News tagged with severe depression
New therapy gives hope for very severe depression
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 02, 2009 |
5 / 5 (2) |
4
Thanks to a new method there is a reason for hope for patients with very severe depression. German physicians at the University Clinics of Bonn and Cologne have treated ten patients with deep brain stimulation. ...
New treatment for the chronically depressed
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 01, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
(PhysOrg.com) -- A University of Adelaide study has found that mild and repeated doses of magnetic brain stimulation can be an effective treatment for chronic depression.
Antidepressants aid electroconvulsive therapy in treating severe depression
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jul 06, 2009 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Combining antidepressant drugs with electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) does a better job of reducing symptoms of severe depression and causes less memory loss than using ECT alone, according to a new study by researchers at ...
Irritability should be considered when diagnosing bipolar disorder in children
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 24, 2009 |
4 / 5 (1) |
0
A new study from Bradley Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, as well as two other institutions, adds to mounting evidence that clinicians consider irritability as a symptom when diagnosing pediatric ...
Search results for severe depression
Depression not discussed during rheumatoid arthritis doctor visits
Feb 01, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the most common chronic inflammatory arthritis, are twice as likely as other individuals to experience depression. Although depression in primary care has been well studied, no studies ...
Study confirms link between mothers' depression, young children's injuries
May 14, 2008 |
5 / 5 (1) |
0
Infants and toddlers whose mothers are severely depressed are almost three times more likely to suffer accidental injuries than other children in the same age group, according to a new study. The study’s findings, published ...
A link between antidepressants and type 2 diabetes
Medicine & Health / Medications
Mar 25, 2008 |
4.6 / 5 (9) |
1
While analyzing data from Saskatchewan health databases, Lauren Brown, researcher with the U of A’s School of Public Health, found people with a history of depression had a 30 per cent increased risk of type 2 Diabetes.
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 ...
Hormones increase frequency of inherited form of migraine in women
Dec 22, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Familial hemiplegic migraine (FHM) is an inherited form of severe migraine that is accompanied by visual disturbances known as aura. As with other types of migraine, it affects women more frequently than men. Most cases of ...
Elderly suicide risk after previous attempts varies by sex
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 28, 2009 |
not rated yet |
0
In older age groups, repeated suicide attempts constitute an increased risk for completed suicide in depressed women, while severe attempts constitute an increased risk for depressed men. Researchers writing in the open access ...
Depression: the symptoms in children are not like in adults
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Mar 14, 2008 |
4.5 / 5 (6) |
0
Depression is not always manifested in children as dejection and anhedonia. Depending on the age of the child, the dominant features may be weeping, irritability or defiance, as explained by Prof. Claudia Mehler-Wex and Dr. ...
Less than 50 percent of men and women with depression see a doctor for treatment
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Sep 30, 2009 |
not rated yet |
1
Less than half of men and women in Ontario who may be suffering from depression see a doctor to treat their potentially debilitating condition, according to a new women's health study by researchers at St. Michael's Hospital ...
Antidepressants do work in depression while evidence for CBT is poorer say experts
May 06, 2008 |
3.5 / 5 (4) |
1
A new revision of clinical guidelines to help doctors manage patients with depression has challenged the rationale behind the UK government’s policy of rolling out of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for milder depression.
Depression during pregnancy can double risk of preterm delivery
Oct 23, 2008 |
not rated yet |
0
Depressed pregnant women have twice the risk of preterm delivery than pregnant women with no symptoms of depression, according to a new study by the Kaiser Permanente Division of Research. The study is published online in ...
List of search results for severe depression
