depressive symptoms

Depression in the Elderly With Visual Impairment and Its Association With Quality of Life.

Depression in the elderly with visual impairment and its association with quality of life.

Clin Interv Aging. 2013; 8: 931-43
Renaud J, Bédard E

Visual impairment is more prevalent in the elderly and depression is common in this population.… Continue reading

Intervention Effects on Kindergarten and First-Grade Teachers’ Classroom Food Practices and Food-Related Beliefs in American Indian Reservation Schools.

Intervention effects on kindergarten and first-grade teachers’ classroom food practices and food-related beliefs in american Indian reservation schools.

J Acad Nutr Diet. 2013 Aug; 113(8): 1076-83
Arcan C, Hannan PJ, Himes JH, Fulkerson JA, Rock BH, Smyth M, Story… Continue reading

Secular Trends in Depressive Symptoms Among Norwegian Adolescents From 1992 to 2010.

Secular Trends in Depressive Symptoms Among Norwegian Adolescents from 1992 to 2010.

J Abnorm Child Psychol. 2013 Jul 26;
von Soest T, Wichstrøm L

Several survey studies among adolescents have shown increasing rates of depressive symptoms over the last… Continue reading

Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation to Maintain Treatment Response to Electroconvulsive Therapy in Depression: A Case Series.

Repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation to maintain treatment response to electroconvulsive therapy in depression: a case series.

Front Psychiatry. 2013; 4: 73
Noda Y, Daskalakis ZJ, Ramos C, Blumberger DM

Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective treatment for a… Continue reading

Activation of CRH Receptor Type 1 Expressed on Glutamatergic Neurons Increases Excitability of CA1 Pyramidal Neurons by the Modulation of Voltage-Gated Ion Channels.

Activation of CRH receptor type 1 expressed on glutamatergic neurons increases excitability of CA1 pyramidal neurons by the modulation of voltage-gated ion channels.

Front Cell Neurosci. 2013; 7: 91
Kratzer S, Mattusch C, Metzger MW, Dedic N, Noll-Hussong M,… Continue reading

SLC1 Glutamate Transporters and Diseases: Psychiatric Diseases and Pathological Pain.

SLC1 Glutamate Transporters and Diseases: Psychiatric Diseases and Pathological Pain.

Curr Mol Pharmacol. 2013 Jul 22;
Nakagawa T, Kaneko S

The solute carrier family 1 (SLC1) consists of two neutral amino acid transporters and five high-affinity excitatory amino acid… Continue reading

Impact of Short Term Yoga Intervention on Mental Well Being of Medical Students Posted in Community Medicine: A Pilot Study.

Impact of short term yoga intervention on mental well being of medical students posted in community medicine: a pilot study.

Indian J Community Med. 2013 Apr; 38(2): 105-8
Bansal R, Gupta M, Agarwal B, Sharma S

High level of… Continue reading

Cortical Shape and Curvedness Analysis of Structural Deficits in Remitting and Non-Remitting Depression.

Cortical shape and curvedness analysis of structural deficits in remitting and non-remitting depression.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(7): e68625
Liao YL, Wang PS, Lu CF, Hung CI, Li CT, Lin CP, Hsieh JC, Su TP, Wu YT

In morphometric neuroimaging… Continue reading

Bill's Aim: Flag Mental Illness on Gun Permits

Bill's aim: Flag mental illness on gun permits
O'Leary said he liked Campbell's approach better than other proposals, one of which would require people applying for a firearms permit to allow access to all mental health records. An instance of… Continue reading

NZ Trial to See if Probiotics Can Help Fight Depression

NZ trial to see if probiotics can help fight depression
It is even feasible that, in some cases, depression may be caused by chronic inflammation. Taking probiotics has been shown to reduce levels of inflammation, which gives us an opportunity… Continue reading