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Will Depression Include Normal Grieving Too?
2012-02-02 12:33:00 It?s been heating up now for the past few weeks as a charge led mainly by professionals. And it has caught the eye of the mainstream media. I?m talking about the revision process for the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5 (DSM-5), the reference manual mental health professionals and researchers use to treat patients and design reliable research studies examining mental illness. The latest upset? The fact that the new DSM-5 suggests that depression could co-occur with grief. Critics see the changes as suggesting the DSM is trying to ?medicalize? normal grieving. Anyone who experiences grief after a tragic or significant loss will now be at risk for receiving - heaven forbid - mental health treatment and a diagnosis. We?ve covered this ground here on more than one occasion, but it appears time to talk about whether depression can occur at the same time as grief or not. My first reaction was - grief is grief, depression is depression, and the two never really c...
Exercise for Depression
2012-01-30 09:34:00 Want to learn more about exercise and depression? Many studies indicate that people who exercise regularly benefit with a positive boost in mood and lower rates of depression. What Are the Psychological Benefits of Exercise With Depression? Improved self-esteem is a key psychological benefit of regular physical activity. When you exercise, your body releases chemicals called endorphins. These endorphins interact with the receptors in your brain that reduce your perception of pain. Endorphins also trigger a positive feeling in the body, similar to that of morphine. For example, the feeling that follows a run or workout is often described as ?euphoric.? That feeling, known as a ?runner?s high,? can be accompanied by a positive and energizing outlook on life.
Medication helps some with mild depression
2012-01-28 12:44:00 People with mild depression may benefit from taking antidepressants, suggests a new analysis of past studies that compared symptoms in people on the drugs to those given drug-free placebo pills. Some earlier reports had suggested that antidepressants generally only improve mood in people with severe depression. But that might be because those studies weren?t precise enough to pick up on smaller changes in symptoms that can still make a difference for people with milder forms of the disease, researchers said. ?I think there?s a valid concern? that if someone has not-that-severe depression that hasn?t lasted that long, maybe it will get better itself or with therapy,? said Dr. David Hellerstein, from the New York State Psychiatric Institute and Columbia University, who worked on the study.
Exercise for depression
2012-01-28 09:38:00 It has long been known that regular exercise is good for our physical health. It can reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease and strokes. In recent years, studies have shown that regular physical activity also has benefits for mental health. Exercise can help people recover from depression and prevent them from becoming depressed in the first place. Dr Alan Cohen, a GP with a special interest in mental health, says that when people get depressed or anxious, they often feel they?re not in control of their lives. ?Exercise gives them back control of their bodies and this is often the first step to feeling in control of other events,? he says.
Treatment for Diabetes and Depression Improves Both, Researchers Say
2012-01-20 16:40:00 Patients simultaneously treated for both Type 2 diabetes and depression improve medication compliance and significantly improve blood sugar and depression levels compared to patients receiving usual care, according to a new study by researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Of patients receiving integrated care combined with a brief period of intervention to assist with adherence to prescribed medication regimens, more than 60 percent had improved blood sugar test results and 58 percent had reduced depression symptoms, compared to only 36 percent and 31 percent, respectively, of patients receiving usual care. The full results of the study are published in the January/February issue of The Annals of Family Medicine. There is a link between depression and diabetes - as depression is a risk factor for diabetes, diabetes also increases the risk for the onset of depression. Not only is depression common in patients with diabetes, but it also ...
Release Depression For Good
2012-01-18 22:38:00 Most people are depressed and never have any idea. If your family member is showing symptoms of depression, you need to make an effort to stop him while using traditional cigarette because what they... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Depression
2012-01-07 08:26:00 Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to depression, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatrists working with the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study. It is believed to be the largest such investigation ever undertaken. Low levels of vitamin D already are associated with a cavalcade of health woes from cardiovascular diseases to neurological ailments. This new study ? published in Mayo Clinic Proceedings ? helps clarify a debate that erupted after smaller studies produced conflicting results about the relationship between vitamin D and depression. Major depressive disorder affects nearly one in 10 adults in the U.S. ?Our findings suggest that screening for vitamin D levels in depressed patients - and perhaps screening for depression in people with low vitamin D levels ? might be useful,? said Dr. E. Sherwood Brown, professor of psychiatry and senior author of the study, done in conjunction with The Cooper Institute in Dallas. ?But we don?t have enough information y...
