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By Depressed Jane on February 19, 2009
Past behavior is generally considered to be a good predictor of future behavior, but new research indicates that may not be the case in the development of depression, particularly among adolescent girls. University of Washington social scientists tracked first- and second-graders for seven years and found that anti-social behavior among girls and anxiety among both sexes predicted depression in early adolescence.
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By Depressed Jane on February 16, 2009
The federal government should make preventing mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders and promoting mental health in young people a national priority, says a new report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine. These disorders — which include depression, anxiety, conduct disorder, and substance abuse — are about as common as fractured limbs in children and adolescents.
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By Depressed Jane on February 13, 2009
UT Southwestern Medical Center neurological surgeons have begun implanting patients as part of a clinical study that is investigating whether deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy may help people who suffer from major depressive disorder, a severe form of depression.
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By Depressed Jane on February 11, 2009
New Geisinger research shows that men with a combination of low total cholesterol and depression were seven times more likely to die prematurely from unnatural causes, such as suicide and accidents.
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By Depressed Jane on February 10, 2009
Each year, many people seek emergency treatment for unexplained chest pains. A thesis from the Sahlgrenska Academy, University of Gothenburg, Sweden, indicates several common factors among those affected, including stress at work, anxiety, depression and a sedentary lifestyle. Chest pain is a common reason for patients to seek emergency treatment.
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By Depressed Jane on February 9, 2009
University at Buffalo researcher John Violanti, Ph.D., a specialist in suicide among police officers, is preparing to conduct a study on suicide risk among returning veterans. The U.S. Army yesterday reported a “stunning spike” in the number of soldiers taking their own lives.
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By Depressed Jane on February 9, 2009
University at Buffalo researcher John Violanti, Ph.D., a specialist in suicide among police officers, is preparing to conduct a study on suicide risk among returning veterans. The U.S. Army yesterday reported a “stunning spike” in the number of soldiers taking their own lives. Violanti currently is testing a computer-based psychological “task” which measures how quickly persons associate feelings of self-harm, as a way of detecting “under the radar” suicidal thought.
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By Depressed Jane on February 6, 2009
A new medical report calls for caution following the recent case of a boy who tried to hang himself after watching a hanging depicted in a fictional film. This seems to be the first case of attempted copycat suicide in a child under 10 years old. Exposure to suicidal behaviour in the media has been strongly linked to copycat suicide attempts but never in someone so young.
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By Depressed Jane on February 6, 2009
Dr. Charles S. Caver, distinguished professor of psychology at the University of Miami, will speak on “Two Layers of the Mind: Serotonergic Function, and What Impulsive Aggression and Depression Have in Common” at The University of Alabama’s Harold Basowitz Lecture. The lecture, sponsored by UA’s psychology department, will be at 6:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 20, in room 208 of Gordon Palmer Hall. The event is free and open to the public.
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By Depressed Jane on February 5, 2009
“Factors Associated With Self-Reported Depression in Arab-, Chaldean-, and African-Americans” (.pdf), Ethnicity & Disease: Researchers led by Hikmet Jamil of
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