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Counseling can prevent depression recurrence
• Depression • Nov 08 04
After being treated with standard medications, patients who undergo a type of counseling called cognitive behavior therapy have a much lower rate of relapse…
Depression Causes Heart Disease in Women
• Depression • Nov 06 04
U.S. researchers said young women with a history of depression are twice as likely to have a metabolic syndrome that raise the risk of…
Hong Kong people still most stressed in Asia
• Depression • Nov 02 04
Asians are feeling under less stress these days but Hong Kong is an exception with levels almost unchanged, a new survey showed…
Depression costs China $3.6 bln annually - report
• Depression • Oct 29 04
Depression costs China at least 30 billion yuan (US$3.6 billion) in lost productivity a year, in a country where the problem is often…
Stress makes you forget
• Depression • Oct 28 04
How many people have gotten home after a blindingly stressful day and realize they’ve forgotten some important event or errand?
Well, now at least…
Depression interferes with exercise stress testing
• Depression • Oct 27 04
People with depression who have suspected heart disease don’t do well on exercise tests, Canadian investigators report.
Symptoms of major depression include…
Depression may be a problem after heart transplantation
• Depression • Oct 23 04
A new study shows that depression among those who’ve received a new heart is as common as among those with chronic illness.
Depression…
Cost, stigma are barriers to depression treatment
• Depression • Oct 20 04
Some people with depression may refuse treatment because of the associated stigma, but the majority may go untreated simply because it is too…
Brain injuries and depression
• Depression • Oct 16 04
The soft tissue sloshing around our skulls dictates more than intellectual capacity, brain experts say.
Amrik Singh, who killed himself and his wife in…
Drug counters sleepiness from antidepressants
• Depression • Oct 15 04
Some people taking the newer class of antidepressants experience excessive sleepiness and fatigue, but this can be prevented with a drug that’s used to…
US orders new youth warnings on antidepressants
• Depression • Oct 15 04
U.S. health officials on Friday ordered the makers of all antidepressants to include strong warnings explaining that the drugs increase the chances of suicidal…
Depressed mothers, antisocial fathers affect kids
• Depression • Oct 13 04
Many children of depressed mothers also have antisocial fathers, new study findings show, and both parents’ problems are associated with an increased risk…
Depression’s Toll On Marriages
• Depression • Oct 11 04
When one spouse suffers from depression, both will have an unhappy marriage, new research shows.
There is a growing body of research indicating that…
Texas study finds couple of drinks can help memory
• Depression • Sep 30 04
Older women who have a drink or two a day have better memory skills than non-drinkers, University of Texas researchers said on Wednesday.
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Counseling may beat sleeping pills for insomnia
• Depression • Sep 27 04
People with chronic insomnia are more likely to find relief with a few sessions of psychological counseling than with sleeping pills, especially in the…
Youth antidepressant use down due to risks: Medco
• Depression • Sep 21 04
The number of children and teenagers taking antidepressants has fallen more than 20 percent this year after U.S. warnings the medicines may increase suicidal…
US FDA agrees on antidepressant risks for youth
• Depression • Sep 17 04
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday it “generally supports” an advisory panel’s conclusion this week that antidepressants sometimes raise the risk…
US experts link some antidepressants to suicide
• Depression • Sep 14 04
The use of some antidepressant drugs appears linked to an increase in suicidal behavior in some children and teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel concluded…
WTC rescue workers’ health suffering, government says
• Depression • Sep 10 04
Nearly half of the more than 1,000 screened rescue workers who responded to the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks suffer from new or exacerbated respiratory,…
Physical symptoms with depression may persist
• Depression • Sep 02 04
Patients with depression often have physical symptoms such as pain or stomach problems, and these are less likely to clear up with antidepressant treatment…
Disaster workers have high rate of stress disorders
• Depression • Sep 01 04
Firefighters and other first-responders to disasters often face both immediate and long-term psychological effects, researchers report, but early symptoms may help identify those at…
Mental Marijuana
• Depression • Aug 30 04
Can reefers cure madness? There is some evidence that cannabis - or ‘green Prozac’ - has potential in the treatment of some psychiatric…
Anti-psychotic drugs useful for severe depression
• Depression • Aug 30 04
Treatment with anti-psychotic agents, such as Risperdal (risperidone) or Geodon (ziprasidone), is useful for patients with severe depression who have failed to respond to…
Prozac plus counseling best for depressed teens
• Depression • Aug 17 04
For depressed adolescents, Prozac plus cognitive-behavioral counseling is more effective than either treatment alone for relieving symptoms and reducing suicidal thinking, new research…
Low cholesterol may up suicide risk with anorexia
• Depression • Aug 12 04
People with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa are more likely to attempt suicide if their cholesterol levels are low, new research suggests.
For several…