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In a paper published in the latest issue of the esteemed medical journal Archives of General Psychiatry, researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine propose that the family environment in which children grow is a great indicator of their chances of developing bipolar disorder (BPD). These risks increas... |
15 October 2011
07:04 GMT |
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One of the most interesting symptoms associated with depression is called anhedonia, and its presence means that those affected are unable to experience pleasure. When it affects teen patients, the condition is caused by diminished levels of the neurotransmitter γ-Aminobutyric acid (GABA).
In a new study con... |
10 October 2011
02:29 GMT |
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Fans weren’t the only ones that suffered when Take That broke up in 1996. Even though he enjoyed some success as a solo artist, Gary Barlow too handled the split with difficulty, eating his way through the pain. When his second solo album performed well below expectations and his record label dropped him, Gary ... |
4 October 2011
16:01 GMT |
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According to the results of a new scientific investigation, women who consumed between two and three cups of coffee per day were, on average, 15 percent less likely to begin developing depression.
The study, which spanned a 10-year period, revolved exclusively on women who consumed caffeinated coffee. Interesting... |
27 September 2011
03:59 GMT |
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Researchers have established in a new meta-analysis – a study analyzing other studies – that people who suffer from depression are at a higher risk of suffering a stroke, or dying as a result of suffering one, than individuals who are not depressed.
This recent investigation covered the conclusions of... |
21 September 2011
09:45 GMT |
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Most people who experience depressive symptoms and figure this out want to see the doctor. However, they avoid bringing the issue up with their family physician because they are afraid to be prescribed antidepressant medication. According to the results of a new investigation, this is the primary reason why this happ... |
13 September 2011
11:02 GMT |
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Some cases of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) can be explained by a genetic propensity towards developing the condition, the results of a new scientific study indicate. The finding may pave the way for developing a test that could identify at-risk individuals early on.
This could come in handy for the milit... |
8 September 2011
10:18 GMT |
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According to a newly-released statistical analysis, it would appear that fighting mental health disorders will be Europe's primary and most difficult challenge over the coming decades. As much as 40 percent of its population is diagnosed with one or more such condition every single year. There are numerous disor... |
6 September 2011
10:56 GMT |
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Two years after giving birth to her first child, former Playboy bunny Kendra Wilkinson has finally got her body back. More importantly, she finally overcame post-natal depression, with which she’s been struggling for longer than she let the world know. In a new interview with People magazine, Kendra says she wa... |
31 August 2011
03:37 GMT |
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In a new scientific investigation conducted on unsuspecting lab mice, researchers demonstrated for the first time ever that drug abuse can set the stage for the development of stress-related diseases in the human brain, such as for example depression.Until now, the opposite was demonstrated several times over. Resear... |
25 August 2011
08:59 GMT |
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A team of experts discovered in a new study that excessive ruminations and thinking too much about a problem can be counterproductive. While many people think about problems from several angles before deciding, dwelling on this for prolonged periods of time can be very detrimental. Ruminating and brooding are not hel... |
24 August 2011
11:01 GMT |
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Over the years, studies have demonstrated that so-called supermoms are at increased risk of developing depression due to their behavior. Admitting that they cannot do it all is one of the easiest, most efficient ways of decreasing this risk, and increasing their quality of life, a new investigation now shows. Supermo... |
22 August 2011
09:22 GMT |
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Neurogenesis – the process through which the brain produces new nerve cells to replace damaged ones – has been linked to a protective effect against stress. Past studies have shown that new neurons can also protect against mental disorders such as depression. Investigators from the National Institute of M... |
22 August 2011
05:01 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of the latest European study on the issue, it would appear that post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is impairing sufferers' ability to detect and recognize facial expressions. This deprives the individuals of a critical path used to perceive and process social cues.A vast proportio... |
18 August 2011
10:18 GMT |
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A set of techniques called positive activity interactions (PAI) can help people suffering from mild and moderate depression experience reduce symptoms of their condition, to an extent that is on par to the effects produced by cognitive behavioral therapy and antidepressants.The latter two are the standard courses of ... |
18 August 2011
05:02 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that children who are exposed to abuse are twice more likely to develop symptoms associated with depression either immediately, or during his or her teenage years. Researchers discovered that these individuals have a higher change of exhibiting m... |
16 August 2011
10:47 GMT |
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A group of researchers at the Washington University in St. Louis School of Medicine (WUSM) and the University of Washington in Seattle (UWS) say that they manged to identify a new potential therapeutic target, that could be used to treat depression, anxiety and addiction.Experts arrived at this conclusion following s... |
