Depression

Clinical trial of ketamine to treat patients with depression shows promise…….click here to continue reading

FRIDAY, Feb. 3 (HealthDay News) — Depression can be a tough condition to diagnose accurately, but new research suggests that someday a blood test might help…….click here to continue reading

A new study found a blood test may help diagnose depression…….click here to continue reading

About 30 million Americans suffer from depression, and when a sudden wave of severe symptoms hits them, there's no instant fix. The most commonly prescribed drugs — Prozac, Celexa and Zoloft — take a few weeks to kick in, and in the meantime, depressed people are at an escalated risk of suicide. More than half the time, the prescribed drug doesn't end up working at all, and patients must start ………click here to continue reading

The anesthetic and club drug ketamine seems to lift depression symptoms in a matter of hours. But how does it work? Researchers are searching for the answer in an attempt to make a new class of depression medications. “We can take care of a migraine in hours,” one researcher asks. “So why do we have to wait weeks or months with depression?”……click here to continue reading

Currently, there's no quick fix for severe depression. Antidepressants usually take weeks to work, if they work at all. But patients who received experimental doses of ketamine — long used as an anesthetic, and an illegal club drug — report an astounding relief from their symptoms in less than a day…….click here to continue reading

Depression affects more than 6.5 million of the 35 million Americans over 65, according to the National Alliance on Mental Illness. Because increased age often brings loss, families and friends may think that sadness and depression are a normal part of aging but there is help…….click here to continue reading

Depression is common during postmenopause as women become more isolated. A recent study of women in Kashan City, Iran reports how being socially connected makes a huge difference…….click here to continue reading

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People with mild depression may benefit from taking antidepressants, suggests a new analysis of past studies that compared symptoms in people on the drugs to those given drug-free placebo pills. Some earlier reports had suggested that antidepressants generally only improve mood in people with severe depression. But that might be because those studies weren't precise ………click here to continue reading

Should the definition of depression be expanded to include grieving for a loved one?……click here to continue reading