"Depression" News Stories

Sexual minority youth need specialized treatment from therapists, says researcher

President Obama officially declared June as Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Pride Month. However, despite advances in civil rights, sexual minority youth are still at greater risk for suicide than their heterosexual peers, according to...

PTSD Self-Assessments Available to the Public as part of PTSD Screening Day

BOSTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- On Thursday, June 20, the national nonprofit Screening for Mental Health, Inc. will hold Post-traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) Screening Day.  The initiative is an outreach, education, and screening program to raise awareness about PTSD in the community and help individuals with PTSD find opportunities for assessment and treatment. Thousands of...

Professional Golfer Jeff Klauk Tees Off New Pledge Campaign for People Living with Epilepsy

ATLANTA, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- regulated information — Global biopharmaceutical company UCB, Inc. and professional golfer Jeff Klauk today announced the launch of a new Pledge campaign for people with epilepsy and their loved ones. The Pledge empowers the millions of Americans living with epilepsy to take a stand and make a personal commitment to demand more: greater unders...

North Carolina Pioneering Care for Huntington's Disease Patients

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C., June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- North Carolina has emerged as a leader in providing care for patients of Huntington's disease, an inherited brain disorder that affects control of movement, thought and behavior, and leads to death. (Photo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130618/PH33281-a) (Logo:  http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130618/PH33281LOGO-b)...

Chiropractor in Stuart, FL Now Offering Revolutionary Treatment for Back and Neck Pain Relief

The premier chiropractor in Stuart, FL, Wiedner Family chiropractic, is now offering spinal decompression therapy. This treatment has been revolutionary for pain relief acute and chronic back and neck pain. Stuart, FL (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 The premier chiropractor in Stuart, FL, Wiedner Family chiropractic, is now offering spinal decompression therapy. This treatment has been revolutionary for pa...

Brookhaven Retreat Celebrates Fly a Kite Day in June

Brookhaven Retreat, a unique residential treatment facility exclusively for women with mental health and/or substance abuse issues, invited all clients and staff to experience the therapeutic benefits of kite flying on June 14. Knoxville, TN (PRWEB) June 18, 2013 Fly a Kite Day on June 15 honors Benjamin Franklin’s kite flying experiment and his discovery that lightning was electrical in nature...

Depression And Incontinence In Younger Women Often Go Hand-In-Hand

Research from the University of Adelaide shows middle-aged women are more likely to suffer depression from a common medical problem that they find too embarrassing to talk about: urinary incontinence. However, help is available for women if they seek...

Sexual minority youth need specialized treatment from therapists

(University of Missouri-Columbia) Despite advances in civil rights, sexual minority youth are still at greater risk for suicide than their heterosexual peers, according to the Suicide Prevention Resource Center. A University of Missouri psychology gr...

Postmenopausal Women With Depression May Be At Increased Risk For Diabetes And Cardiovascular Disease

Postmenopausal women who use antidepressant medication or suffer from depression might be more likely to have a higher body mass index (BMI), larger waist circumference and inflammation - all associated with increased risk for diabetes and cardiovasc...

Purdue Pharma L.P. To Present Data Describing Changes in Oxycodone Abuse in Rural Kentucky Following the Introduction of Reformulated OxyContin® (Oxycodone HCl Controlled-Release) at the College on Problems of Drug Dependence 2013 Annual Meeting

SAN DIEGO, June 17, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Purdue Pharma L.P. will present a poster describing the changes in abuse of OxyContin® and immediate-release oxycodone in rural Kentucky following the August 2010 introduction of reformulated OxyContin. This data is composed of follow-up interviews with a cohort of individuals in Kentucky who self-identified as original OxyContin abusers...

Professional Center for Enhanced Performance Opens in Schertz

New clinic, Professional Center for Enhanced Performance, offers neurofeedback treatments to Schertz, San Antonio and the surrounding communities. Schertz, TX (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 The Professional Center for Enhanced Performance is pleased to announce that they are now open in Schertz. The center will offer the surrounding communities neurofeedback treatments, counseling and access to education...

