New Depression Report Shows Importance Of Diagnosis And Support, Says Help The Aged, UK
By Depressed Jane | August 12, 2008
Responding to the publication of the report ‘Undiagnosed, untreated, at risk’, into older people and depression, published by Age Concern England, Elizabeth McLennan, Senior Policy Officer at Help the Aged comments:- “This report is a welcome means of raising awareness of older people and mental health - an issue which is all too often mis-diagnosed and left untreated.
Topics: A Depressed Life | No Comments »
Likely Cause Of Postpartum Blues And Depression Identified
By Depressed Jane | August 8, 2008
Unique biochemical crosstalk that enables a fetus to get nutrition and oxygen from its mother’s blood just may cause common postpartum blues, researchers say. That crosstalk allows the mother’s blood to flow out of the uterine artery and get just a single cell layer away from the fetus’ blood, says Dr. Puttur D. Prasad, biochemist in the Medical College of Georgia School of Medicine.
Topics: A Depressed Life | No Comments »
Research Helps Patients Find Antidepressants That Work
By Depressed Jane | August 8, 2008
In spite of the range of medications now available, major depression remains a challenging disease to treat. Only about half of adult patients respond to the first antidepressant they try, with only one-third achieving remission, reports the August 2008 issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter. Most adults will try two or more medications before finding one that alleviates their depression.
Topics: A Depressed Life | No Comments »
Post-Partum Suicide Attempt Risks Studied
By Depressed Jane | August 7, 2008
Although maternal suicide after giving birth is a relatively rare occurrence, suicide attempts often have long-lasting effects on the family and the infant. In a study published in the August 2008 issue of the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, researchers compared two populations of mothers and found that a history of psychiatric disorders or substance abuse was a strong predictor of post-partum suicide attempts.
Topics: A Depressed Life | No Comments »
Targeting Of 5-HT1A Receptors, Journal Of Neuroscience
By Depressed Jane | August 6, 2008
Depression is associated with decreased binding of serotonin 5 HT1A receptors. Receptors must be targeted to the appropriate membrane domain function properly, and although trafficking mechanisms have been elucidated for some receptors, little is known about how serotonin receptors are targeted to dendrites. Because the C terminus of 5 HT1A receptors is required for targeting, Carrel et al.
Topics: A Depressed Life | No Comments »
Voluntary Exercise Does Not Appear To Alleviate Anxiety And Depression
By Depressed Jane | August 5, 2008
Voluntary physical activity does not appear to cause a reduction in anxiety and depression, but exercise and mood may be associated through a common genetic factor, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. In the general population, regular exercise is associated with reduced anxious and depressive symptoms, according to background information in the article.
Topics: A Depressed Life | No Comments »
Worms Help Us Uncover Key Insights Into Origing Of Depression, Insomnia And Memory
By Depressed Jane | August 5, 2008
Researchers have spent decades probing the causes of depression, schizophrenia and insomnia in humans. But a new study in this week’s PLoS Biology may have uncovered key insights into the origins of these and other conditions by examining a most unlikely research subject: worms. The project, which was led by Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation scientist Kenneth Miller, Ph.D., examined the way eye-less microscopic worms known as C.
Topics: A Depressed Life | No Comments »
Depression Found To Hasten Decline In Cancer Patients
By Depressed Jane | August 5, 2008
Depression causes patients with advanced cancer to die sooner than they should, say scientists at the University of Liverpool. In a six-month study patients who were found to be depressed had a 7% increased chance of dying and this percentage increased depending on the severity of the depression. Depression is common in patients with advanced cancer and in a significant number of patients it is persistent.
Topics: A Depressed Life | No Comments »
Increased US Prison Population Has Profound Demographic Consequences, Disproportionately Affecting Black Males
By Depressed Jane | August 4, 2008
The mammoth increase in the United States’ prison population since the 1970s is having profound demographic consequences that disproportionately affect black males. “This jump in incarceration rates represents a massive intervention in American families at a time when the federal government was making claims that it was less involved in their lives,” according to a University of Washington researcher who will present findings Sunday (Aug.
Topics: A Depressed Life | No Comments »
Discovery Of Mechanism For Postpartum Depression In Mice May Lead To Better Treatments
By Depressed Jane | August 1, 2008
Researchers have pinpointed a mechanism in the brains of mice that could explain why some human mothers become depressed following childbirth. The discovery could lead to improved treatment for postpartum depression. Supported in part by the National Institute of Mental Health, of the National Institutes of Health, the study used genetically engineered mice lacking a protein critical for adapting to the sex hormone fluctuations of pregnancy and the postpartum period.
Topics: A Depressed Life | No Comments »
« Previous Entries Next Entries »