Depression Symptoms Treatment:
Depression Symptoms Help and Treatment, Mania and Depressive Disorder, Anxiety and Symptoms of Depression.
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Sep 30th, 2009
A novel treatment approach that includes medication plus a newly developed type of psychotherapy that targets suicidal thinking and behavior shows promise in treating depressed adolescents who had recently attempted suicide.
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Sep 25th, 2009
A recent research has indicated that women who take certain antidepressants in the first three months of pregnancy risk heart defects in newborns.
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Sep 23rd, 2009
A new study finds a possible link between childhood abuse and changes to a molecular process -- gene methylation -- that controls a gene associated with depression.
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Sep 21st, 2009
According to a study released in September from researcher at the University of British Columbia, depression may hinder cancer rate survival.
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Sep 18th, 2009
Children 5 years old and younger are the fastest-growing population using antidepressants today says a study published in the journal Psychiatric Services. This makes preschooler leading the growth in the use of antidepressants.
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Sep 18th, 2009
A new study has established that the most commonly prescribed medication, antidepressants, have doubled from 1996 to 2005. Researchers have determined that 13-million people were prescribed an antidepressant in 1996. This number skyrocketed to 27 million by 2005 confirming that antidepressant use is on the increase.
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Sep 17th, 2009
Suicide and depression are serious problems among the elderly, and there is some concern that increasing worries about Medicare and Medicaid cuts, Social Security reductions, a poor economy, loss of retirement funds, and medical issues will contribute to a rise in the numbers of both areas.
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Sep 15th, 2009
It is a long, slow slog to treat major depression. Many antidepressant medications are available, but no single biomarker or diagnostic test exists to predict which one is right for an individual.
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Sep 14th, 2009
New research shows that depression can increase risk of dying among cancer patients. The findings highlight the importance of physician screening for depression among patients undergoing cancer treatment.
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Sep 12th, 2009
Utah adults aren’t as depressed as previous reports have indicated. In 2006, 34 states used the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9) to collect depression data. Of those, Utah ranked 21st.
