August 20, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Depression can considerably affect brain health and studies have shown that several connections in the brain are reduced in people suffering from depression. These reductions impair functional connections between vital centers in the brain involved in…
August 8, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Women battling stubborn major depression may have a surprising new ally in their fight – the muscle-building dietary supplement creatine…
August 8, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Scientists have discovered a biological marker that may help to identify which depressed patients will respond to an experimental, rapid-acting antidepressant. The brain signal, detectable by noninvasive imaging, also holds clues to the agent’s underly…
August 8, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
According to a new study published in the August 3 edition of the online issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, women who suffer from major depression may benefit from creatine, a muscle-building dietary supplement to feel better…
July 26, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
A new study, published online in the journal Molecular Psychiatry, has revealed that although chronic exposure to dim light at night can lead to depressive symptoms in rodents, the symptoms are reversible by simply switching back to a normal light-dar…
July 26, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Chronic exposure to dim light at night can lead to depressive symptoms in rodents — but these negative effects can be reversed simply by returning to a standard light-dark cycle, a new study suggests…
July 26, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Antidepressants are psychiatric medications given to patients with depressive disorders to alleviate symptoms.They correct chemical imbalances of neurotransmitters in the brain which probably cause changes in mood and behavior. Antidepressants may be u…
July 24, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Despite guidelines recommending screening for depression in cancer patients, it’s been unclear whether interventions designed to treat this depression are effective. A study* by the University of Colorado Cancer Center and other institutions, published…
July 23, 2012 by NewsBot - No Comment
Old theories stating that Westerners are the only people who suffer from depression have been proven false, due to the fact that depression and anxiety exist in every society in the world today. This finding, published by researchers at The University…
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The number of studies reporting significant and clinically relevant differences between psychotic depression (PD) and non-PD has increased considerably over the past decades. This summary of the current evidence suggests that psychotic depression now f…
