Depression

Celebrated Indian poet Rabindranath Tagore led a lonely life and suffered from frequent bouts of depression, according to a new biography…….click here to continue reading

TUESDAY, Dec. 27 (HealthDay News) — Racial and cultural factors still affect the diagnosis and treatment of depression in elderly Americans, despite improvements to diagnostic tools and therapies in recent decades, according to a new study…….click here to continue reading

Local Psychiatrists say depression rates are high this time of year — with suicide attempts being the highest in January…….click here to continue reading

How does 2011 compare to other years? While probably not among the best, it’s also certainly not among the worst, according to 24/7 Wall St.’s analysis of the worst holidays since the Great Depression…….click here to continue reading

President Dmitry Medvedev warned Thursday that a global economic depression could last for several years and require Russia to step up efforts to improve its competitiveness…….click here to continue reading

WEDNESDAY, Dec. 21 (HealthDay News) — The holidays can be a particularly difficult time for people suffering from depression…….click here to continue reading

WALTHAM, Mass. — People dealing with depression now have a new and potentially powerful ally: technology…….click here to continue reading

Depression affects 1 in 6 Americans in the course of his or her lifetime. And while antidepressant medications have seemingly revolutionized treatment, making the depressed well again is a largely hit-or-miss proposition. A review of advances in depression treatment published in the Lancet this week acknowledges the limitations of current treatment, but looks ahead hopefully to several new ………click here to continue reading

Mental health professionals say 4 in 10 people suffer from Holiday Depression each year. Here’s how to identify symptoms of depression and how to battle the blues…….click here to continue reading

The Second Great Depression……click here to continue reading