On Depression and Darkness
2012-01-07 05:47:00 Events, months, season, holidays, years. Each one sliding by less influential each time. The daylight ends so early now. Darkness chills the children as they walk off school busses. Commuters rush in drizzle rain to the warmth and glow of home. There is a place I dislike to go. My mind swirls with lonely thoughts. If I chat loud enough, I do not hear her. I try to not hear winter breathing down my neck. A year? Two? More? How long has this winter lasted? Why is she here again, so soon? My children delight in the dark. “It’s almost Christmas! Mom, look!” breathless they point at the houses already lit with twinkle lights. I smile, aching for their joy. I hold them close, hoping by some tactile osmosis, their enthusiasm for life will soak in to my bones. I cling to them almost with unhealthy gulps. The very people who used to cause me such anguish, such uncertainty, are the very ones who seem to be saving me of myself. I curl up with them in their beds, listen...
By: Mrs. Flinger
Lessons for Europe From America?s First Great Depression: Echoes ? Bloomber
2012-01-04 20:08:00 The European Union is in trouble. Some governments are teetering on default, and even German creditworthiness is questioned. Interbank lending in the euro area is increasingly strained. The entire project of European economic integration, wrought through six decades of delicate negotiation, seems at risk of collapse. In the U.S., meanwhile, European leaders are being criticized ...
By: 1913 Intel
With Depression, Helping Others May in Turn Help You
2012-01-03 14:42:00 Doing something nice for someone else often leaves people feeling good about themselves and positive about their place in the world. But does that mean practicing random acts of kindness has scientifically proven therapeutic value in treating mood disorders like depression? Yes, according to a growing body of research that has found that ?positive activity interventions??like helping someone with groceries, writing a thank you note or even counting your blessings?can serve as an effective, low-cost treatment for depression.
Depressing news: You may have to leave Chicago to cure depression
2011-12-28 16:08:00 But do not go to Philadelphia. According to the PsychCentral.com, Philly takes the prize as being the most depressing city in the US. Chicago is number three! Yay! Don’t get too cheery about the news, however, as apparently the quickest cure for our Chicago Depression Blues is to get into the car and drive over... Read more »
Diagnosis, Treatment of Depression Among Elderly Depend on Racial, Cultural
2011-12-21 03:21:00 Despite improvements to diagnostic tools and therapies in the two last decades, significant disparities in the diagnosis and treatment of depression remain, according to Rutgers research published online by the American Journal of Public Health (print, February 2012). In the study ?Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Depression Care in Community-Dwelling Elderly in the United States,? lead author Ayse Akincigil, an assistant professor in Rutgers? School of Social Work, and colleagues found that African Americans were significantly less likely to receive a depression diagnosis from a health care provider than were non-Hispanic whites. In addition, those diagnosed were less likely to be treated for depression. ?Vigorous clinical and public health initiatives are needed to address this persisting disparity in care,? she said. Depression is a significant public health problem for older Americans ? about 6.6 percent of elderly Americans experience an episode of major depression each ...
Tips for dealing with holiday depression
2011-12-20 14:38:00 The holidays are in full swing. For many of us, this time of year is particularly stressful, Feeling overwhelmed and dealing with issues that are often out of your control often leads to depression. It is a time that many are forced to handle underlining family issues, financial problems and lack of job opportunities, as... Read more »
Women?s post-natal depression linked to partners? abuse: study
2011-12-07 15:44:00 Forty percent of women who suffer depression after childbirth are abused either physically or emotionally by their partners, researchers in Australia said on Wednesday, calling on health workers to be more alert to such cases. ?That is a very important message to get out to health professionals,? said Hannah Woolhouse at Murdoch Children?s Research Institute in Victoria, Australia. ?If they are working with women with post-natal depression, they should consider the possibility that partner violence may be contributing to that.? Possible solutions included offering treatment to the abusive partner, counseling for such couples, or even shelter for abused women, she said in a telephone interview.
