Research shows that a certain type of thinking which can make people vulnerable to depression can in fact "rub off" on other people, increasing their depression symptoms 6 months later. Research shows that individuals that respond in a negative way to life events that are stressful, interpreting the events as the ...Continue Reading...

As many as 121 million people all over the world are affected by depression. Depression can have an effect on an individual's ability to work, maintain relationships, and have an overall negative impact on quality of life. Severe depression may lead to suicide and is the cause of 850,000 deaths annually. Researchers ...Continue Reading...

Mood disorder not otherwise specified, or more commonly known as Mood Disorder NOS, is basically a general term for any mood disorder that isn't included under its own term in the DSM-IV (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders). Diagnostic codes from the DSM-IV are usually made use of to diagnose mood ...Continue Reading...

According to researchers, increased risk of miscarriage, neonatal health issues, preterm birth as well as the possibility of long term neurobehavioral problems, such as autism, indicate that a class of antidepressants called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, or SSRIs, should only be prescribed with extreme caution ...Continue Reading...

Exercise could be as beneficial as a 2nd medication for as much as 50% of depressed people whose condition hasn't been cured by just one antidepressant medication. Researchers discovered that both moderate as well as intense degrees of daily exercise can work as well as giving a 2nd antidepressant drug, which is ...Continue Reading...

Although some studies have found a vitamin D depression link, others have found that there is no clear vitamin D depression link. People with depression are often low in vitamin D. Not enough vitamin D is also linked to seasonal depression or SAD, where people get down in the dumps in the dark, short winter days ...Continue Reading...

Research has found that women having moderate to severe depression experienced significant improvement in their depression symptoms after receiving vitamin D deficiency treatment. Because they didn't alter their antidepressant medications or other factors relating to depression, the study came to the conclusion that ...Continue Reading...

Having the "blues" every now and then is usually a normal aspect of living. However, when a lengthy feeling of sadness and despair is felt, it could be depression. People with depressive conditions don't all feel the exact same symptoms. We all have our ups and downs, and sadness is often mistaken as depression. However, ...Continue Reading...

What exactly are the links between alcohol and depression? A number of  studies have shown links between abuse of alcohol and depression. Yet, it's been unsure whether one condition leads to another, or whether the same underlying environmental or hereditary risk factor will increase risk for both. Now a study ...Continue Reading...

Postpartum depression statistics  from 3 US states show that almost twelve percent of women had said to be moderately depressed following childbirth, and six percent had said to be very depressed following childbirth. Depression in moms in their months following childbirth has come up as a major maternal and child ...Continue Reading...