Depression - Biotech, Pharma and Life Science Channel
Depression is a serious mental health condition, where sad feelings carry on for weeks or months and interfere with your life.
The symptoms include feeling unhappy most of the time (but may feel a little better in the evenings), loosing interest in life and can't enjoy anything, finding it harder to make decisions, not coping with things that you used to and feeling exhausted, restless and agitated. Risk factors for depression include regular heavy drinking, being female and a family history of depression.
There are many options for treating depression; lifestyle changes such as keeping busy, eating well, avoiding alcohol and drug, and getting enough sleep. Trying to find the cause is good, and can be achieved through counseling or CBT. Antidepressant medications can also help, but do not resolve the cause of the condition.
Depression has a massive impact on society, as it is so common and with some patients unable to work, suffering recurrent depressive episodes, and requiring extensive family and social support.
Source; Adapted from Royal College of Psychiatrists
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PubMed Articles
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A Direct Method of Assessing Underlying Cognitive Risk for Adolescent Depression.
An enduring tendency towards negative thinking is thought to increase vulnerability for future depression. However, it has not been possible to assess this tendency in non-depressed mood states. We ex...
Post-traumatic growth, illness perceptions and coping in people with acquired brain injury.
Post-traumatic growth is a process by which an individual who has faced a significantly adverse and life-altering event, can show evidence of an ability meaningfully to construe benefits from such adv...
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PURPOSE: Chronic musculoskeletal pain is often associated with psychological distress and maladaptive beliefs and these are sometimes reported to have a negative impact on surgical outcome. The influe...
Schizophrenia - a disorder in its own right? : Results from 25 years of the ABC study.
BACKGROUND: The ABC schizophrenia study conducted by the same team over 25 years initially aimed at illuminating the onset, prodromal stage and sex differences in age at first hospitalization in schiz...
Depression and its associated factors in pediatric chronic kidney disease.
BACKGROUND: Few studies on the occurrence of depression in pediatric patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) have been conducted and none have identified associated clinical and demographic factors...
Sexual dysfunction predicts depression among women on hemodialysis.
PURPOSE: Depression is common in patients on hemodialysis (HD), and its treatment fails in many cases. Among women on HD, sexual dysfunction (SD) can be an underestimated cause of depression and an im...
News Articles
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J&J investor day: A club drug for depression and an Alzheimer's pledge
Johnson & Johnson sees great potential in a club drug to treat depression, isn’t giving up on treating Alzheimer’s disease and is investing heavily in immunotherapy for cancer....
TMS for Resistant Depression: Long-term Results Are In
Transcranial magnetic stimulation appears to be effective and durable in patients with treatment-resistant depression, new research shows. Medscape Medical News
Psychological therapies help with long term conditions
UK researchers say, patients suffering with long-term conditions, such as depression and anxiety would benefit from psychological therapies.
New parenting program benefits ADHD children
A new program for treating the emotional health of mothers of children with ADHD has shown significant benefits for the children themselves, finds a new study by University of Maryland researchers. Th...
Depression raises diabetics' risk of severe low blood sugar episodes
(Medical Xpress)—Patients with diabetes who are depressed are much more likely to develop episodes of dangerously low blood sugars, or hypoglycemia, than are those who are not depressed, a new study...
South Florida Substance Abuse Treatment Center for Women looks beyond the symptoms of addiction to successfully treat women battling substance addiction. Fort Lauderdale, FL (PRWEB) May 24, 2013 Dest...
Supportive spouse can help buffer the effects of father's depression on children
What effect does a father's depression have on his young son or daughter? When fathers report a high level of emotional intimacy in their marriage, their children benefit, said a University of Illinoi...
Study finds differences in the brains of patients suffering from psychiatric diseases
Studying the networks of connections in the brains of people affected by schizophrenia, bipolar disease or depression has allowed Dr. Peter Williamson, from Western University, to gain a better unders...
J&J investor day: A club drug for depression and an Alzheimer's pledge
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Deplin is a prescription medical food for the dietary management of suboptimal L-methylfolate levels in patients with depression. Up to 70 percent of people who suffer from depression may have a spec...
