A U.S. pilot study finds that Botox may alleviate symptoms of depression. The Washington Post reports that out of 10 patients with depression, 9 recovered from their illness. The other patient had bipolar disorder and did have a boost...

Cyberonics Inc.’s online advertisement for its device to treat depression makes at least 10 false claims, Public Citizen’s Health Research group says in a letter to the Food and Drug Administration. The ad for...

A new study from the May 15 issue of the Archives of Women’s Mental Health journal reports that the incorporated data of nearly 19,000 teenagers found that both girls and boys who engage in high-risk behaviors have a tendency to...

A new study may help explain exactly what happens in the brain in response to antidepressants like Prozac. The research may hold huge potential for understanding and screening new treatments for depression. Prozac, one of the most common...

Reuters - Consistent feelings of sadness or depression may predict later nursing home admission among seniors, study findings show.

Mary K. Brunskill - AHN Contributor New York, NY (AHN) – Persistent depression may indicate future nursing home admission for seniors, new research shows. Researchers from the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services in Baltimore and George Washington University in Washington, D.C....

Reuters - Consistent feelings of sadness or depression may predict later nursing home admission among seniors, study findings show.

AP - Steve Vaught has lost more than 100 pounds on his walk across the country, but he's regaining his sanity. At 410 pounds a year ago, the 40-year-old father of two from San Diego was battling a severe eating disorder and deep depression, caused by the guilt over accidentally killing two elderly pedestrians 15 years ago.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- New moms with colicky babies are more likely to suffer from postpartum depression than other new moms, a new study shows.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 5 (HealthDay News) -- New moms with colicky babies are more likely to suffer from postpartum depression than other new moms, a new study shows.

Reuters - Children who are bullied in school are more likely than others to develop depressive symptoms or other health problems, while children who already have these symptoms have a higher risk of being bullied, new study findings show.

Researchers from Brown Medical School and the Rhode Island Department of Health have found a strong link between mothers with symptoms of postpartum depression and those with colicky infants. The study is the first to establish an...

Joanna Wypior - AHN Staff Reporter London, England (AHN) – According to health experts, doctors who are treating patients with depression must ‘rethink’ their attitude and approach in order to give effective treatment. A study conducted by the British Medical Journal says there...

AP - The attention goes to celebrity sufferers, such as Brooke Shields, or to grim cases in which mothers kill their children. But beyond the headlines about postpartum depression, states are making strides in raising awareness of the disorder and screening more mothers for it.

AP - The attention goes to celebrity sufferers, such as Brooke Shields, or to grim cases in which mothers kill their children. But beyond the headlines about postpartum depression, states are making strides in raising awareness of the disorder and screening more mothers for it.

According to a study, women under the age of 60 years have an increased risk of developing depression after a heart attack as compared to men and older patients. Earlier studies have shown depression more prevalent among young women. Also...

Reuters - There is no strong relationship between depression in elderly patients with diabetes and the degree to which they control their blood sugar levels, researchers report.

Federal health officials have reported that majority of survivors of the 2001 attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center suffered from respiratory ailments and depression, anxiety and other psychological problems. The people who escaped from...

AP - A majority of survivors of the 2001 attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center suffered from respiratory ailments and depression, anxiety and other psychological problems up to three years later, federal health officials said Friday.

AP - A majority of survivors of the 2001 attacks that destroyed the World Trade Center suffered from respiratory ailments and depression, anxiety and other psychological problems up to three years later, federal health officials said Friday.