Depression
Depression Could Be Linked to Your Mother
Depression is a condition which affects nearly one in 20 Americans over the age of 12. Yet methods of diagnosing and treating the condition have made little forward progress over the past few decades. A new study, which represents a collaborative effort between Beth Israel Medical Center, the Albert Einstein Medical Center and Columbia University, may have taken the first steps toward developing a way to image the condition for future diagnosis.
Low Levels of Vitamin D Linked to Depression
Vitamin D strengthens the bones and the heart and has benefitted patients suffering from a variety of ailments including obesity, diabetes, Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s, multiple sclerosis, osteoporosis, and autoimmune diseases. We get a natural dose of Vitamin D from the sunshine and from foods full of calcium, but millions of Americans take additional Vitamin D supplements to support their health.
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Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Severe Depression
In a world where diseases and disorders are identified with greater precision and specialized pharmaceuticals are designed to treat illnesses with pinpoint efficacy, we tend to forget that medicine remains a "practice." At least in the western world, we have begun to conclude that every condition has a diagnosis and every diagnosis has a successful treatment. How frustrating then for the person who knows that something is wrong but fails to find a suitable treatment.
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Women Linked to Drug Abuse Are at Risk for Depression
An online article reports that women who are linked to drug abuse of any type, either as the partner of an abuser or the consumer themselves, are more likely to have mental health disorders than those who have remained drug free.
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Monoamine Oxidase Inhibitors
We have all seen the advertisements for mood-enhancing drugs to battle depression. Antidepressant medications seem almost magical in their promise to improve daily living by improving mood. But do they work for everyone? Are there risks and, if so, how serious are they?
Postnatal Depression Linked to Depression in Offspring Following Childbirth
A study recently performed by Lynne Murray and her colleagues was published in the May 2011 issue of JAACAP, the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, and found that maternal depression and the chances of your child developing it may begin in infancy.
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Adding Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Substance Abuse Treatment Helps with Depression
A new study has found that cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) may alleviate depression among patients in addiction treatment programs. Researchers from the RAND Corporation in Santa Monica, California, said that symptoms of depression are common in individuals suffering from substance abuse problems, but that sometimes patients who seek treatment are only treated for their substance abuse and not their depression. If depression goes untreated, patients are more likely to relapse.
Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Reduce Effectiveness of Some Antidepressants
A new study has found that some anti-inflammatory medications, including ibuprofen, aspirin, and naproxen, can reduce the effectiveness of SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), the most commonly prescribed antidepressant medications. SSRIs are often used to treat depression, anxiety, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. This could help explain why many people suffering from depression do not respond to antidepressant treatment.
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Combination of Medications, Therapy May Ward Off Depression Years Down the Road
In the long-run, people who use antidepressant medications may have better mental health and lower rates of depression – even years later – than people who don’t treat their depression with medications.
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High Trans-Fat Foods Can Lead to Depression
While there has long been an assumption that you are what you eat, a closer look at this “warning” can shine some light on how what we consume really can have a lasting impact.
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