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Individuals treated for both depression and Type 2 diabetes have better medication compliance and experience significant improvements in depression and blood sugar levels compared to those receiving typical treatments, according to a new study out of the University of Pennsylvania. Over 60 percent of patients who received both treatments along with a short period of ……click here to continue reading

( University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine ) Patients simultaneously treated for both Type 2 diabetes and depression improve medication compliance and significantly improve blood sugar and depression levels compared to patients receiving usual care, according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania…….click here to continue reading

(Medical Xpress) — Patients simultaneously treated for both Type 2 diabetes and depression improve medication compliance and significantly improve blood sugar and depression levels compared to patients receiving usual care, according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Of patients receiving integrated care combined with a brief ………click here to continue reading

A study published by a joint venture of the University of Texas Southwest’s Medical Center and the Cooper Institute in Dallas has linked low levels of vitamin D to depression, according to the Mother Nature Network. The study appears in the latest edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings…….click here to continue reading

People with depression could be at greater risk of a heart attack or heart disease, a new study has found.The study, published by an international research team led by a Charles Sturt University (CSU) medical scientist, investigated………click here to continue reading

( University of Exeter ) Research provides the first evidence that depression can be treated by only targeting an individual’s style of thinking through repeated mental exercises in an approach called cognitive bias modification.The study suggests an innovative psychological treatment called ‘concreteness training’ can reduce depression in just two months and could work as a self-help therapy ………click here to continue reading

Depression-era murals at the University of Rhode Island that had been thought lost or painted over are back on public display on the university’s campus…….click here to continue reading

For some women, the “baby blues” can turn into postpartum depression — a serious condition that can lead to hospitalization and more. On Monday, a University of North Carolina hospital in Chapel Hill will open the country’s first free-standing perinatal psychiatry unit especially for these moms…….click here to continue reading

Eight out of ten Australians would radically change their risky behavior if tests showed they had a genetic susceptibility to depression, a national study has found. The study, conducted by researchers at the University of New South Wales (UNSW) and published online in the Journal of Affective Disorders, is the first population-wide analysis of Australian attitudes towards genetic testing for ………click here to continue reading

(Medical Xpress) — Research by the University of Reading shows that children of postnatally depressed mothers are more likely to suffer from depression themselves than those of non-depressed mothers…….click here to continue reading