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3 hrs ago | Landmark

Mother: Arson suspect was on way to recovery

Durbin, suffering from depression as well as battling drug and alcohol addiction, sought treatment at a residential treatment center, but was kicked out after violating an administrative policy, his mother says.

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Related Topix: Health, Platte City, MO, Warrensburg, MO

Thu May 23, 2013

Mississauga

Running boosts mood of those with mental health issues

Run for Wellness. Members of CameronHelps were at Father Michael Goetz Secondary School on Tuesday to talk about the benefits of running to overcome mental health issues.

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Related Topix: Adolescents and Pre-Teens, Family

WJRT

Blood test detects depression

Angel Schwiefert was diagnosed with depression, also known as major depressive disorder, a few years ago.

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Related Topix: Health

Cape Cod Times

Small Doses

Get the sneakers out again. HopeHealth will host its annual Miles of Memories: Walk for Hope in Harwich and Buzzards Bay at noon Sunday.

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Related Topix: Harwich, MA, Buzzards Bay, MA

Science Daily

Breakthrough on Huntington's disease

"We are the first to show that it is possible to prevent the depression symptoms of Huntington's disease by deactivating the diseased protein in nerve cell populations in the hypothalamus in the brain.

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Related Topix: Health

The Daily Caller

Ketamine discovered to be an effective treatment for depression

Ketamine, widely known by the street name "Special K," can cure symptoms of depression in hours according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Health, Conservative Political News, US News

Forbes.com

Johnson & Johnson Is Reinventing The Party Drug Ketamine To Treat Depression

Until joining the company a few years ago, J&J neuroscience R&D head Husseini Manji led the mood and anxiety disorders program at the National Institutes of Health .

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Related Topix: Food, J and J Snack Foods, Health, Business News

The Daily Nexus

In the Eyes of Your Campus Psychologists

"Mental health" - what does that even mean? Although most commonly used in conjunction with the word "issue," the reality is that everyone sits somewhere on the mental health continuum, just like the physical health continuum.

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Related Topix: Psychiatry, Yolo, CA, Isla Vista, CA, Vista, CA

MediLexicon

Early Identification And Treatment Of Postpartum Depression Can Limit Or Prevent Debilitating Effects

The epigenetic modifications, which alter the way genes function without changing the underlying DNA sequence, can apparently be detected in the blood of pregnant women during any trimester, potentially providing a simple way to foretell depression in the weeks after giving birth, and an opportunity to intervene before symptoms become debilitating.

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Related Topix: Health, Johns Hopkins University

Wed May 22, 2013

Medical Daily

Insomnia Affects Brain's Emotion Regulator, Could Lead to Depression

Insomniacs have a higher risk of depression due to their lack of sleep affecting the emotion regulator in their brains' amygdala, a study finds.

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Related Topix: Sleep, Medicine, Health, Insomnia

Diabetes Self Management

Depression - Taking the First Step

We know what lightens depression. Exercise, sunshine, social contact, laughter, and avoiding sugars are some ways supported by studies.

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Related Topix: Health

Newswise

Depression Linked to Telomere Enzyme, Aging, Chronic Disease

The first symptoms of major depression may be behavioral, but the common mental illness is based in biology - and not limited to the brain.

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Related Topix: Health, UC San Francisco

HON

Migraine, Chronic Back Pain Tied to Higher Suicide Risk

People who endure chronic migraines or back pain are more likely to attempt suicide, whether or not they also suffer from depression or another psychiatric condition, according to a new study.

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Related Topix: Back Pain, Health, Life, Veteran Affairs, Ann Arbor, MI

University of Rochester

URMC Conducting $1.9M Study on Underserved Women & Depression

Women who live in poverty experience high rates of depression, but typical treatment plans don't work well for many of them.

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Related Topix: Health, Women's Health

EurekAlert!

Parent and teacher support protects teens from sleep problems and depression

A new study suggests that disturbed sleep in adolescents is associated with more symptoms of depression and greater uncertainly about future success.

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Related Topix: Health, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY

WINR-AM Vestal

Club Drug 'Special K' Could Treat Depression

Doctors use it as an anesthetic and ravers use it to hallucinate, but a new study indicates that ketamine might have another trick up its sleeve: treating depression.

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Scientific American

Is Ketamine the Next Big Depression Drug?

She held down a job as a special-education teacher and helped care for her family in the northeastern U.S. Yet day after day she struggled through a crushing depression and felt neither joy nor pleasure.

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Related Topix: Health

Daily Mail

A woman's risk of post-natal depression could be identified by a simple blood test during pregnancy

A blood test that can tell if a pregnant woman is at risk of post-natal depression is being developed.

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Related Topix: Health, Medicine, Psychiatry, Johns Hopkins University, Motherhood, Family

Sys-Con Media

New Data Show Long-Term Benefit of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation...

At the end of acute treatment, 62 percent of patients achieved symptomatic improvement while 41 percent reported complete remission.

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Related Topix: Health, Neuronetics

Tue May 21, 2013

WTMA-AM North Charleston

Could Depression Medication Also Prevent a Heart Attack?

New research suggests medication prescribed for depression could also help reduce patients' risk for stress-induced heart attacks.

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