11 August 2011
04:36 GMT |
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Depressed individuals who commit suicide display a number of modifications in a population of star-shaped neural cells called astrocytes. Investigators made this discovery after analyzing a number of brains belonging to suicide victims. According to the team, it may be that astrocytes also play a role in underlying d... |
5 August 2011
08:31 GMT |
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Finnish researchers at the University of Jyväskylä (UJ) say that mixing music therapy with all the standard approaches to treating depression – including drugs, counseling and psychotherapy – contributes to improving the final outcomes for most patients. For many years, numerous researchers have... |
4 August 2011
09:52 GMT |
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According to the results of a new scientific study, it would appear that adults who employ flexible parenting to raise their children are more likely to have sons and daughters that exhibit lower levels of anxiety and depression than their peers. Similar strategies are known to business executives as flexible (situat... |
2 August 2011
09:13 GMT |
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One of the hallmarks of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) is the fact that most patients tend to develop strong, long-lasting memories of the negative experiences that triggered the condition. Experts recently managed to discover the mechanism that boosts the formation of such adverse memories.According to resear... |
2 August 2011
06:00 GMT |
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Investigators at the University of California in Riverside (UCR) say that depressed people who tend to practice positive activities oftentimes exhibit a decrease in the severity of their symptoms. The team adds that this could constitute a cheap, alternative way of handling the debilitating condition.Scientists did n... |
1 August 2011
10:43 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that people who use antidepressant medication to treat their depression are far more likely to relapse after treatment stops than those who use nothing at all. The correlation is especially true for people suffering from major depression disorder... |
20 July 2011
05:03 GMT |
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Injuries or traumatic experiences oftentimes result in people being left at a heightened risk of developing depression or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Now, experts at the University of Pennsylvania announce the creation of a simple survey that can identify traumatized persons. The test can be used to determ... |
19 July 2011
09:44 GMT |
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A collaboration of researchers in the United States says that kids displaying fewer positive displays than their peers are at higher risk of developing depression. The investigator determined that the early symptoms experts should look for include more than displaying negative emotions.The latter include crying or fr... |
8 July 2011
09:31 GMT |
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The results of a new scientific investigation carried out on unsuspecting lab mice reveal a little-studied mechanism through which air pollution influences the brain physically. In the long-run, exposure to a lot of pollution can lead to memory problems, and even depression. This research is added to the massive body... |
5 July 2011
06:05 GMT |
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All people go through ups and downs during their lives, but after important events subside, all individuals revert to a set point, a baseline emotions state, if you will. This determines hot content or uneasy that individual's mind is, but what determines this point has thus far been unknown. Some have proposed ... |
27 June 2011
09:18 GMT |
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Researchers are currently studying the effects of an anesthetic drug called ketamine, which early studies indicate may produce an interesting antidepressant response in people who exhibit depression symptoms that are unresponsive to treatment. The chemical is apparently capable of producing a fast-acting antidepressa... |
20 June 2011
07:59 GMT |
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In a new study, experts demonstrated that newborns whose mothers still suffered from postpartum depression months after giving birth were most likely to be at an increased risk of displaying symptoms associated with the condition themselves. New mothers are very likely to experience depression for a few weeks after g... |
17 June 2011
08:38 GMT |
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According to an editorial piece published in the latest issue of the esteemed British Medical Journal (BMJ), working during so-called short-term illnesses can have severe, long-term health effects. Recently, managers began having the habit of asking their employees to be present at the work while they are sick, provi... |
14 June 2011
07:51 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that elevated amounts of the hormone leptin in the human brain might avert some of the symptoms associated with depression, or at least alleviate their intensity. The correlation is especially true in women, researchers say. All test subjects who... |
7 June 2011
10:41 GMT |
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Children as young as 3 can meet the clinical criteria for being diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD), says a part of the international scientific community. The other half opposes this notion, arguing that such a diagnostic cannot be placed on a 3-year-old.Studies conducted on this issue up to this point ha... |
3 June 2011
10:39 GMT |
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In a study conducted on veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan conflicts, investigators determined that practicing transcendental meditation helped the five test participants cope with the symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).The condition is triggered when people are exposed to traumatic events under diff... |
2 June 2011
10:03 GMT |
