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Get Fit to Fight Depression
Researchers in England conduct a study to find out if fitness plays a role in the treatment of depression.
HealthMedia, Aetna Study Insomnia, Depression Interventions
HealthMedia announced a new research study with Aetna which will provide HealthMedia's Overcoming Insomnia and Overcoming Depression online behavior change interventions to at least 400,000 eligible employees of Aetna's large employer members.
Hungry People May Be Less Depressed
New research at UT Southwestern Medical Center may explain why some people who are stressed or suffer from depression overeat.
Rural, Unmarried Women At Higher Risk For Depression
Unmarried women living in rural areas have lower self-rated health status than their married counterparts.
Work-Related Depression Affects 21,000 In Victoria
Almost 1 in 6 cases of depression among working Victorians are caused by job stress; this means more than 21,000 cases of preventable depression are caused by job stress each year.
Treatment May Reduce Depression Risk After Strok
In the year following a stroke, patients who received the medication escitalopram or participated in a problem-solving therapy group had a lower risk of depression compared to patients who received placebo.
Depression Medications Not Linked To Birth Defects
Pregnant mothers can safely use prescribed antidepressant medications during their first trimester.
Every 12 Adolescents Experienced Major Depression
About 2.1 million teens aged 12 to 17 experienced a major depressive episode in the past year.
Wyeth's Pristiq: New Treatment For Major Depression
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals' PRISTIQ, a new serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor approved to treat adult patients with major depressive disorder, is now available in U.S. retail pharmacies nationwide.
Brain Studies Reveal Big Differences Among Depressed Individuals
Depressed people may have far fewer of the receptors for some of the brain's "feel good" stress-response chemicals than non-depressed people.
New Therapies Show Promise For Vascular Depression
Researchers see new treatments on the horizon for a type of depression related to blood vessels that affects the elderly, and have discovered why some elderly people fail to respond to current medications.
Antidepressants Can Beat Serious Infections
Antidepressants can significantly boost immune system and beat serious infections, such as HIV and cancer.
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.
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.
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.