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Targacept depression drug disappoints again

A drug being developed by Targacept and AstraZeneca to fight major depressive disorder failed to meet its goal in a second Phase 3 clinical trial, according to an announcement. The drug, known as TC-5214, performed well [...]

Posted On : Dec, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

How people respond while suffering from various anxiety diso...

Anxiety disorders are commonly seen around us in the present age. The hectic life schedules and stiff competition has led us to a situation where everybody goes through this feeling, some or the other time. A moderate level of anxiety is [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Recurrent Depression Linked to Poor Resiliency, Smoking

A new Canadian study discovers that previous depression, daily smoking and a lack of control over life circumstances are risk factors for repeat episodes of depression. Depression is a common disorder and can be associated with weight and [...]

Posted On : Oct, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Anxiety over mixing young prison population

An independent monitoring board found that, despite the pressure of budget cuts, improvements had been made at Warren Hill juvenile prison since rioting inmates caused more than £200,000 of damage last November. Ministerially app [...]

Posted On : Oct, 11 2011 | Comments : 0

Depression: changing the face of sport

It rests in the shadows of our minds, laying dormant until shaken awake. Its onset is unpredictable with a glut of triggers. Depression, a medical condition characterized by long-lasting feelings of intense sadness and hopelessness, can a [...]

Posted On : Sep, 29 2011 | Comments : 0

New Hope for Women With Postpartum Depression

Postpartum depression is the most horribly ironic illness known to womankind. Here you are, supposed to be on top of the world, and the best moment of your life is made a wretched hell by rampant hormones at war with your brain. If depres [...]

Posted On : Aug, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Postpartum depression, trouble breast-feeding go together

A new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found that mothers who struggle to breast-feed in the first two weeks after giving birth are more prone to postpartum depression. The study, which was published in th [...]

Posted On : Aug, 10 2011 | Comments : 0

Pitcock fights for spot after addiction, depression

If somebody had squeezed Quinn Pitcock's psyche into a cup three years ago, it would have tested positive for "Call of Duty." That's a video-game series, and Pitcock was addicted. Pitcock was one year removed from being [...]

Posted On : Aug, 03 2011 | Comments : 0

Stigma Hinders Treatment For Postpartum Depression

When Heidi Koss picks up her daughter Bronwen from middle school in a Seattle suburb, it's completely routine: They chat about kickball and whether Bronwen ate the muffin her mother packed for a snack. But 10 years ago when Bronwen wa [...]

Posted On : Aug, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Reasons for postnatal depression

The first few weeks after childbirth are a critical period for mother and newborn. Now, a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill has found that women who have problems breastfeeding in the first two weeks after giv [...]

Posted On : Jul, 20 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

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 [...]