Are genes destiny? Alternatively, are we simply the products of our environment? There is a growing sense that neither of these two possibilities fully captures the essence of the risk for psychiatric disorders. New light is being shed on the complex interaction of genetic and environmental factors as the result of growth in the field of epigenetics. While genetics is the study of how variation in gene sequence Read more…
A Johns Hopkins cardiologist well known for his studies on the links between depression and heart attack says there is not nearly enough evidence yet to support a recent call by the American Heart Association (AHA) to begin routine screening of millions of Americans for depression.
Roy Ziegelstein, M.D., says the September 2008 recommendation is "premature," and "a massive undertaking" that Read more…
Two new partnerships between NHS organisations and leading
universities will receive a total of ??18 million to conduct research
and improve care in major conditions including depression, dementia,
stroke, and childhood obesity, the Department of Health announced
recently.
The new NIHR (National Institute for Health Research) Collaborations
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A laugh can be infectious. You don’t need a sophisticated study to tell you that. But does this happy contagion vanish as quickly as a smile?
New research from James Fowler of UC San Diego and Nicholas Christakis of Harvard Medical School shows that happiness spreads far and wide through a social network traveling not just the well-known path from one person to another but even to people up to three degrees removed.
This holiday season, during Read more…
Depression symptoms are associated with significantly higher use of healthcare services following a heart attack, according to a new study released today by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH). With approximately 70,000 Canadians experiencing a heart attack each year, this new data may help thousands of Read more…
Teen suicide gets plenty of airtime, but a new U.S. study finds that middle-aged whites are an emerging high-risk group.
Before 1999, white middle-aged men were the least likely to kill themselves. However, for the period from Read more…
Consumer Health
Sciences, a leading international provider of comprehensive consumer
health information and patient reported outcomes, presented important
data at the ISPOR 11th Annual European Congress, Athens, Greece,
November 11, 2008. Findings demonstrated high unmet needs among
patients with depression using SSRIs or SNRIs.
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Teenagers who are overweight or obese are more likely to have considered suicide than those who are a normal weight, according to new research presented at a meeting of the Royal College of Psychiatrists’ Child and Adolescent Faculty.
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