News tagged with treating depression


Log on to beat the Black Dog (w/Video)

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

In a discovery that could lead to new treatment approaches for depression, researchers from the University of New South Wales (UNSW) have shown that internet-based therapy programs are as effective as face-to-face therapies ...





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ACPM recommends primary care have systems in place for screening and treating depression

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 06, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

The American College of Preventive Medicine (ACPM) supports the recommendations of the US Preventive Services Task Force (USPSTF) that primary care providers should screen all adults for depression, and further recommends ...


Spirituality protects against depression better than church attendance

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 23, 2008 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (21) | comments 8

Those who worship a higher power often do so in different ways. Whether they are active in their religious community, or prefer to simply pray or meditate, new research out of Temple University suggests that a person's religiousness ...


Effectively managing pain with depression

Medicine & Health / Research

created May 26, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pain, the most common reason for adults to visit a primary care physician, and depression, the most frequent mental complaint requiring a doctor's appointment, occur together as often as half the time.


St. John's wort relieves symptoms of major depression

Medicine & Health / Diseases

created Oct 08, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (10) | comments 0

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 ...


Depression not discussed during rheumatoid arthritis doctor visits

Medicine & Health / Other

created Feb 01, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 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 ...


Treating Depression in Pregnancy

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 1

A new report from the American Psychiatric Association (APA) and the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, which is published by Elsevier in the September-October 2009 issue of General Hospital Psychiatry, explores ...


Rheumatoid arthritis is associated with poor sleep in women

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 10, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Symptoms of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) negatively affect women's sleep, according to new research. Sleep is further impaired by pain, depression and poor adherence to RA medications.


Are older antidepressants better for depression in Parkinson's disease?

Medicine & Health / Research

created Dec 17, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

A new study shows that antidepressant drugs which only affect serotonin, often used as first choice treatments, may not be best for depression in people with Parkinson's disease. The new research is published in the December ...


A call for standardized measurement of outcomes in depression treatment

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created Jun 10, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers are calling on clinicians to adopt a standardized measurement of outcomes when treating depression. The commentary was published in the June edition of Primary Psychiatry.


Depression linked to subsequent pregnancy in black teens

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created Mar 03, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

African American adolescent mothers who have symptoms of depression may be more likely to have a subsequent pregnancy within two years of giving birth, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of Pediatrics & ...



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