What
is Depression?
About one in 10 Americans
suffers some form of depression, according to the National Institute
of Mental Health. Women experience depression twice as often
as men. Depression has devastating effects on a person's relationships
with family
and friends, on the ability to do productive work, and, of course,
on the
ability to enjoy life. With so many people suffering, you would
think a simple definition of "depression"
would be easy, but it's not. Depression has many meanings among
doctors, mental-health professionals and people on the street.
Why are there so many definitions? One reason for this is
that there are many varieties of depression. For information on symptoms, diagnosis, and treatment click here.
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Research News
Featuring Harvard Medical School and Affiliated Hospitals
Nutritional
Supplement Being Tested for
treatment of depression.
Sibling
Relationships may
contribute to adult depression.
Study
Sheds Light
on medication treatment options for bipolar disorder.
Study
Confirms Normal Patterns of Grief
and highlights yearning.
Integrated
Group Therapy Better for
those with bipolar disorder and substance abuse.
Mental
Health Screening of Children can
be an effective tool in addressing the problems.
Improving
Care for Depression New
approaches to managing a chronic illness.
Common anti-
depressants may prevent bone loss.
Bipolar
Disorder Exacts Twice Depression's Toll in Workplace Productivity
lags even after mood lifts.
Stopping Anti-
depressants During Pregnancy May lead to symptom to recurrence.
Depression
Linked To Previously Unknown Dopamine Regulator
Drinking and Poor Mental Health
Study finds young college women at highest risk of alcohol abuse.
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Research Stories
From the Harvard University Gazette
Antidepressants and Risk of Suicide
among children.
Valuable Advice
on coping with stress and depression.
Rx for Depression: Mangia, Mangia!
Certain foods fight depression.
Depressed get a Lift from MRI
Brain scanners please manic-depressives.
Testosterone Drives Away the Blues
Testosterone gel may provide relief for some male depression.
Larger studies to assess the benefit and risk of testosterone replacement therapy are called for fied says researcher.
>More HU Gazette on Depression
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Research Reports
From HMS Faculty Newsletter Focus
Protein Links Dopamine and Depression
Mouse study suggests alternate approaches to therapy.
Studies Give Boost to Therapies for Depression
Folate levels may help predict response to antidepressants.
Brain Regions May Sap or Spur Creativity
Physician explores the link between decreased creativity and depression.
>More Research Reports
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