HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) -- About half of people battling depression can achieve complete remission by either adding one more drug to their regimen, or switching to a new medication, a major new trial finds.

HealthDay - WEDNESDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) -- About half of people battling depression can achieve complete remission by either adding one more drug to their regimen, or switching to a new medication, a major new trial finds.

AFP - Treating mothers for depression can mean long-term happiness for their children, according to a study.

Reuters - Curing depression in mothers can also rid their children of problems such as anxiety and aggressive behavior, a study said on Tuesday.

AP - Researchers say they've shown for the first time that treating a mother's depression can help prevent depression and anxiety disorders in her child, a provocative finding with potentially big public health implications.

Reuters - Maintenance treatment with paroxetine -- known by the brand names Paxil or Seroxat -- helps prevent major depression from recurring in older adults, new research shows. On the other hand, monthly psychotherapy sessions seem not to have the same benefit.

AP - For elderly people who suffer bouts of depression, drugs work surprisingly better than psychotherapy at keeping these black spells from returning, suggests the longest study ever in patients so old.

AP - For elderly people who suffer bouts of depression, drugs work surprisingly better than psychotherapy at keeping these black spells from returning, suggests the longest study ever in patients so old.

Andrea Moore - All Headline News Staff Reporter (AHN) - According to a study conducted by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and Columbia University, when mothers experience symptoms of depression after the birth of their children they are less likely to...

Yvonne Lee - All Headline News Staff Reporter (AHN) - New research refutes community studies that show nearly half of the U.S. population is depressed. Newswise reports two sociologists found that percentage to be highly exaggerated or a misrepresentation. Allan V. Horwitz, a sociology...

Andrea Moore - All Headline News Staff Reporter Baltimore, Maryland (AHN) - According to researchers, adolescents who witness domestic violence between their parents are significantly more likely to suffer from symptoms of depression. In a study of adolescents in the Philippines conducted by...

Reuters - Young adults with asthma appear to be at greater risk of becoming obese later in life -- and childhood depression may play a role in the connection, according to researchers.

Yvonne Lee - All Headline News Staff Reporter Washington, D.C. (AHN) - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves the first skin patch for treating major depression. Called Emsan, the once a day patch works by delivering selegiline, a monoamine oxidase inhibitor or MAOI, through the skin...

Ayinde O. Chase - All Headline News Staff Writer Miami, FL (AHN) - A new study of 7,000 teens says adolescents who consider themselves overweight may have a greater risk for depression and school-related stress. Lead researcher Bin Xie, M.D. from the University of Southern California says,...

AP - Federal regulators approved the first antidepressant skin patch on Tuesday, providing a different way to administer a drug already used by Parkinson's disease patients.

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Childhood anxiety or depression could boost risks for adult use of the illicit drug ecstasy, Dutch researchers report.

Andrea Moore - All Headline News Staff Reporter Netherlands (AHN) - A newly released study finds children with symptoms of anxiety and depression may have an increased tendency to use ecstasy in adolescence or young adulthood. Researchers in the Netherlands assessed ecstasy use in 1580...

HealthDay - FRIDAY, Feb. 24 (HealthDay News) -- Childhood anxiety or depression could boost risks for adult use of the illicit drug ecstasy, Dutch researchers report.

Reuters - The impotence drug Levitra (also known as vardenafil) improves erectile function and depression in men with both disorders, research shows.

Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) -Treating depression in elderly individuals with diabetes is cost-effective, a study shows.