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Health News - Depression

Early Identification And Treatment Of Postpartum Depression Can Limit Or Prevent Debilitating Effects
The epigenetic modifications, which alter the way genes function without changing the underlying DNA sequence, can apparently be detected in the blood of pregnant women during any trimester, potentially providing a simple way to foretell depression in the weeks after giving birth, and an opportunity to intervene before symptoms become debilitating... (Medical News Today)

Heart Condition Induced By Stress, Anxiety, Treated With Antidepressant
A drug commonly used to treat depression and anxiety may improve a stress-related heart condition in people with stable coronary heart disease, according to researchers at Duke Medicine... (Medical News Today)

Risk Of Adult Obesity Increased By Maltreatment In Childhood
Children who have suffered maltreatment are 36% more likely to be obese in adulthood compared to non-maltreated children, according to a new study by King's College London. The authors estimate that the prevention or effective treatment of 7 cases of child maltreatment could avoid 1 case of adult obesity... (Medical News Today)

Identifying Risk Factors For Depression Among COPD Patients
Patients suffering from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) typically suffer from depression more frequently than those without COPD, resulting in higher levels of disability and illness and increasing the overall healthcare burden for the COPD population... (Medical News Today)

Suicide Can Be Contagious Among Teens
Suicide can be contagious, especially among teenagers, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). The research suggests that one person's suicide can influence another person's suicidal thoughts or behavior, and this is particularly seen among younger adolescents... (Medical News Today)

Treating Sleep Apnea In Prediabetes Improves Glucose Levels
Optimal treatment of sleep apnea in patients with prediabetes improves blood sugar (glucose) levels and thus can reduce cardiometabolic risk, according to a study presented at the American Thoracic Society International Conference May 17-22, 2013 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania... (Medical News Today)

Ketamine Associated With Rapid Antidepressant Effect In Largest Clinical Trial To Date
Patients with treatment-resistant major depression saw dramatic improvement in their illness after treatment with ketamine, an anesthetic, according to the largest ketamine clinical trial to-date led by researchers from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai... (Medical News Today)

Link Between Depression And A Nearly Doubled Stroke Risk In Middle-Aged Women
Depressed middle-aged women have almost double the risk of having a stroke, according to research published in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. In a 12-year Australian study of 10,547 women 47-52 years old, researchers found that depressed women had a 2.4 times increased risk of stroke compared to those who weren't depressed... (Medical News Today)

Depressive Symptoms Are Linked To Early Death In Cancer Survivors
Depressed cancer survivors are twice as likely to die prematurely than those who do not suffer from depression, irrespective of the cancer site. That's according to a new study, by Floortje Mols and colleagues, from Tilburg University in The Netherlands. Their work is published online in Springer's Journal of Cancer Survivorship... (Medical News Today)

Depression Doubles Risk Of Stroke In Middle-Aged Women
Depression doubles the risk of having a stroke in middle-aged women, according to a new study in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. The research, a 12-year examination of 10,547 Australian females between the ages of 47 and 52 years old, showed that depressed women had a 2.4 times higher likelihood of stroke than those who were not suffering from depression... (Medical News Today)

Study Of Traumatic Brain Injury, Suicide Risk In Deployed Military Personnel
JAMA Psychiatry Study Highlights A study by Craig J. Bryan, Psy.D., A.B.P.P., of the National Center for Veterans Studies, Salt Lake City, Utah, suggests that suicide risk is higher among military personnel with more lifetime traumatic brain injuries (TBIs)... (Medical News Today)

Depressed Patients Have As Many Goals As Healthy People, But Describe Them In Vague Terms
People suffering from clinical depression express personal goals and reasons for their attainment or failure in less specific terms than people without the disorder... (Medical News Today)

Serotonin And REM Sleep Linked To Depression
All mammals sleep, as do birds and some insects. However, how this basic function is regulated by the brain remains unclear. According to a new study by researchers from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute, a brain region called the lateral habenula plays a central role in the regulation of REM sleep... (Medical News Today)

Body Clocks Of Depressed People Out Of Sync With The World
Every cell in our bodies runs on a 24-hour clock, tuned to the night-day, light-dark cycles that have ruled us since the dawn of humanity. The brain acts as timekeeper, keeping the cellular clock in sync with the outside world so that it can govern our appetites, sleep, moods and much more... (Medical News Today)

Exercise-Induced Generation Of New Neurons Mediated By Serotonin
Mice that exercise in running wheels exhibit increased neurogenesis in the brain. Crucial to this process is serotonin signaling. These are the findings of a study by researchers at the Max Delbruck Center Berlin-Buch. Surprisingly, mice lacking brain serotonin due to a genetic mutation exhibited normal baseline neurogenesis... (Medical News Today)

Guidance For Clinicians On Prescribing Exercise For Depressed Patients
Exercise has been shown to be an effective treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), both when used alone and in combination with other treatments. There's now sufficient research data to provide specific guidance on how to prescribe exercise for depressed patients, according to a report in the May Journal of Psychiatric Practice®... (Medical News Today)

Study Examines Use Of Creative Arts Therapies Among Patients With Cancer
JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Creative arts therapies (CATs) can improve anxiety, depression, pain symptoms and quality of life among cancer patients, although the effect was reduced during follow-up in a study by Timothy W. Puetz, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., and colleagues... (Medical News Today)

Routine Screening For Depression Not Recommended For Adults With No Apparent Symptoms Of Depression
New guidelines from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care For adults with no apparent symptoms of depression, routine screening is not recommended in primary care settings because of the lack of high-quality evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for depression, according to new evidence-based guidelines from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Ca... (Medical News Today)

Depression In Adulthood May Be Linked To Parental Addictions During Childhood
The offspring of parents who were addicted to drugs or alcohol are more likely to be depressed in adulthood, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers... (Medical News Today)

Postpartum Depression More Likely After Unintended Pregnancy
Women with unintended pregnancy are four times more likely to suffer from postpartum depression at twelve months postpartum, suggests a new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology... (Medical News Today)

Brain Function Altered By Nerve Stimulation For Severe Depression
For nearly a decade, doctors have used an implanted electronic stimulator to treat severe depression in people who don't respond to standard antidepressant therapy. Now, preliminary brain scan studies conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St... (Medical News Today)

New More Precise Method Of Performing Electroconvulsive Therapy
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective acute treatment for severe major depression. However, even with newer forms of ECT, there remains a significant risk of adverse cognitive effects, particularly memory problems... (Medical News Today)

Health Status Surveys Can Improve A Heart Patients' Quality Of Life
Completing a quality-of-life questionnaire at a healthcare provider's office could help patients live longer and live better, according to a new scientific statement published in Circulation, a journal of the American Heart Association. In the statement, the association urges healthcare providers to assess their patients' cardiovascular health by using standardized patient surveys... (Medical News Today)

Link Between Anti-Depressants And Clostridium difficile Infection
Certain types of anti-depressants have been linked to an increase in the risk of Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) finds a study in BioMed Central's open access journal BMC Medicine. Awareness of this link should improve identification and early treatment of CDI... (Medical News Today)

Study Of Stress On Brain Cells Offers Clues To New Anti-Depressant Drugs
Research from King's College London reveals the detailed mechanism behind how stress hormones reduce the number of new brain cells - a process considered to be linked to depression... (Medical News Today)

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