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Education Slows Mental Decline

Tuesday, May 13th, 2008
A new study suggests individuals with at least a high school education spend more of their older years without cognitive loss. The protective effective extends to conditions such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and dementia. However, the ...  Read more... »

Health Promotion Lags for People With Mental Illness

Monday, May 12th, 2008
A new report from Australia finds that people with mental illness are not receiving the support they need to improve their health habits. Health promotion programs such as smoking cessation, cardiovascular ...  Read more... »

Unique Response to Discrimination Among U.S. Asians

Monday, May 12th, 2008
In the first national study of Asians living in the United States researchers discover that for some individuals, strong ties to their ethnicity can guard against the negative effects of racism. ...  Read more... »

Stress Triggers Depression in Women, Alcohol Craving in Men

Monday, May 12th, 2008
An interesting new study finds that women and men tend to have different types of stress-related psychological disorders. Women have greater rates of depression and some types of anxiety disorders than ...  Read more... »

Drugs + Depressed Teens = A Dangerous Combination

Friday, May 9th, 2008
U.S. teenagers who attempt to self-medicate through the use of marijuana or other drugs can end up worsening their depression, says a new report. The report suggests that such ...  Read more... »

Brains of People with Depression Different

Thursday, May 8th, 2008
People who suffer from depression may have far fewer of the receptors in the brain that regulate our happiness when compared to non-depressed people. The new study also suggests ...  Read more... »

New UK Guidelines Muddy the Depression Treatment Waters

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008
The British Association of Pharmacology (BAP) has revised its clinical guidelines challenging the efficacy of cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), a long-standing psychotherapy for depression. According to their comprehensive review of treatments for ...  Read more... »

Mood Disorders Put Women Cancer Patients at Risk for PTSD

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008
Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests. A study ...  Read more... »

Insights on Women and Depression

Thursday, May 1st, 2008
A new educational brochure discussing the many dimension of major depression in women is now available from the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI). The booklet highlights the fact that an estimated ...  Read more... »

Brain Stimulation for Treatment Resistant Depression

Wednesday, April 30th, 2008
A new research study confirms that deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a potentially effective treatment option for people with treatment resistant major depression. Researchers from the Cleveland Clinic, Brown University, and Massachusetts ...  Read more... »
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