I'm not a medical health professional and I will not claim that I'm extensively knowledgeable about the statistics regarding depression but it seems like within the last couple years a lot of people are being diagnosed with depression. I do realize that this is partially the result of attempts...
Teens who are seriously depressed often think, speak, or make "attention-getting" attempts at suicide. An alarming and increasing number of teenagers attempt and succeed at suicide, so suicidal thoughts or behaviors should always be taken very seriously.Despite obtaining similar results, the...
I was reluctant to admit it to the world, but it’s a fact and I shouldn’t be ashamed of it: I’m struggling from postpartum depression — a full 14 months after my daughter’s birth. It’s morbid and ironic but the thing keeping me from offing myself is the fact that I’m someone’s mother. More »
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I basically took them for the heck of it and both said I was depressed and I should seek help. I don't feel like I need help. Should I take there advice or?
I've always been kind of wary of Botox, but maybe I shouldn't be. There's new evidence that says the wrinkle-filler may be effective at treating depression and mental illness as well as the signs of aging. More »
Botox Could Help Your Depression As Well As Your Wrinkles is a post from...
John A. Hartford Foundation calls for better mental health care for older adults, supports team-based collaborative approach Large majorities of older Americans with depression, anxiety, or other mental health disorders are receiving treatment that does not meet evidence-based standards, and...
Among those who suffer from depression, the dual inabilities to experience enjoyment in things once pleasurable and to physically motivate oneself - to meet challenges, or even to get out of bed in the morning - have been documented for decades, though it has been mysterious why these very...
i don't know if i have it but i don't feel sad now but i will get depressed once in a while well at least once a week. i can be short tempered with people now especially at college which i've had issues with friends in the recent year. i don't feel one bit optimistic about anything anymore...
A new study confirms that the decades-long practice of talk therapy does, in fact, ease depression. But what at first seems like a pretty obvious research finding is surprisingly revealing: The premise of the study isn't just to ask "does therapy work?"–it's mostly to uncover the best cure for...
I want to find some more good books on anxiety & depression like "Your Plastic Mind"?
especially similar ones that include meditation, CBT and exercise therapy - thanks :)
Reading the headlines of web articles about this obesity and depression study is like*witnessing a game of "telephone" between narcissists, idiots and sociopaths. Oof. A truly stunning*example of how health studies get distorted in the media. More »
Study: Obesity Gene May Fight Depression...
For most of history, humans rose with the sun and slept when it set. Enter Thomas Edison, and with a flick of a switch, night became day, enabling us to work, play and post cat and kid photos on Facebook into the wee hours. According to a new study of mice led by a Johns Hopkins biologist...
Vulnerability to major depression is linked with how satisfied we are with our lives. This association is largely due to genes. This is the main finding of a new twin study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health in collaboration with the University of Oslo. The researchers compared...
Decreased activity of a group of genes may explain why in young children the "fear center" of the anxious brain can't learn to distinguish real threats from the imaginary, according to a new University of Wisconsin study. The study, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of...
The combination of shortened telomeres, a biological marker of aging associated with cancer development, and elevated depression significantly impacted bladder cancer mortality, according to data presented at the 11th Annual AACR International Conference on Frontiers in Cancer Prevention...
Humanitarian workers are at significant risk for mental health problems, both in the field and after returning home. The good news is that there are steps that they and their employers can take to mitigate this risk. These findings, from a new study by scientists at the U.S. Centers for Disease...
Long-term sick leave is a burden for individuals and society at large, yet very little is known about the underlying reasons for it. Researchers at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health, in collaboration with Australian and British institutes, have identified anxiety as a more important risk...
Emotional problems in childhood are common. Approximately 8 to 22 percent of children suffer from anxiety, often combined with other conditions such as depression. However, most existing therapies are not designed to treat co-existing psychological problems and are therefore not very successful...
Exercise it out; ketamine is in. Take a look at some of the discoveries in depression research this week—we've got blood tests and guilt signals gone haywire and a reason it may be better to skip the therapist's office and opt instead for a phone session. As always with this kind of stuff...
The brains of people with depression, even in remission, respond differently to feelings of guilt, suggesting Freud was right, said researchers from the University of Manchester in the UK who compared magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scans of people with a history of depression to those of...