Depression

Workout Fights Depression Better Than Drugs
by eNotAlone.com
It has been known for many years that a good moderate exercise can lead to an increased productivity and improved mood. Now, according to a new U.S. study, as far as mood boosting abilities of physical activity are concerned, they are actually much longer

Antidepressant Drug Helps Pregnant Smookers To Quit
by eNotAlone.com
Pregnant women who are substance-dependent and also smoke cigarettes may be successfully treated with certain anti-depressant drugs, suggest preliminary results of a new study by U.S. researchers. In particular

Depression Rises With Bad Work Environment
by eNotAlone.com
People who work in a stressful work environment with a poor team spirit are at an increased risk of developing depression and being prescribed antidepressants, says a new report published this week in the journal Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

Botox Fights Depression And Makes You Feel Happier
by eNotAlone.com
Psychologists suggest that Botox anti-wrinkle treatment is not just an elixir of youth, but it also can make people feel less depressed and more happy. The experts believe that the effect of the Botulinum Toxin A - or Botox - by paralyzing

Salt - An Addictive Antidepressant
by eNotAlone.com
Salt is a natural antidepressant and helps people to improve their mood - this way scientists are explaining why Americans tend to consume too much of it. University of Iowa psychologist Kim Johnson and colleagues, performed series of tests on rats

Secondhand Smoking Causes Major Depression
by eNotAlone.com
Non-smokers who are being exposed to cigarette smoke, not only experience its harm physically, but are twice more likely to suffer from major depression, compared to people who are not exposed to black clouds, a large federal study reports.

Antidepressants May Lead To Cardiac Death In Women
by eNotAlone.com
The use of antidepressants in order to fight severe depression might lead to heart-related problems, and even to sudden cardiac death in women, according to Doctors from Columbia University in New York and the University of California in San Diego.

Mania And Depression Linked To Money And Success
by eNotAlone.com
People who suffer from mania and depression are more likely to be attracted to success, money and fame, according to a new study, published in the British Journal of Clinical Psychology.

Teen Exposure To TV Leads To Depression
by eNotAlone.com
Teenagers who are greatly exposed to TV and other electronic media, highly raise the risk of developing depression in young adulthood, especially men, according to a new US study. The adolescents reported an average of 5.7 hours of media exposure each day

Is It Possible Yo Prevent Postpartum Depression?
by eNotAlone.com
The latest research suggests that there could be a way to predict which pregnant moms-to-be are at risk for later postpartum depression. The research shows that women with an increased levels of corticotrophin-releasing hormone (CRH)

Latest Study On Antidepressant Use
by eNotAlone.com
The Women's Health Australia study has revealed that one in five young Aussie women have been diagnosed with depression. Almost 18 per cent of the young women have reported higher rates of depression compared to 13 per cent in the age of 53 to 58

Are You Sad? Good For Your Health!
by eNotAlone.com
Depression and sadness are good for us, according to the scientists, who say that taking medication in order to fight stress and depression, as if they were physical diseases, prevents us from facing our miserable side and takes away the motivation

No Purple Medals For PTSD Victims
by eNotAlone.com
The Pentagon has decided not to award the Purple Heart medal to soldiers who suffer from PTSD (Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder). The decision was made in November, but it became known only on Monday when appeared on the Web site of Stars and Stripes

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Yoga for Depression: A Compassionate Guide to Relieve Suffering Through Yoga
by Amy Weintraub
Take the natural path to mental wellness. More than 25 million Americans are treated with antidepressants each year, at a cost in excess of $50 billion. But the side effects of popular prescription drugs may seem nearly as depressing as the symptoms they

Part 1
The Thyroid Solution: A Mind-Body Program for Beating Depression and Regaining Your Emotional and Physical Health
by Ridha Arem, M.D.
It's sometimes called a hidden epidemic: One in ten Americans - more than twenty million people, most of them women - has a thyroid disorder. At any given time, millions of people have an undiagnosed thyroid disorder and experience a chronic mental anguis

Introduction
Moodswing - Dr. Fieve on Depression: The Eminent Psychiatrist Who Pioneered the Use of Lithium in America Reveals a Revolutionary New Way to Prevent Depression
by Ronald R. Fieve, M.D.
Dr. Fieve sheds new light on the causes and symptoms of specific mood disorders, including manic depression, seasonal depression, and PMS. Then, through case studies, he illustrates the effective use of the latest diagnostic methods and drug treatments.

Flying High
Electroboy: A Memoir of Mania
by Andy Behrman
Electroboy is an emotionally frenzied memoir that reveals with kaleidoscopic intensity the terrifying world of manic depression. For years Andy Behrman hid his raging mania behind a larger-than-life personality.

Success
by Baron Max Aitken Beaverbrook
Depression is not a word which sounds cheerfully in the ears of men of affairs. But the actuality is not as bad as the term. It differs in every respect from Panic. It is not a sudden and furious gust breaking on a peaceful situation

Depression in the Elderly
by National Institute of Health
Only one in six elders with clinical depression get diagnosed and treated for the illness, according to a 1997-updated NIH consensus development statement. Although research suggests that rates of depression decrease with age

The Widespread Effects of Depression
by National Institute of Health
Depression is one of the leading causes of disability worldwide. That's the word from NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), the component of the federal government that studies depression and other mental illnesses.