Depression News

Toronto, Aug 3 : Canadian researchers claim to have found a clue as to why people commit suicide or go into deep depression.

The demands on a woman's body during pregnancy often leave her feeling depleted, physically and emotionally.

Dear Abby: I have been depressed for years, and at times I cut myself. My mother sent me to counseling, but it didn't help much.

Scientists have long observed a link between depression and heart disease. Now there's research to help pinpoint the symptoms of depression that may signal cardiovascular trouble.

When some parents think of the obstacles their children face at college, they think of written exams and big books.

Depression can actually impair an individual's overall ability to function in their day to day lives, and can result in that individual feeling as if taking their life is the only way to escape the emotions of ...

Certain proteins in the brains of depressed people who committed suicide are "more highly expressed" than those in people who died suddenly from other causes, researchers say.

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You probably have heard of testimonials by athletes about the healing power of magnets for pain.

Main Category: Depression Also Included In: Pediatrics / Children's Health ; Psychology / Psychiatry ; Primary Care / General Practice Article Date: 31 Jul 2008 - 1:00 PDT Recent media coverage has questioned ...

Autopsies usually point to a cause of death but now a study of brain tissue collected during these procedures, may explain an underlying cause of major depression and suicide, according to University of Western ...

Main Category: Neurology / Neuroscience Also Included In: Depression ; Psychology / Psychiatry ; Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs Article Date: 30 Jul 2008 - 3:00 PDT In a first, scientists from Weill ...

NO LONGER BLUE: Electrical currents sent by electrodes implanted in the brain and controlled by a pacemaker in the chest resulted in a significant reduction in depression in 60 percent of patients.

See All Articles by Author About: Jennifer Gibson, PharmD, is a practicing clinical pharmacist and freelance medical writer and editor with experience in researching and preparing scientific publications, ...

Between 1998 and 2004, the rate of use of anti-depressants among people with no symptoms of depression almost doubled, say researchers Rates of depression may not be increasing as much as is popularly believed, ...