Using Nature?s Light and Beauty To Help Lose Weight, and Beat Depression an
2011-12-06 19:10:00 Have you detected that when you spend a little time in nature that you're feeling healthier, more spiritually connected, and less hungry? Many believe that our bodies, minds, and spirits all feed on... [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more! ]]
Depression increases risk of dementia in patients with Type 2 diabetes
2011-12-06 03:11:00 Depression in patients with diabetes is associated with a substantively increased risk of development of dementia compared to those with diabetes alone, according to researchers from the University of Washington and Kaiser Permanente. The study, among the first (and largest to date) to examine all-cause dementia in diabetes patients with and without depression, appears on the current online issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry. Patients with type 2 diabetes who also had depression had a doubling in risk of dementia during years 3 to 5 after initial screening, compared to patients with diabetes who did not have depression, said the study?s lead author Wayne Katon, MD, professor and vice chair of the University of Washington department of psychiatry and behavioral sciences. This study was supported by the National Institutes of Health-funded Diabetes & Aging Study, which focuses on the special health problems of older patients with diabetes, and its parent study, Diabet...
Walgreen, others sue Pfizer over depression drug
2011-12-02 04:58:00 Pfizer Inc and Teva Pharmceutical Industries Ltd were sued by Walgreen Co and four other large retailers, accused of violating U.S. antitrust law by conspiring to keep generic versions of a popular antidepressant off the shelves. Walgreen, Kroger Co, Safeway Inc, Supervalu Inc and HEB Grocery Co accused Pfizer?s Wyeth unit of conducting an ?overarching anticompetitive scheme? to prevent and delay the approval and marketing of generic versions of the prescription drug Effexor XR, causing them to overpay. In a complaint made public on Thursday by the U.S. District Court in Trenton, New Jersey, the retailers said Wyeth kept generic equivalents off the market for at least two years after its marketing exclusivity for the original Effexor compound patent lapsed in June 2008.
Recession or depression?
2011-11-28 19:08:00 Nobody is openly calling it a depression but then it’s a difficult call to say whether you’re in a depression or not when you’re actually in the midst of one. Aside from the obvious financial difficulties that a growing list of countries are finding themselves in, signs this time around are seemingly all around on ... Related posts:So much for the economy picking up Customer service jobs in the hard times Can prices really continue to fall for much longer? Finding a nursing home Tidying up the financial landscape
Depression can lead to heart disease
2011-11-28 15:43:00 Depression may have more far-reaching consequences than previously believed. Recent data suggests that individuals who suffer from a mood disorder could be twice as likely to have a heart attack compared to individuals who are not depressed. This process has been poorly understood - until now. A new study led by Concordia University has found that depressed individuals have a slower recovery time after exercise compared to those who are non-depressed. These findings suggest that a dysfunctional biological stress system is at play among depressed individuals. Published in the journal Psychophysiology, the research warns of the importance of testing for cardiovascular disease among people suffering from major depression. ?There have been two competing theories as to why depression is linked to cardiovascular disease,? says first author Jennifer Gordon, who is a PhD candidate at McGill University. ?Depressed people may have poorer health behaviors, which may in turn lead to heart...
Psychological intervention reduces disability and depression in adolescents
2011-11-22 03:49:00 A recent trial shows cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) reduces functional disability and depressive symptoms in adolescents with juvenile fibromyalgia. The psychological intervention was found to be safe and effective, and proved to be superior to disease management education. Full findings from this multi-site clinical trial are published in Arthritis & Rheumatism, a peer-reviewed journal of the American College of Rheumatology (ACR). Medical evidence reports that juvenile fibromyalgia syndrome affects 2% to 7% of school age children. Similar to adult cases, the juvenile form of the disorder primarily strikes adolescent girls. Both adult and juvenile fibromyalgia patients experience widespread musculoskeletal pain, fatigue, as well as sleep and mood disturbances. Previous studies show that juvenile fibromyalgia patients are burdened with substantial physical, school, social and emotional impairments. However, studies investing treatment for the juvenile form of the disorder ...
Too little exercise, too much TV tied to depression
2011-11-14 07:47:00 Older women who got more exercise and less television time were the least likely to be diagnosed with depression, according to a U.S. study of thousands of women?with physical activity having the biggest impact. According to findings published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, researchers found that women who reported exercising the most in recent years were about 20 percent less likely to get depression than those who rarely exercised. On the other hand, the more hours they spent watching TV each week, the more their risk of depression crept up.
