News tagged with depressive disorder
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Brain imaging identifies bipolar risk
(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from the Black Dog Institute and University of NSW have used brain imaging technology to show that young people with a known genetic risk of bipolar but no clinical signs of ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 17, 2012 |
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Mental illness the largest contributor to disability worldwide
Mental illness is the largest contributor to disability, according to a report card on the world's health, The Global Burden of Disease 2010 (GBD 2010). The seven papers and two commentaries that make up the ...
Health
Dec 14, 2012 |
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Borderline personality, bipolar disorders have similar unemployment rates
Unemployment poses a significant burden on the public no matter what the cause. But for those who have been diagnosed with a psychiatric illness, chronic unemployment is often coupled with significant health care costs. A ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 11, 2012 |
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Research explores markers of depression from childhood to adulthood
Although several studies have followed the course of depression throughout the lifespan, the characteristics of depression at different developmental stages haven't been clearly identified. New research published in Clinical Psych ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 03, 2012 |
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Common therapies reduce depression in diabetics, study finds
(Medical Xpress)—People living with diabetes may be able to reduce the risk of developing depression and other mood disorders by including a common medication in the management of their condition.
Diabetes
Nov 29, 2012 |
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Order of psychiatric diagnoses may influence how clinicians identify symptoms
The diagnostic system used by many mental health practitioners in the United States—known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders—assumes that symptoms of two disorders that occur at the same tim ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 28, 2012 |
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Common mental disorders, unemployment and psychosocial job quality: Is a poor job better than no job at all?
Employment is usually associated with health benefits over unemployment. However, an article published in Psychological Medicine by a group of researchers from Australia and the UK has shown that having a job with poor p ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 21, 2012 |
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Optogenetics illuminates pathways of motivation through brain, study shows
Whether you are an apple tree or an antelope, survival depends on using your energy efficiently. In a difficult or dangerous situation, the key question is whether exerting effort—sending out roots in search of nutrients ...
Neuroscience
Nov 18, 2012 |
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People identify symptoms of depression more readily in women than men
The ability to correctly identify signs of depression depends on the gender of both the identifier and the person with depression, as well as individual psychological differences, according to research published November ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 14, 2012 |
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Pregnancy and birth complications more likely in mothers with bipolar disorder
Babies born to mothers with bipolar disorder are at increased risk of preterm birth (before 37 weeks) a study published today on BMJ website suggests.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 08, 2012 |
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US suicide rates have increased since economic crisis began
Suicide rates in the US have risen sharply since the economic crisis took hold in 2007, warn the authors of Correspondence published Online First in The Lancet today.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Nov 04, 2012 |
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Controlling depression is associated with improved health for heart-failure patients
(Medical Xpress)—Controlling depression in patients with heart failure can improve health status, social functioning and quality of life, according to a new study by psychiatrists and cardiologists at the UC Davis and Duke ...
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 31, 2012 |
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Do clinicians and patients have same definition of remission from depression?
Rhode Island Hospital researcher Mark Zimmerman, M.D., director of outpatient psychiatry, has found that patients suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD) define remission from depression differently than clinicians. ...
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Oct 31, 2012 |
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Right amount of exercise can boost mental health: study
(HealthDay)—People who exercise 2.5 to 7.5 hours a week have better mental health, but more than that is associated with poorer mental health, a new study suggests.
Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 26, 2012 |
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Magnetic brain stimulation treats depression independent of sleep effect
While powerful magnetic stimulation of the frontal lobe of the brain can alleviate symptoms of depression, those receiving the treatment did not report effects on sleep or arousal commonly seen with antidepressant medications, ...
Neuroscience
Oct 26, 2012 |
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