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Canadian investigators from the University of Toronto believe they may have discovered a new method of predicting whether former depression patients will experience a relapse. Their approach is based on studying the neural activity these individuals display when experiencing mild states of sadness.The group says that... |
30 May 2011
03:25 GMT |
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The international scientific community may soon have access to new types of animal models for major depressive disorder (MDD), say investigators at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine.Researchers here say that they were recently able to create a new mouse model that can replicate MDD with great efficiency... |
19 May 2011
10:45 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that teens who are depressed or anxious are a lot more likely to engage in dangerous, risk-taking behaviors while behind the wheel than their peers who are mentally healthy.At the same time, the team who conducted the new investigation learned th... |
17 May 2011
09:14 GMT |
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Scientists announce the discovery of a section of genetic material that is apparently involved in underlying depression. This particular DNA segment can be found on chromosome 3, the team says.The international collaboration of researchers that made this discovery features scientists from the King's College Lond... |
16 May 2011
02:55 GMT |
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A team of investigators from the Wayne State University announces the development of a new diagnostics tool aimed at uncovering children who suffer from mental health issues such as depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder. At this point, the method is especially designed for the young ones, but subsequent advanc... |
11 May 2011
10:27 GMT |
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Researchers established in a new study that depression may have some positive side-effects as well. For instance, it could be that suffering from the condition makes some perform better at sequential decision tasks, which are a part of human problem-solving cognitive functioning abilities.These results are counterint... |
6 May 2011
10:47 GMT |
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Though episodes of major depression affect a relatively large number of teenagers in the United States, less than a third of them seek treatment for their condition. Official statistics estimate that 8 percent of all teens in the country experienced at least once such episode in the past year alone. These conclusions... |
29 April 2011
08:01 GMT |
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Following a three-year study conducted on White and Black teens (no Hispanics), researchers found out that being overweight or obese does not necessarily imply those individuals are more likely to be depressed than their lean, fitter peers. The new work is only the last to add to a massive volume of literature on the... |
26 April 2011
05:42 GMT |
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While patients who take antidepressants do feel better as far as most of their symptoms go, there are still some issues that these drugs seem unable to resolves. Some of the most common include sadness, decreased concentration and insomnia.Even in people who experience a great deal of success with drugs dedicated to ... |
21 April 2011
08:08 GMT |
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A new research demonstrates for the first time that it is possible to detect when people suffering from bipolar disorder will have their next mood swing. If the method to figure this out is applied widely, then this discovery could lead to an improved quality of life for both the patients and their care givers.In the... |
19 April 2011
05:31 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific investigation, it would appear that the concentrations of a specific neurotransmitter in the brain play a determining factor in the way we perceive intimacy in a couple we are observing at that point. Experts have determined that the way we view others' intimate r... |
16 April 2011
06:54 GMT |
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According to healthcare experts, learning more about the process through which the human brain forms new brain nerve cells called neurons could lead to the development of better medication against conditions such as depression, mood disorders, anxiety and so on. This process through which new neurons are formed in th... |
14 April 2011
09:51 GMT |
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According to the results of a new medical research, it would appear that seeking treatment for depression has positive, long-term consequences on human health. The work also revealed that only about 50 percent of all patients suffering from this condition receive medical care.This happens because not all those who ar... |
8 April 2011
10:04 GMT |
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The conclusions of a new study appear to suggest that depression has side-effects extending beyond impaired mental health. Researchers recently determined that being depressed can also affect cell health, and especially the health of the human immune system. This makes people more predisposed to developing all sorts ... |
6 April 2011
07:57 GMT |
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The conclusions of a new scientific study appear to indicate a higher incidence of depression and associated symptoms in teenagers who listen to music for longer than they spend reading a book. This is one of the most interesting researches on the issue ever conducted, analysts say, because it quantifies the effect t... |
5 April 2011
10:55 GMT |
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Investigators say that some of the most widely-used drugs against depression may also contribute to a thickening of the arteries in patients taking them. Some of these forms of medication include a class of compounds known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI).Past studies have already determined that the... |
4 April 2011
08:37 GMT |
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When one partner in a romantic couple suffers from depression, the other is left largely outside the loop, in the sense that their needs are no longer considered. This condition can make people oblivious to their partners' needs, and this goes a long way towards eroding the relationships couples share. The most ... |
31 March 2011
07:24 GMT |
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