Depression Blog

Is your teen son or daughter suffering from epilepsy? Then be aware that they are much more prone to depression and other psychiatric problems! They often face a double whammy because they face depression along with the seizure disorder. According to a.

Homophobia is well alive in Australia and lead to depression in astounding levels-especially among gays and lesbians, according to a study to be released today. In some way, ninety per cent of gay and lesbian Australians still curb public affection for.

The yummy chocolates that give the chocoholics the maximum pleasure while rolling it into your mouth, gives no long time pleasure - especially those who are depressed and hope to draw pleasure out of relishing it for a moment! It is not an...

Rightly billed as "a pacemaker for the brain," the pocket watch sized device is the newest cutting-edge treatment for as many as 4 million adults who failed to get relieved from severe depression by psychotherapy, drugs or even shock treatments! It...

We can now start linking obesity fears to depression. Many Chinese teens even if they were normal or underweight fear and think themselves to be fat. And this is again risking them for depression and school-related stress, a new USC study has...

Want your child stay away from depression? Then you keep out of it! Treating a mother's depression can help prevent depression and anxiety disorders in her child, researchers say they have shown this for the first time. This finding will surely have...

A $35 million taxpayer-funded study was the largest trial of its kind ever conducted. It provided what industry-sponsored trials have rarely captured:-- Rather than merely ask whether patients are getting better, the study asked what patients most care...

"Late-life" depression affects as many as 16 percent of older folks. And it harms quality of life, increases the risk of death and costs society a bundle each year. But, preventing the onset of depression during the golden years is not only possible...

It is not only the right drug that helps treat depression. Patience and persistence are as crucial in helping treating the depressed. A $US35 million study found that when one antidepressant fails to work, switching to a different drug or adding a second.

It is found that one in three to four people who do not achieve a full remission of symptoms from an initial antidepressant became symptom-free after changing to or adding a second antidepressant. This is shown in the latest study made by UT Southwestern.