POSTS TAGGED AS Depression

Tele-Psychotherapy

Psychiatric researchers at the University of Zurich conducted a study which showed that tele-sessions were as good as or [MORE]

Telecounseling for Postpartum Depression

One of telemedicine’s strengths is in supporting patients with psychiatric problems—particularly for medication adherence.  But this piece reports findings [MORE]

The “Happiness” Peptide

It seems too simple that a single peptide could be the key to human happiness, but psychiatric researchers at [MORE]

A Stressometer on Your Wrist

Neumitra Stress Monitor
Psychiatrists know that unrelenting stress can have serious consequences, from depression and panic attacks to violence [MORE]

Loneliness as a “Co-Morbidity”

Elderly Depression
According to a Harvard study, one in seven adult Americans living alone is at greater risk for cardiovascular [MORE]

An Accurate Blood Test for Depression

Ridge Diagnostics (San Diego, CA) has developed a panel of nine blood biomarkers that has a 90% sensitivity and [MORE]

An Ear Plug for Depression

Ear bud light
For good reason, the Finns know about seasonal affective disorders.  Their long, dark winters seem to create [MORE]

Markers of Depression

Psychiatric disorders amply illustrate that “diseases” are intellectual artifacts which don’t exist naturally; the natural phenomenon is the mentally [MORE]

Antidepressives Stimulated Neurogenesis

In neuroscience, the glucocorticoid receptor (GCR) is known to be involved in regulating gene transcription, but how that happens [MORE]

Data Mining Depression

Vincent Willem Van Gogh Depression
What will be the world’s leading cause of disability by 2020?  The World Health [MORE]

MRI to Guide Drug Dosage

MRI and Drug Dosing
Positron emission tomography scans and radioactive labels now allow researchers to image a drug’s effect on [MORE]

Tracking Symptoms in Complex Disease

Cancer patients usually present multiple secondary symptoms, such as depression, fatigue, difficulty sleeping, joint and back pain, nausea and dry [MORE]

Biological Basis of Stress

Among many mysteries of molecular psychiatry, researchers have long wondered why females are more prone to depression and stress-related [MORE]

Listening for Depression

Speech Recognition Graph
Most voice-recognition software programs focus on words and phrases, but Professor Sandy Pentland, at MIT’s Media Lab, has [MORE]