‘For nearly her entire life, Mary had a crippling fear of cramped spaces that meant she couldn’t travel on airplanes, subways, or cars. Seeing a psychologist didn’t help. So she tried something else. The 61-year-old bookkeeper, who only gave her first name to protect her privacy, sat down in front of a computer and spilled […]
‘A study of more than 24,000 workers in Canada has found that nearly five per cent suffered from depression in the past year, with those under heavy stress at work at increased risk.
The study, reported in the American Journal of Public Health, has added to a weight of evidence gathered by doctors over the past […]
‘When World War II veterans suffering from depression were asked one simple question, their symptoms of depression immediately lifted.
“They started talking loudly and clearly instead of whispering as they had before and looked into the psychiatrist’s eyes rather than at the floor,†said Thomas Scheff, a professor emeritus at the UC Santa Barbara Department of […]
‘A combination of medication and therapy helps depressed adolescents heal faster than medication or therapy alone, and with fewer incidents of the suicidal tendencies associated with unalloyed antidepressant use, according to findings in the largest and longest government-funded study of depressed teenagers.
Researchers, doctors, and therapists have struggled with two major concerns in treating depression: The […]
‘The national depression initiative, Beyondblue, has set up a group to help young people suffering depression.
The youth group, Why Be Blue, will help raise awareness of the illness, which affects more than 100,000 young people a year.
Deputy chair John McGrath says young people need to be engaged on their turf.’
Read more at Youth depression initiative […]
‘One in six New Zealanders will experience depression at some time in their lives.
And here’s the thing: with appropriate treatment and support, most people can confront this condition and lead normal lives. All they need is the right help.
But unfortunately many people affected by depression (or other mental health conditions) are convinced that speaking up […]
‘One in seven women suffers from depression before, during or after pregnancy, a new study finds.
The consequences of depression can be devastating to the mother, her baby and her entire family, according to the report in the October issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry.
“The prevalence of women diagnosed with depression before, during and […]
‘Increased levels of job strain and a lack of social support at work are associated with higher risk of depression — a study of Canadian workers found.
Emma K. Robertson Blackmore of the University of Rochester Medical Center, in New York and Canadian researchers utilized data from the Canadian Community Health Survey, a population-based survey of […]
‘Seriously depressed adolescents recover most rapidly if they take antidepressants and get a structured type of therapy rather than one or the other, a landmark government study suggests today.
More than four out of five had greatly improved, and most were no longer depressed after 36 weeks of treatment whether they had therapy, medication or both.
“It’s […]
‘Employers who screen and guide depressed workers through treatment options reap an average of three extra weeks of productivity from each of those employees per year, according to the first national study designed to measure whether such interventions pay off for businesses.
The study, published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association, involved 604 […]