Comments : 0

An ECG for Depression?

Everyone is aware of the tremendous value an electrocardiogram conveys by giving a snapshot of cardiac activity. What if a similar tool could be used to assess brain function and allow quick detection of mental and neurological illness? Ac [...]

Posted On : Oct, 17 2009 | Comments : 0

Which Medicine Will Work for Depression?

Depressed Americans try medication after medication to find an effective treatment. A new test alleviates the hassle of finding the right medicine by predicting a drug’s success before it's prescribed by the doctor. Each year 15 milli [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Baby blues or postpartum depression?

Your new baby is here and all of the anticipation and expectation is over. You are home with your new family, so why do you feel so bad....so sad....so inadequate? You expected that this time with your new baby would be fun and [...]

Posted On : Jul, 13 2009 | Comments : 0

Could the pregnancy vitamin help men beat depression?

A vitamin used to lower the risk of birth defects may also be an effective treatment for depression. Research shows that men with high levels of folate in their diets were up to 50 per cent less likely to have symptoms of depression than t [...]

Posted On : Jan, 22 2008 | Comments : 0

Can Primary Care Doctors Treat Depression?

Can Primary Care Doctors Treat Depression? Years ago if so [...]

Posted On : Sep, 03 2007 | Comments : 0

Are Too Many People Being Diagnosed With Depression?

Too many people are being diagnosed with depression when all they really are is unhappy, says Australian psychiatrist Professor Gordon Parker.In an article in the British Medical Journal, Parker claims that the current threshold for what is [...]

Posted On : Aug, 24 2007 | Comments : 0

What are the signs of depression?

* Being moody and irritable - easily upset, `ratty' or tearful * Becoming withdrawn - avoiding friends, family and regular activities * Feeling guilty or bad, being self-critical an [...]