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Late Life Depression Linked to Falls

Wednesday, June 18th, 2008
New Zealand and Australian researchers have discovered older people are at high risk for falls and subsequent injuries. Furthermore, those who have depression have an increased risk of falls and the medications they take for ...  Read more... »

Overtime Work Linked to Anxiety and Depression

Monday, June 16th, 2008
A recent study suggests employees who work overtime are at increased risk of anxiety and depression. Elisabeth Kleppa and colleagues of the University of Bergen, Norway, analyzed data on work hours from a larger study of ...  Read more... »

Brain Imaging of Emotional Control with Aging

Monday, June 16th, 2008
A new study has identified brain patterns that help healthy older people regulate and control emotion better than their younger counterparts. The investigation identified two regions in the brain that showed increased activity when participants ...  Read more... »

PTSD Among NYC Residents

Monday, June 16th, 2008
A new report suggests the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, had lasting psychological consequences, especially for many residents of Lower Manhattan. The findings, by the Health Department's World Trade Center Health Registry, show that ...  Read more... »

Hunger Hormone May Influence Depression and Anxiety

Monday, June 16th, 2008
New research findings may explain why some people who are stressed or depressed overeat. University of Texas Southwestern researchers discovered ghrelin, the so-called "hunger hormone" might help defend against symptoms of stress-induced depression and anxiety. ...  Read more... »

UK Funds Expansion of Talk Therapies

Friday, June 13th, 2008
Ivan Lewis, the director of United Kingdom National Health Services (NHS) has announced a significant expansion of cognitive behavioral intervention (CBT) throughout the UK health care system. The initiative will help ...  Read more... »

Social Networks Benefit Cancer Survivors

Friday, June 13th, 2008
Thanks to modern medicine, more people in the U.S. are living longer after a cancer diagnosis. For this increasing number of cancer survivors, living a better quality of life is just ...  Read more... »

Depression Risk for Rural Women

Friday, June 13th, 2008
In a recent study, researchers for the Mayo Clinic discovered unmarried women living in rural areas have lower self-rated health status than their married counterparts. This lower health status often includes ...  Read more... »

Parent’s Insomnia Up Mental Health Risk for Offspring

Thursday, June 12th, 2008
Emerging research suggests a history of chronic insomnia in parents is not only associated with elevated risk for insomnia but also with elevated risks for use of hypnotics, psychopathology and suicidal ...  Read more... »

Guidelines for Clinical Treatment of Depression

Thursday, June 12th, 2008
An innovative method to guide clinical treatment of depression is now being tested in a mental and behavioral health care organization. Researchers believe the new protocols will aid primary ...  Read more... »
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