Depression in Young People Increases Risk of Heart Disease Mortality
2011-11-11 18:36:00 The negative effects of depression in young people on the health of their hearts may be stronger than previously recognized. Depression or a history of suicide attempts in people younger than 40, especially young women, markedly increases their risk for dying from heart disease, results from a nationwide study have revealed. The results are published in the November 2011 issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. ?This is the first study looking at depression as a risk factor for heart disease specifically in young people,? says senior author Viola Vaccarino, MD, PhD, chair of epidemiology at Emory?s Rollins School of Public Health. ?We?re finding that depression is a remarkable risk factor for heart disease in young people. Among women, depression appears to be more important than traditional risk factors such as smoking, hypertension, obesity and diabetes which are not common in young women.? First author is Amit Shah, MD, a cardiology fellow at Emory University School of Medi...
Is it Mind Over Meds in Depression Treatment?
2011-11-06 17:08:00 When it comes to the odds of getting better with depression treatment, people?s beliefs may matter even more than the treatment itself, a new study suggests. Clinical trials in all areas of medicine turn up some degree of ?placebo effect? - the phenomenon of people who are given a sham treatment, instead of the real thing, getting better anyway. Placebo responses are particularly common in certain disorders, depression being one. In the new study, researchers re-analyzed findings from a 2002 clinical trial that compared the antidepressant sertraline (Zoloft), the herbal depression treatment St. John?s wort, and a placebo.
Texas Biomed develops new approach to study depression; may lead to new mar
2011-10-28 16:22:00 Scientists at the Texas Biomedical Research Institute and Yale University have identified a new target area in the human genome that appears to harbor genes with a major role in the onset of depression. Using the power of Texas Biomed?s AT&T Genomics Computing Center (GCC), the researchers found the region by devising a new method for analyzing thousands of potential risk factors for this complex disease, a process that led them to a new biomarker that may be helpful in identifying people at risk for major depression. ?We were searching for things in psychiatric disease that are the equivalent of what cholesterol is to heart disease,? said John Blangero, Ph.D., director of the GCC and a principal investigator in the study. ?We wanted to find things that can be measured in everybody and that can tell you something about risk for major depression.?
Depression risk no higher for older first-time mums
2011-10-26 14:59:00 Women who have their first baby at an older age aren?t at any greater risk of postpartum depression than their younger counterparts, according to an Australian study of more than 500 first-time mothers. Researchers led by Catherine McMahon at Macquarie University in Australia found that women aged 37 or older were no more likely to get postpartum depression than younger women, regardless of whether they conceived naturally or had infertility treatment. ?Older mothers are frequently discussed in the media. There are a lot of myths, and limited empirical data,? McMahon, a psychology professor, said in an email.
Anxiety and Depression Symptoms ? 4 Ways it Effects the Psyche
2011-10-25 16:16:00 by by Janine When left untreated, it is likely to escalate and manifest into severe deterioration of your mental well being. Here are some anxiety and depression symptoms and 4 ways it can effect your psyche. Depersonalization Depersonalization is a feeling of detachment, with the sensation of being separated from the situation, and sometime even ...
Natural Cures for Depression Problem
2011-10-24 18:05:00 by rbaez Introduction to depression: Depression is a state of mind which is characterized by a negative sense of inadequacy and a visual lack of activity. It is a mental state in which the effecting person experiences sad feelings of gloom and downturn in mood, which may be relatively transitory and may be due to ...
WSU researchers demonstrate rare animal model for studying depression
2011-10-24 17:24:00 Washington State University researchers have taken a promising step toward creating an animal model for decoding the specific brain circuits involved in depression. By electrically stimulating a brain region central to an animal?s primary emotions, graduate student Jason Wright and his advisor Jaak Panksepp saw rats exhibit a variety of behaviors associated with a depressed, negative mood, or affect. ?We might now have a model that allows us to actually know where to look in the brain for changes relevant to depression, and we can monitor how activity in these regions change during states of negative affect and the restoration of positive affect,? says Wright. ?There are no other models out there like this.? The researchers caution that their work comes with a variety of caveats and that there are still many factors that need to be evaluated.
CBT for Depression
2011-10-22 06:04:00 by kusine Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, or CBT, views emotions as a complex mixture of these three different realms of human experience – cognitions (thoughts, mental images and memories), physical sensations, and behaviours. A depressed person will typically show depressive thinking (such as believing they’re a failure), feel depressed in a physical sense (like being tired ...
