Depression News

I'm generally an upbeat person, not given to bouts of sadness or melancholy, and, luckily, I've never suffered from serious depression.

Mindfulness-based meditation could lessen some symptoms associated with cancer in teens, according to the results of a clinical trial intervention led by researchers at the University of Montreal and its affiliated CHU Sainte-Justine children's hospital.

Jon Corzine testifies before a House Financial Services Committee Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee in this December 15, 2011, file photo.

The number of people taking antidepressant medication in Nelson and Marlborough has grown more than anywhere else in the country.

Families who have benefited from Fern House services. Samantha Holmes and her son Oliver, Jenn Hartley and Kenneth and Sarah Norton and Waimanuka.

A new study from PLoS ONE reports findings on the effects of domestic violence in GBT men, Medical Daily reports .

Did you know that one in 10 people struggle with depression? Depression can consist of a range of symptoms and it can also impact every aspect of a person's life including social, family, personal and work/school life.

Organizations in Delaware are joining to implement intervention services in schools there in the wake of a National School Climate survey reporting that as many as 64 percent of LGBT youth are likely to suffer from depression, suicide attempts and substance abuse, the Belleville News-Democrat reports .

Lateral violence, or workplace bullying, may be verbal-persistent criticism, gossiping, yelling, or berating-or nonverbal, including the behaviors of undermining, sabotaging, clique formation, failure to respect privacy or keep confidences, and assigning unmanageable workloads.

The importance of boosting self-esteem is normally associated with the trials and tribulations of adolescence.

Sequoyah senior Grant Neugin speaks to a group of Woodall fifth-grade students on bullying and depression Wednesday.

Most guidelines for managing people with suicidal thoughts are based on the premise that depression, substance abuse or other forms of mental illness drive suicide.

But the teenager never was seen by a psychiatrist and only had contact with a social worker from the CAMHS Mount Barker team.

Although it is well documented that low self-esteem and depression are related, the precise nature of the relation has been a topic of ongoing debate.

Sleepiness, fatigue, difficulty concentrating and irritability - these symptoms really could be part of the description of many disorders.

For most preschoolers, life is about laughing, playing, and having fun. But that's not always the case.

Cyberbullying leads to more suicidal thoughts in children than traditional bullying.

Your answers on psychological questionnaires, including some of the ones that some employers give their employees, might have a distinct biological signature.

Young doctors and nurses regularly exposed to children in medical trauma are more likely to experience symptoms of secondary traumatic stress than counterparts in adult medicine, according to research.

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