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Clinical trial of ketamine to treat patients with depression shows promise...

Terrie M. Williams: Depression does not discriminate - Local 10

Terrie M. Williams: Depression does not discriminate
Local 10
We don't know for sure if it was a long-standing disenchantment with the entertainment industry, residual pain from a brain surgery, a bitter divorce, or all of the above that led to his obviously depressed mental state. Said his son Tony yesterday on .
Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health CaredailyRx

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GPS hosts 'Beyond the Blues EUR Adolescent Suicide and Depression' - Suburban Life Publications

GPS hosts 'Beyond the Blues EUR Adolescent Suicide and Depression'
Suburban Life Publications
By Staff reports The Glenbard Parent Series will host a program about adolescent suicide and depression from 9:30 to 11 am Thursday. Parents are welcome and no registration is required. The program will be held at the Marquardt School District 15 .

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Magnetic Therapy for Depression Becoming More Popular
A new magnetic therapy that treats major depression "is rapidly gaining momentum." Nearly 300 centers in the United States now offer transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS)...

Depression survivor calls for education - Regina Leader-Post

Depression survivor calls for education
Regina Leader-Post
Looking back today, 50 years later, Price says she went from being a happy, healthy six-year-old to being depressed, anxious and afraid. "I was forcibly taken from a place where I was happy and well-cared for to a home that was not native, .

'I Wanted To Live': New Depression Drugs Offer Hope For Toughest Cases - NPR (blog)

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'I Wanted To Live': New Depression Drugs Offer Hope For Toughest Cases
NPR (blog)
by Jon Hamilton Chris Stephens, 28, who has been battling depression all of his life, plays with his dogs at home in Concord, Calif., on Friday. After a dose of ketamine, Stephens says, "I actually wanted to do things. I wanted to live life.
Quick Fix for Severe Depression?ABC News (blog)
Party drug may help treat depression: StudyZee News
Ketamine Study Doc Says Don't Try 'Special K' On Your Own To Fight DepressionKUHF-FM
Business Insider -The Inquisitr -Gawker
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Working long hours 'linked to depression' - Nursing Times

TopNews United States

Working long hours 'linked to depression'
Nursing Times
According to the newspaper, staff who put in 11 or more hours a day at the office are twice as likely to suffer a severe bout of depression than those working just eight. This news is based on a study that examined the working habits of over 2000 UK .
Long Working Hours Increase Depression Risk, Say ResearchersTopNews United States
Working Overtime Doubles DepressiondailyRx
Long Working Hours Making One Depress?TopNews Arab Emirates
The Desert Sun -Hive Health Media (blog) -Gladstone Observer
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Depression in the Workplace: Don't Ask, Don't Tell?
By all appearances Sandy was successful and content. At 30 years old, she was in a senior position at a major media company in Boston -- and she was a happily married new mom to boot...

'I Wanted To Live:' New Depression Drugs Offer Hope For Toughest Cases
The anesthetic and club drug ketamine seems to lift depression symptoms in a matter of hours. But how does it work? Researchers are searching for the answer in an attempt to make a new class of depression medications. "We can take care of a migraine in hours," one researcher asks. "So why do we have to wait weeks or months with depression?"..

Winning a long battle with depression - Vancouver Sun

Winning a long battle with depression
Vancouver Sun
Fifty years later, Price says she went from being a happy, healthy six-year-old to being depressed, anxious and afraid. "I was forcibly taken from a place where I was happy and well-cared for to a home that was not native, where we were punished for .
'I believe it is a journey until the day you leave this Earth'Montreal Gazette

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Diagnosing Clinical Depression With A Blood Test
A new blood test has been developed which can accurately distinguished patients diagnosed with depression from control subjects, reports a study published in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. Dr. George Papakostas, an associate professor of Psychiatry at Harvard Medical School, explained that previous efforts to develop tests based on a single blood or urinary biomarker were insufficiently ...