Physicians speak out on depression
This is a pretty interesting survey of physicians in regards to depression. Rarely do you get to read about how physicians feel about treating depression. The first link provides a narrative to a...
View ArticleWhite male vets have higher suicide rates
There is allot of news about our veterans in the news this week. I stumbled across this article from MedPageToday.com. Some scary statistics here: As a group, white men who served in the U.S. armed...
View ArticleMemory problems associated with anxiety and depression
Researchers from Rush University have found that those who suffer from depression and anxiety often have memory lapses. The researchers are trying to predict early signs of Alzheimer’s disease. They...
View ArticleAnxiety affects obesity surgery
Obese people considering gastric bypass surgery should also be screened for anxiety and/or depression. According to a a new study published on Thursday, people with anxiety and depression lost less...
View ArticlePsychotic depression
This is an article written by Dr. James Potash that appears on abcnews.com. This article describes psychotic depression and a study conducted by Johns Hopkins that involves 4,700 people with a mood...
View ArticleLarge study on antidepressant use among children and adolescents
Duke University is launching a a large study to learn about the role of antidepressants in the treatment of children and adolescents. The first study to be conducted under the CAPTN umbrella is ASK, a...
View ArticleDepression and Suicide Among U.S. Veterans
I found this article at News-Medical.net. The article goes into some detail about depression and suicide among veterans. The study was from 1999-2004 and in that period 1683 people committed suicide....
View ArticleDoes Depression Shrink Your Brain?
A news article from ABCNews. Study finds patients with depression have a smaller hippocampus then those without depression. Now the question is, does depression cause your hippocampus to shrink? Or are...
View ArticleSouth Dakota and Depression
Researchers believe that the activity levels and the amount of time spent outdoors contribute to the lower rates of depression in South Dakota. Interestingly South Dakota’s suicide rates are not...
View ArticleSuicide Rates Continue To Climb
L.A. Times article notes U.S. Suicide rate has climbed since 1999. Public health officials unsure as why the rate continues to climb. After falling for more than a decade, the U.S. suicide rate has...
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