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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

Local doctor says new treatment for depression is working

NEW ORLEANS -- We all know what it's like to feel sad. But serious depression is different. Patients can't concentrate, lose memory and have no motivation to do things they used to enjoy. But now treatment has come to the area tha [...]

Posted On : Mar, 14 2012 | Comments : 0

Many reluctant to tell doctors about depression

Some people with depression symptoms may not tell their family doctor about their issues, often out of worry they will be placed on an antidepressant, a study said. In a survey of more than 1,000 California adults, researchers led by R [...]

Posted On : Sep, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Symptoms often have psychological causes, doctors say

cPsychological problems are responsible for an alarming portion of patient symptoms, according to participants at a specialized conference that opened Friday. The head of the Psychiatry Department at St. Joseph University, Dr. Sami Ris [...]

Posted On : May, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Doctor probe 'Facebook depression'

An influential doctors' group in the US has warned over the risk of something it calls "Facebook depression" - a condition it says may affect troubled teens who obsess over the online site. Researchers disagree on whether i [...]

Posted On : Mar, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression In Women Rampant; Feel Doctors Over-Prescribe Dru...

Sixty three percent of women with mental health issues feel that doctors too readily prescribe drugs to treat low level mental health problems. What are classified as "low level" mental health concerns, depression, stress and l [...]

Posted On : Jan, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Doctors should stop pushing drugs at depressed people

People with depression often get better when they change the way they think. Since therapy is more likely to achieve this with longer-lasting results than drugs, doctors need to stop pushing pills and start pushing treatments that wor [...]

Posted On : Nov, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

More doctors prescribe exercise to treat depression

A mental health charity in Britain says increasing numbers of doctors are prescribing exercise for people with depression. The Mental Health Foundation conducted a survey of 200 family doctors in England and found that 22% suggest exercise [...]

Posted On : Feb, 11 2008 | Comments : 0

Doctors Miss Suicide Signs

No doubt doctors know how to treat every ailment in a person as science has advanced so much and new treatments and medicines have been introduced in the field of depressed patients but even then there is something that is lacking in [...]

Posted On : Dec, 20 2007 | Comments : 0

Can Primary Care Doctors Treat Depression?

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