Depression News

We all experience anxiety or depression from time to time as emotional states. Common anxieties include worry about finances or health concerns; depression may occur after a breakup or during times of grief.

Excessive crying in infants, otherwise known as colic, has been linked to symptoms of depression in the mother.

Next > Health Canada is still in discussions with Pfizer Inc., about whether to add safety warnings to packages containing anti-smoking drugs that may have psychiatric side effects, including suicidal thoughts.

President Obama, right, takes a question on Wednesday from Debby Smith, 53, Appalachia, Va., during a discussion on health care at Northern Virginia Community College at a town-hall-style forum in Annandale, Va.

Sepracor Inc. , a Marlborough, Mass., biotechnology company, yesterday suffered a double setback as its experimental depression drug failed a midstage study and US regulators halted two pediatric studies of its blockbuster Lunesta insomnia pill, sending shares down over 15 percent in after-hours trading.

Depression is an illness of the mind and body. It's very common -- affecting more than 18 million Americans.

Former world boxing great and Managua Mayor Alexis Arguello was found dead at his home Wednesday, prompting three-days of official mourning for a rising star of the Sandinista party who once bitterly opposed the leftist movement.

The Food and Drug Administration will require two smoking-cessation drugs, Chantix and Zyban, to carry the agency's strongest safety warning over side effects including depression and suicidal thoughts.

Symptoms of depression in soon-to-be fathers during pregnancy may be a risk factor for excessive infant crying, according to research published in the July issue of Pediatrics .

A study in the July 1 issue of the journal SLEEP suggests that postpartum depression may aggravate an already impaired sleep quality, as experiencing difficulties with sleep is a symptom of depression.

Bill Curry Ottawa - Last updated on Tuesday, Jun. 30, 2009 03:03PM EDT F ormer Conservative MP Dave Batters committed suicide on Monday following a personal struggle with anxiety, depression and an addiction to prescription drugs.

Don't automatically blame mom: A crying, colicky baby can be just as much the result of dad's state of mind, Dutch researchers report.

Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 1:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 4:10 p.m. Can't remember when you last had a good night's sleep? Been feeling edgy and short-tempered? Cry sometimes while you're making lunch? Feel that everything that matters is somehow out of your control? MANY FACES OF DEPRESSION Major depressive disorder is ...

Two new studies show that problems with the mind can play a significant role in problems of the heart.

"Deep brain stimulation has long been seen as valuable for controlling movement disorders," according to the review, written by Susannah Tye, Ph.D., Mark Frye, M.D., from the Mayo Clinic Department of Psychiatry and Psychology, and Kendall Lee, M.D., Ph.D., Mayo Clinic Department of Neurosurgery.

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Diet, exercise and stress all lead to depression. Here's how to curb the blues. By Hara Estroff Marano , published on April 01, 2004 - last reviewed on June 18, 2009 The Do's Do recognize that depression by itself appears to be a risk factor for heart diseasea 'one that may be modifiable, by aggressive treatment of the mood disorder.

U.S. seniors performed significantly better than their counterparts in England on standard tests of memory and cognitive function, according to a new study.

A POPULAR teenager died after taking a deadly cocktail of drugs and alcohol, an inquest heard.

Professor Keith Laws, at the University's School of Psychology, is one of the lead authors on a paper entitled: Cognitive behavioural therapy for major psychiatric disorder: does it really work? A meta-analytical review of well-controlled trials, which has just been published online in the journal Psychological Medicine.