Psychology & Psychiatry

App that tracks bipolar manic, depressive episodes wins award

A team led by researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago, along with collaborators at the University of Michigan and Sage Bionetworks, has won the Mood Challenge for ResearchKit, a contest that called on researchers ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Depression brings other disorders

Levels of residual morbidity in mood disorder patients followed up long-term under community conditions of treatment are remarkably high. Both unipolar major depressive disorder and bipolar disorder patients tend to be ill ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Reversing depression symptoms in mice using probiotics

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have reversed depression symptoms in mice by feeding them Lactobacillus, a probiotic bacteria found in live cultures yogurt. Further, they have discovered a specific ...

Psychology & Psychiatry

Team finds better, cost-effective depression treatment for teens

Depression is one of the most common mental health issues a teenager can face. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, an estimated 2.8 million adolescents ages 12 to 17 in the U.S. had at least one major depressive ...

Cardiology

Persistent depression linked to increased CAC scores in women

(HealthDay)—Persistent depressive symptoms are associated with increased coronary artery calcium (CAC) scores among middle-aged women without cardiovascular disease (CVD), according to a study published in the June 15 issue ...

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