Pitt and UPMC to Assess Whether Medicine Used for Detox Can Help Older...
PITTSBURGH – Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine and Western Psychiatric Institute and Clinic of UPMC are testing a unique drug, often used to treat both opioid addiction or...
View ArticleDepression diagnosis associated with higher risk of committing violent crime
A diagnosis of depression is associated with a threefold increase in the risk of committing violent crime, compared to the general population, according to a new study based on nearly 50,000 people in...
View ArticleWomen veterans younger, more depressed when referred for cardiac testing
More study needed on causes of chest pain -- from stress to microvascular angina
View ArticleWomen veterans with chest pain heavier, more depressed than men
More study needed on causes of chest pain -- from stress to microvascular angina
View ArticleHeightened social pain in depression tied to pain perception
Differences in the neurochemical system that regulates physical pain may explain why social rejection hurts so badly for people with depression — and why they feel less of a glow from social acceptance.
View ArticleMost Men with Borderline Testosterone Levels May Have Depression
San Diego, CA - Men with borderline testosterone levels have higher rates of depression and depressive symptoms than the general population, new research finds. The results will be presented Saturday,...
View ArticleDepression symptoms of African-American cancer patients may be...
Case Western Reserve University nurse scientist Amy Zhang, who has long examined quality-of-life issues in cancer patients, wondered whether depression in African-American cancer patients has been...
View Article‘Perfect storm’ of stress, depression may raise risk of death, heart attack...
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View ArticleCan Intensive Mindfulness Training Improve Depression?
New Rochelle, NY —Depression affects about 350 million people worldwide and is the leading cause of disability. Mindfulness training is a promising approach to decreasing depressive symptoms.
View ArticleCould yoga lessen prenatal depression?
A community-based prenatal yoga program may be an acceptable, safe, and effective intervention to reduce the symptoms of depression among pregnant women, according to initial results from a small...
View ArticleSLU Scientist Finds Higher Opioid Doses Associated with Increase in Depression
Scherrer hopes further studies will lead to improved pain management
View ArticleMeta-study shows that the experience of time is altered in depression
Psychologists at Mainz University have documented the differences in the way that depressed individuals subjectively assess the flow of time and evaluate the duration of specific time intervals
View ArticleLow vitamin D levels and depression linked in young women, new OSU study shows
CORVALLIS, Ore. – A new study from Oregon State University suggests there is a relationship between low levels of vitamin D and depression in otherwise healthy young women.
View ArticleScientists work towards depression diagnostic
Scientists at QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute are using cutting-edge imaging and information technology to develop a diagnostic test for major depressive disorders (MDD).
View ArticleGeorgetown Doctors Discuss Approaches to Depression
Although everyone experiences periods of sadness, most people manage to climb out of these states over time. However, as many as one in 10 Americans struggle with major depressive disorder, facing...
View ArticleRoseroot Herb Shows Promise as Potential Depression Treatment Option, Penn...
Study is the First Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled, Comparison Trial of Oral R. Rosea Extract Versus Conventional Antidepressant for Mild to Moderate Major Depressive Disorder
View ArticleCrowdsourced tool for depression
Peer-to-peer application outperforms conventional self-help technique for easing depression, anxiety.
View ArticleShift to LGB identity in early adulthood tied to depressive symptoms
People whose sexual identity changed toward same-sex attraction in early adulthood reported more symptoms of depression in a nationwide survey than those whose sexual orientations did not change or...
View ArticleDepression Often Co-Occurs With Joint Diseases
Those suffering from depressive symptoms have an increased risk for physical diseases, especially for arthrosis and arthritis. These findings were reported by researchers from the University of Basel...
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