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Heads Up, Worrywarts: Depression May Cause Type 2 Diabetes, New Research Shows

...  2 Diabetes, New Research Shows A person diagnosed or showing signs of depression is less likely to seek treatment or follow doctor's advice on their metabolic conditions, such as obesity or hypertension. If these are left untreated or mismanaged, they can worsen the symptoms … Read more on Tech Times Even with higher education, obese women run greater risk of depression "Our study provides evidence that in the examination of ongoing strain and cumulative stressors leading to depressive symptoms in women's lives, considering weight status and other factors concurrently may be informative," she said. "What this means in … Read more on Science Daily Read ...

Mother Fighting to Change Wrongful Death Rules

...  Fighting To Change Wrongful Death Rules "They never did find out exactly what was causing the pain because within 48 hours, they had overdosed him with 5 different medications that cause respiratory depression, every single one of them,” Porter said. … Jay Wolfson, a law professor at the … Read more on Health News Florida What is Seasonal Affective Disorder, and How Can I Treat It? How a shift in circadian rhythms can lead to the range of depressive symptoms characteristic of SAD is still not entirely clear, Rohan says. Nevertheless, there are treatment options, which SAD sufferers can tweak and experiment with, depending on the … Read more on Science Friday Read ...

Ohlone Hosts Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Conference

...  hosts Survivors of Suicide Loss Day Conference Following his death and in collaboration with the Northern California chapter of the AFSP, Ohlone organized an Out of the Darkness Campus Walk to bring awareness to depression and suicide, and to honor Dawsons memory. Shortly after the walk, which … Read more on Tri City Voice Moms who need mental health care the most aren't getting it Mothers who received Medicaid benefits for their delivery were more likely to report postpartum depressive symptoms, according to a 2008 report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. A 2010 study by the University of Rochester Medical … Read more on CNN Read ...

Dimensional Depression Severity in Women With Major Depression and Post

by Topeka & Shawnee County Public Library Dimensional depression severity in women with major depression and post … In contrast, anxiety was associated with elevated connectivity between the amygdala and the ventromedial prefrontal cortex. Taken together, these results emphasize the centrality of the amygdala in the pathophysiology of depressive symptoms, and … Read more on Nature.com Acupuncture Relieves Post-Stroke Anxiety & Depression Acupuncture relieves anxiety and depression experienced by stroke patients. Researchers from the Shanghai University of TCM (Traditional Chinese Medicine) investigated the efficacy of acupuncture and medications for the treatment of post-stroke anxiety … Read more on HealthCMi Read ...

Cannabis May Increase Bipolar Symptoms

...  May Increase Bipolar Symptoms For people with bipolar disorder, using cannabis may increase manic or depressive symptoms, according to a study published in PLOS ONE. In the United Kingdom, approximately 2% of the population has bipolar disorder, with an estimated 60% of those … Read more on Psychiatry Advisor Drug-induced cerebral glucose metabolism resembling Alzheimer's Disease: a … Once a cognitive deficit commences, the natural course of the disease goes along with an increase of severity over time without major fluctuation of severity and without reversal of symptoms ...

Exercise Proteins Can Reduce Symptoms of Depression

...  Proteins Can Reduce Symptoms of Depression When the control group of mice was given kynurenine, they displayed depressive behavior. However, the genetically modified, PGC-1a1 increased mice did not show depressive symptoms when given kynurenine. The PGC-1a1 mice never showed elevated … Read more on HCPLive Work Burnout Linked to Atypical Depression Additional symptoms of atypical depression include increased appetite or weight gain, sleepiness, or excessive sleep, marked fatigue or weakness, and extreme sensitivity to rejection. Features of atypical depression were observed in 63 percent of the … Read more on PsychCentral.com (blog) Read ...

Is There a Such Thing as Severe Dysthymia?

Question by Bowiemod: is there a such thing as severe dysthymia? Best answer: Answer by Irene Kdysthymia, isn’t that you have the symptoms of depression, only less severe but for a longer time? maybe its severe depression? ask your doctor if you are worried. Answer by Joe the DestroyerTaken from dysthymia.org.uk: “Severe Dysthymia also known as Double Depression has the same symptoms as Depression except that it tends to last longer and can reoccur. Dysthymia according to Merck’s manual is:- Read more... ...