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

 

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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 →