New Psychotherapy Helps Depression Patients Cultivate Optimistic Outlook
2011-10-20 11:48:00 New Psychotherapy Helps Depression Patients Cultivate Optimistic Outlook Instead of Traditional Therapy Focus on Negative Thoughts About Past Patients with major depression do better by learning to create a more positive outlook about the future, rather than by focusing on negative thoughts about their past experiences, researchers at Cedars-Sinai say after developing a new treatment that helps patients do this. While Major Depressive Disorder patients traditionally undergo cognitive-behavior therapy care that seeks to alter their irrational, negative thoughts about past experiences, patients who were treated with the newly-developed Future-Directed Therapy? demonstrated significant improvement in depression and anxiety, as well as improvement in overall reported quality of life, the researchers found. Results were published recently in the peer-reviewed journal CNS Neuroscience & Therapeutics.
What Is Depression? A Beginners Guide
2011-10-19 18:07:00 by GranniesKitchen Depression is a serious medical condition, which needs to be treated by a qualified doctor. It is one of the most common medical conditions in the world. You can??t just simply ??snap out of it.? Depression isn??t a state of mind that you can alter at will. Depression involves physical changes in the ...
Safety and Survival
2011-10-14 21:39:00 ?The beginning of an extended period of turmoil? and other real-time insights from Agora Financial?s Safety and Survival Summit. Including... Fed and Treasury ?walking a tightrope? between depression and hyperinflation, says Michael Pento.
MRI study finds that depression uncouples brain?s hate circuit
2011-10-04 14:13:00 A new study using MRI scans, led by Professor Jianfeng Feng, from the University of Warwick?s Department of Computer Science, has found that depression frequently seems to uncouple the brain?s ?Hate Circuit?. The study entitled ?Depression Uncouples Brain Hate Circuit? is published today (Tuesday 4th October 2011) in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. The researchers used MRI scanners to scan the brain activity in 39 depressed people (23 female 16 male) and 37 control subjects who were not depressed (14 female 23 male). The researchers found the fMRI scans revealed significant differences in the brain circuitry of the two groups. The greatest difference observed in the depressed patients was the uncoupling of the so-called ?hate circuit? involving the superior frontal gyrus, insula and putamen. Other major changes occurred in circuits related to risk and action responses, reward and emotion, attention and memory processing. The hate circuit was first clearly identified in 2008 by...
More screening needed to identify depression, vision loss after mild stroke
2011-10-03 16:50:00 On the surface they appear unaffected, but people who have mild strokes may live with hidden disabilities, including depression, vision problems and difficulty thinking, according to a study released today at the Canadian Stroke Congress. The study calls for new guidelines for the treatment and management of mild strokes, which account for two-thirds of all strokes and usually involve a hospital stay of one to five days. Co-author Annie Rochette, Ph.D, of the University of Montreal, and her research team interviewed 200 people in Quebec, Ontario and Alberta within the first six weeks of their stroke. ?There is no such thing as a mild stroke,? says Dr. Rochette, who describes high rates of sleeplessness and depression among study participants ? almost a quarter of whom were clinically depressed. ?These patients face huge challenges in their daily lives.? Study participants reported a significantly poorer perceived quality of life.
Depression associated with increased risk of stroke and stroke-related deat
2011-09-20 19:20:00 An analysis of nearly 30 studies including more than 300,000 patients finds that depression is associated with a significantly increased risk of developing stroke and dying from stroke, according to an article in the September 21 issue of JAMA. ?Stroke is a leading cause of death and permanent disability, with significant economic losses due to functional impairments. Depression is highly prevalent in the general population, and it is estimated that 5.8 percent of men and 9.5 percent of women will experience a depressive episode in a 12-month period. The lifetime incidence of depression has been estimated at more than 16 percent in the general population,? according to background information in the article. Whether depression increases the risk of stroke has been unclear. An Pan, Ph.D., of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues conducted a systematic review and a meta-analysis of prospective cohort studies to describe the association between depression and r...
Routine screening for depression not recommended
2011-09-20 04:18:00 Routine screening for depression in primary care patients has not been shown to be beneficial or an effective use of scarce health care resources, which would be better focused on providing more consistent treatment of people with depression, concludes an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal) (pre-embargo link only) http://www.cmaj.ca/site/embargo-/cmaj111035.pdf. Screening for depression by primary care providers is recommended in the United States and Canada if there are integrated care programs available with medical and nonmedical staff who provide follow up and treatment for depression. By contrast, the United Kingdom does not recommend screening because of a lack of evidence supporting its efficacy. The UK?s National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence guidelines cited concerns about high rates of false-positive results, lack of evidence of benefit, high cost and large amount of resources, and the diversion of resources away from people with serious...
