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Undiagnosed Depression in Cardiac Patients is Life Threatening
July 27, 2010 – 4:00 am

It is not unreasonable to believe that an individual who has had a near-death experience and is struggling to recover would feel some level of depression. In fact, for cardiac recovery patients who are slow …

Study Shows Patients with Traumatic Brain Injury More Likely to Experience Major Depression
June 1, 2010 – 4:00 am

It appears that a traumatic brain injury can do more than just cause a physical upset in an individual’s life. According to a recent Science Daily release, the majority of patients also experienced major depression.

Late-Life Depression More Difficult to Treat
May 24, 2010 – 4:00 am

For many medical professionals, it is not uncommon to find late-life depression more difficult to treat. Now, scientists have found an important clue in the effort to understand why and how to keep patients well …

Dads Suffer from Postpartum Depression, Too
May 19, 2010 – 4:00 am

About 10 percent of fathers experience prenatal or postpartum depression, with rates being highest in the 3 to 6 month postpartum period, according to an analysis of previous research appearing in the May 19 issue …

Changing Way of Thinking is Key to Battling Depression
May 13, 2010 – 4:00 am

Moderate to severely depressed clients showed greater improvement in cognitive therapy when therapists emphasized changing how they think rather than how they behave, new research has found.

Telephone Therapy Almost as Effective as Face-to-Face Therapy for Depression
May 11, 2010 – 4:00 am

Treating clinical depression on the telephone is nearly as effective as face-to-face consultations, a new Brigham Young University study has found. The trial run included 30 people newly diagnosed with major depression. Instead of eight …

Why Later-Life Depression is Harder to Treat
May 10, 2010 – 4:00 am

Scientists have found an important clue in the quest to understand why people who suffer from depression in later life are harder to treat and keep well in the long term. A study led by …

Magnetic Stimulation May Be Successful as Depression Treatment
May 6, 2010 – 4:00 am

Some depressed patients who don’t respond to or tolerate antidepressant medications may benefit from a non-invasive treatment that stimulates the brain with a pulsing electromagnet, a study suggests. This first industry-independent, multi-site, randomized, tightly controlled …

Discrimination Leads to Depression in Minority Children
May 3, 2010 – 4:00 am

A new study found that minority children who are exposed to more racism and discrimination often experience more symptoms of depression. The study was presented May 2 at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting …

People with Depression Eat More Chocolate as Symptoms Increase
April 29, 2010 – 4:00 am

Researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that women and men eat more chocolate as depressive symptoms increase, suggesting an association between mood and chocolate. Results of this paper, …