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Alpha-Stim is an industry leader in cranial electrotherapy stimulation (CES) devices, providing treatment for anxiety, depression, insomnia and pain, without the side effects comm...
Supernus Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on developing and commercializing products for the treatment of central nervous system, or CNS, diseas...
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Clinical Trials
Screening Evaluation for Women With Postpartum Depression
This study evaluates the relationship between mood changes and hormones in women with postpartum depression (PPD). This is an observational study; volunteers who participate will not rece...
Telepsychology-Service Delivery for Depressed Elderly Veterans
The purpose of this study is to see whether therapy for elderly adults with major depression can be delivered effectively using videoconferencing technology ("telepsychology"), which allow...
Antidepressant Treatment at an Inner City Asthma Clinic
Asthma is common with an increasing prevalence and mortality especially in low-income and minority populations. The course of asthma appears to be influenced by mood and emotions. It has b...
Transdiagnostic Behavioral Activation Therapy for Youth Anxiety and Depression
Psychological therapies for depression have demonstrated efficacy, but outcomes are still unsatisfactory, especially in cases with high comorbidity. Depression and anxiety co-occur in up t...
Quetiapine in Melancholic Depression
In summary, the investigators propose to integrate fMRI assessments within a clinical trial of quetiapine XR in patients with melancholic depression in order to test the predictions that:...
D-Serine Adjuvant Treatment for Parkinson's Disease
The proposed experiment will evaluate the effects of the NMDA receptor full agonist D-serine (~2g/day) on persistent symptoms of Parkinson's Disease and on antiparkinsonian drugs-induced d...
Paroxetine for the Treatment of Interferon Related Side Effects for Hepatitis C
A.OVERVIEW This is a 26 week study examining the ability of paroxetine (Paxil) to prevent the development of depression and neurotoxicity in patients receiving either 3 million units of...
Psychosocial/Behavioral Intervention in Post-Stroke Depression
The primary aim of this study is to determine the effect of a nurse-delivered psychosocial/behavioral intervention on reduction of depression in community dwelling post-stroke patients. We...
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Prospective, Randomized, Multi-center Clinical Study of Plasma Disc Decompression
The goal of this post-marketing surveillance study is to compare two procedures which are used to treat patients who require a disc decompression procedure. These procedures are: 1) plasma...
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Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Long-term Synaptic Depression
A persistent activity-dependent decrease in synaptic efficacy between NEURONS. It typically occurs following repeated low-frequency afferent stimulation, but it can be induced by other methods. Long-term depression appears to play a role in MEMORY.
Receptor, Serotonin, 5-ht1a
A serotonin receptor subtype found distributed through the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM where they are involved in neuroendocrine regulation of ACTH secretion. The fact that this serotonin receptor subtype is particularly sensitive to SEROTONIN AGONISTS such as BUSPIRONE suggests its role in the modulation of ANXIETY and DEPRESSION.
Andropause
An endocrine state in men, characterized by a significant decline in the production of TESTOSTERONE; DEHYDROEPIANDROSTERONE; and other hormones such as HUMAN GROWTH HORMONE. Andropause symptoms are related to the lack of androgens including DEPRESSION, sexual dysfunction, and OSTEOPOROSIS. Andropause may also result from hormonal ablation therapy for malignant diseases.
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
A technique that involves the use of electrical coils on the head to generate a brief magnetic field which reaches the CEREBRAL CORTEX. It is coupled with ELECTROMYOGRAPHY response detection to assess cortical excitability by the threshold required to induce MOTOR EVOKED POTENTIALS. This method is also used for BRAIN MAPPING, to study NEUROPHYSIOLOGY, and as a substitute for ELECTROCONVULSIVE THERAPY for treating DEPRESSION. Induction of SEIZURES limits its clinical usage.
Lethargy
A general state of sluggishness, listless, or uninterested, with being tired, and having difficulty concentrating and doing simple tasks. It may be related to DEPRESSION or DRUG ADDICTION.
