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Articles on Depression

Life has its ups and downs.  Feeling unhappy or sad in response to disappointment, loss or frustration is a normal reaction.  However, clinical depression overwhelms and engulfs your day to day life, interfering with your ability to work, eat, sleep and have fun.  A person with severe depression has little to no interest in work or hobbies, and may even have trouble getting out of bed.  Learning how to understand its signs, symptoms and causes is the first step to overcoming the problem.



11/16/2009 - Articles

Elderly depression: The age factor in depression 2/4

Depression does not become more common as you get older, but it may become more complex.  Recent findings on age and depression confirm the so-called ‘U-curve’ of well being and happiness over the human life cycle.  Put simply, we’re at our most dissatisfied in our mid-forties – a finding that’s so in 47 of 55 countries surveyed. Depression seems to have much less of an impact in terms of daily disability in the older age groups. Read more

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11/16/2009 - Articles
Elderly and depression

Elderly and depression: How to understand Depression in the elderly 1/4

Depression in the elderly is very common. It can be triggered by social isolation and the emotional reaction to the loss of loved family members or friends. Depression in the elderly can make them withdraw from all social contact. Read more

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10/01/2009 - Articles

The Risk of Stroke Is Quadrupled by Depression

While depression after a stroke is not uncommon, depression before a stroke has not been researched, until now. Read more

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09/21/2009 - Articles

Walk away from depression?

If you read these pages often, you might come to think that exercise is a cure for everything. Read more

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09/21/2009 - Articles

Treating Depression at Home

Depression in the elderly is quite common. Many of the victims live alone, and cannot easily attend suitable treatment centers. PEARLS (Program to Encourage Active, Rewarding Lives for Seniors) is a home-based treatment plan that has produced very encouraging results. Read more

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09/21/2009 - Articles

Depression and Atherosclerosis

A new study has tried to clarify our understanding of the relationship between depression and heart attack, by looking at the amount of calcification in coronary arteries and the aorta. Read more

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09/21/2009 - Articles

A 'silent' cause of depression in the elderly

Depression is not uncommon in older persons, and it usually responds to appropriate medical treatment. Not all cases of depression, however, are purely 'psychiatric' in origin . Read more

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09/15/2009 - Articles

It never ends: Aging and Sexuality - Part I

Introduction The social and psychological determinants of sexual behavior for seniors can be grouped under three headings: experiences during younger days, attitudes and feeling about sexuality in senior years, and mood states in senior years. Read more

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07/20/2009 - Articles

New treatment for trichotillomania reported

N-acetylcysteine improved symptoms of trichotillomania in a clinical trial Read more

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07/17/2009 - Articles

Family history is important in depression and related disorders

Family history is important in predicting recurrence of depression, anxiety, alcohol and drug dependence. Read more

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