April Showers Bring May Suicides?
Tuesday March 25, 2008
According to the Priory Group, a seasonal variability in suicide rates exists worldwide, with more suicides occurring in the warm, sunny days of spring and early summer than any other ... Read More
"Harry Potter" Author Contemplated Suicide
Tuesday March 25, 2008
In an interview with Adeel Amini for a student magazine at Edinburgh University, J.K. Rowling revealed that she had once been suicidally depressed.
Rowling, 42, went through a low period in ... Read More
Depressed Women Have More Sex
Tuesday March 25, 2008
Mild to moderately depressed women are likely to have sex more often than their happier counterparts, says a new study.
They are also more likely to have more sexually liberal attitudes, ... Read More
Jim Carrey Not Writing a Book After All
Tuesday March 18, 2008
Don't get your hopes up about reading a depression self-help book from actor-comedian Jim Carrey any time soon. It was just a joke, says his publicist.
Carrey, who has been ... Read More
Metabolic Syndrome May Be Risk Factor for Depression
Tuesday March 18, 2008
A cluster of heart disease and diabetes risk factors called metabolic syndrome may be a risk factor for depression, say Finnish researchers.
Dr. Hannu Koponen of Kuopio University in Kuopio, Finland ... Read More
South Dakota Is Least Depressed State
Tuesday March 18, 2008
South Dakota is the least depressed state in the nation, followed by Hawaii and New Jersey, according a recent report released by Mental Health America.
Utah, West Virginia and Kentucky were ... Read More
Possible Depression Test Discovered
Tuesday March 11, 2008
Researchers have discovered that a change in location of a protein in the brain could serve as a biomarker for depression. If their discovery pans out, it could allow ... Read More
Even Stable Patients Can Experience Depression Symptoms
Tuesday March 11, 2008
New research shows that patients who are in remission can still experience subsyndromal depression symptoms, meaning that the severity of their symptoms is below the threshold that would be considered ... Read More
House Approves Mental Health Parity Bill
Tuesday March 11, 2008
On March 5, the House passed a bill requiring most group health plans to provide coverage for mental illness comparable to what is provided for physical illness.
The vote was 268 ... Read More
Adding CBT Helps Teens if SSRIs Don't Work
Tuesday March 4, 2008
Adding cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) can be helpful for teens who are not responding to SSRIs, says a new study.
The Treatment of SSRI-Resistant Depression in Adolescents (TORDIA) trial included 12- ... Read More
Low Testosterone Associated With Depression in Elderly Men
Tuesday March 4, 2008
Older men with low levels of testosterone in their blood are more likely to be depressed, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
Osvaldo P. ... Read More
Wyeth Wins Approval to Market Pristiq for Depression
Tuesday March 4, 2008
According to a Wyeth Pharmaceuticals press release on Februrary 29, the drug maker has been given FDA approval to market a drug called Pristiq (desvenlafaxine) to treat adult depression.
Pristiq, which ... Read More