Treatment Resistant Depression

Depression Treatment: Decreased Serum Levels of Mature Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), but Not Its Precursor proBDNF, in Patients With Major Depressive Disorder.

Decreased Serum Levels of Mature Brain-Derived Neurotrophic Factor (BDNF), but Not Its Precursor proBDNF, in Patients with Major Depressive Disorder.

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PLoS One. 2012; 7(8): e42676
Yoshida T, Ishikawa M, Niitsu T, Nakazato M, Watanabe H,… Continue reading

Depressed Moms: Only Worst Get Treatment – United Press International

Depressed moms: Only worst get treatment – United Press International

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LONDON, May 20 (UPI) — Officials with a British charity that provides support for women with postnatal depression say such depression can be “completely disabling.” Neuroscientists,… Continue reading

Disease Symptoms and QoL Improved by Non-Drug Depression Treatment – Med India

Disease Symptoms and QoL Improved by Non-Drug Depression Treatment – Med India

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Transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) with NeuroStar TMS Therapy® achieves significant improvements in both depression symptoms and in quality of life measurements in patients with… Continue reading

Molecular Mechanisms Involved in Depotentiation and Their Relevance to Schizophrenia.

Molecular mechanisms involved in depotentiation and their relevance to schizophrenia.

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Chonnam Med J. 2012 Apr; 48(1): 1-6
Sanderson TM

Long-term potentiation (LTP) and long-term depression (LTD) of synaptic transmission are forms of synaptic plasticity that… Continue reading

Depression Treatment: Elevated Serum C-Reactive Protein and Markers of Sleep Disordered Breathing.

Elevated serum C-reactive protein and markers of sleep disordered breathing.

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Int J Vasc Med. 2012; 2012: 914593
Wiener RC, Zhang R, Shankar A

Background. Previous studies indicated sleep-disordered breathing (SDB) is associated with cardiovascular disease (CVD). Systemic inflammation is recognized as a risk factor for CVD. Studies examining SDB and inflammation are limited. Methods. We studied sleep duration, snoring, snorting, and daytime sleepiness, and an additive SDB score. The main outcome was a C-reactive protein (CRP) of >1?mg/dL. Results. Snoring, snorting, daytime sleepiness, and sleeping >7 or <7 hours, and the additive score were significantly associated with high CRP. The additive score was not associated in men but moderately associated in women in a multivariable model adjusting for age, gender, race/ethnicity, education, smoking, hypertension, alcohol intake, physical activity, body mass index, depression, diabetes, hypertension, and total cholesterol (P-interaction? = 0.42). For race/ethnicity, the association was strongest in Mexican Americans/others, modest in Non-Hispanic whites, and absent in Non-Hispanic blacks (P-interaction? = 0.07). Conclusions. The association between SDB and high CRP was present mainly in women and Mexican Americans, implying SDB has a residual, independent association with inflammation after controlling for lifestyle and metabolic risk factors like BMI, physical activity, depression, diabetes, and cholesterol. HubMed – depression

 

The effects of hypertension on cognitive… Continue reading

Hope for Depression Sufferers as New Treatment Cures Illness by Inserting Electrodes Into Patients’ BRAINS – Daily Mail

Hope for depression sufferers as new treatment cures illness by inserting electrodes into patients’ BRAINS – Daily Mail

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The treatment, known as deep brain stimulation, has been used for more than a decade to tackle movement… Continue reading

Validity and Reliability of the EQ-5D for Cancer Patients in Korea.

Validity and reliability of the EQ-5D for cancer patients in Korea.

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Support Care Cancer. 2012 Apr 10;
Kim SH, Hwang JS, Kim TW, Hong YS, Jo MW

PURPOSE: The purpose of this study was to… Continue reading