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Chronic Depression: Disease or Charcter Flaw?

A major survey on depression symptoms from the National Mental Health Association (NMHA), released in july 2001, revealed a dramatic degree of progress in public understanding. Yet even amid this promising trend, the survey sheds light on the difficulties faced by millions of people striving to manage this sometimes chronic,... Read More

The Patients Guide to Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Depression

INTRODUCTION Everybody has a story. My story is the one I know best and can write about. It is not a memoir of chemical dependency or self-abuse. Those subjects have been written about many times. This is a story of my winning battle against depression and... Read More

Depression in Teenagers: Now What Can We Do?

No doubt you have seen the recent news headlines about a federal panel that recommended to the FDA that anti-depressant medications carry the strongest possible warning label for use in children and teenagers. This recommendation to the FDA shook the medical community, especially those who work with depressed young people.... Read More

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Depression Are Not The Same Thing!

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a very misunderstood illness and this is perhaps why there are so many myths about it. Perhaps the most common myth about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is that it is effectively a mental condition, and another name for depression. ... Read More

New Treatment for Chronic Depression

Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Treatment-Resistant Depression About Vagus Nerve Stimulation VNS is not brain surgery, although it is a treatment that affects the function of the brain. Vagus Nerve Stimulation uses specific stimulation of the vagus nerve to send stimulation to specific parts of the brain that are involved... Read More

ADHD and Depression -- More Common Than Thought

"Thanks for Noticin' Me" says Eeyore. He walks slowly. He looks sad. He doesn't accomplish much. He's just glad to be noticed. This is Eeyore, the stuffed donkey who is so often in need of his tail being pinned back on. Eeyore is a good picture of life is like... Read More

5 Tips to Reduce Depression

While war and poor economic conditions begin to affect people all over the world, more and more people suffer with depression. The more we focus on news events and the business climate, the more we are depressed. Whatever the reason you feel is the cause of your depression, the following... Read More

7 Things You Can Do Immediately To Ease Depression

1. Get out now and walk fifteen minutes. It will get your feet moving and help you feel you are at least able to do something.2. Go immediately and be with someone who loves you. It will give you the feeling that you are wanted.3. Religious? Say a prayer. Ask... Read More

Is it ADHD or is it Depression?

During the assessment process it is of great importance for the physician or clinician to consider other possible causes of inattention, impulsivity, or hyperactivity in your child, or teen, or yourself. In fact, this is probably the most important element of a good assessment. There are several possible causes of... Read More

St Johns Wort and Depression

The bright yellow flower of the St Johns Wort (hypericum perforatum) with it's ray-like petals, represents the power of the sun that forces away the darkness. This already points to the anti-depressant effects of the St Johns Wort which are highly respected, even in conventional medicine.St. John's Wort, a perennial... Read More

In The News:

Lundbeck says drug shows improvement in depression symptoms
Reuters
Lundbeck says drug shows improvement in depression symptoms. Tweet · Share this · Email · Print. Related News. Data shows new Roche leukemia drug may improve on Rituxan. Wed, May 15 2013. Baxter's Alzheimer's disease drug fails in late-stage trial ...
Vortioxetine clinical phase III data show significant improvement in symptoms ...GlobeNewswire (press release)

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Ketamine Shows Significant Therapeutic Benefit in People With Treatment ...
Science Daily (press release)
Major depression is caused by a breakdown in communication between nerve cells in the brain, a process that is controlled by chemicals called neurotransmitters. Traditional antidepressants such as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs ...
Club-Drug Ketamine Relieves Depression in Largest Patient StudyBusinessweek

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CBS News
Depression may double stroke risk for middle-aged women
CBS News
The 12-year Australian study was the first large-scale study that looked at how depression may affect stroke risk. A total of 10,547 women between 47 and 52 who were part of the Australian Longitudinal Study on Women's Health, were included in the study.
Depression Nearly Doubles Stroke Risk in Middle-Aged WomenPsychCentral.com
Depression: A Warning Sign of Stroke for WomenYahoo! News
Depression May Increase Stroke Risk in Middle-Aged WomenKMBZ
Huffington Post -NewsChannel 9 WSYR -Science Daily (press release)
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UPI.com
Small number of autism cases linked to depression medications
UPI.com
In utero exposure to the medications that treat depression may increase the risk of autism spectrum disorders in less than 1 percent of cases. St. Louis Cardinals pitcher Shelby Miller talks with friends during a fund raiser for the Thompson Center for ...

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Churchill, Lincoln Too, Can Help You Whup Depression
Wired (blog)
Neuroskeptic, one of the most insightful neuro-psycho-bloggers out there today, has a nice post at Discover on a Mark Brown article about whether it helps, if you're fighting depression, to hear of famous role models who did so too. In general ...

The Atlantic
That's a 'Depression': Europe's Double-Dip Is Officially Longer Than Its Great ...
The Atlantic
Now, the euro understandably holds a special place in the European imagination as a monetary monument to solidarity, but it less understandably holds this special a place after forcing half the continent into deep depression. It's the gold standard ...

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KPBS
Men Say Hair Loss Drug Causes Sexual Problems And Depression
KPBS
A growing number of men say that's the case with the hair loss drug Propecia. Many patients complain Propecia causes depression and a total loss of sexual function. And it's not unusual for these problems to continue even after men stop taking the drug.

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Depression doubles risk of death in cancer survivors
Nurse.com
The authors found that depressive symptoms increased the risk of death, observing that clinically high levels of depressive symptoms were more common in those who died than in those who survived. Overall, after controlling for treatment, type of cancer ...

Adult Children of Substance Abusers More Prone to Depression
U.S. News & World Report
Researchers looked at data from nearly 6,300 Canadian adults and found that 312 of them had suffered major depression in the past year. Also, 877 of the adults said that when they were younger than age 18 and still living at home, at least one parent ...

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MedPage Today
Screening for Depression Lacks Strong Evidence - MedPage Today
MedPage Today
"In the absence of a demonstrated benefit of screening, and in consideration of the potential harms, we recommend not routinely screening for depression in primary care settings, either in adults at average risk or in those with characteristics that ...

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