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Middle-aged men and women suffering from depression may be more susceptible to dementia down the line, a recent study reports in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
Video games are more often regarded as causes of mental illness than as cures, but in a new study, a specially designed fantasy game helped teens conquer depression just as well as — if not better than — usual counseling.
Untreated depression makes youth more vulnerable to later substance abuse, social problems, physical illness and suicide. Scientists hope a blood test that could objectively diagnose depression can help get treatment to vulnerable teens.
For moms battling depression, a first-of-its-kind psychiatric unit at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offers intensive, inpatient care.
Scientists finally begin to understand how electroshock therapy works for severely and chronically depressed patients.
Having previous experience with antidepressants can change a person’s future response to both medications and to placebo, according to a new study.
Both antidepressant use and untreated depression in pregnant women may lead to risks for babies. A new study adds data to a troubling problem.
A new study confirms what researchers have long believed: migraine headaches and depression often appear together.
A proposed new definition of depression would include normal bereavement. Why that’s a bad idea.
Depressed kids may become targets for bullies, a new study finds.
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