Exercise - The Miracle Anti-Depressant Drug!

Exercise - The Miracle Anti-Depressant Drug!

A recent study has discovered that exercise is as effective at combating depression as anti-depressant tablets.
The study, conducted by the American Medical Institute, involved the testing of 100 subjects, all of whom were clinically diagnosed as having ’severe depressive illness’. Of these 100 people, 25 were given a course of anti-depressant tablets, 25 were given [...]

What is Endegenous Depression?

In most cases, a person who appears to suffer from a type of depression will often have a reason for it. In other words, the depression has been brought on or encouraged by an event, or something has happened to that individual, either in their youth or adulthood, that they have not been able to [...]

Depression and Rage - A Painful Psychological Partnership.

Depression and rage are intricately intertwined with one another. Both depression and rage are predisposed, although the exact calculus is still unknown. Beneath depression, whether it is readily observed or darkly obscured, there is rage. Rage can wait decades to erupt. Rage lies at the bottom of the psyche and appears to be dormant or [...]

How Depression is Discussed More in the Present Day.

Do we really know the true meaning of depression? We read about people suffering with depression almost everyday of the week. Our mind is a funny thing, we wonder how it works, and there is a complex system working all the time in our brain.
There have been two notable deaths of high profile Australian actors [...]

How Depression is Discussed More in the Present Day.

Do we really know the true meaning of depression? We read about people suffering with depression almost everyday of the week. Our mind is a funny thing, we wonder how it works, and there is a complex system working all the time in our brain.
There have been two notable deaths of high profile Australian actors [...]

Add-On Therapy Improves Depressive Symptoms In Bipolar Disorder.

Lingering depression is a serious and common problem in bipolar disorder, and does not resolve well with existing treatments. Because individuals with both depression and bipolar disorder experience a glutathione deficiency, an antioxidant that protects cells from toxins, researchers in a new study scheduled for publication in the September 15th issue of Biological Psychiatry sought [...]

Connecting depression and brain cells.

Did you know that the brain can in fact grow new brain cells? New research shows that humans continue to develop new brain cells throughout their life in a process called neurogenesis. This discovery debunks the myth that humans have a finite number of brain cells.
Scientists also discovered that the brain’s ability to grow new [...]

Variations In Antidepressant Prescribing Suggest Disparities In Provision Of Care.

GPs prescribe lower volumes of antidepressants in areas with more Black or South Asian people, suggesting possible disparities in the provision of care.
The study, published in the September issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, also reveals that higher volumes of antidepressants are prescribed by general practices in economically deprived areas, and by practices serving [...]

Transmission and Treatment of Depression.

By David Reiss, M.D.
For Am J Psychiatry.
Three articles in this issue make a substantial contribution to our understanding both of how depression is transmitted from parents to children and of approaches to treating depression. Tully et al present one of a series of reports from an etiological study: the Sibling Interaction and Behavior Study (SIBS) [...]

Does Treatment Of Depression Improve Prognosis After Heart Attack?

Depression and heart disease are the two leading disorders with the strongest contributions to the global burden of disease. Depression and heart disease are also intertwined. In recent years, much attention has been given to depression following heart attack and its effects on prognosis. Several large scale studies have been undertaken (ENRICHD, SADHART, MIND-IT, CREATE) [...]

The Real Questions of Depression.

There were several psychiatrists and psychologists gathered together for a discussion on the subject of depression. They had come together to identify all of the inaccurate, incorrect and misleading information regarding depression and the desire to educate and inform society regarding the real nature of depression. Also invited to attend was a world-renowned wise man [...]