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By Depressed Jane on April 8, 2008
People who have had depression are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease than people who have never had depression, according to a study published in the April 8, 2008, issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The study involved 486 people age 60 to 90 who had no dementia. Of those, 134 people had experienced at least one episode of depression that prompted them to seek medical advice.
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By Depressed Jane on April 7, 2008
Some university students are drowning in psychological distress and many are not seeking specialist help as new research shows the student life is not as carefree as it might appear. More than half the 384 students who attended one university health service at a large Queensland urban university last October, reported mild to very high levels of psychological distress, including depression and anxiety.
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By Depressed Jane on April 2, 2008
Described as a novel, alternative approach to the treatment of major depression, heart rate variability is the subject of a special issue published in the latest Biofeedback. Autonomic nervous system dysfunction is thought to play a significant role in depression. Prior research shows that individuals suffering from depression often show decreased vagal tone, increased heart rate, fatigue, sleep disturbance, and sympathetic arousal.
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By Depressed Jane on April 1, 2008
A study published in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP confirms the persistent nature of insomnia and the increased risk of subsequent depression among individuals with insomnia. The study, conducted by Jules Angst, MD, of Zurich University Psychiatric Hospital in Switzerland, focused on 591 young adults, whose psychiatric, physical, and sleep symptoms were assessed with six interviews spanning 20 years.
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By Depressed Jane on April 1, 2008
In addition to being a risk factor for a depressive episode, persistent insomnia may perpetuate the illness in some elderly patients, and especially in those receiving standard care for depression in primary care settings, according to a study published in the April 1 issue of the journal SLEEP. The study, authored by Wilfred R.
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