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The brain is the key organ in the response to stress. It reacts in a complex, orchestrated manner that is related to the activation and inhibition of neural structures involved in sensory, motor, autonomic, cognitive and emotional processes.
It is the brain which finally determines what in the world is threatening and might be stressful for [...]

There are certain responsibilities that come with being the ‘man of the house’.
Many of these are routine things: being the primary or joint earner, being Mr. fix-it, doing the heavy lifting, checking the car oil, doing the mowing etc.
Other responsibilities enable a man to compliment or be a buffer to others in the home, such [...]

Older fathers are more likely to have children with bipolar disorder, research suggests.
The risk goes up when men are older than 29 before they start their family, and is highest if they are over 55.
Increasing paternal age has already been linked with schizophrenia and autism, but not bipolar disorder, formerly known as manic depression.
The Swedish [...]

Antidepressants are the cornerstone of treatment of depressive disorders in health care. Their efficacy in treating depression is undisputable, although it leaves room for improvement. However, recent reports also suggest that antidepressants might, in some rare cases, actually worsen suicidal tendencies instead of alleviating them. As a consequence, research has intensified to clarify this issue, [...]

More than one out of five Iranians suffer from depression, according to the World Health Organization’s East Mediterranean regional advisor. Thus, Iran has the same rate of mental illness as every other country in the world, Ahmad Mohit told the Fars News Agency in a recent interview.
“Depression, which is the most common mental disorder, affects [...]

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 [...]

Women with depression may be much more likely than men to get relief from a commonly used, inexpensive antidepressant drug, a new national study finds. But many members of both sexes may find that it helps ease their depression symptoms.
The persistence of a gender difference in response to the drug — even after the researchers [...]

Almost everyone has been prey to a loop of negative thoughts playing over and over in your mind during a bad day or an unfortunate situation. Common examples are “I can’t get it right,” “I such a loser,” or “I’ll never be able to do this.” Commonly, this distorted thinking occurs during stressful times, or [...]

Brain scientists have moved a step closer to understanding why some people may be more prone to depression than others.
Dr Roland Zahn, a clinical neuroscientist in The University of Manchester’s School of Psychological Sciences, and his colleagues have identified how the brain links knowledge about social behaviour with moral sentiments, such as pride and guilt.
The [...]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Xenazine (tetrabenazine) for the treatment of chorea in people with Huntington’s disease. Chorea is the jerky, involuntary movement that occurs in people with this disease.
Xenazine is a new drug and is the first treatment of any kind approved in the United States for any symptom of Huntington’s [...]