Let Me Tell You More About My Depressed, Miserable Existence
By Depressed Jane on February 28, 2007
New research at the University of Maryland looks at why kids decide to include – and exclude – other kids from their group of friends. It turns out the decision making process is much more complex than previously believed, and could even provide insights into how to intervene when children are rejected by their peers. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on February 22, 2007
Activating patients and developing a monitoring and evaluation system was highly effective in ending or reducing post-stroke depression in patients enrolled in the largest randomized clinical trial to date for this prevalent and disabling consequence of stroke.Researchers from the Richard L. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on February 20, 2007
A paper authored by two Memorial University faculty members was published Feb. 14 in PLoS ONE, the international, peer-reviewed, open-access, online publication from the Public Library of Science (PLoS). Drs. Amin A. Muhammad Gadit and Gerry Mugford are the authors of the paper, entitled, “Prevalence of depression among house holds in three capital cities of Pakistan: Need to revise the mental health policy.”Dr. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on February 20, 2007
While common treatments for depression such as prescription drugs, psychotherapy and electroconvulsive therapy usually provide relief from even the most severe cases for depression, there are people who do not feel they benefit from these treatments, and because of such look for alternative means to combat this serious medical condition. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on February 20, 2007
A Johns Hopkins-led study has found evidence that a genetic tendency toward suicide has been linked to a particular area of the genome on chromosome 2 that has been implicated in two additional recent studies of attempted suicide.”We’re hoping our findings will eventually lead to tests that can identify those at high risk for attempting suicide,” says Virginia Willour, Ph.D. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on February 19, 2007
There is no convincing evidence that taking omega-3 fatty acids on their own can alleviate depression, says Drug and Therapeutics Bulletin (DTB).And there is only limited evidence that they can relieve depression when used in combination with antidepressant drugs, it adds.Evidence from circumstantial research has suggested links between omega-3 levels and behaviour and mood disorders, such as depression. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on February 17, 2007
Patients with symptoms of depression who have coronary artery disease showed improvement of their symptoms with use of the drug citalopram, but adding interpersonal psychotherapy did not appear to be of benefit, according to a study in the January 24/31 issue of JAMA.Since the early 1990s, studies have reported prevalences of major depression between 17 percent and 27 percent in hospitalized patients with coronary artery disease (CAD). [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on February 17, 2007
A review of 293 studies that assessed 12 commonly prescribed second-generation antidepressants found no significant differences between the drugs for the treatment of acute-phase depression, according to a report by the RTI International-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Evidence-based Practice Center.However, side effects among the drugs varied, causing many patients to have to try more than one before settling on long-term therapy. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on February 17, 2007
A tool to detect depression in cancer patients launched by the University of Liverpool will vastly improve patients’ ability to come to terms with their disease.Depression affects 25% of patients with advanced cancer – the stage at which the disease has begun to spread from its original tumour. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on February 17, 2007
Today’s most commonly prescribed antidepressants are similar in effectiveness to each other but differ when it comes to possible side effects, according to an analysis released today by HHS’ Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.The findings, based on a review of nearly 300 published studies of second-generation antidepressants, show that about six in 10 adult patients get some relief from the drugs. [click link for full article]
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