Age-related vision problems may be associated with cognitive impairment
...mpairment indirectly if it predisposes a person to depression and social isolation."...Sociologists find low self-esteem at 11 predicts drug dependency at 20
...self-esteem in girls typically manifests itself in depression and eating disorders rather than substance abuse....Depressed monkeys may help scientists understand human depression
...nding that could lead to more effective testing of depression treatments. "Brain scans of depressed female monke... are twice as likely as men to experience clinical depression and are at increased risk for depression during premenstrual, postpartum and perimenopausal times in...Higher self-awareness of memory complaints predict brain function decline
...participants did not have other conditions such as depression and anxiety that can also affect memory. Volunteers were given a questionnaire at the start of the study to gauge the frequency, seriousness and type of memory complaints. Researchers measured brain function at both the beginning and end of the two-...Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine theme issue on children and the media
... greater negative affect (tendency toward anxiety, depression and anger), more permissive attitudes toward using alcohol and marijuana and more uncooperative behavior than those who played a video game with a low violence content. Sonya S. Brady, Ph.D., now at University of California, San Francisco, and Karen...Transition to menopause associated with new onset of depressive symptoms
Women with no history of depression may be at an increased risk of new onset depressiv...from 231 premenopausal women who had no history of depression at the start of the study. The participants ranged in age from 35 to 47 and were followed for eight...UCI researchers find that, even at rest, men's and women's brains behave differently
...ygdala in women is implicated in disorders such as depression and irritable bowel syndrome, which predominantly affect women. Cahill has led the way in exploring gender-related differences in the brain. In a 2001 study, he showed that the sexes use different sides of their brains to process and store long-term...Brain imaging can predict effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy for treating depression
...vior therapy (CBT) will help a person recover from depression can be predicted through brain imaging, according ...ates will experience at least one episode of major depression this year; of those who seek treatment, only 40 to 60 percent will respond to any given first-line t...Lack of specialist training for nurses is failing adolescent cancer patients
...and control, and can experience feelings of anger, depression and social withdrawal. A lack of peer support during the cancer experience prevents the adolescent attaining a sense of belonging and identification; acceptance by friends is damaged by the cancer diagnosis and leads to alienation from healthy peers...Women suffer from anxiety and stress after birth, not only depression
... that measures anxiety and stress independently of depression enabled researchers to detect 61 women who had sym...t have been detected if they had been assessed for depression alone. According to Miller et al., the focus on depression as the only indicator for emotional dis...New strategies help depressed patients become symptom-free
Results of the nation's largest depression study show that one in three depressed patients wh...e of Mental Health (NIMH), shows that people whose depression is resistant to initial treatment can achieve remission the virtual absence of symptoms when treat...Quality of life can improve in old age, claim researchers
...g about and carrying on with every day activities, depression or financial difficulties can all reduce the quality of life. Factors such as trusting relationships with friends and family, frequent contact with friends and living in a good, safe neighbourhood were all found to increase the quality of life. The...Effective treatment of a mother's depression reduces risk of psychiatric disorders in her children
Remission of a mother's depression within the first three months of treatment decreas...a briefing on women's health in New York. Parental depression is among the most consistent risk factors for childhood anxiety and disruptive behavior disorders an...Women with breast cancer who choose preventive mastectomies
...image, sexual satisfaction, breast cancer concern, depression and health perception. It involved 519 women with cancer in one breast who chose to have preventive mastectomy in addition to regular cancer treatment and 61 breast cancer survivors who had only the affected breast treated. All women had been diagnos...'Spirituality' is related to depression among young physicians
...eyed reported a number of symptoms associated with depression such as irritability, sense of isolation and hopel..."Our findings suggest that screening residents for depression and other mood problems may be warranted." "In addition, addressing the spiritual needs of residents...Long-term antidepressant therapy best treatment for depression in old age
...is the most effective way to prevent recurrence of depression in people over the age of 70, according to results...f treatment for the elderly with first episodes of depression in old age; however, many considered six to 12 months of antidepressant therapy to be appropriate. W...Maintenance treatment prevents recurrence in older adults with single-episode depressions
...m to initially recover from their first episode of depression were 60 percent less likely to experience a new episode of depression over a two-year study period than those who stopped taking the medication, according to a study fund...Report finds limited number of psychiatrists statewide
North Carolinians dealing with anxiety, depression or other common mental disorders are having a more difficult time getting treatment because of the limited number of psychiatrists statewide, according to a recent report on psychiatrist supply. For children, the report said, the situation is critica...Getting patients to swallow their medicine
...es. Antidepressants are most effective in reducing depression symptoms, relapse, and recurrence when taken in accordance with treatment guidelines. Yet many patients do not continue taking medication for the recommended minimum six-month regimen. Using real-time pharmacy information to alert physicians regardin...Faxed alerts to physicians may not improve patient antidepressant adherence
...onal materials and developing comprehensive opt-in depression management programs. Kara Zivin Bambauer, Ph.D., H...al contact with patients by pharmacists, nurses or depression care managers may be more effective. In addition, physicians could become densensitized if they rec...