Depression (Clinical)

[Michaelangelica]

Have a happy Depression Day October 5 !

http://depression.about.com/cs/diagn...screenquiz.htm

rom Nancy Schimelpfening
If you think you may be depressed, but you feel anxious and unsure about where to seek help, National Depression Screening Day offers you a starting point. Locations all over the U.S. will be offering free depression screening, educational materials and referrals. The event is being held on October 5; but, if you miss it or can't get to one of the locations, our site also offers a free online screening tool to help you determine if you may be suffering from symptoms of depression.

In the Spotlight
National Depression Screening Day
National Depression Screening Day is an annual event held each October on the Thursday of Mental Illness Awareness Week. During this event..

Take an Online Screening Test
Do you think you may be suffering from clinical depression? This simple depression self test cannot replace an evaluation by a professional, but it can familiarize you with depression symptoms and give you an idea if you may meet the diagnostic criteria for clinical depression...read more

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[Michaelangelica]

Brain waves predict depression meds

10/12/2006 8:35 AM
By: Ivanhoe Newswire

LOS ANGELES -- About 17 million Americans suffer depression, which is the fourth-leading cause of disability in this country. Antidepressants are effective treatments, but there's only a 30-percent chance patients will respond to the first drug they try. Now, there's a new way doctors can find out which treatment will work best for you.

Alone is how June Govinden has spent the last 10 years of her life, living in the fog of depression. "I really lost touch with friends and family," she said. "I did try to commit suicide. I felt as thought I was not a person worthy of being here."

Govinden tried taking antidepressants, but couldn't find one that helped. And with more than 20 drugs on the market, Govinden isn't alone.

Psychiatrist Andrew Leuchter, M.D., says not every antidepressant is going to work well for each individual. And the drugs that do work take a long time to work -- sometimes months.

Details at:-
http://rdu.news14.com/content/top_st...asp?ArID=92367

[Michaelangelica]

Hypography Cures Depression ?????

Study: Internet of Long-Term Benefit to Depression
Professors Helen Christensen and Andrew Mackinnon and Dr Kathy Griffiths at the Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR) at Australian National University have reported new research that shows that the Internet can often be as effective for treating depression as actual human contact.

http://depression.about.com/b/a/257647.htm

[Michaelangelica]

Suggested lead: About two-thirds of children with the most common form of infantile autism may actually have a treatable, genetically linked, early-onset form of severe depression. Tom Britt has more.

Recent research into genetic analysis, behavioral studies, brain chemistry and imaging analysis on autistic children seems to support the conclusion that many autistic children have an inherited disease that can be treated.
Duke University Medical Center pediatric neurologist Dr. Robert DeLong was the first to show that many autistic children showed a lack of seratonin in their brains, a classic marker of depression.
He also found that these children usually had a family member who suffered from depression or manic depression.

http://www.dukemednews.duke.edu/av/m...te.php?id=1480

Autism is such a heart-breaking disease in children.

It is facinating that they are linking it to Clinical Depression in adults

[Michaelangelica]

This, i think, links in with the thread MSG poisoning chain letter meme at
MSG - "Poisoning" chain letter meme

The Role of the Glutamatergic System in the Pathophysiology and Treatment of Mood Disorders
Ben Kelmendi, BA, Aybala Saricicek, MD, and Gerard Sanacora, MD, PhD

Needs Assessment: Ample evidence suggests that the glutamatergic system is involved in the pathophysiology and treatment of mood disorders.
This article presents preclinical and clinical evidence suggesting that amino acid neurotransmitters may provide novel therapeutic targets for the treatment of mood disorders.

http://www.primarypsychiatry.com/asp...?articleid=651

[Michaelangelica]

Going to war does not help

PTSD may emerge late in injured soldiers

By Michelle Rizzo

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among battle-injured soldiers, the severity of their physical injuries is a significant predictor of the development of posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or depression several months later, researchers report. Early psychiatric evaluations do not always identify those who will later develop these disorders.

http://today.reuters.com/news/articl...3-healthNews-3



And

for something totally different:-

Australian framers are having a bad time with depression now.
Australia is in the grip of the worst drought in European History.

Imagine you are the forth or fifth generation who has owned your 2,000+ acres of land. You get a good crop every 3-4 years.. . .
Now nothing.
I heard a distressed wife on the ABC radio the other day who checks that the Gun Cupboard is locked every day. She lives in fear.

Many men see that their jobs are themselves.
So if the job fails so do they.
Imagine being the fifth generation that had lost the farm.

Women are more practical. The family is what is important.
As one wife said "I want to grow old with this man"

I would hate to be a farmer.
I would not cope
.
Global warming?????

[Michaelangelica]

Suggested lead: About two-thirds of children with the most common form of infantile autism may actually have a treatable, genetically linked, early-onset form of severe depression. Tom Britt has more.
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Recent research into genetic analysis, behavioral studies, brain chemistry and imaging analysis on autistic children seems to support the conclusion that many autistic children have an inherited disease that can be treated. Duke University Medical Center pediatric neurologist Dr. Robert DeLong was the first to show that many autistic children showed a lack of seratonin in their brains, a classic marker of depression. He also found that these children usually had a family member who suffered from depression or manic depression

http://dukemednews.duke.edu/av/medminute.php?id=1480

[Michaelangelica]

Low Testosterone levels cause depression
http://www.allheadlinenews.com/articles/7005311766

Study Reveals Men's Protective Testosterone Levels Declining
All Headline News - USA
No causes, such as aging, obesity or smoking, could be attributed to the decline, according to the lead researcher, Thomas G. Travison, Ph.D., New England ...

Testosterone levels have been droping over the last twenty years.
No one knows why

[Michaelangelica]

I haven't had time to chech this out yet.
Can someone please check and let me know what you think?

INTERNET-BASED INTERVENTION FOR DEPRESSION (Health Report: 09/10/2006)
Mental health researchers at the Australian National University have
investigated internet-based interventions for depression.
http://www.abc.net.au/rn/healthrepor...06/1759746.htm

[HydrogenBond]

Testosterone levels have been droping over the last twenty years.
No one knows why

Actually, the reason is mind over matter. It is not coincidental that the lowered testosterone levels are running parallel to the feminization of men. If men act like women, their bodies will respond and lower their testosterone and increase their estrogen.

The rise in breast cancer may be due to the masculinization of women. Men do not need breasts so the female body is getting rid of them. This deduction is connected to the oriental women having the lowest levels of breast cancer. These are the most feminine women on earth and can bring out the man in a man.

Getting back to depression. If we look at the opposite, someone doing what they like to do is rarely depressed. One is happy and forfulled. If culture creates a world where one is not able to do their hearts desire there is a repression of one's full potential. Within this repression things like depression and degeneration will appear. Maybe the feminization of men and the masculinazation of women may be contributing to depression. It create a social expectation for people to be what they are not, so they are not able to run on all cyclinders.