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Study Shows Depression Is Linked To Lack Of Vitamin D

These days, trying to keep a healthy style of life is probably one of the biggest challenges ever. Although a lot of people still don’t look at depression as a health condition, it is the sort of illness that affects a staggering nu [...]

Posted On : Jan, 11 2012 | Comments : 0

US study: working mothers less depressed

Working mothers have better health and fewer symptoms of depression than stay-at-home moms, a new study indicates. The researchers also found that mothers with part-time jobs can balance work and nurturing their children better than those [...]

Posted On : Dec, 14 2011 | Comments : 0

Ten-Year Study of Medicaid Depression Patients Sees Big Cost...

The cost of treating Medicaid patients with depression increased substantially over a 10-year period, but it resulted in just a minimal improvement in the quality of their care, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of G [...]

Posted On : Dec, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Risk for Dementia Rises When Diabetes, Depression Meet: Stud...

QUICK READThe good news is that lifestyle changes may lower your risk for all three conditions, experts say When people with type 2 diabetes also struggle with depression, their odds for a third worrisome condition -- dementia -- goes up [...]

Posted On : Dec, 06 2011 | Comments : 0

Migraine Problems Could Raise Depression Risk, Study Says

People who suffer from migraine headaches also run a higher risk of developing clinical depression, new Canadian research says. According to Reuters, scientists at the University of Calgary found that 22 percent of the 15,000 study partic [...]

Posted On : Nov, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Pilot Study Finds Deep Brain Stimulation Eases Depression

A recently published multi-center pilot study supports use of deep brain stimulation (DBS) for major depressive disorder for people who have not responded to more traditional modes of treatment. The study, conducted at three research f [...]

Posted On : Nov, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Severe depression goes largely untreated in the United State...

The United States is a world leader in rates of antidepressant use, but as many as two-thirds of Americans with severe depression are not on medication, said a government study. Eleven percent of Americans age 12 and older are taking ant [...]

Posted On : Oct, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Study Shows That Depression Increases Risk of Stroke

Feeling blue? We all know that being depressed is hard on our health, but there's another reason to seek treatment sooner rather than later. According to new research, the risk of stroke is increased by depression in women. The s [...]

Posted On : Aug, 16 2011 | Comments : 0

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

Obesity Pushes Risk of Depression by 25%, Claims Study

A recent report has revealed the spiraling rate of Obesity-related depression syndrome among people. Since from the very beginning, medical experts have been perplexed with the association between obesity and its psychological impact on h [...]

Posted On : May, 13 2011 | Comments : 0

Music May Cause Depression in Teens, Study Says

A new study from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine says that teens who spend a lot of time listening to music are more likely to suffer from depression, reports Fox News. The study monitored 106 teens over a two-month perio [...]

Posted On : Apr, 07 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression medication often used for no valid psychiatric re...

More than a quarter of people in the United States who take antidepressants have never been diagnosed with any of the conditions the drugs are typically used to treat, according to a study. As a result, millions could be exposed to side [...]

Posted On : Feb, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Study links Internet use to teen depression

Spending too much or too little time online may increase depression in young people, according to a Swiss study. Research at the University of Lausanne has found young people aged 16 to 20 who spend more than two hours per day online are [...]

Posted On : Jan, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

Diabetes elevates the risk of depression--study

Researchers delving into the complexities of diabetes and depression [a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of activity] found that the presence of either disease significantly increases [...]