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Randomized Study Combining L-Methylfolate with Antidepressan...

New findings from a multi-center, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical study of Deplin® 15mg (L-methylfolate) added to commonly prescribed antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) showed that all pat [...]

Posted On : Jun, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression reported by 25 percent of caregivers

By comparison, 9 percent of all Americans are estimated to suffer from depression, according to a study released last year by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta. The California-based company Caring.com, a we [...]

Posted On : Apr, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Fish oil may reduce postpartum depression

Omega-3 fatty acids consumed during pregnancy may reduce the risk of postpartum depression, but a larger study is needed, U.S. researchers say. In a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled dietary intervention trial, 52 pregnant wom [...]

Posted On : Apr, 15 2011 | Comments : 0

Les Murray and the Poetry of Depression

The signature quality of a Les Murray poem is anger — a visceral smoldering that freshly lights up the tired old landscape and turns conventional pieties inside out. A lifelong outsider and champion of the underdog, Murray grew up [...]

Posted On : Apr, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression and bipolar disorder support group

DBSA Ventura, the local chapter of the Depression and Bipolar Support Alliance, hosts two regular, confidential, peerled, self-help support groups for people coping with depression and bipolar disorder or who have a family member or frie [...]

Posted On : Mar, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Depressed Moms' Brains Show Muted Response to Babies' Cries

Mothers with major depression show reduced neural activation in response to the cries of their babies compared with nondepressed mothers, according to a new study published online in Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience. &quo [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Shedding light on postpartum depression

Julie Isaac waited months to be diagnosed with postpartum depression because she thought new moms who had it wanted to hurt themselves or their babies. She was just an anxious "terrible mother" because she couldn't get her [...]

Posted On : Feb, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

SPECIAL REPORT: New Depression Treatment

Millions of Americans suffer from depression. For many anti depressants don't work or have too many side effects. A Traverse City doctor is using one of only 600 machines in the country that's helping people beat the disease. 7&a [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Reports of Depression Rise Countywide

More adults living in Los Angeles County—and here in Hermosa Beach—are facing clinical depression, as marked by a sharp rise in diagnoses over the previous decade, according to a report released by the county Department of Pu [...]

Posted On : Feb, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Seasonal depression carries over to sporting world

Expert doctors and psychologists tell us that late January is known to be the most depressing time of the year. School or work is back in full swing, it’s still cold outside, the sun still sets around 5 p.m. and there is no major h [...]

Posted On : Jan, 31 2011 | Comments : 0

Simple Screen May Help Spot Depression in College Students

Among students who go to university health centers for a physical ailment, between one-fifth and one-quarter are depressed, but the condition often goes undiagnosed because most university health centers don't screen for depression, [...]

Posted On : Jan, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Anticipating Postpartum Depression

Not every woman suffers from postpartum depression after giving birth. What 80 percent of new mothers do experience are the "baby blues," says the Child Center and Adult Services, a mental health counseling organization in Gait [...]

Posted On : Dec, 30 2010 | Comments : 0

Depression: The ‘black dog’ in Canadian politics

Mental-health experts have long been warning about the links between the holiday season and depression. But should they be issuing similar warnings about politics and life around Parliament Hill? In the past year and a half, two of feder [...]

Posted On : Dec, 29 2010 | Comments : 0

Depression linked to inflammatory response

Researchers at the Vanderbilt University have found that depression may be triggered by the same mechanisms that enable the immune system to respond to infection. Chong-Bin Zhu, William Hewlett and colleagues activated the immune system [...]