Depression and its effect on your sexual relationship by Dr. Christina Vill
2011-08-08 17:03:00 The hallmark of most new romantic relationships is a passionate physical connection. But when one or both partners suffer from clinical depression, a couple's sexual chemistry can suffer. Approximately 35 to 47 percent of people with clinical depression report having sexual problems. Sexual problems worsen depending on the severity of one's depression; sixty one percent of people with severe depression report having sexual problems. In my practice as a clinical psychologist, problematic sexual functioning is a common complaint of people seeking treatment for depression and anxiety. What leads to the reduction of sexual functioning in those experiencing depression? The human brain is the body?s most powerful "sex organ." Sexual desire begins in the brain, shaping our thoughts, feelings and behaviors. Chemicals in the brain called neurotransmitters help brain cells communicate with each other in order to stimulate blood flow to the sex organs. In a depressed person, their neur...
Depression - Anxiety - Sleep Problems - Mood Swings
2011-07-29 14:00:00 This is part of the reason why when someone quits drugs "cold turkey," or even gradually without vitamins and nutritional assistance, he will go into severe withdrawal symptoms.
Breaking through Depression
2011-05-16 17:50:00 " The operator within our psyches decides when we are strong enough... to break down. Our invisible partner has to determine when we are strong enough to break down without breaking down all the way. "
Coma through mental depression
2011-03-26 06:37:00 Could mental depression lead a person to coma ? and be in a state of comatose over 8 months. I am keen to study the factors that led to this state , treatment given and mindset of a person after the person is back to lead a normal life. I learnt about this and felt that this could be a perfect story for Readers Digest for people who go through similar grind and become vulnerable to be pushed into depression. Depression Guide website gives information about this.Sweep ? an elegant cricket stroke has now become a part of regular armoury in modern day cricket. Reverse sweep is an innovative mirror image of regular sweep and often employed against a spin bowler whenever third man fielder is brought into the circle. Graham Gooch in Reliance Cup decimated India by employing regular sweep in the semi final at Mumbai. Today, England persisted with reverse sweep against Sri Lanka spinners and perished. They could not execute the stroke, but in the process lost wickets and the confidence to r...
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Gay Black Men and Depression
2011-02-15 19:02:00 I first learned of the documentary "You Are Alone," from a website called Healthy Black Men - Healthyblackmen.org is an online health and lifestyle magazine for black men. The story that grabbed my attention was one that outlined gay black men and how they're suffering from depression. Antoine B. Craigwell, author and filmmaker, wrote about events and issues of and in the Black gay community, and embarked on a book addressing depression in Black gay men. The stories shared from Black gay men are placed alongside what professionals and Black gay literature have said, and against a background of the effects of culture, ethnicity, religion, and society.
Joy Basu: Post Depression
2011-02-13 19:46:00 Joy Basu is the eponymous debut instrumental hard rock 'n' shred CD by this Calcutta-born, California-adopted guitar powerhouse. The ten tracks feature funky rhythms, ear-piercing industrial sounds, aggressive and exotic lead work and grinding dropped-D tunage. Basu can also dish out his own spicy brand of wailing blues, as on the song "Junior's Awake", which features a thoroughly high-tech solo. Feel, speed and technique rolled into one guitarist--Joy Basu is one record all fans of instrumental guitar should check out. http://www.guitar9.com/joybasu.-html 2nd Soul (3:20) Junior's Awake (3:22) Dr. Funhouse (3:38) Post Depression (3:24) Bad Monkey Boogie (3:10) Leaving Society (3:53) Gooberville (3:01) Rage (3:09) Chilled Heat (4:17) Seven Below Stress (3:09) Joy Basu - Post Depression
It Could be the Great Depression II, But it?s Not
2011-01-17 15:33:00 We’re already back to buying new cars, packing the airports and vacation destinations, and piling money into the stock marketGlobal financial authorities proved to be . . . → Full Story: It Could be the Great Depression II, But it’s Not
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Housing Depression? From CNBC No Less
2011-01-11 20:30:00 When we started in 2006, I was often told that Housing Doom was overly pessimistic. My usual reply was “Who’d be interested in a site called “Housing Moderation”? Now in 2011 apparently even CNBC shares our pessimism: In the past few years, we?ve all been careful to choose our words carefully, not calling it a ...
