News 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.



05/11/2010 - News

Mood and Anxiety Disorders Are Common Among Older Adults

Not much is known about the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders among older adults. According to a new study published in the May issues of the Archives of General Psychiatry, the rates of mood and anxiety disorders tend to decrease with age but remain very common, particularly in women. Read more

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05/05/2010 - News

Chocolate May Bring You Down

How does chocolate make you feel? According to a new study published in the April 26, 2010 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, eating more chocolate may actually make you feel depressed. Read more

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12/22/2009 - News

Symptoms of Depression Increase Stroke Risk

The presence of depressive symptoms is a strong risk factor for stroke in men, but not in women, according to research published in the September 2008 issue of the Journal of Neurology, Neurosurger Read more

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12/04/2009 - News

Depression Associated With Diabetes Complications

Type 2 diabetes is a progressive disease, and inadequate blood sugar control can lead to long-term complications that affect the small and large blood vessels of the body. In an article published online ahead of print in Diabetes Care, investigators from Seattle, Wash. report that, among people with type 2 diabetes, major depression is linked to an increased risk of diabetes-related complications over the five years that follow. Read more

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11/16/2009 - News

A Low Fat Diet May Improve Your Mood

Whether they are following a low fat diet or a very low carbohydrate diet, it seems that obese or overweight people lose about the same amount of weight after year. But, according to a study published in the November 9, 2009 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, those people who ate a low fat diet experienced greater improvement in mood. Read more

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10/14/2009 - News

Mediterranean Diet May Reduce Risk of Depression

Many health benefits have been associated with adherence to a Mediterranean diet. Now, researchers from Spain report in the October 2009 issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry that following a Mediterranean diet may decrease the risk of developing depression. Read more

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09/29/2009 - News

Diabetics with Depression Have Increased Mortality Risk

Recent evidence suggests that the presence of depression is linked to an increased risk of death among patients with diabetes. In the September/October 2009 issue of Annals of Family Medicine, researchers report that patients with both diabetes and depression are at a substantially increased risk of death beyond cardiovascular death. Read more

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09/16/2009 - News

Viagra for Women

According to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, the erectile-dysfunction drug sildenafil (marketed as Viagra®) can improve sexual function in pre-menopausal women experiencing adverse sexual side effects from anti-depressants. Read more

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06/30/2009 - News

Diabetes and Depression May Be a Deadly Double Whammy

Elderly individuals who suffer from both diabetes and depression have an increased risk of death from all causes compared to their diabetic counterparts who were not depressed, according to a new study published in the October issue of the Journal of General Internal Medicine . Read more

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06/30/2009 - News

Depression Screening Recommended for People with Heart Disease

Up to 20% of patients hospitalized for heart attack meet the criteria for major depression. Healthcare providers should routinely screen patients with heart disease for signs of depression, according to a new advisory issued by the American Heart Association (AHA) and published online September 29, 2008 online in the journal Circulation . Read more

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