Depression News

The one-off game for Mental Health Awareness is the first day of its kind in Australia and seeks to raise awareness for mental health and suicide prevention within the age group of 14-24 years.

I am a survivor. These four words carry such a huge meaning. For some, the words signify strength, determination and power to overcome tough situations.

Surveys conducted between 2002 and 2008 found that far fewer retirees who said they used the Internet for communication and other purposes suffered from depression than non-Internet users.

Depression affects more than one out of three survivors of critical illness, according to a Vanderbilt study released in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine , and the majority of patients experience their symptoms physically rather than mentally.

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Could preventing the brain shrinkage associated with depression be as simple as blocking a protein? Post-mortem analysis of brain tissue has shown that the dendrites that relay messages between neurons are more shrivelled in people with severe depression than in people without the condition.

From left, Victoria High school students Emma Hornell, Lilly Powell, Owen Erickson, Asia LeMackay and Maggie Laver are part of a group of students organizing a mental health awareness series of workshops and talks next week at the school.

When I picked up knitting needles for the first time about two years ago, I couldn't have imagined how vital the hobby would become to my well-being.

This discussion is free and open to the public 7-9 p.m. Wednesday, April 30, at Holy Cross Parish, 10651 County Road 8, Kimball.

Post-mortem analysis of brain tissue has shown that the dendrites that relay messages between neurons are more shrivelled in people with severe depression than in people without the condition.

Men and women can experience depression in different ways, and although they also share many common signs and symptoms, a better understanding of the differences may help those with depression, researchers say.

Irish Olympic hero Eamonn Coghlan has spoken of his personal battle with depression at the end of his running career - and the importance of knowing that help is available.

The Pine Free clinic on 4th Avenue will be closing its doors after more than 40 years in operation.

It is important to recognize and treat anxiety or depression among cancer patients, according to a clinical guideline published online April 14 in the Journal of Clinical Oncology .

DALLAS April 22, 2014 Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center are making breakthroughs that could benefit people suffering from depression .

About 75 people gathered at Lake Tye Park Friday to share prayers and offer support for the family of a young local man who died of suicide.

Alcoholism and depression are the right and left hands of a heartbreaking condition that often includes both.

A device developed by Israel's Brainsway is available for tens of millions of customers of UnitedHealth Group, a healthcare provider which now offers the system for the treatment of major depressive disorder via its Optum Health Services Platform .

MP Graeme Morris claims that shocking new figures showing the North East to be a mental health blackspot are due to Government cuts.

ONE in five people in South Derbyshire will have depressions at some point in their lives, according to a new report.