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Michael Harper for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A new study shows that mild mental health issues could increase the risk of death. Even a condition as mild or feeling anxious, depressed or lonely could increase the risk of an early death, says to the new study. According to the British study, more than 68,000 people who said they experienced these symptoms were found to be more likely to die from cardiovascular diseases, cancer or other injuries. According to their numbers,...

Risk is raised even at low levels of distress, warn experts The risk was raised even at lower levels of distress that would not usually come to the attention of mental health services, say the authors. Approximately a quarter of the general population suffer from these minor symptoms of anxiety and depression. Previous studies investigating the association between psychological distress and mortality have been small and unable to reliably measure thresholds of risk. In a study...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online Exercise in patients who have recently suffered chronic heart failure has been shown to reduce symptoms of depression, as well as a significant reduction in deaths and hospitalizations, according to an international study published in the August 1st issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA). The study, led by researchers at Duke University Medical Center, adds insight to the complex relationship between...

Connie K. Ho for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Feeling sad. Down in the dumps. Looking blue. However stated, these three phrases all mean the same thing – depression. Different factors can cause an individual to have depression and anxiety, and now they are not just relegated to adults -- children can suffer from the disorder as well. A recently published study from the University of Miami (UM) looked at how participants can slowly move out of the state of depression with an...

According to United Press International, chronic exposure to artificial light at night may play some role in the rising rates of depression in humans during the past 50 years, U.S. researchers say. Columbus, Ohio (PRWEB) July 26, 2012 Chronic exposure to artificial light at night may play some role in the rising rates of depression in humans during the past 50 years, U.S. researchers say. Lead author Tracy Bedrosian, doctoral student in neuroscience and colleagues at Ohio State...

Teen Treatment Center announces 5 essential tips on how to recognize teen depression symptoms from Eagle Ranch Academy. These tips are useful to concerned and curious parents who wish to help their teen lead a healthy life. Saint George, UT (PRWEB) July 26, 2012 Teen Treatment Center Announces Tips on Recognizing Teen Depression Symptoms Tip #1: If a teen becomes overly quiet and withdrawn from others, tending to spend most of their time in their room away from family and friends, this...

Dr. Gary McClain today released a new article, “Break out of that bad mood,” for individuals facing chronic medical conditions. He discussed the risk to patients when they don’t attempt to understand what’s causing their bad mood and attempt to resolve it, along with guidelines for coping with bad moods. New York, NY (PRWEB) July 11, 2012 Dr. Gary McClain today released a new article, “Break out of that bad mood,” for individuals facing chronic medical conditions. A...

It seems logical that programs to screen and manage depression in pregnant, HIV-positive Medicaid patients should already be in place, but they aren't. It's the kind of glaring oversight that Rajesh Balkrishnan, associate professor at the University of Michigan College of Pharmacy, said he finds all the time in his research on health disparities. Balkrishnan also has an appointment in the School of Public Health. "We find that many of these things are such common sense that they should...

Scientists have shown that the brains of people with depression respond differently to feelings of guilt – even after their symptoms have subsided. University of Manchester researchers found that the brain scans of people with a history of depression differed in the regions associated with guilt and knowledge of socially acceptable behavior from individuals who never get depressed. The study – published in the journal Archives of General Psychiatry – provides the first evidence of...

Treating adolescents for major depression can also reduce their chances of abusing drugs later on, a secondary benefit found in a five-year study of nearly 200 youths at 11 sites across the United States. Only 10 percent of 192 adolescents whose depression receded after 12 weeks of treatment later abused drugs, compared to 25 percent of those for whom treatment did not work, according to research led by John Curry, a professor of psychology and neuroscience at Duke University. "It...