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Like antidepressant medications, however, they typically have a delayed onset. For example, a patient may receive several weeks of regular ECT treatments before a full response is achieved .

The tragic suicide of a 13-year-old Coloma girl has helped open up a dialogue about bullying in area schools.

I've found that it's much easier for women to say, "I'm depressed," than it is for men.

Kellyville resident Geoff Bishop will join 70 other motorbike riders to travel around Australia to help raise awareness of depression and suicide prevention.

Depression can strike at any age, but women are at a higher risk for experiencing depression, especially after age 40. Statistically, women are twice as likely to develop clinical depression as men, with one in four women suffering a depressive episode at some point in their lives.

Depression , anxiety, and symptoms of ADHD are the last thing that most patients thing they are going to face after a surgical procedure, especially those involving general anesthesia, but a surprising number of people face exactly that.

Aim of the event is to help raise awareness of the signs, symptoms of depression, how to help yourself and others that may be affected.

Among older adults with dementia, those who are also depressed tend to have more rapid cognitive decline, according to a new study.

A new study gives insight into the relationship between depression and dementia.

Many doctors, observing how their depressed patients appear to be more likely to develop dementia, have wondered: Which comes first, the depression or the dementia? Do both problems share the same cause? Now, a new study from Rush University Medical Center shows depression to be independent of dementia-related brain changes.

A new genetic discovery by researchers may lead to the creation of a blood test that could use DNA to determine a person's risk of suicide.

Pregnancy and childbirth can an exciting time for expecting parents, but it can also be a time of depression and anxiety.

Patients hospitalised with bipolar disorder are at the greatest risk of suicide immediately after discharge, and the rate at which the risk declines depends on the illness phase, Finnish researchers report.

Award is considered one of the biomedical industry's top accolades. It recognizes outstanding achievements in improving the human condition through the development of innovative therapies.

GOV. MAGGIE Hassan's vetoing of the Healthy Workplace Bill is a disappointing turn of events.

A former firefighter has filed a lawsuit against the Clinton Fire Department for discrimination and harassment she said spanned her five-year tenure with the department.

Researchers say a specific electrical pattern in the brain of otherwise genetically identical mice can predict how well they will cope with stress.

Individuals with major depressive disorder or bipolar disorder who receive low-field magnetic stimulation show immediate and substantial mood improvement, McLean Hospital researchers report in the Aug. 1 issue of Biological Psychiatry .

In an exclusive clip from a new tell-all documentary, Tulisa has admitted that she considered ending her life after a newspaper sting operation.

Bipolar disorder depression and Unipolar disorder depression may seem to be similar in a number of ways.