‘In some cases, depression can be an early manifestation of Parkinson’s disease, new research suggests.
Researchers at the Harvard School of Public Health compared antidepressant use among more than 1,000 individuals with Parkinson’s disease to more than 6,600 age- and gender-matched individuals without the degenerative neurological illness.
They found that people currently on antidepressants had an 80 […]
‘Many people with diabetes also feel depressed, which is thought to interfere with their ability to regulate their blood sugar levels well. However, improvements in depressive symptoms don’t lead to better control of glucose levels, according to a new report.
“While clinical depression should be treated in all patients, treating depressed […]
‘The swings in mood from depression to mania that afflict people with bipolar disorder can be tempered with drugs such as lithium, but adding an antidepressant drug to ease the depression component is not helpful, new research suggests.
Depressive episodes are the main cause of disability for people with bipolar disorder, […]
‘THEY bill their clients for every second - but at the end of the day, they’re still miserable.
A study of more than 7500 professionals, released yesterday, found that employees in law firms were the most prone to moderate to severe depression. Fifteen per cent of those surveyed reported negative thought-patterns, low energy, lack of meaning […]
‘The test GPs use to diagnose depression is worse than useless, according to new research. Under the latest government guidelines, doctors are paid extra to ask patients two simple questions. Your answers are supposed to show if you are depressed or not.
But, a study has found that 62 per cent of patients diagnosed as depressed […]
‘A U.S. study suggests that depression alone — and not lifestyle factors like being overweight — can trigger type 2 diabetes in adults 65 and older.
The study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, examined 4,681 men and women 65 and older from Forsyth County, N.C.; Sacramento County, Calif.; Washington County, Md.; and Pittsburgh annually […]
‘Daily weight monitoring can provide valuable feedback that can lead to greater weight loss and less weight gain. However, little is known about its effects on the psychological state.
It is known that weight gain and obesity are linked to depression, especially among women. Accordingly, researchers investigated the effects of daily weighing to ascertain if the […]
‘The imbalance of fatty acids in the typical American diet could be associated with the sharp increase in heart disease and depression seen over the past century, a new study suggests.
Specifically, the more omega-6 fatty acids people had in their blood compared with omega-3 fatty acid levels, the more likely […]
‘Mothers of children with autism may be prone to depression if they feel responsible for the cause or outcome of their child’s disorder, a new study suggests.
Autism is a developmental brain disorder that impairs, to varying degrees, a person’s use of language and ability to communicate, interact socially and form […]
‘In people suffering from recurrent major depressive disorder, treatment with lithium reduces the risk that they’ll commit or attempt suicide, according to a new study
Lithium is commonly used to treat bipolar disorder, or manic depression. Because the drug has shown significant anti-suicide effects in this setting, Dr. Ross J. Baldessarini, […]