By: HousingDoom
Light therapy shows promise for seniors? depression
2011-01-07 15:02:00 The bright-light therapy often used to fight the ?winter blues? may also ease major depression symptoms in older adults, a small clinical trial suggests. Researchers found that of 89 older adults with clinical depression, those who were randomly assigned to three weeks of ?bright light? therapy showed improvements comparable to what?s been seen in studies of antidepressant drugs. The therapy, which involves spending time with a ?light box? each day, is a standard treatment for seasonal affective disorder, a form of depression that arises in the late fall and winter, when natural light is scarce.
Maternal depression adversely affects quality of life in children with epil
2011-01-05 17:36:00 A study by Canadian researchers examined the prevalence of maternal depression and its impact on children newly diagnosed with epilepsy. Prevalence of depression in mothers ranged from 30%-38% within the first 24 months following a child?s epilepsy diagnosis. The mother?s depressive symptoms negatively impacted the child?s health-related quality of life, but the effects were moderated by the amount of family resources and mediated by how well the family functions and the extent of family demands. Details of this novel study appear online in Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley-Blackwell on behalf of the International League Against Epilepsy. A report from the World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that depression affects 121 million people worldwide. One significant source of stress for parents is caring for a child with a chronic illness, such as epilepsy. Prior studies have shown that families of a child with epilepsy experience significantly more stress, anxiety, and rest...
Resurrecting the so-called ?depression gene?
2011-01-03 19:27:00 University of Michigan Health System researchers have found new evidence that our genes help determine our susceptibility to depression. Their findings, published online today in the Archives of General Psychiatry, challenge a 2009 study that called the genetic link into question and add new support to earlier research hailed as a medical breakthrough. In the summer of 2003, scientists announced they had discovered a connection between a gene that regulates the neurotransmitter serotonin and an individual?s ability to rebound from serious emotional trauma, such as childhood physical or sexual abuse.
Team-based approach to care shows success in fight against depression with
2011-01-01 15:25:00 Many people in the U.S. have multiple common chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, which complicates health care needs. When depression coexists with diabetes, heart disease, or both, health outcomes are often less favorable. In a randomized controlled trial, testing a primary care intervention called TEAMcare, nurses worked with patients and health teams to manage care for depression and physical disease together, using evidence-based guidelines. The result for patients: less depression, and better control of blood sugar, blood pressure and cholesterol and improved quality of life. Researchers at the University of Washington (UW) and Group Health Research Institute published their findings in the December 30, 2010 New England Journal of Medicine.
Depression and OCD: Is There Life After Breakfast?
2010-12-23 05:59:00 Don't turn into a total embarrassment,To your friends and family,Get out of bed, the whole day's ahead,So take your pills and drink the tea.~ Ray DaviesThese words were penned by the witty British lyricist and former front man of the great 60's and 70's band The Kinks in a 2006 song called, Is There Life After Breakfast? By the way, has anyone reading the blog noticed that I include song titles as my blog titles (with the exception of 1 entry). Yeah, yeah, I know it's not clever, but it gives me an excuse to go through my iTunes library.So, not only do I have OCD, but I have a side order of depression. It's not super-sized, but it's a...
Multiple Sclerosis More Linked to Depression in Minorities
2010-12-23 03:57:00 Multiple sclerosis (MS) can cause significant physical impairment, including fatigue, pain, muscle spasms, tremors and dizziness. For many with MS, the disease wreaks havoc with emotional well-being, too, and according to a new study, minorities might especially be at risk for developing depressive symptoms. Of study participants with the neurological condition, 44.2 percent of Latinos and 45.8 percent of African-Americans reported at least mild depression, compared with 38.7 percent of whites with MS. However, more Latinos never received mental health care, compared to whites or African-Americans with MS, according to lead study author Robert Buchanan, Ph.D. Buchan is a professor in the department of political science and public administration at Mississippi State University. For the study in the December 2010 issue of the journal Ethnicity & Disease, authors used data from a registry of 26,967 white, 715 Latino and 1,313 African- American MS patients. |
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