Sarah Silverman is known for her blunt comedy, and apparently that straight-forwardness doesn’t end with her humor. On Amanda DeCadenet‘s amazing show The Conversation, Silverman spoke about her battles with depression. The discussion wasn’t new for Sarah, as she spoke candidly about her mental...
Researchers at Warwick Medical School have discovered a way of identifying which women are most at risk of postnatal depression (PND) by checking for specific genetic variants. The findings could lead to the development of a simple, accurate blood test which checks for the likelihood of...
There's a high rate of depression among patients with hepatitis C, but a standard treatment for the disease includes a drug, interferon, that can cause depression. In a review article, researchers tackle the complexities of diagnosing and managing depression before and after initiating treatment...
The challenges that come with battling a chronic medical condition or developmental disability are enough to get a young person down. But being left out, ignored or bullied by their peers is the main reason youths with special health care needs report symptoms of anxiety or depression, according...
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) found that one-third of U.S. adults with arthritis, 45 years and older, report having anxiety or depression. According to findings that appear today, April 30th, in Arthritis Care & Research, a journal published by...
When 25 percent of the payments to community health clinics were based on quality of care, patients received better care and had better depression outcomes. The results of this initiative are published in the American Journal of Public Health in the paper, "Quality Improvement with...
i need to analyse a movie or episode of a show about teen depression or social anxiety in teens. anyone have any good ideas. if possible i would like to be able to access the movie right online.
Depression was once thought of as more of a temperament than an illness—its causes unknown and inexplicable, or else resulting from mysterious things like 'humors,' moral conflict, artistic inclinations or repressed memories.*Soon, it may be something diagnosed with a simple blood test.* More...
Depressed individuals with a tendency to ruminate on negative thoughts, i.e. to repeatedly think about particular negative thoughts or memories, show different patterns of brain network activation compared to healthy individuals, report scientists of a new study in Biological Psychiatry The risk...
Obstructive sleep apnea and other symptoms of OSA are associated with probable major depression, regardless of factors like weight, age, sex or race, according to a new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There was no link between depression and snoring. "Snorting, gasping...
The number of people living on their own has doubled, over the last three decades, to one in three in the UK and US. New research published in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Public Health shows that the risk of depression, measured by people taking antidepressants, is almost 80% higher...
I had a really bad time with depression a few months ago and it isn't as bad as it once was. Today though i really can't go in. I have problems with sleep so i didn't sleep at all last night and i have college in 1 hour. I've typed out an email to my tutor saying that i can't make it in because...
Unless you're superwoman fueled on shots of double expresso lattes all day, the holidays can be exhausting. The stress of earnestly trying to detangle strand after strand of white Christmas lights, finding the perfect spot for the tacky inflatable snowman, sending out dozens of greeting cards...
I was perscribed 100 mg of Wellbutrin by my psychiatrist today, and I was wondering what people's opinions were on this antidepressant... I'm a 19 years old female, and have never taken medication for depression before. My psychiatrist said that she will up the dose if it doesn't seem to work...
Hi, recently I have had a lot of depression and anxiety I've gone to the hospital and I'm now on Risperidone and Celexa(anxiety and depression) i was depressed, started smoking weed very regularly and developed anxiety before i knew what it actually was, this was never a huge problem until i...
The study suggests an innovative psychological treatment called 'concreteness training' can reduce depression in just two months and could work as a self-help therapy for depression in primary care. Led by the University of Exeter and funded by the Medical Research Council, the research shows...