Lexapro Improves Depression Symptoms In Adolescents
Forest Laboratories's study results show Lexapro significantly improved symptoms of depression as compared to placebo treatment and was well tolerated in adolescents, aged 12-17, with major depressive disorder.
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Women Get Depression Twice The Rate Of men
While one in eight women get depression, self-help brochure discusses causes, symptoms, life stages and treatment for depression.
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Patients With Terminal Cancer Can Beat Depression
Though it might seem like depression is a logical response to terminal cancer - and therefore, its sufferers are unlikely to respond to psychotherapy - a new research review has found that talk therapy can effectively treat symptoms of depression, even among the dying.
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Spreading Rumors And Gossiping Linked To Depression
Spreading rumors and gossiping may not cause bruises or black eyes, but the psychological consequences of this social type of bullying could linger into early adulthood as it's linked to depression and anxiety.
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BrainCells Starts Clinical Trial With BCI-540 For Depression With Anxiety
BrainCells has initiated a Phase 2a clinical trial with its lead product candidate, BCI-540, for the treatment of depression with anxiety.
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Maintenance Treatment Crucial For Teens' Recovery From Depression
Long-term maintenance treatment is likely to sustain improvement and prevent recurrence among adolescents with major depression.
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Depression Sufferers More Likely To Develop Alzheimer's Disease
People who suffer from depression have increased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease later in life.
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Positive Experiences Decreases Depression Symptoms
Increasing positive experiences decreases depression symptoms in patients with multiple sclerosis.
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If You Have Depression Watch For Alzheimer's Risk
Although individuals with depression may be more likely to develop Alzheimer's disease, symptoms of depression do not appear to increase in the years before a diagnosis is made.
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One Gene Overrides Another To Prevent Brain Changes That Foster Depression
For what appears to be the first time in humans, scientists have detected an interaction between genes that may help prevent brain changes that increase vulnerability to depression.
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Depression, Anxiety Are Linked To Obesity
People who suffer from depression or anxiety are much more likely to be obese and to smoke — both major risk factors for chronic disease.
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How Effective Are Depression Treatment Drugs?
Do we really know the truth about depression treatment medications and antidepressants?
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Anti-Depressant Drugs Lack Effectiveness
New generation anti-depressant drugs are little more effective than placebos.
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Baby Boys Lead To More Postnatal Depression
New moms, who give birth to baby boys, are more likely to suffer from postnatal depression than those who give birth to girls.
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Antidepressants Can Increase Depression
Antidepressant medications which increase serotonin neurotransmitter levels can depress dopamine levels.
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Team treatment for depression cuts costs
A team approach to depression treatment in older adults, already shown to improve health, can also cut total health-care costs.
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Gene Variants Protect Against Adult Depression Triggered By Childhood Stress
Certain variations in a gene that helps regulate response to stress tend to protect adults who were abused in childhood from developing depression.
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Depressed Mice Reveal Critical Chemical Pathway For Treatment
Blocking production of a single enzyme alleviates symptoms of depression and anxiety in mice that have low serotonin levels.
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Depression Risk Higher In Older Women Than Older Men
Older women are more likely to become and remain depressed than older men.
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Antidepressants that are more efficient and faster
In the PhD a new anti-depressant treatment strategy is proposed that is capable of improving on the current one with its drawbacks.
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Why serotonin can cause depression and anxiety
Serotonin appears to be one of the major players in mood and a variety of other disorders. But exactly how remains an open question.
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Depression Treatment In Drug Rehab
People who develop depression are often times more recluse and can turn to drugs and alcohol, therefore it is advantageous to seek an addiction treatment center that offers a dual diagnosis service for depression and addiction.
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Depression, Anxiety Can Double Chances Of Coronary Artery Disease
Major anxiety and/or depression, can double a coronary artery disease patient's chances of repeated heart ailments.
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Alcoholics With Depression Less Likely To Stay Sober
It's hard to stay on the wagon when you're depressed, according to a new study of problem drinkers.
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Depression's Flip Side Shares Its Circuitry
Researchers had previously shown that people with a history of depression experience mood symptoms following such serotonin depletion, along with alterations in emotion-regulating brain circuits.
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Georgia Ranks 11th In Depression
Georgia ranks 11th in terms of depression, and 19th in suicide rates.
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Lack Of Light, Seasonal Depression - What's The Link
People troubled by depression usually experience their dark moods in an on-again, off-again fashion.
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PRISTIQ Significantly Reduced Symptoms Of Major Depressive Disorder
Clinical trial showed that adult patients who received a 50 mg/day dose of PRISTIQ for the treatment of major depressive disorder experienced a statistically significant reduction in the symptoms.
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Antidepressant Found To Extend Lifespan In C. Elegans
A team of scientists has found that a drug used to treat depression can extend the lifespan of adult roundworms.
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Veterans With Cancer Might Fall Under Radar For Depression
Veterans with cancer sometimes do not undergo depression screening.
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Data Reinforces Superiority Of Escitalopram Over Duloxetine For Acute Treatment Of Depression
New data reinforces the superiority of escitalopram compared to duloxetine in the acute treatment of depression.
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Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation Effective Treatment For Depression
Transcranial magnetic stimulation has been shown to be an effective, non-drug treatment for major depression.
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New exercise gene could help with depression
Boosting an exercise-related gene in the brain works as a powerful anti-depressant in mice - a finding that could lead to a new anti-depressant drug target and eventually to a new method of treatment of depression.
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Depression Linked To Bone-Thinning In Premenopausal Women
Premenopausal women with even mild depression have less bone mass than do their nondepressed peers.
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Transcranial magnetic stimulation treating major depression
Nondrug, noninvasive depression treatment helps patients who have tried other options without success.
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FDA Approves ABILIFY For Add-On Treatment Of Major Depressive Disorder
FDA approved the supplemental New Drug Application for ABILIFY as adjunctive, or add-on, treatment to antidepressant therapy in adults with major depressive disorder.
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Depressed Young Adults More Likely To Start Cigarette Smoking
Young adults who have suffered from depression within the past year are at a higher risk of initiating substance use including cigarette smoking and use of alcohol or illicit drugs.
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Military Face Increased Risk For Alcohol Abuse, Anxiety Disorders, Depression
Military service in a war zone increases service members' chances of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), other anxiety disorders, and depression.
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Hormonal Changes, Depression: What Is The Connection?
Women are more susceptible to mood disorders and depression during hormonal transitions, such as pregnancy, postpartum and perimenopause.
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FDA Did Not Approve Fabre Kramer's Gepirone ER For Major Depressive Disorder
Fabre-Kramer Pharmaceuticals Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline announced that FDA has issued a not approvable letter for the new drug application for gepirone extended-release (ER) tablets.
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