http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (AP) -- A Canadian woman on long-term sick leave for depression says she lost her benefits because her insurance agent found photos of her on Facebook in which she appeared to be having fun. http://www.physorg.com/news178121777.html Technology Sun, 22 Nov 2009 14:16:58 EST news178121777 Rush University Medical Center has opened the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic to offer patients suffering from major depression a safe, effective, non-drug treatment. TMS therapy is the first FDA-approved, non-invasive antidepressant device-based treatment clinically proven for treatment of depression. http://www.physorg.com/news176651059.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Nov 2009 13:49:05 EST news176651059 Contrary to the findings of some studies, new research indicates that augmenting antidepressant therapy with an omega-3 fatty acid supplement does not result in improvement in levels of depression in patients with coronary heart disease, according to a study in the October 21 issue of JAMA. http://www.physorg.com/news175275685.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 17:20:01 EST news175275685 Depression in older cancer patients can be effectively treated with collaborative approach in primary-care settings. http://www.physorg.com/news175271171.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:50:08 EST news175271171 (PhysOrg.com) -- Researchers conducted a study at 9 sites in the U.S. with 375 people suffering from major depression. The testing takes about 15 minutes and could help people suffering from depression find fast relief. http://www.physorg.com/news172846289.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Sep 2009 13:52:20 EST news172846289 (PhysOrg.com) -- It is a long, slow slog to treat major depression. Many antidepressant medications are available, but no single biomarker or diagnostic test exists to predict which one is right for an individual. As a result, for more than half of all patients, the first drug prescribed doesn't work, and it can take months to figure out what does. http://www.physorg.com/news171807856.html Medicine & Health Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:40:03 EST news171807856 (PhysOrg.com) -- The nation`s home foreclosure epidemic may be taking its toll on Americans' health as well as their wallets. Nearly half of people studied while undergoing foreclosure reported depressive symptoms, and 37 percent met screening criteria for major depression, according to new University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine research published online this week in the American Journal of Public Health. Many also reported an inability to afford prescription drugs, and skipping meals. The authors say their findings should serve as a call for policy makers to tie health interventions into their response to the nation`s ongoing housing crisis. http://www.physorg.com/news169830152.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:20:02 EST news169830152 Pioneering therapeutic trials to investigate the effectiveness of deep brain stimulation (DBS) in hard-to-treat depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and Tourette's syndrome are underway at multiple medical centers around the world, according to a review in the June 2009 issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. http://www.physorg.com/news165494463.html Medicine & Health Mon, 29 Jun 2009 11:41:59 EST news165494463 Research co-led by an academic at the University of Hertfordshire, concludes that Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) is of no value in schizophrenia and has limited effect on depression. http://www.physorg.com/news165230967.html Medicine & Health Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:29:48 EST news165230967 Old standby Zoloft? Late-model Lexapro? New antidepressants might be no more effective than the best existing drugs, according to two new systematic reviews that compared 12 commonly used medications. http://www.physorg.com/news160830938.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 May 2009 12:16:49 EST news160830938 (PhysOrg.com) -- People with severe and recurrent depression could benefit from a new form of therapy that combines ancient forms of meditation with modern cognitive behaviour therapy, early-stage research by Oxford University psychologists suggests. http://www.physorg.com/news159550358.html Medicine & Health Tue, 21 Apr 2009 16:33:33 EST news159550358 A study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics suggests that single-family and multi-family therapy may benefit hospitalized patients with major depression, and may help the partners of the patients to become aware of the patient's improvement more quickly. http://www.physorg.com/news158309982.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Apr 2009 08:00:05 EST news158309982 A history of major depression increases the risk of heart disease over and above any genetic risks common to depression and heart disease, according to researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the VA. The findings are reported this week at the annual meeting of the American Psychosomatic Society this week in Chicago. http://www.physorg.com/news155413857.html Medicine & Health Wed, 04 Mar 2009 18:31:27 EST news155413857 A statistical modeling study suggests that problems with alcohol abuse may lead to an increased risk of depression, as opposed to the reverse model in which individuals with depression self-medicate with alcohol, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://www.physorg.com/news155240528.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Mar 2009 18:22:36 EST news155240528 (PhysOrg.com) -- Women on welfare who suffer from social anxiety find it harder to work -and leave welfare -than women without the disorder, according to a new University of Michigan study. http://www.physorg.com/news150649318.html Medicine & Health Thu, 08 Jan 2009 15:01:58 EST news150649318 A new universal test to predict the risk of someone succumbing to major depression has been developed by UCL (University College London) researchers. The online tool, predictD, could eventually be used by family doctors and local clinics to identify those at risk of depression for whom prevention might be most useful. http://www.physorg.com/news147446295.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Dec 2008 13:18:15 EST news147446295 New research provides support for the use of St. John's wort extracts in treating major depression. A Cochrane Systematic Review backs up previous research that showed the plant extract is effective in treating mild to moderate depressive disorders. http://www.physorg.com/news142656014.html Medicine & Health Wed, 08 Oct 2008 03:40:14 EST news142656014