affective disorder

Investigating the Genetic Load of an Emblematic Invasive Species: The Case of the Invasive Harlequin Ladybird Harmonia Axyridis.

Investigating the genetic load of an emblematic invasive species: the case of the invasive harlequin ladybird Harmonia axyridis.

Ecol Evol. 2013 Apr; 3(4): 864-71
Tayeh A, Estoup A, Hufbauer RA, Ravigne V, Goryacheva I, Zakharov IA, Lombaert E, Facon… Continue reading

Amylin Uncovered: A Review on the Polypeptide Responsible for Type II Diabetes.

Amylin Uncovered: A Review on the Polypeptide Responsible for Type II Diabetes.

Biomed Res Int. 2013; 2013: 826706
Pillay K, Govender P

Amylin is primarily responsible for classifying type II diabetes as an amyloid (protein misfolding) disease as it… Continue reading

Seasonality in Seeking Mental Health Information on Google.

Seasonality in Seeking Mental Health Information on Google.

Am J Prev Med. 2013 May; 44(5): 520-525
Ayers JW, Althouse BM, Allem JP, Rosenquist JN, Ford DE

BACKGROUND: Population mental health surveillance is an important challenge limited by resource constraints,… Continue reading

Late-Life Depression, Mild Cognitive Impairment, and Dementia.

Late-life depression, mild cognitive impairment, and dementia.

JAMA Neurol. 2013 Mar 1; 70(3): 374-82
Richard E, Reitz C, Honig LH, Schupf N, Tang MX, Manly JJ, Mayeux R, Devanand D, Luchsinger JA

To evaluate the association of late-life depression… Continue reading

Depletion of Perineuronal Nets Enhances Recognition Memory and Long-Term Depression in the Perirhinal Cortex.

Depletion of Perineuronal Nets Enhances Recognition Memory and Long-Term Depression in the Perirhinal Cortex.

J Neurosci. 2013 Apr 17; 33(16): 7057-7065
Romberg C, Yang S, Melani R, Andrews MR, Horner AE, Spillantini MG, Bussey TJ, Fawcett JW, Pizzorusso T,… Continue reading

Acute Stress Selectively Reduces Reward Sensitivity.

Acute stress selectively reduces reward sensitivity.

Front Hum Neurosci. 2013; 7: 133
Berghorst LH, Bogdan R, Frank MJ, Pizzagalli DA

Stress may promote the onset of psychopathology by disrupting reward processing. However, the extent to which stress impairs reward… Continue reading

Region-Dependent and Stage-Specific Effects of Stress, Environmental Enrichment and Antidepressant Treatment on Hippocampal Neurogenesis.

Region-dependent and stage-specific effects of stress, environmental enrichment and antidepressant treatment on hippocampal neurogenesis.

Hippocampus. 2013 Apr 17;
Tanti A, Westphal WP, Girault V, Brizard B, Devers S, Leguisquet AM, Surget A, Belzung C

Chronic stress and depression are… Continue reading

Agomelatine: A Review of Adverse Effects.

Agomelatine: a review of adverse effects.

Prescrire Int. 2013 Mar; 22(136): 70-1

More pharmacovigilance data on agomelatine became available in 2012. The main sources of information were surveillance data from the French national monitoring system, EU periodic safety update… Continue reading

Teenage Depression? Please Read?

Question by an error occurred: Teenage depression? please read?
I recently turned 13 and I believe I have depression. I’m not sure, though. But lately I’ve had many signs of depression. I’ll list a few, and maybe you could tell… Continue reading

The Prevalence of Failure-Based Depression Among Elite Athletes.

The Prevalence of Failure-Based Depression Among Elite Athletes.

Clin J Sport Med. 2013 Mar 22;
Hammond T, Gialloreto C, Kubas H, Davis HH

OBJECTIVE:: To assess the prevalence of diagnosed failure-based depression and self-reported symptoms of depression within a… Continue reading