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U-M analysis of new data highlights risk factors that could be targeted by interventions Increased screening of pregnant women and new mothers for major depression and conflicts with intimate partners may help identify women at risk for suicide, a University of Michigan Health System-led analysis of federal data concludes. Only a small percentage of women who take their own lives are pregnant or have recently become mothers, but their frequent interactions with the health care system...

CHICAGO, Nov. 30, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- They've been dubbed the "Sandwich Generation"-middle-aged people caring for aging parents while still taking care of their own children. Pulled in many directions, these family jugglers are at risk for stress, depression and other health problems. Older adults are the fastest growing segment of the U.S. population; 10,000 people turn 65 every day. This will continue for nearly 20 years, and that means more and more people will find themselves...

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The study suggests an innovative psychological treatment called 'concreteness training' can reduce depression in just two months and could work as a self-help therapy for depression in primary care. Led by the University of Exeter and funded by the Medical Research Council, the research shows how this new treatment could help some of the 3.5 million people in the UK living with depression. People suffering from depression have a tendency towards unhelpful abstract thinking and over-general...

FRANKLIN LAKES, N.J., Nov. 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- What could be a sign of America's psychological state of mind, a new report shows more than one-in-five adult Americans took at least one medication commonly used to treat a psychiatric or behavioral disorder in 2010. Women's use was even higher, with one-in-four on a mental health-related drug last year. That's according to "America's State of Mind," a Medco Health Solutions, Inc. (NYSE: MHS) analysis of trends in mental health...

Adults with congenital heart disease and implanted cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) often have a high level of fear and anxiety about the device delivering a shock during sex — resulting in sexual performance problems, according to research (Abstract 14165) presented at the American Heart Association's Scientific Sessions 2011. An ICD is an implanted, battery-powered device that monitors the heartbeat. If the ICD detects a dangerous irregular heartbeat, it delivers a shock to restore...

According to a U.S. study, older women who spend more time exercising and less time watching television were less likely to be diagnosed with depression. Researchers found that women who reported exercising the most in recent years were about 20 percent less likely to get depression than those who rarely exercised. The team found that the more hours they spent watching TV each week, the more their risk of depression crept up. "Higher levels of physical activity were associated with...

As a fetus grows, it’s constantly getting messages from its mother. It’s not just hearing her heartbeat and whatever music she might play to her belly; it also gets chemical signals through the placenta. A new study, which will be published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that this includes signals about the mother’s mental state. If the mother is depressed, that affects how the baby develops after it’s born. In recent...

People who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) -- a condition that comes with a shortage of daylight hours -- may have a new weapon to fight off those winter blues, according to a study by Finnish researchers. These researchers explain that the human brain is as sensitive to light as the eyes, making it possible to treat SAD with a new headset -- much like headphones -- that beams light, rather than music, into the ears. SAD is caused by the brain not receiving enough daylight...

Study provides more evidence linking depression to possible dementia later in life Depression is one of the most common mental disorders in the elderly, but little is known about the underlying biology of its development in older adults. In a small study published in the November issue of the peer-reviewed journal Archives of General Psychiatry, UCLA researchers used a unique brain scan to assess the levels of amyloid plaques and tau tangles in older adults with a type of severe...