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Parent and teacher support protects teens from sleep problems and depression
May 22, 2013 19:10
A new study suggests that disturbed sleep in adolescents is associated with more symptoms of depression and greater uncertainly...
Cancer survivors battle with the blues
May 18, 2013 19:15
Depressed cancer survivors are twice as likely to die prematurely than those who do not suffer from depression, irrespective...
Ketamine shows significant therapeutic benefit in people with treatment-resistant depression
May 18, 2013 19:12
Patients with treatment-resistant major depression saw dramatic improvement in their illness after treatment with ketamine,...
Depression linked to almost doubled stroke risk in middle-aged women
May 17, 2013 18:46
Depressed middle-aged women have almost double the risk of having a stroke, according to research published in Stroke: Journal...
Out of sync with the world: Body clocks of depressed people are altered at cell level
May 14, 2013 17:33
Every cell in our bodies runs on a 24-hour clock, tuned to the night-day, light-dark cycles that have ruled us since the...
Routine screening for depression not recommended for adults with no apparent symptoms of depression
May 13, 2013 18:49
For adults with no apparent symptoms of depression, routine screening is not recommended in primary care settings because...
Women with unintended pregnancy are more likely to suffer from postpartum depression
May 11, 2013 19:16
Women with unintended pregnancy are four times more likely to suffer from postpartum depression at twelve months postpartum,...
Exercise for patients with major depression — What kind, how intense, how often?
May 10, 2013 18:18
Exercise has been shown to be an effective treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), both when used alone and in combination...
The brain-gut connection: A link between depression and common hospital-acquired infection
May 8, 2013 17:12
Adults with depression and who receive certain types of anti-depressants have an increased risk of developing Clostridium...
Nerve stimulation for severe depression changes brain function
May 8, 2013 17:11
For nearly a decade, doctors have used an implanted electronic stimulator to treat severe depression in people who don’t...
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