Depression Treatment

The Masculine Mystique and Male Depression: Embracing Your Vocation of Destiny

Jed Diamond | Posted 05.23.2012

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It doesn't take social science research to prove that men are angry and depressed. One measure of this trend is the increase in the rates of homicide and suicide we see in males.

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Predicting Treatment Response in Major Depression: The Use of Biosignatures

Maria A. Oquendo, M.D. | Posted 05.14.2012

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A new national study on "biosignatures" for depression treatment is groundbreaking in its approach and sophistication; it could usher in a new frontier of brain science.

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'The Moment I Knew Was Depressed'

Therese Borchard | Posted 04.19.2012

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There was never a moment when I said to myself, "Self, it's been two months since you haven't been your cheery self, and if the Zoloft ad on TV is any indication of what depression feels like, you are certainly a sad egg who can't -- or doesn't want to -- catch that damn butterfly."

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Hey Guys, Are You In Denial About Depression?

Jed Diamond | Posted 05.23.2012

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More and more often I found I was having fantasies of running away from it all. I'd see myself getting in my car and just driving into the sunset.

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Are These Drugs Over Prescribed And Under Delivering?

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 05.28.2012

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When it comes to benefits, psychiatric medications hold their own when compared with general medical medications in the treatment of a great number of diseases that affect so many people.

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Shock Therapy 'Riddle' Solved By Brain Scientists

Posted 03.20.2012

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By: Rachael Rettner, MyHealthNewsDaily Staff Writer Published: 03/19/2012 03:04 PM EDT on MyHealthNewsDaily While "shock therapy" has been used ...

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Do Antidepressants Work Just As Well As Placebos?

Reuters | Amy Norton | Posted 02.21.2012

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By Amy Norton NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Neither antidepressants nor "talk therapy" were able to outperform inactive placebo pills in a...

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One In Four Women Are Using What?

HuffingtonPost.com | Katherine Bindley | Posted 11.16.2011

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When it comes to feeling depressed or anxious, or inattentive, women are more likely to take prescription medication than men, according to a new repo...

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The Depression Epidemic In The Elderly

Rose Madden-Baer, MSN, MSHA | Posted 12.29.2011

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We must insist that health professionals, especially primary care physicians treating the elderly, assess their patients for depression and consider new ways of treating the illness.

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What to Do When You're Blue

Deepak Chopra | Posted 12.12.2011

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Depression remains mysterious, and those who suffer from it tend to hide their condition... When you're in the throes of depression, it's hard to escape the feeling that you are a failure and that the future is hopeless.

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Beating Late-Life Depression

Richard W. Besdine, M.D. | Posted 08.01.2011

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The good news is that with the appropriate medication and/or psychotherapy, 80 percent of depressed older adults will improve.

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Feeling Depressed? Pay Attention To The Good Days

Mary Darling Montero, LCSW | Posted 11.17.2011

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Strengths hide in even the most difficult days -- days when we can't even identify having felt a little less down. At the end of such a day, the question to ask is this: How did you get through the day?

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Treating Depression The Old-Fashioned Way

Lloyd I. Sederer, MD | Posted 05.25.2011

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The question for a person with depression, then, is what are you willing to do to feel better, to be able to feel energy and hope again in your life?

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5 Tips to Avoid Depression In College

US News and World Report | Posted 05.25.2011

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For many freshmen, watching their parents drive away on the first day of college is a moment of unabashed excitement over the newfound sense of freedo...

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9 Ways To Support Someone With Depression (PHOTOS)

Health.com | Posted 05.25.2011

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When someone you know and love is clinically depressed, you want to be there for that person. Still, keep in mind that your friend or loved one has ...

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New Advances In Treating Depression

Marina Picciotto, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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There have been advances in what we know about depression and how to treat it. A new way to identify medicines is to use fish to screen rapidly through chemicals that act like existing antidepressants.

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The Cost Of Depression

Robert Leahy, Ph.D. | Posted 05.25.2011

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The cost of depression (lost productivity and increased medical expenses) is $83 billion each year which exceeds the costs of the war in Afghanistan.

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Can Psychedelic Drugs Treat Depression?

Health.com | Anne Harding | Posted 11.17.2011

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Pamela Sakuda, 57, was anxious and depressed. After two years of intensive chemotherapy for late-stage colon cancer, and having outlived her prognos...

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Cognitive Behavior Therapy: Myths and Realities

Judith S. Beck, Ph.D. | Posted 11.17.2011

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For clients to improve, they need to understand themselves well. The answers are related to what they are thinking at the moment. Gaining this insight is essential but insufficient.

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AOL News | Posted 05.25.2011

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A study published in this week's Archives of Internal Medicine evaluated 931 men and women, none of whom were taking antidepressant medication. Those ...

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Depression Treatment: 7 Ways to Beat Depression If You're Unemployed

Therese Borchard | Posted 11.17.2011

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According to a recent study published in the International Journal of Epidemiology, unemployment is a major risk factor for depression. Here are 12 steps to bust your depression when you're unemployed.

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Depression and My Lifesavers

Susan Polis Schutz | Posted 11.17.2011

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My own life was filled with so much love and joy that when depression struck, it was like a prison door slamming shut and I was being placed in an isolation cell.

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Accessing Faith Through Treating Depression

Dr. Paula Bloom | Posted 11.17.2011

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Faith and spirituality can be powerful sources of strength, happiness and meaning. It may be, however, that no amount of prayer or faith can help you get out of a depression.

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Clinical Data Gets App Nod For Depression Drug

AP | Posted 11.17.2011

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NEWTON, Mass. — Federal regulators have accepted an application for a depression drug marketed by Clinical Data Inc., the company said Monday. ...

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It's Loneliness, Not Depression

Giles Slade | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: Isolation, Social Media, Neuroscience, Depression, Depression Treatment, Social Networking, Robert Putnam, Women's Health, Science, Psychology, Bowling Alone, Social Capital, Medicine, The Inner Life, Healthy Living News

Loneliness is murkier. It's less controllable. It says something about our lives today--about the lack of connection many of us feel---about the way social ties are fracturing like glass.

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