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Easing job stress may ward off depression

Easing job stress may ward off depression

Reducing on-the-job stress and strain may lower the risk of depression, new research shows.Over a 10-year period, workers who initially reported having high-strain jobs. But then later reported perceiving their jobs as being less stressful [...]

Posted On : Apr, 28 2009 | Comments : 0

Volunteers needed for depression study

NSW residents with severe depression are being sought to take part in a global study. The Westmead Millennium Institute's Brain Dynamics Centre in Sydney is recruiting 200 adult volunteers who are about to begin treatment for depression or [...]

Posted On : Apr, 23 2009 | Comments : 0

Meditation key to treat depression

People with severe and recurrent depression could benefit from a new form of therapy that combines ancient forms of meditation with modern cognitive behaviour therapy, early-stage research by Oxford University psychologists suggests. The r [...]

Posted On : Apr, 22 2009 | Comments : 0

Depression and Suicide

Depression and Suicide

This program explains what teenage depression looks like and how to tell if it’s a serious issue. There is a story which chronicles one teen’s downward spiral into depression, culminating in a suicide attempt. Psychiatrist, Step [...]

Posted On : Apr, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Understanding depression and warning signs of suicide

Most people think of physical illness when asked about the most common causes of death. But suicide, which is almost always the result of mental illness, is the 11th-leading cause of death in the United States. Among young people between th [...]

Posted On : Apr, 18 2009 | Comments : 0

Twins raise risk of postnatal depression

Mothers of twins or triplets have almost twice the average risk of postnatal depression, a survey by the Twins and Multiple Births Association showed today. It found that 17% of mothers who had a multiple birth experienced PND, compared wit [...]

Posted On : Apr, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

Depression after heart disease raises heart failure risk

Depression after heart disease raises heart failure risk

Heart patients who become depressed are at greater risk for heart failure (HF), a condition in which the heart can”t pump enough blood throughout the body, says a new study. The study published in the April 21, 2009, issue of the Jou [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Hypertension: Youve got a nerve

Hypertension: Youve got a nerve

Sydney, April 14 (DPA) For half her life, 66-year-old Gael Lander struggled with high blood pressure that did not respond to the drugs usually prescribed.“I really felt as if something or someone had pushed the fast-forward button,&rd [...]

Posted On : Apr, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Snoring kids at increased depression risk

Snoring kids at increased depression risk

The results of our study bring out snoring as a possible risk factor for mood problems and cognitive impairment in children," said lead researcher Eeva T. Aronen, M.D., Ph.D., of Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki, Finland. [...]

Posted On : Apr, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Teenage Sex and Depression

A controversial study reported in the Daily Mail has concluded that teenage girls who engage in sexual activity are considerably more prone to depression than those who remain virgins. The study, published in the US Journal of Health Econom [...]

Posted On : Apr, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

Depression Lowers Sex Hormones In Men

Depression Lowers Sex Hormones In Men

"Our data suggest that men who suffer from severe major depression have disturbance of gonadal function as reflected by decreased testosterone concentration," said Dr. Ulrich Schweiger, head of the study.  Comparison of men w [...]

Posted On : Apr, 03 2009 | Comments : 0

The D-word: Will recession become something worse?

The D-word: Will recession become something worse?

Depression doesn't have to be Great   bread lines, rampant unemployment, a wipeout in the stock market. The economy can sink into a milder depression, the kind spelled with a lowercase "d." And it might be happening now. [...]

Posted On : Mar, 27 2009 | Comments : 0

Study Links Depression to Thinning of Brains Cortex

Study Links Depression to Thinning of Brains Cortex

Scientists who have been following families with a history of depression have found structural differences in family members’ brains — specifically, a significant thinning of the right cortex, the brain’s outermost surfa [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

Botox jabs can give you depression

Botox jabs can give you depression

Botox injections can lead to depression, a new study has warnedThe jabs help you get rid of wrinkles by partially freezing muscles but scientists have found that they also stop people from being able to express their feelings visually. That [...]

Posted On : Mar, 16 2009 | Comments : 0

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