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Latest tagged entries for 'CLINICAL DEPRESSION'

Study finds Swedish herbal extract an effective antidepressant

Friday, 21 December 2007 7:40 A GMT+01

A new clinical trial has found that an extract of Rhodiola rosea (Golden root) roots and rhizomes demonstrated anti-depressive activity in patients with mild to moderate depression.

Depression's flip-side - over optimism

Tuesday, 18 December 2007 8:20 A GMT+01

Humans tend to be overly optimistic about the future, sometimes underestimating risks and making unrealistic plans, notes NIMH grantee Elizabeth Phelps, Ph.D., New York University. Yet "a moderate optimistic illusion" appears to be essential

Abstract: Seasonality is associated with anxiety and depression

Monday, 17 December 2007 7:12 A GMT+01

The purpose of this study was to assess how seasonal changes in mood and behaviour were associated with depression and anxiety symptoms in a sample from a general population, and to investigate how prevalence figures were affected by month of

Abstract: Common genetic liability to major depression and PTSD in men

Monday, 17 December 2007 7:05 A GMT+01

Major depression (MD) and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are highly comorbid. The degree to which a common genetic liability explains the etiology of the MD-PTSD association has not been quantified

Even lawyers get blue: Opening up about depression

Saturday, 15 December 2007 9:00 A GMT+01

That lawyers are among the most miserable of men - and women - is well-known. Some 19 percent of lawyers suffer depression at any given time, compared with 6.7 percent of the population as a whole,

Call for more research into female hormones - mood disorders link

Thursday, 13 December 2007 8:20 A GMT+01

Countless movies and TV shows make light of women's so-called "moodiness", often jokingly attributing it to their menstrual cycle or, conversely, to menopause.

Depression nearly triples risk of death following heart attacks

Wednesday, 12 December 2007 9:30 A GMT+01

Depression nearly triples the risk of death following a heart attack, even when accounting for other heart attack risk factors, according to research presented today at the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology

Future antidepressants may be derived from human hormones

Wednesday, 12 December 2007 8:52 A GMT+01

Novel treatment strategies for major depression with broader treatment success or a more rapid onset of action would have immense impact on public health, a new study published in the current issue of Biological Psychiatry explains.

EEG-based antidepressant response predictor clears trial hurdle

Wednesday, 12 December 2007 8:23 A GMT+01

Results from the BRITE trial in major depression demonstrate that the EEG-based Antidepressant Treatment Response (ATR) indicator developed by Aspect Medical Systems is a significant predictor of patient response and remission from depression

Increased brain MAO-A levels in major depressive disorder

Tuesday, 11 December 2007 7:43 A GMT+01

Deficiency of monoamine neurotransmitter levels was proposed as the underlying cause of depressive disorders over 40 years ago.

Study finds mental health improves with age

Friday, 7 December 2007 8:02 A GMT+01

Research from the University of New South Wales has found that middle-aged Australians are more anxious and depressed than their elderly counterparts, turning on its head a prevailing myth about old age.

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Inactivity link to mental decline

Friday, 7 December 2007 7:59 A GMT+01

Being a slob puts you at risk of mental health problems, experts have warned.

Depression common with chronic lung disease

Friday, 7 December 2007 7:57 A GMT+01

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Patients with severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease often experience depressive symptoms, but relatively few receive antidepressant therapy, researchers report.

Treating depression in older diabetics extends lives

Thursday, 6 December 2007 9:26 A GMT+01

Researchers report that older adults with diabetes and depression are half as likely to die over a 5-year period when they receive depression care management than depressed patients with diabetes who do not receive depression care management.

Abstract+: The media and the chemical imbalance theory of depression

Thursday, 6 December 2007 9:04 A GMT+01

The cause of mental disorders such as depression remains unknown. However, the idea that neurotransmitter imbalances cause depression is vigorously promoted by pharmaceutical companies and the psychiatric profession at large.

Low birthweight babies more likely to become anxious, depressed adults

Wednesday, 5 December 2007 8:35 A GMT+01

There might be some truth to the popular wisdom that plump babies are happy babies. A landmark public health study has found that people who had a low birth weight are more likely to experience depression and anxiety later in life.

Veterans with cancer might fall under radar for depression

Wednesday, 5 December 2007 8:28 A GMT+01

Veterans with cancer sometimes do not undergo depression screening - a first step in easing the turmoil of possibly their hardest-fought battle.

Sadness: a natural antidote

Wednesday, 5 December 2007 8:06 A GMT+01

Depression is at record levels, but is the condition being misdiagnosed? A book argues that many people are just sad and it's natural

Mental illness and drug addiction linked to disturbances in brain's fear center

Tuesday, 4 December 2007 8:39 A GMT+01

Study finds rats with amygdalas damaged at birth showed abnormal adult behavior related to fear plus greater cocaine sensitivity

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Relatives of Parkinson's disease patients at increased risk for anxiety and depression disorders

Tuesday, 4 December 2007 8:31 A GMT+01

Immediate relatives (brother, sister, mother, father, son or daughter) of people who have Parkinson's disease are at increased risk for developing depression and anxiety disorders, according to a new study by Mayo Clinic.

Very high anxiety, depression rates found in Katrina survivors

Tuesday, 4 December 2007 8:26 A GMT+01

Almost half of pre-hurricane residents of New Orleans and one-fourth of those living in other affected areas had evidence of an anxiety or mood disorder five to seven months following Hurricane Katrina,

Abstract+: Season of birth influences anxiety, clinical depression symptoms

Monday, 5 November 2007 7:48 A GMT+01

Reports in the literature suggest that the season of birth might constitute a risk factor for the development of a major psychiatric disorder, possibly because of the effect environmental factors have during the second trimester of gestation.

Anesthetic points way to faster-acting antidepressants

Wednesday, 25 July 2007 1:37 A GMT+01

Experimental medication ketamine relieves depression in just hours - points to targets for new medications

Abstract: Mood-worsening with high-pollen-counts and seasonality

Monday, 11 June 2007 7:43 A GMT+01

..[W]e hypothesized that mood sensitivity to pollen, the most seasonal aeroallergen, will be associated with a greater seasonality of mood.

Abstract: Genetic variability at HPA axis in major depression and clinical response to antidepressant treatment.

Tuesday, 29 May 2007 7:47 A GMT+01

Dysregulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis has been observed in major depression. Normalization of HPA axis has been suggested to play a role in the mechanisms of action of antidepressants.

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