Chronic Depression: Disease or Charcter Flaw?

A major survey on depression symptoms from the National Mental Health Association (NMHA), released in july 2001, revealed a dramatic degree of progress in public understanding. Yet even amid this promising trend, the survey sheds light on the difficulties faced by millions of people striving to manage this sometimes chronic,... Read More

The Patients Guide to Vagus Nerve Stimulation and Depression

INTRODUCTION Everybody has a story. My story is the one I know best and can write about. It is not a memoir of chemical dependency or self-abuse. Those subjects have been written about many times. This is a story of my winning battle against depression and... Read More

Depression in Teenagers: Now What Can We Do?

No doubt you have seen the recent news headlines about a federal panel that recommended to the FDA that anti-depressant medications carry the strongest possible warning label for use in children and teenagers. This recommendation to the FDA shook the medical community, especially those who work with depressed young people.... Read More

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome And Depression Are Not The Same Thing!

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is a very misunderstood illness and this is perhaps why there are so many myths about it. Perhaps the most common myth about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome is that it is effectively a mental condition, and another name for depression. ... Read More

New Treatment for Chronic Depression

Vagus Nerve Stimulation for Chronic Treatment-Resistant Depression About Vagus Nerve Stimulation VNS is not brain surgery, although it is a treatment that affects the function of the brain. Vagus Nerve Stimulation uses specific stimulation of the vagus nerve to send stimulation to specific parts of the brain that are involved... Read More

ADHD and Depression -- More Common Than Thought

"Thanks for Noticin' Me" says Eeyore. He walks slowly. He looks sad. He doesn't accomplish much. He's just glad to be noticed. This is Eeyore, the stuffed donkey who is so often in need of his tail being pinned back on. Eeyore is a good picture of life is like... Read More

5 Tips to Reduce Depression

While war and poor economic conditions begin to affect people all over the world, more and more people suffer with depression. The more we focus on news events and the business climate, the more we are depressed. Whatever the reason you feel is the cause of your depression, the following... Read More

7 Things You Can Do Immediately To Ease Depression

1. Get out now and walk fifteen minutes. It will get your feet moving and help you feel you are at least able to do something.2. Go immediately and be with someone who loves you. It will give you the feeling that you are wanted.3. Religious? Say a prayer. Ask... Read More

Is it ADHD or is it Depression?

During the assessment process it is of great importance for the physician or clinician to consider other possible causes of inattention, impulsivity, or hyperactivity in your child, or teen, or yourself. In fact, this is probably the most important element of a good assessment. There are several possible causes of... Read More

St Johns Wort and Depression

The bright yellow flower of the St Johns Wort (hypericum perforatum) with it's ray-like petals, represents the power of the sun that forces away the darkness. This already points to the anti-depressant effects of the St Johns Wort which are highly respected, even in conventional medicine.St. John's Wort, a perennial... Read More

Low Vitamin D Tied to Depression in Older Adults
Washington Post, United States - 10 hours ago
The Dutch study, published in the May issue ofArchives of General Psychiatry, supports previous speculation by researchers that vitamin D, depression and ...
Vitamin D Use Linked to Lower Mortality in Kidney Patients U.S. News & World Report
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TV Lookout: highlights (and lowlights) for May 18-24
The Associated Press - 7 hours ago
For an illness shared by so many, clinical depression should be better understood and more openly addressed. Even so, a social stigma and shame is still ...

Poll: Many see "depression" in US economy
Bizjournals.com, NC - 14 hours ago
Many of the voters in a recent informal Los Angeles Business from bizjournals poll said they saw the economy currently in a "depression". ...

There's danger in dismissing report linking teen marijuana use and ...
Sun-Sentinel.com, FL - 4 hours ago
... teens: Frequent pot smokers are twice as likely to suffer depression and anxiety and 40 percent more likely to develop mental disorders later in life, ...

Mothers' Depression Linked To Young Children's Injuries
Science Daily (press release) - May 15, 2008
The study's findings, published May 14 in the Advanced Access edition of the Journal of Pediatric Psychology, suggest that proper treatment for depression ...

Shedding light on depression
Concord Journal,  USA - 13 hours ago
By Kerri Roche/Staff Writer Newton native Julie Totten already lost one family member to the dark, consuming world of depression and wants to try to save ...

R-5 helps teen fight off depression, line up future full of ...
Grand Junction Sentinel, CO - 6 hours ago
As a 15-year-old, Bradford began living with her aunt and fighting back depression that would keep her in bed for days. But the only issue now for the ...

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Tropical depression 'Cosme' intensifies slightly
ABS CBN News, Philippines - May 15, 2008
Tropical depression "Cosme" strengthened slightly as it continued to batter Oriental Mindoro, according to weather bureau Philippine Atmospheric, ...
‘Cosme’ maintains strength but remains stationary GMA news.tv
2 tropical depressions to induce more rains Inquirer.net
Cyclone Watch: Tropical Depression ‘Cosme’ ABS CBN News
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Major Depression Study Shows Success of Long-Term Treatment
Psychiatric News, CA - 18 hours ago
Another report from TADS finds that continuing depression treatment—regardless of modality—helps more adolescent patients. Most patients who achieved a ...

Cornbread: Great Depression staple in Japan
Delta Farm Press, NE - 20 hours ago
My dad was born in the early 1920s and grew up on a briar patch of a farm in Leon County, Texas, in the midst of the Great Depression. ...

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Senate Finance Committee Delays FDA Approval of Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy for Depression