Depression

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Beat the blues by going to bed early: study

AFP Global Edition 38 days ago

It seems parents have long been right. Going to bed early is key to getting enough sleep and helping adolescents feel on top of the world, a new study reported. A lack of sleep among youngsters may trigger depression and suicidal thoughts, ...

Facing combat ups depression risk in U.S. troops

Reuters US Online Report Health News 42 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Perhaps it's not surprising, but for members of the U.S. armed forces, combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan increases the risk of depression, according to a new study. Timothy S. Wells of the U.S. Air Force Research ...

Feeling old and blue? Green tea may help

Reuters US Online Report Health News 53 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Elderly men and women who sip on several cups of green tea a day may be less likely to have the blues, hint findings of a study from Japan. Dr. Kaijun Niu, at Tohoku University Graduate School ...

Antidepressants may have risks after menopause

Reuters US Online Report Health News 55 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Older women who take an antidepressant seem to have a small but noteworthy increased risk of stroke and death compared to older women not on an antidepressant medication, a new study shows. But given that depression itself ...

Treating depression helps with blood sugar control

Reuters US Online Report Health News 55 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Treating depression may help people with diabetes get their blood sugar under control. In a study of low-income minorities with poorly controlled diabetes, researchers found that antidepressant therapy was associated with improved long-term blood sugar control and ...

Facing combat ups depression risk in troops

Reuters US Online Report Health News 60 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Perhaps it's not surprising, but in the Air Force, combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan increases the risk of depression, according to a new study. Timothy S. Wells of the US Air Force Research Laboratory, Wright-Patterson Air ...

Antidepressants may make people less neurotic

Reuters US Online Report Health News 64 days ago

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Antidepressants may go well beyond just easing the symptoms of depression; they may also make people less neurotic, U.S. researchers said Monday. The study of people who took GlaxoSmithKline's Paxil, known generically as paroxetine, suggests the drug may treat ...

News coverage of antidepressants for kids uneven

Reuters US Online Report Health News 64 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Media coverage of the warnings on antidepressants and children's risk of suicidal behavior often failed to give the public the whole story, according to a study published Monday. The study, by researchers at the Yale University School ...

Atty seeks psych care for Mo. teen murder suspect

AP Features 81 days ago

A teenager accused of killing a 9-year-old neighbor should be sent to a psychiatric hospital because she shows signs of severe depression and anxiety, her attorney said. A judge had not approved the move Friday, though a draft order calling for a ...

The depressed are more apt to get opioids for pain

Reuters US Online Report Health News 83 days ago

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who suffer from depression are much more likely to be prescribed powerful opioid painkillers like morphine and codeine and to stay on the drugs long-term, new research shows. What's more, they are often prescribed these more ...

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