By Helen Briggs BBC News Depression is common across the world Depression is the second most common cause of disability worldwide after back pain, according to a review of research. The disease must be treated as a global public… Read More ›
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Long-term use ( 6+ Months) of prescription-based painkillers increases the risk of depression
Contact: Riya Anandwala ranandwa@slu.edu 314-977-8018 Saint Louis University ST. LOUIS – Opioid analgesics, or prescription-based narcotic pain killers, have long been known to reduce pain, but reports of adverse effects and addiction continue to surface. Now, a team of investigators… Read More ›
NAC ( N-Acetyl Cysteine ) amino acid offers a potential therapeutic alternative in psychiatric disorders
Contact: Sonja Mak s.mak@update.europe.at 43-140-55734 European College of Neuropsychopharmacology This press release is in support of a presentation by Professor Michael Berk on Monday Oct. 7 at the 26th ECNP Congress in Barcelona, Spain BARCELONA, SPAIN (7 October 2013) –… Read More ›
Anti-depressant link to Clostridium difficile infection
Contact: Hilary Glover hilary.glover@biomedcentral.com 44-020-319-22370 BioMed Central 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… Read More ›
Over-diagnosis and over-treatment of depression is common in the US
Contact: Natalie Wood-Wright nwoodwri@jhsph.edu 410-614-6029 Johns Hopkins University Bloomberg School of Public Health Americans are over-diagnosed and over-treated for depression, according to a new study conducted at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study examines adults with… Read More ›
Government Psychologists tell Cypriots to accept their fate
EEV: This is one incredibly disturbing article, geared more towards social engineering and not justice. ——- We can’t fight what has happened, so we should use it By Maria-Christina DoulamiPublished on April 7, 2013 Psychologists expect cases of depression and… Read More ›
Are antidepressants overused? : 75% of those who write these definitions have links to drug companies.
Contact: Emma Dickinson edickinson@bmjgroup.com 44-020-738-36529 BMJ-British Medical Journal Head to head: Are antidepressants overprescribed? Antidepressant prescriptions in the UK have increased by 9.6% in 2011, to 46 million prescriptions. Does this reflect overmedicalisation or appropriate treatment? Two experts debate the… Read More ›
Eating more fish could reduce postpartum depression
Contact: William Raillant-Clark w.raillant-clark@umontreal.ca 514-343-7593 University of Montreal Emerging evidence suggests many pregnant women are deficient in omega-3 This release is available in French. Low levels of omega-3 may be behind postpartum depression, according to a review lead by Gabriel… Read More ›
Young adults’ blood lead levels linked to depression, panic disorder
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Todd Datz tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu 617-432-3952 JAMA and Archives Journals Young adults with higher blood lead levels appear more likely to have major depression and panic disorders, even if they have exposure to lead levels generally… Read More ›
Fluoxetine (Prozac) increases aggressive behavior, affects brain development among adolescent hamsters
October 1, 2012 BOSTON, Mass.—Fluoxetine was the first drug approved by the FDA for major depressive disorder (MDD) in children and adolescents, and to this date, it remains one of only two selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) registered for treatment… Read More ›
St. John’s wort relieves symptoms of major depression: 29 trials 5,489 patients
2008 study posted for filing Contact: Jennifer Beal wbnewseurope@wiley.com 44-012-437-70633 Wiley-Blackwell 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… Read More ›
Live Vaccination against ( German Measles ) Rubella caused Signifigant Depression up to 10 weeks – Vaccines/ Bacteria Can Alter Mood and Behavior
Mood Disorders April 30, 2007 Norman Sussman, MD, DFAPA Editor, Primary Psychiatry and Psychiatry Weekly, Professor of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine There is growing interest in a suspected cause of some cases of depression: infection and inflammatory… Read More ›
Yale team discovers how stress and depression can shrink the brain
Public release date: 12-Aug-2012 [ Contact: Bill Hathaway william.hathaway@yale.edu 203-432-1322 Yale University Yale team discovers how stress and depression can shrink the brain Major depression or chronic stress can cause the loss of brain volume, a condition that contributes to… Read More ›
44% of Former Propecia, Proscar ( finasteride ) users now suffer from Suicidal thoughts and major Depression
GW Researcher finds depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts in former finasteride users WASHINGTON — (Aug 7, 2012) New research, to be published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, finds that men who developed persistent sexual side effects while on finasteride… Read More ›
Creatine aids women rapidly with major depression
Muscle-building supplement vastly improves reponse time, quality of recovery (SALT LAKE CITY)—Women battling stubborn major depression may have a surprising new ally in their fight—the muscle-building dietary supplement creatine. In a new proof-of-concept study, researchers from three South Korean universities… Read More ›
Engineering Evil 