Depression News

Long-Term Use of Pain Meds Linked to Erectile Dysfunction

May 16th, 2013
Long-Term Use of Pain Meds Linked to Erectile Dysfunction Eighty percent, if not more, of the public has experienced back pain. Despite the best technology, the latest in surgical practices and ...

More Sleep Lowers Suicide Risk For Insomniacs

May 16th, 2013
More Sleep Lowers Suicide Risk For Insomniacs A lack of sleep can literally be a killer as people with insomnia are more apt to initiate suicidal actions. A new study suggests helping people with ...

Sad Music Can Help Mend Broken Heart

May 15th, 2013
Sad Music Can Help Mend Broken HeartNew research suggest an aesthetic experience that reflects a person’s mood can help calm emotional turmoil. Thus, sad music or books may help someone get through heartbreak. "Emotional experiences of ...

Study Discourages Depression Screening In Absence of Symptoms

May 14th, 2013
Study Discourages Depression Screening In Absence of SymptomsHealth care reform involves critically looking at health care practices and deciding if the evidence supports a continuation of ...

Emotional Strategies Influence Anxiety

May 14th, 2013
Emotional Strategies Influence AnxietyEveryone has their own strategy to manage emotions. For some, when trouble approaches, they do everything they can to avoid confrontation, for others, they look to make lemonade out of the ...

Anxiety Symptoms Often Accompany Chronic Pain

May 11th, 2013
Anxiety Disorders Often Accompany Chronic PainIndividuals suffering from chronic pain should be evaluated for anxiety disorders, according to a new study published in General Hospital Psychiatry. "I think [health care] providers are more aware of the ...

New Guidelines for Using Exercise as an Antidepressant

May 11th, 2013
New Guidelines for Using Exercise as an AntidepressantExercise has been proven as an effective treatment for major depressive disorder (MDD), and now there is sufficient research to help doctors prescribe the ...

Parents’ Addictions Tied to Adult Children’s Depression

May 10th, 2013
Drug, Alcohol Addiction in Parents Linked to Adult Children's DepressionParents who are addicted to drugs or alcohol are more than twice as likely to have children who develop depression in adulthood, according to a report ...

Depression Tied to Hospital-Acquired Infection

May 9th, 2013
Depression Tied to Hospital-Acquired Infection   Depressed adults who take common antidepressants have an increased risk of developing Clostridium difficile, a serious hospital-related infection, according to a new study. Researchers at the University ...

Flu During Pregnancy May Hike Risk for Bipolar Disorder in Kids

May 9th, 2013
Flu During Pregnancy May Hike Risk for Bipolar Disorder in KidsMothers who catch the flu during pregnancy may be almost four times more likely to have a child who develops bipolar disorder, according ...