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Supplements for depression: What the research reveals
Struggling with the black dog of depression? The supplement aisle abounds with options for people seeking a non-medicinal remedy — but figuring out what works and what doesn't can be a challenge for consumers and experts alike.
That's because...Tags: Vanderbilt University , Medical Research, Nutrition, Stress, Alzheimer's Disease
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Antidepressants in primary care: Is this how to treat depression?
Antidepressants, now the third-most commonly prescribed class of drugs in the United States, are routinely offered to patients with vague complaints of fatigue, pain and malaise but who are not classified as suffering from a mental disorder by the...Tags: Medical Research, Health and Medical Professionals, Chemical Industry, Depression, Cardiologists
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Study identifies genes linked to post-traumatic stress disorder
Just before noon on a December morning in 1988, a magnitude 6.8 earthquake shook over 40% of the territory of Armenia, centered in the northern city of Spitak. The temblor leveled entire towns and cities, killed an estimated 25,000 Armenians — two-...
Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Medical Research, Stress, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Chemical Industry
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Psychiatrists prescribe remedies for school bullying
Bullying in school is a process that arises out of toxic group dynamics, not a problem originating with a single troubled person. It may not feel that way when you've just been jeered at by one of the stars of the school's athletic program or the...Tags: Columbia University, Health, Book, Health and Medical Professionals, Education
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Military suicides linked to low Omega-3 levels
In a finding suggesting powerful psychiatric benefits for a component of fish oil, a study published Wednesday has linked military suicides to low levels of docosahexaenoic acid and found that service personnel with higher levels of DHA in their blood...Tags: Medical Services, Employees, Health, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Schizophrenia
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Stress in trauma's wake: Genes play a major role
Ten years after terrorists hijacked four American jetliners and killed nearly 3,000 people, there's growing evidence that people with a previous history of depression, or who have been traumatized before, are far more vulnerable to developing post-...Tags: Brain, Genes and Chromosomes, Northern Illinois University, Health, Mental Illness
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Depression treatment: Better but still not great
Depression affects 1 in 6 Americans in the course of his or her lifetime. And while antidepressant medications have seemingly revolutionized treatment, making the depressed well again is a largely hit-or-miss proposition. A review of advances in...Tags: Genes and Chromosomes, Health, Medical Research, Psychotherapy, Health and Medical Professionals
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Put your stress on vacation
Got stress?
If you answered no, hooray for you! (And, by the way, what planet are you from?)
But if you answered yes (like any normal member of the human race), you're likely heartened by the arrival of vacation season. Just the ticket for a little...Tags: Trips and Vacations, University of Cincinnati, Medical Research, Stress, Sports
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Barefoot Bandit's lawyers say he was fleeing a nightmarish childhood
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Casey Anthony's slain daughter: Was she result of a date rape?
Nation NowCasey Anthony: Casey Anthony has never before revealed the father of her slain daughter, Caylee. New documents reveal that the child may have been the product of a date rape after Anthony was drugged at a party....
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