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Depression Symptoms Help and Treatment, Mania and Depressive Disorder, Anxiety and Symptoms of Depression.
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Dec 27th, 2008
Lately, more people are depressed than ever before. Statistics point out that diagnosable depression is common in the United States and internationally. Depression affects approximately 57.7 million American adults or about 26.2% of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year. Everyone will at some time in his or her life be affected by depression - their own or someone else's according to Australian Government statistics.
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Dec 24th, 2008
In the U.S. there are approximately 15 million, or about 6.7 percent of the U.S. population, age 18 and older that suffer from depression. For many it can be difficult to determine if the sadness they feel is temporary, or a more permanent illness that requires medical attention.
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Dec 22nd, 2008
A new study shows that antidepressant drugs which only affect serotonin, often used as first choice treatments, may not be best for depression in people with Parkinson's disease.
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Dec 11th, 2008
Cymbalta (duloxetine HCl) 60 mg to 120 mg once daily delayed the onset of a new episode of depression in patients who had previously responded to the medication and who had recurrent depressive disorder.
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Dec 9th, 2008
Adolescents with major depression who received cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) after responding to an antidepressant were less likely to experience a relapse or recurrence of symptoms compared to teens who did not receive CBT.
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Dec 4th, 2008
Researchers, when studying the effects of medication use placebos, to test how well a drug really works. They provide real medication to some study participants, and placebos to others. Placebos are drugs that have no medication in them. According to a new study, our genes play a role in how the brain responds to drugs given for anxiety and depression.
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Dec 3rd, 2008
Are you aware if your teen purposely injures herself? Teen depression or anxiety can trigger this response to stress, and you might not even know about it. Self-harm is difficult to imagine, but some teens who are have depression or anxiety disorder use it as a way to release painful emotions. Seek help if your teen is is doing self-embedded injury.
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Dec 3rd, 2008
An NIMH study using brain imaging shows that some anxious and depressed adolescents react differently from adult patients when looking at frightening faces.
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Nov 20th, 2008
According to the results of a large depression treatment study, published n the November issue of Psychiatric Services, minorities with depression have limited access to treatment.
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Nov 13th, 2008
Depression can cause diabetes patients to suffer from higher glucose levels over time compared to those who are not depressed.
