News tagged with depressive symptoms
Mother's depression a risk factor in childhood asthma symptoms, study suggests
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 19, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Maternal depression can worsen asthma symptoms in their children, according to research from Johns Hopkins Children's Center published online in the Journal of Pediatric Psychology.
Light at night linked to symptoms of depression in mice
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Oct 21, 2009 |
4 / 5 (7) |
2
Too much light at night can lead to symptoms of depression, according to a new study in mice. Researchers found that mice housed in a lighted room 24 hours a day exhibited more depressive symptoms than did similar mice that ...
Processed, high-fat foods linked with depression
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2009 |
3 / 5 (6) |
3
(PhysOrg.com) -- People who eat a diet laden with processed and high-fat foods may put themselves at greater risk of depression, according to UCL (University College London) research published today.
Motivational 'women-only' cardiac rehab improves symptoms of depression
Nov 17, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Depressive symptoms improved among women with coronary heart disease who participated in a motivationally-enhanced cardiac rehabilitation program exclusively for women, according to research presented at the American Heart ...
Depressed pregnant women could be at higher risk for severe response to flu infection
Oct 28, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- Pregnant women with significant symptoms of depression tend to have a stronger biological reaction to the seasonal flu vaccine than do women with lower depression levels, according to a new study.
Feeling down and out could break your heart, literally
Mar 09, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
1
New data published in the March 17, 2009, issue of the Journal of the American College of Cardiology suggest that relatively healthy women with severe depression are at increased risk of cardiac events, including sudden cardia ...
Heart Hazards of Woeful Wives
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 05, 2009 |
2 / 5 (2) |
1
(PhysOrg.com) -- Women in strained marriages are more likely to feel depressed and suffer high blood pressure, obesity and other signs of "metabolic syndrome," a group of risk factors for heart disease, stroke and diabetes, ...
Depression linked with accumulation of visceral fat
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 28, 2009 |
4.7 / 5 (3) |
0
Numerous studies have shown that depression is associated with an increased risk of heart disease, but exactly how has never been clear.
Discrimination takes its toll on Black women
Nov 04, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Racial discrimination is a major threat to African American women's mental health. It undermines their view of themselves as masters of their own life circumstances and makes them less psychologically resilient and more prone ...
Few friends combined with loneliness linked to poor mental and physical health for elderly
Mar 18, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
0
Although not having many close friends contributes to poorer health for many older adults, those who also feel lonely face even greater health risks, research at the University of Chicago suggests. Older people who are able ...
Diagnoses of fatigue in primary care patients
Oct 26, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Patients who visit their family doctors for fatigue have a wide range of diagnoses yet the prevalence of serious illness was low, according to a Dutch study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
Workplace bullying is associated with sleep disturbances
Sep 01, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
1
A study in the Sept.1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that current or past exposure to workplace bullying is associated with increased sleep disturbances. Associations also were found between observed bullying and sleep ...
Regular exercise reduces depressive symptoms, improves self-esteem in overweight children
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 18, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
Less than an hour of daily exercise reduces depressive symptoms and improves self esteem in overweight children, Medical College of Georgia researchers say.
Vitamin D may not be the answer to feeling SAD
Mar 17, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
A lack of Vitamin D, due to reduced sunlight, has been linked to depression and the symptoms of Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), but research by the University of Warwick shows there is no clear link between the levels ...
Early family depression has lasting effects on teens, young adults
Dec 23, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
The country's economic crisis could have lasting effects on children from families that fall into poverty, according to a new paper by researchers from Iowa State University's Institute for Social and Behavioral Research.
