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Mood Disorders

Link Between Low Levels of Vitamin D and Depression

Researchers have revealed a link between low levels of vitamin D and depression. Low levels of vitamin D already are associated with a cavalcade of health woes from cardiovascular diseases to neurological ailments. This new stu...
 
 
Deep Brain Stimulation For Depression

Research Shows Deep Brain Stimulation Effective For Depression

Research shows that deep brain stimulation is a safe and effective intervention for treatment-resistant depression in patients with either unipolar major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar ll disorder (BP). “Depression ...
 
 
Blood Test

Blood Test Might Predict Patient’s Response to an Antidepressant

Researchers are reporting what could become the first reliable method to predict whether an antidepressant will work on a depressed patient. The method would involve a blood test for a protein called vascular endothelial growth...
 

 
 

Utilizing Positive Thoughts and Emotions for Depression Treatment

According to a comprehensive review article in The Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, positive activity interventions (PAIs) provide a secure, low-cost, and self-administered way of coping with depression and co...
 
 
 

Newer Medications for Depression Place Elderly at Risk

Researchers have discovered that older people using new generation medications for depression will be at more danger of death and also experiencing various severe medical conditions such as stroke, falls, fractures and epilepsy...
 
 
 

Social Conditions and Depression Comparisons

Depression affects 121 million people worldwide. In can affect a person’s ability to work, form relationships, and destroy their quality of life. At its most severe depression can lead to suicide and is responsible for 85...
 

 
 

Postnatal Depression More Likely in Moms with Breastfeeding Difficulties

According to a new study, women who have breastfeeding difficulties in the first two weeks after giving birth are more likely to suffer postnatal depression two months later compared to women without such difficulties. For that...
 
 
 

Relapses of Major Depression More Likely With Antidepressant Use

Patients who use anti-depressants are much more likely to suffer relapses of major depression than those who use no medication at all, concludes a researcher. In a paper that is likely to ignite new controversy in the hotly deb...
 
 
 

Small Hippocampus More Likely Effect of Depression Rather Than a Cause

Imaging studies have repeatedly found that people with depression have smaller hippocampal volumes than healthy individuals. The hippocampus is a brain region involved in learning and memory, spatial navigation, and the evaluat...