Depression When Young Increases Risk for Cardiac Mortality
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 04:19:49 -0800

By Rick Nauert Ph D Senior News Editor A nationwide study finds a link between depression or a history of suicide attempts in people younger than 40, and a higher risk for dying from heart disease. The effect was especially prominent in young women. ...

Five simple steps to curing Britain's new depression
Thu, 17 Nov 2011 17:21:26 -0800

How serious a depression does this represent? I use the word depression in the sense of the National Institute definition of a prolonged period in which output is below its pre-recession peak. Until recently the trend rate of growth was put at 2 per ...

Keeper ' depressed by affair rumour'
Sun, 20 Nov 2011 17:06:45 -0800

A young Northamptonshire-based goalkeeper was plagued with depression and embarrassment after rumours about his fiancee's alleged affair with his team-mate hit the national headlines, an inquest has heard. England C team player Dale Roberts was also ...

Depression looks gorgeous in 'Melancholia'
Tue, 08 Nov 2011 19:02:27 -0800

AP Photo/Magnolia Pictures, Christian Geisnaes Depression finally seems to have brought out the best in Lars von Trier: Melancholia is his strongest work in a while, a devastatingly beautiful, operatic mixture of all his signature themes and visual ...

Out of hopelessness ... hope
Sun, 20 Nov 2011 23:23:20 -0800

Smith struggled with depression as a teenager and she often planned how she would take her life. Sometimes when passing an overpass on the interstate she thought of jumping. "My parents never knew that. Kids are good at hiding things from their parents ...

A Preschool Intervention
Sun, 20 Nov 2011 18:26:25 -0800

Recent studies have shown symptoms of clinical depression arising as early as age three. Doctors have responded by creating a therapy that parents can use to help. An innovative form of a treatment entitled Parent-Child Interaction Therapy - Emotion ...

Pilot Study Finds Deep Brain Stimulation Eases Depression
Sun, 20 Nov 2011 19:00:41 -0800

By Rick Nauert Ph D Senior News Editor A recently published multi-center pilot study supports use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for major depressive disorder for people who have not responded to more traditional modes of treatment. ...

SAD: What it is, how to deal with it
Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:40:39 -0800

Seasonal Affective Disorder is a clinically diagnosed form of depression . It currently is only diagnosed in conjunction with another form of depression , such as generalized depression or bipolar disorder. It occurs at the same time every year. ...

Holiday Tours Begin at Muskegon's Historic Sites
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 06:57:44 -0800

By Joni Dorsett During Thanksgiving weekend, visitors will have an opportunity to start a new tradition with a tour of the Hackley & Hume Historic Site, Fire Barn Museum and Scolnik House of the Depression Era. Each site has been decorated for the ...

Adding 2nd Antidepressant May Not Worsen Side Effects
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 04:44:02 -0800

More than 16 percent of US adults are diagnosed with depression at some point during their lives and antidepressants are commonly used to treat them, according to a 2005 study in the Archives of General Psychiatry. Unfortunately, knowing which ...

Obama Peddles Myths About the Great Depression : No, Hoover Didn't Cut Taxes or ...
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 07:38:42 -0800

It didn't work for Herbert Hoover, when it was called trickle-down economics during the Depression . It didn't work between 2000 and 2008, and it won't work today. Obama is dead wrong. Data from the White House's own website shows that Hoover increased, ...

Money $marts: The slow walking economy
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 07:01:09 -0800

By gerry kramer throughout modern history, with the exception of the Great Depression , the economy has proven resilient, bouncing back from downturns to often soar ahead in the years following. The 80s and 90s are prime examples, each decade beginning ...

High blood pressure, depression ail Arroyo
Fri, 18 Nov 2011 20:45:09 -0800

by Christine Herrera THE continued persecution and news of an arrest warrant issued against her has weakened ailing former president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, made her depressed , and caused her blood pressure to shoot up, prompting her doctors to ...

Self Help Depression Training from Exeter
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 09:36:35 -0800

UK On the 17 th of November, Exeter University announced new research which suggests that people with depression can tackle their symptoms with training which encourages self help. The research led the university to conclude that people can address ...

International Healthcare News: Diet and exercise 'key to reducing depression risk'
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:03:32 -0800

A good diet and regular exercise can be beneficial for expat health insurance policyholders worried about suffering from depression as they grow older. Recent research published in the American Journal of Epidemiology indicated watching too much ...

Study: One in 12 teens engages in self-harm
Fri, 18 Nov 2011 06:19:07 -0800

Young adults who had depression or anxiety when they were teens were about six times more likely to self-harm, compared to those who had no depression and anxiety when they were teens. Young adults who had depression or anxiety when they were teens ...

Cop-killer blames depression for parole lapse
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 03:01:08 -0800

By Elaine Thompson telegram & gazette staff natick convicted cop-killer Edgar J. Bowser III told the Parole Board yesterday he was working and doing well on parole until he became deeply depressed after he was unable to revive a young man he was ...

Ilya Zhitomirskiy: With Grief, A Dialogue On Depression , Stress And Anxiety ...
Wed, 16 Nov 2011 12:44:27 -0800

... very-public experience of not living up to expectations was to blame for his death. That set off a chain of conversation that highlights just how common depression , stress and anxiety are in the pressure-cooker community of young tech entrepreneurs.

'Tis the season: An insider's look at fighting wintertime depression
Mon, 21 Nov 2011 01:05:37 -0800

It's hard to properly communicate what depression is and explain the measures I take to make sure I don't do anything ill advised. Depression is something I've lived with for years, and yet I still have no idea how to express what is happening in my ...

Aggressive behavior as one face of depression
Mon, 14 Nov 2011 17:00:38 -0800

Dear Carolyn: My husband has been dealing with depression for years and one of the side effects is the alienation of friends and family. He'll get mad about something and go off. Most recently he told our friends (and dinner party guests) that all ...