New study in JCSM shows effective treatment for elderly insomniacs
...ep measures and in daytime symptoms of anxiety and depression in 71 percent of those individuals who received BBTI, compared to 39 percent favorable response among IC participants. Furthermore, 53 percent of BBTI participants met criteria for remission, while 17 percent of those in the IC group met the same cr...Serotonin receptor: A rheostat in brain for emotion that may be linked to depression
...nses and may contribute to one's vulnerability for depression and other psychiatric disorders. The amygdala is... to these challenges. Research has indicated that depression and other mood disorders, such as anxiety, are associated with emotional brain circuitry problems in...Depressed stroke patients often not treated for depression
...been unclear how many stroke survivors suffer from depression and how many are treated, particularly in the long...ctoria, Australia. "Stroke patients suffering from depression have been found to have reduced quality of life and a higher rate of death, so it is important to id...High risk of migraine, depression and chronic pain for IBS sufferers, large study shows
...kely to suffer from conditions such as migraine or depression than other individuals. A study published today in...ymptoms of IBS were 40% more likely to suffer from depression and 60% more likely to suffer from migraine. The occurrence of fibromyalgia was 1.8 times greater in...Stereotypes contribute to older men seeking, receiving depression care less frequently
...age as the "strong, silent type" and the stigma of depression are major reasons why older men are less likely th...tributes further evidence to gender disparities in depression care documented in previous studies, and identifies reasons for these disparities. The findings ar...Stroke survivors and caregivers to benefit from Kent State study
...tive, Web-based intervention designed to alleviate depression in caregivers and stroke survivors through peer and professional support. "The intervention is unique because we are among the first to provide a family care-giving intervention that is explicitly designed to improve the psychological well-being of...Teenage alcohol and drug use: At best, parents know about it only half of the time
... associated with 'internalizing' disorders such as depression can be much more subtle and not as easily recognized. Things like feelings of worthlessness or loss of interest in favorite activities can be very troubling to a child, but they don't necessarily impact others and might go unnoticed unless the child...Report says cardiologists need guidelines for diagnosing, treating depression
...ember 22, 2006 -- Cardiologists know that treating depression likely will benefit patients complaining of cardio... depression, and identifying better treatments for depression in this population could lead to improved medical, financial and psychosocial outcomes. "One major ...Researchers establish scientific link between acne treatment and depression
...rly 1980s there have been controversial reports of depression and suicidal behaviour that may have occurred in some people taking Roaccutane. This has led to the drug's manufacturers, Roche, including a warning in the product information that taking the medication may cause depression, psychosis and suicidal ...Exercise improves quality of life for patients with severe chronic pulmonary hypertension
... Reduced exercise ability in PH is associated with depression and anxiety disorders, Grnig said. Researchers evaluated the effects of exercise and respiratory training in 30 patients (21 female), average age 50, with severe chronic PH who were stable for at least three months. Patients were randomly assigned...Breathing problems during sleep increase risk of depression
...ly more likely to develop depression, with odds of depression increasing as breathing disorders becomes more sev...ing the day. Previous studies have suggested that depression improves when sleep-related breathing disorder is treated, indicating that these two common conditio...Weight worries affect women's motivation to stay smoke-free after pregnancy
...icine. "We want to understand how factors, such as depression or the baby blues, and weight concerns, might affect women's motivations to smoke after delivery. "Weight concerns are a prevalent problem among American women, and can affect women who have recently given birth." Dr. Levine continues. "In women wh...Study of twins finds genetic link to fatigue
...edicine) found that although disabling fatigue and depression occur together, they have different genetic and environmental causes. Participants were identified from the University's Cardiff Study of All Wales and North West of England twins. Parents of 1,468 twins and 930 older twin pairs took part in the s...New SSRI effective for the treatment of moderate-to-severe premature ejaculation
...undertreated, SSRIs, which were developed to treat depression and other psychiatric disorders, are being increasingly used as unlicensed treatments for premature ejaculation based on their side-effect of delayed ejaculation. However, these drugs can have drawbacks such as psychiatric problems, skin reactions, c...Nobel Laureate keynote speaker at conference on nanomedicine, geriatric care, brain injury
...cine in the genomic era, image-guided therapy, and depression in older adults. Traumatic Brain Injury will be addressed both days by such speakers as Ross D. Zafonte, DO, professor and chair of the Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation at the University of Pittsburgh Medical School, speaking on c...Depression, risky sex behavior linked in African-American youth
...veals that African American teens with symptoms of depression are more than four times likely to engage in risky...is means that clinicians should assess symptoms of depression in African American patients as an indicator of future sexual risk, and HIV intervention programs sh...Hopkins-led study finds that chronic form of depression runs in families
... close relatives developed chronic severe unipolar depression when they were young will have it, too, according ...or children of people diagnosed with chronic major depression before the age of 31 have a 2.52-to-1 chance of also having the disorder. Moreover, first-degree rel...Women on oxygen therapy for COPD more likely to die than men
...PD, women had almost three times the prevalence of depression as men (38 percent versus 13 percent) and twice the prevalence of fat-free body mass depletion (40 percent versus 20 percent). While we do not know whether these complications were increased in the study by Dr. Machado and colleagues, it is plausible...Bipolar disorder exacts twice depression's toll in workplace
...ed to 27.2 for major depression. Even though major depression is more than six times as prevalent, bipolar disor...o 225 million workdays and $36.6 billion for major depression annually in the United States. About three-fourths of bipolar respondents had experienced depress...Depressed patients experience excessive inflammation during stressful situations
ATLANTA--Individuals with major depression have an exaggerated inflammatory response to psych...stress in depressed patients may be a link between depression and other diseases, including heart disease, as well as contributing to depression itself. Result...