Depression News

Do you work behind a desk or in a place where you sit a lot. You might find that you are feeling down and that's because people who sit down for seven or more hours per day are 3x more likely to have symptoms of depression than people who sat for less than 4 hours.

In an effort to identify and treat patients with undiagnosed depression, Cedars-Sinai nurses are screening each hospitalized patient for signs of the illness and for risk factors that could make recoveries harder and longer.

We know that it is extremely important to treat depression early and to follow closely those who suffer from the condition but we are learning that there are other reasons to take note as well.

The brain's default-mode network has been the focus of intense research. This study characterizes the default-mode network activity in late-life depression and the correlation of the default-mode network activity changes with the white-matter hyperintensities burden.

"Homosexuality is not a natural way of life and thus not a human right. We shall not tolerate this aspect at all."

According to a study published in the BMJ journals, pollen is a potential explanation or reason for the seasonal effects on suicide rates.

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Pemberton's Dawn Archer shares her story of depression and recovery in a still image from her YouTube video.

The sponsored event, organised with help from Rathkenny Track and Enduro Bikesport, featured volunteers from a number of Samaritans' branches.

The sponsored event, organised with help from Rathkenny Track and Enduro Bikesport, featured volunteers from a number of Samaritans' branches.

In the last few weeks there have been numerous events that would make average men or women pull their hair wondering, "What's going to happen next?" A plane has fallen out of the sky and over a month later no one can find it, the passengers, or crew.

Scientists have traced vulnerability to depression-like behaviors in mice to out-of-balance electrical activity inside neurons of the brain's reward circuit and experimentally reversed it - but there's a twist.

What makes us who we are: nature or nurture? Those two forces -- genetics and experience -- work together in complex ways, forging our personalities, our decision-making processes, our tendencies for depression or resilience.

Peaches Geldof planned to move Downunder to replace troubled Kiwi TV presenter Charlotte Dawson on Australia's Next Top Model.

APRIL 19: A young Villa fan and his dad read the match day programme before the Premier League match between Aston Villa and Southampton at Villa Park on April 19, 2014 in Birmingham, England.

Older people who are apathetic, but not depressed, may have smaller brain volumes than those without apathy, according to a new study.

One in five people will have depression at some point in their lives while more than 120,000 Derbyshire adults are depressed - representing 12 per cent of the county's population.

Survivors of a ferry that sank off South Korea's south coast earlier this week have shown serious symptoms of depression and anxiety, a hospital chief said Saturday.

A new study finds that children, especially boys, of mothers who took antidepressants during pregnancy are at a greater risk for autism.

Between student debt , roommate drama , and all those finals , college comes with more than its fair share of stress .