Depression (mood)

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In the fields of psychology and psychiatry, the terms depression or depressed refer to sadness and other related emotions and behaviors. It can be thought of as either a disease or a syndrome.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) states that a depressed mood is often reported as feeling sad, helpless, and hopeless. In traditional colloquy, "depressed" is often synonymous with "sad," but both clinical depression and non-clinical depression can also refer to a conglomeration of more than one feeling.

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Grinch likely depressed, suffers from lack of love, joy, expert says (w/ Video)

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Dec 08, 2009 | 5 / 5 (6) | 3

(PhysOrg.com) -- Being irritable, grumpy and seeking social isolation are also hallmarks of depression, and could explain the Grinch's disdain for the Who -- the tall and the small -- his mistreatment of his dog Max and, ...

TRMM sees 05B winding down off the Sri Lanka coast

Space & Earth / Earth Sciences

22 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Tropical Depression 05B is dissipating on the east coast of Sri Lanka today and over the next couple of days, but not before bringing some moderate and heavy rain over the next couple of days to some areas ...

Cognitive therapy key to tackling depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Dec 14, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- New research from The University of Western Ontario shows why people suffering from depression may have a far greater hope of finding lasting relief by receiving cognitive therapy, rather than simply taking ...

Witnesses to bullying may face more mental health risks than bullies and victims

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Dec 14, 2009 | not rated yet | 0

Students who watch as their peers endure the verbal or physical abuses of another student could become as psychologically distressed, if not more so, by the events than the victims themselves, new research suggests.

Most antidepressants miss key target of clinical depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Dec 08, 2009 | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

A key brain protein called monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) - is highly elevated during clinical depression yet is unaffected by treatment with commonly used antidepressants, according to an important study published today in ...

Mastery of physical goals lessens disease-related depression and fatigue

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6 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

Physical activity is known to reduce depression and fatigue in people struggling with chronic illness. A new study indicates that this effect stems from an individual's sense of mastery over - or belief in ...

Psychologist to examine childhood depression

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7 hours ago | 4 / 5 (1) | 0

Research by Binghamton University psychologist Brandon Gibb could provide new weapons for the fight against childhood depression. Working with colleagues around the country, he hopes to identify the causes of mental-health ...

Book demystifies psychiatry for the general public

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

Dec 14, 2009 | 4.5 / 5 (2) | 0

Psychiatric disorders are underdiagnosed, poorly treated and highly stigmatized, according to psychiatrists Charles F. Zorumski, M.D., and Eugene H. Rubin, M.D., Ph.D. So these Washington University physicians ...