‘Even during her angst-filled high school years in Scotland, Elaine Robertson had a plan. Observing her peers’ extreme emotional mood swings, she knew she wanted to study anxiety disorders.
After this epiphany, the steps to her goal were pretty straightforward< \p>–< \p>it just took a little work. She modestly credits her “amazing” high school math and […]
‘It takes time - between three and 12 months - before a new type of therapy for treatment-resistant depression starts to benefit patients, according to new preliminary brain scan research that confirms earlier observations by psychiatrists about vagal nerve stimulation.
Saint Louis University, working in collaboration with Washington University School of Medicine, conducted a pilot study […]
‘Researchers led by a Duke University psychologist have developed a new type of psychotherapy that is optimally designed to treat a particular type of depression.
The new self-system therapy (SST) targets patients whose depression is linked to difficulty identifying and pursuing goals involving advancement, growth and achievement, according to Timothy J. Strauman, a co-developer of SST […]
‘French researchers have found that patients taking efavirenz (Sustiva) do not have a greater risk of depression than those taking a protease inhibitor-based regimen over three years. However, younger patients and those with a history of depression were more likely to develop depression during the study. The study’s results were published in the 15th June […]
‘A brain implant can help fight depression in patients for whom other treatments are ineffective, but the therapy can take as long as a year to show benefit, reveals new research from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis.
In a small study, researchers followed 24 patients who were implanted with vagus nerve stimulators (VNS) […]
‘Depression afflicts people of all ages, but it can be particularly devastating for older people, who are less likely to seek treatment and more likely to commit suicide than younger adults similarly afflicted. The problems include the failure to recognize the symptoms of depression in the elderly and the belief that nothing can be done […]
‘The risk of postpartum depression is higher among women with binge eating disorder or bulimia nervosa, according to findings from a large study.
The risk of becoming depressed after baby arrives is also higher in women who are perfectionists, the study hints.
The findings, reported in the International Journal of Eating Disorders, are based on evaluations of […]
‘Researchers might have found a link between migraine headaches and the risk of major depression and the two seem to exacerbate each other.
Many scientists believe that both disorders share some of the same biological factors. Past research has hinted at a two-way relationship between migraines and depression, and the latest study adds evidence to this […]
‘Researchers have discovered how the widely prescribed drug Prozac acts on the brain to counter depression.
A team at the Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory in Long Island, New York, found the drug triggers production of a type of immature brain cell.
They hope their work could aid development of new drugs and therapies for depression, and neurodegenerative […]
‘Listening to music may help to reduce chronic pain by up to 21% and depression by up to 25%, new research has found.
Music also appears to make people feel more in control of their pain and less disabled by their condition.
A team of researchers carried out a controlled clinical trial with 60 people. The average […]