Depression

Update: St. John’s Wort and Depression

Dec 21, 2016 · · Depression
The herb St. John’s wort has a 2,000-year tradition of use for depression, pain, and insomnia. It started to become popular in the late 1990s, when studies showed the herb worked as well as antidepressants (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs) at treating mild-to-moderate depression. St. John’s wort also had … Read More

Physical Sources of Depression Identified

Dec 20, 2016 · · Depression
Researchers from Warwick University, UK, and Fudan University, China, have identified the areas of the brain that are affected by depression. At any given time, more than one out of 20 Americans 12 years of age and older report moderate to severe depressive symptoms, according to CDC statistics from 2009-2012. … Read More

An Action Plan to Avoid Chronic Loneliness

Dec 12, 2016 · · Depression
Chronic loneliness—even though other people may be present in one’s life—can increase a person’s chances of premature death by 14 percent, is twice as likely to cause early death as obesity, and can be as damaging as smoking 15 cigarettes a day. It also can impair sleep and aspects of … Read More

The Benefits of Exercise on Depression

Dec 8, 2016 · · Depression
Studies of the effect of physical activity on depression tend to have design limitations and inconsistent findings. The subject is important, though, because physical activity is already known to reduce rates of mortality, stroke, and some cancers. If physical activity also could reduce depressive symptoms, it would be an even … Read More

Treatment for Depression Often Misses Mark

Nov 28, 2016 · · Depression
Of the number of American adults who screen positive for depression, only 29 percent, or about one-third, receive treatment; conversely, many who are treated do not screen positive, according to a study published in JAMA Internal Medicine online, Aug. 29, 2016. Nevertheless, there has been a substantial increase in the … Read More

6. Depression in Children

Nov 22, 2016 · · Depression
All children get sad from time to time. Often they seem to respond dramatically to the slightest frustration, like losing a toy or not getting their favorite dessert. Yet for some children, low or disrupted mood is an everyday occurrence. About five percent of children and adolescents are depressed at … Read More

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