Neuroimaging May Predict Best Treatment for Depression

A pretreatment PET scan may pave the way past the trial-and-error approach to picking a first-line therapy for major depression, new research hints. Medscape Medical News

New Book by R. Eugene Chieppo Provides Prescription for Living Happier Lives

Understanding the relationships between mind and body, including little-known information about the brain, can lead to a happier, healthier life, notes the author of this new book released by Dog Ear Publishing. Norman, AR. (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 Good health – a trait many people seek – is within reach if people understand the relationship between their conscious and unconscious minds. That’...

Initial Findings from PARADOX, Largest and Most Comprehensive Research Analyzing the Burden of Hypoparathyroidism, Reveals Collection of Nearly 40 Physical, Cognitive, Emotional Symptoms

-- 99% of patients experience multiple symptoms despite taking medications, such as calcium and vitamin D -- -- Patients experience an average of 16 symptoms – -- Nearly 70% of patients experienced comorbidities including heart arrhythmias and kidney stones – NPS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: NPSP), a biopharmaceutical company...

Cardio Notes: Arrhythmia May Trigger SIDS

(MedPage Today) -- Unique ECGs signal ventricular fibrillation in infants that may predict sudden death. Also in the news, Philadelphia is ready to lose weight and depression in older women is a risk for diabetes.

Court Decision: Giving Someone Herpes will Cost you 5 Million Dollars; polyDNA Recommends Gene-Eden-VIR to Boost Immune System against Herpes Virus

Herpes fine: $5 million. Gene-Eden-VIR to kill the latent herpes virus, $37.99. polyDNA recommends doing the math. Rochester, NY (PRWEB) June 17, 2013 What’s the cost of giving someone herpes? $5 million dollars. Scary? Absolutely. This is the amount Arnold Simon, former CEO of Calvin Klein, was forced to pay by the courts. (1) In an article published on June 06, 2013 the dailynews.com reported...

Sibling Bullying Associated With Anxiety, Depression In Victims

Teasing and fights between brothers and sisters may seem like a normal part of childhood, but for some kids the bullying can be associated with depression and anxiety, according to a new study published in Pediatrics. Bullying has been a hot topic as...

British South Asians five times more likely than white people to suffer severe depression following cancer diagnosis

The first study of its kind to investigate depression following cancer diagnosis among British white people and South Asians in the UK has discovered that South Asians are five times more likely to be severely depressed.

Study: British South Asians more likely to be severely depressed following cancer diagnosis

The first study of its kind to investigate depression following cancer diagnosis among British white people and South Asians in the UK has discovered that South Asians are five times more likely to be severely depressed.

Hearing Loss in Older Adults Tied to More Hospitalizations

Older adults with hearing loss are more likely than peers with normal hearing to require hospitalization and suffer from periods of inactivity and depression, according to results of a new study by experts at Johns Hopkins. The Johns Hopkins team's analysis of the health survey data from 1,140 men and women aged 70 and older with hearing loss found that those with hearing deficits were 32% more...

Focus On Well-Being Could Keep Patients With Arthritis In Workforce

Data presented at EULAR 2013, the Annual Congress of the European League Against Rheumatism, demonstrate that indicators of depression are stronger predictors of work disability in early arthritis than disease activity or response to therapy...

Acid sphingomyelinase–ceramide system mediates effects of antidepressant drugs

Depression is a debilitating condition for which new treatments are sorely needed. Now, Erich Gulbins and his colleagues report that reducing ceramide levels in the brain has antidepressant effects in mouse models of the disease.

Gift of Companionship for an Elderly Father – GeriJoy Offers Father’s Day Promotion

MIT Startup GeriJoy announced today that it is offering a special Father’s Day promotion for its virtual home companion: from June 16 until June 22, the referral code “FATHERS” will give new subscribers a full refund on the first month’s subscription price. Teams of care staff who work around the clock see, hear, and engage with elders through GeriJoy's virtual companions, which take t...

Brain Development Affected In Male And Female Offspring Of Stressed Male Mice

Sperm doesn't appear to forget anything. Stress felt by dad - whether as a preadolescent or adult - leaves a lasting impression on his sperm that gives sons and daughters a blunted reaction to stress, a response linked to several mental disorders. Th...

Depression Predicts Early Retirement in Patients With RA

Attention to patients' emotional well-being may help retain workplace productivity, a new study suggests. Medscape Medical News