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Brain Anomalies Found in Moms With Postpartum Depression

July 11th, 2011

THURSDAY, Sept. 16 (HealthDay News) — Women with postpartum depression have differences in brain functioning that may interfere not only with how they process their own emotions, but also with their ability to be responsive to the emotions of their infants, new research suggests…….click here to continue reading

Depression Dulls Sensitivity to Partner’s Thoughts, Feelings

April 1st, 2011

It is no surprise that researchers have discovered that depression erodes intimate relationships. Depression breeds feelings of loneliness and withdrawal. So when your partner in a relationship is feeling depressed, it can be as though he or she is not even there. Israeli researchers determined depression impairs the ability of a partner to accurately perceive ……click here to continue reading

Social Class May Impact Treatment For Depression

November 6th, 2010

Current treatments for depression don’t help working-class and poor patients as much as they help middle-class patients improve their ability to function at work, according to a recent University of Illinois at Chicago study. Depression has a profound impact on an individual’s productivity. That’s particularly true among individuals in lower social classes and with lower levels of education ………click here to continue reading

Depression does make the whole world seem dull and gloomy

July 19th, 2010

London, July 19 : The whole world seems to be dull and gloomy if you are depressedthis is because the ability to perceive contrast is impaired, say experts…….click here to continue reading

Depression blamed for neglect of horses

April 29th, 2010

By CLAUDIA BOYD-BARRETT BLADE STAFF WRITER PORT CLINTON - A psychiatrist for Robin Vess, the Oak Harbor woman standing trial on charges she starved 42 horses, told a court yesterday Ms. Vess suffered from “major depression,” a condition that could have affected her ability to care for her animals. Testifying on behalf of the defense, Dr. Agha Shahid told jurors he treated Ms. Vess while she was ………click here to continue reading