From the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia press release via EurekAlert!: Expectant mothers who learn from prenatal diagnosis that they are carrying a fetus with a congenital heart defect (CHD) commonly suffer post-traumatic stress, depression and…
From the Elsevier Health Sciences press release via EurekAlert!: Post-stroke depression is a major issue affecting approximately 33% of stroke survivors. A new study published in the current issue of Archives of Physical Medicine and…
From the Universität Bonn press release via AlphaGalileo: Flying high, or down in the dumps – individuals suffering from bipolar disorder alternate between depressive and manic episodes. Researchers from the University of Bonn and the…
From the Emory University press release via EurekAlert!: Researchers at Emory University have found that a medication that inhibits inflammation may offer new hope for people with difficult-to-treat depression. The study was published Sept. 3…
From the Purdue University press release via HealthCanal: Older mothers are more likely to be stressed when they receive help from an adult child who is not their preferred caretaker, according to new research from…
From the European Society of Cardiology press release via AlphaGalileo: Spouses of people who suffer a sudden heart attack (an acute myocardial infarction) have an increased risk of depression, anxiety, or suicide after the event,…
From the Mary Ann Liebert Inc. press release: Major depression affects as many as 16% of reproductive-aged women in the U.S. Yet pregnant women have a higher rate of undiagnosed depression than nonpregnant women, according…
From the Ruhr-University Bochum press release via EurekAlert!: Acute stress alters the methylation of the DNA and thus the activity of certain genes. This is reported by researchers at the Ruhr-Universität Bochum together with colleagues…
From the University of Melbourne press release via HealthCanal: Speech can measure the severity of depression as well as a patient’s response to treatment, a new collaborative study between the University of Melbourne and the…
From the Yale University press release: Major depression or chronic stress can cause the loss of brain volume, a condition that contributes to both emotional and cognitive impairment. Now a team of researchers led by…