Tag: "depression" at medical news

Slimmer not happy compared to Obese people

...unhappy compared to obese people. It is found that depression level decreased as Body Mass Index (BMI) increased...nin in overweigh persons which reduces the risk of depression and an intention to commit suicide....

Dieting Makes People Miserable

...hen compared to fat people. The chances of serious depression lessened with the increase in the body mass index ...rotonin in people who eat more, which also reduces depression levels in a person. The study is likely to deal a body blow to the dieting industry of the world....

Dysfunctional Families Affect The Mental Health Of The Child

... years. Antisocial behavior along with anxiety and depression is quite common among children whose parents are a...out to get divorced also reported higher levels of depression and family dysfunction, which also has its effect on the child’s mental health. The research has rev...

Non-addictive antidepressant drug

...ernative to cannabis for the treatment of pain and depression and provides hope for the development of an alternate line of antidepressants, with a wider range of effectiveness'. sourse EUREKA...

SAD Patients Require Treatment

...to put on weight. They experience irritability and depression and develop an aversion to social interactions. The lesser sunlight during these months disturbs the sleep-wake-cycle resulting in SAD. The excess sleep is reportedly caused by lesser levels of hormone melatonin. Proper diagnosis and treatment is req...

Cardiovascular Disease More Common Among Erectile Dysfunction Patients

...e including age, smoking, diabetes, heart disease, depression and hypertension and such people have a higher risk of subsequent cardiovascular events such as heart attack, stroke, and angina, says the study by Ian M. Thompson and colleagues at University of Texas Health Science Centre at San Antonio. The resea...

Shaking Legs Syndrome Is Curable

.... "RLS is a real medical condition like diabetes, depression or high blood pressure," said Sunil Sharma, Indian-origin director, Sleep Medicine Research, University of South Carolina. "The symptoms may interfere with their sleep and as a result they may feel sleepy during the day, too tired to participate in ...

Higher Levels Of Depression Seen Among Parents

...ing and studied the connection between symptoms of depression and parenthood. Parents display depression levels which are absent among non-parents. There are also variations where with regard to depression...

Childhood sex abuse linked To eating disorder

...men who had experienced// psychological stress and depression in earlier stage of their life. The researchers ha...ers found that there was an increased link between depression and alexithymia which leads to eating disorders later in their life....

Breast Cancer Survivors Emotional Recovery Is Rapid After Treatment

...r depressive symptoms. For breast cancer patients’ depression was found to be high on the last day of treatment. However, this dropped by the end of two weeks after treatment and was stable even after six months. "Previous studies had never looked at breast-cancer survivors so soon after treatment, and we were ...

Rise in Stress among Americans

...arious fields above 18 years of age. The levels of depression and stress were highest from 1990s. The main reasons being failure in romance, problems in health care, unemployment, low salary etc. The University of Chicago survey said that the percent of one bad or stressed event occurring in an individual’s l...

Study Reveals Better Results in Patients Suffering From Depression.

... But in the earlier times treating patients with depression was a very challenging task. The first set of anti...quickly with initial treatment than who had severe depression and a number of co-existing diseases. Patients who were not cured moved to the second step where ...

Art therapy compliments cancer therapy.

...nts suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and addictions. From this study it is evident th...nly conducted to show the effect of art therapy on depression and anxiety but it proved to decrease the tiredness of the cancer patients. The researchers study ...

Depression affects one in 10 U.S. teens: study

...e in every 10 American teenagers experienced major depression last year, and less than half received proper trea...cket (16-17) was more likely to suffer from severe depression (12 per cent) than those in the younger group (5 per cent). Among those aged 14 or 15, nine percent ...

Seroquel to Treat Depression In Case Of Bipolar Disorder

...reatment of // both maniac behaviour and mental depression in people suffering with bipolar disorders. He h...nsider his drug as a sole treatment for maniac and depression symptoms related to bipolar disorder. AstraZeneca, the drug czar has requested the number of drug ...

Rural Population Enjoys Better Mental Health

...es of suicides and common mental disorders such as depression and anxiety in urban areas. There are small but statistically significant differences in rates of common mental disorders between urban and rural residents. Rural residents had a slightly better mental health record than their non-rural counterpar...

Women Are Genetically More Prone To Depression

Women are more prone to depression than men, and this may be due to genetic factors, ...al, researchers reported that incidence of genetic depression is higher in women than in men, where it is approximately 29%. "Our work, together with colleague...

Scientists Identify Gene Responsible For Depression

...ace. They analyzed tissue from a mouse model of depression as well as post-mortem tissue from depressed human...re hyperactive and, in a test designed to identify depression in rodents, acted just like mice that were on anti-depressant medication. Mice that lacked p11, mean...

Can Cannabis Cause Madness?

...ave found that cannabis use can lead to psychoses, depression and schizophrenia. Researchers are still arguing about the benefits of cannabis, as some scientists feel that cannabis usage leads to mental psychosis and other symptoms whereas some scientists feel that psychoses may not be caused by cannabis as...

Enjoy The Winter Season

... is very common to suffer from mild irritation and depression during the winter. His is mainly attributed to low...lot of lights. Light is very good in combating our depression and helps to raise our spirits. One has to try and look in to the positive aspects of winter and ...

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