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Mental health intervention urged for heart patients
Heart patients are particularly vulnerable to depression and should be screened, and if necessary treated, to improve their recovery and overall health, according to a scientific advisory issued Monday by the American Heart Association and co-authored by a Yale School of Public Health researcher.   view more (2008-09-30)

Depression after unintended pregnancy is linked to abortion
Depression among women after an unintended first pregnancy is linked to whether they abort or carry to term, conclude researchers from the United States, in this week's BMJ.   view more (2002-01-16)

Developing depression after a heart attack increases one's risk of death or readmission
Science has found many links between depression and other serious medical illnesses, such as cancer, stroke, diabetes, and heart disease.   view more (2008-10-22)

Vitamins Help Treat Depression
Vitamin B supplements may help people to fight depression. Research published this week in BMC Psychiatry shows that people suffering from depression respond better to treatment if they have high levels of vitamin B12 in their blood. Researchers from the Kuopio University Hospital in Finland... view more (2003-11-27)

Kids of depressed moms more prone to behavioral problems and injury
Young children whose mothers are depressed are more prone to behavioural problems and injury, suggests US research published in Injury Prevention.   view more (2007-12-04)

Questionnaire identifies depressions in children
Developmental psychologist Jessica van Mulligen from the University of Nijmegen has compiled a questionnaire to detect depressions in children aged six to eight years. The questionnaire is more attuned to the typical symptoms of young depressive children than a much used American questionnaire. One... view more (2002-10-24)

Late life depression associated with blood flow changes in the brain
Depression in later life seems to be associated with changes in blood flow velocity in the main arteries of the brain, shows research in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. Hardened and thickened arteries, which are more typical in later life, do not explain the findings.   view more (2002-06-25)

Antidepressant medication may prevent recurring depression in diabetics
The antidepressant sertraline may reduce the risk of recurrent depression and increase the period of time between episodes of depression in patients with diabetes.   view more (2006-05-02)

Childhood depression may encourage ecstasy use
Children with symptoms of anxiety and depression may have an increased tendency to use ecstasy in adolescence or young adulthood, finds a study published online by the BMJ today.   view more (2006-02-24)

It's in their genes: Study of twins connects smoking addiction with major depression
Ever wonder why smoking and depression seem to go together" A Saint Louis University School of Public Health researcher finds the connection is genetic.   view more (2007-07-17)

Low blood levels of vitamin D may be associated with depression in older adults
Older adults with low blood levels of vitamin D and high blood levels of a hormone secreted by the parathyroid glands may have a higher risk of depression, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.   view more (2008-05-06)

Behavior therapy plus medication may help teens with depression and substance use disorders
The antidepressant fluoxetine combined with cognitive behavioral therapy appears as effective for treating depression among teens who also have substance use disorders as among those without substance abuse problems.   view more (2007-11-06)

Poor prognosis for depression linked to an autoimmune thyroid condition?
Whether depression is linked to having an under-active thyroid gland has been debated for many years. Research published in BMC Psychiatry this week suggests that some patients with depression may be suffering from a subtle autoimmune thyroid condition, which could hinder their recovery. The study... view more (2004-03-10)

Dietary factors can help prevent relapse in depression
Relapse and recurrence are vexing problems in depression. An epidemiological study performed in the US, supported by a Norwegian group of investigators for the first time discloses a link between nutrition and depression vulnerability. Martha Morris and other Tufts University investigators,... view more (2003-03-11)

JCSM: CPAP therapy improves symptoms of depression in OSA patients
Patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) who also suffer from depression often find that continued use of continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) relieves them of symptoms of depression, according to a study published in the October 15 issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM).   view more (2007-10-15)

Response rates to antidepressants differ among English- and Spanish-speaking Hispanics
In the first-ever study of its kind, a team led by researchers at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) report in November's Psychiatric Services journal that Spanish-speaking Hispanics took longer to respond to medication for depression and were less... view more (2008-11-05)

The ECNP consensus statement on bipolar depression
Bipolar disorder is one of the most complex and challenging mental disorder in the spectrum. Bipolar disorder is typically associated with considerable acute and longterm treatment needs and may be associated in the course of illness with times of tremendous social burden for both the individual... view more (2008-07-09)

Double trouble: Hopelessness key component of mood disorder
Sound bad" It is, according to Thomas Joiner, Florida State University Distinguished Research Professor and the Bright-Burton Professor of Psychology, who has identified hopelessness as a distinguishing feature of double depression in a new paper published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.   view more (2007-07-24)

Study links depression in women with chronic pain to greater incidence of disability
Women with higher levels of depression when suffering with long-term pain report greater disability than men in the same situation.   view more (2006-06-16)

Neurogenesis in the adult brain: The association with stress and depression
The brain is the key organ in the response to stress. Brain reactions determine what in the world is threatening and might be stressful for us, and regulate the stress responses that can be either adaptive or maladaptive.   view more (2008-07-09)

Aerobic exercise can work faster than drugs to lift depression
Aerobic exercise can work faster than drugs to lift depression, finds research in the British Journal of Sports Medicine. Twelve people with severe depression that had lasted an average of nine months exercised daily for 10 days. Their average age was 49; seven of them were women. In 10 patients... view more (2001-03-22)

Link discovered between depression and changes in the brain in Alzheimer's disease
A lifetime history of depression is associated with increased plaques and tangles in the brains of those with Alzheimer's disease and more rapid cognitive decline, according to a study by researchers at the Alzheimer's Disease Research Center at Mount Sinai School of Medicine.   view more (2006-02-07)

New mothers should be screened regularly for postpartum depression
Physicians should screen mothers for postpartum depression regularly for at least a year following childbirth to better identify women who develop symptoms throughout the year and those whose depression persists.   view more (2006-07-26)

U of M study shows no link between self-weighing and depression in women
Frequent self-weighing is not associated with depression in women, according to researchers at the University of Minnesota School of Public Health.   view more (2007-04-26)

'On Track' for staying free of depression
Professor David Kavanagh from UQ's Discipline of Psychiatry said the program was ideal for people living in rural areas, where treatment facilities are scarce.   view more (2007-01-16)
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