Archive for the 'Depression' Category

8 Ways To Get Rid of Depression

I have been up and I have been down! I know there are many public out there who feel depressed. whether you are next you pretty much feel like the world has nothing to offer, your walls are closing in on you, and no one cares. I am here to help you, give you some support. I want to let you know that…

Can Your Family Doctor Help with Mental Health Care Problems?

During the course of a lifetime most citizens experience periods of stress, depression, and anxiety as well as shorter term stress related manifestations such as insomnia and headache. Sometimes the burden of these problems can become overwhelming, requiring that short term help be sought. whether y…

As Antidepressants start To Work, Hopelessness Can Linger

People taking medication for depression typically see a lot of improvements in their symptoms during the first few months, but lagging behind other areas is a sense of hopefulness, according to new research from the University of Michigan Health System.That means folks with depression may still feel…

Biovail Receives Canadian Approval For Wellbutrin(R) XL For The Prevention Of Seasonal Major Depressive Illness

Biovail Corporation (NYSE: BVF) (TSX: BVF) announced that it has received a Notice of Compliance from the Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD) for its supplemental New Drug Submission (sNDS) for a new indication for Wellbutrin® XL in Canada - the prevention of major depressive illness with an aut…

Suicide Rates: Lowest In 30 Years, Not Affected By Reducing Antidepressant Prescriptions

Two studies related to suicide performed by researchers from theUniversity of Bristol report that 1) suicide rates in young men are attheir lowest levels in 30 years and 2) the reduction in prescribing ofantidepressants to folks under the age of 18 does not seem to beassociated with change in suicid…

Senate HELP Committee To Consider Postpartum Depression, Breast Cancer Bills

The Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee on Thursday is expected to approve several health bills related to postpartum depression, Healthy Start, breast cancer research, and Down syndrome CQ nowadays reports.One of the bills (Original post by Dentistry News From Medical News Today

Sex Differences In The Brain’s Serotonin System

A new thesis from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet shows that the brain’s serotonin system differs amidst men and women. The scientists who conducted the study think that they have found one of the reasons why depression and chronic anxiety are more common in women than in men.Or…

Views on Depression

Depression is described as a state of intellect were one has a feeling of darkness surrounding their everyday life. Apparently 75% of Britain’s population, at some point in their lives, suffer from depression, making me wonder how the other 25% can be so damn lucky.

Depression to my intellect is …

Little Evidence That Psychotherapy Helps Elderly With Depression

The jury is still out on whether psychotherapy can help older citizens with depression, according to a new review of recent research.Among the small number of patients studied, there were some signs that a treatment called cognitive behavioral therapy could help older patients manage their depressio…

Depression In The Elderly Is Complicated But Treatable, From The Harvard Mental Health Letter

Depression is sometimes viewed as a normal part of aging. It shouldn’t be. Left untreated, depression increases the likelihood of disability, placement in a nursing domestic, and death. Suicide risk additionally increases with age; white men by age 85 have the highest suicide rate in the United Stat…

Depressed Trainee Doctors construct More Medication Errors Than Non-Depressed Colleagues

In a recent US study published in the British BMJand available on bmj.com,researchers found that depressed doctors in training are more than sixtimes as likely to produce medication errors as their non-depressedcolleagues.Studies have shown that doctors in training, or residents, are highlylikely to…

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