Depression and Alzheimer's Risk Linked
MONDAY, April 7 -- Depression appears to more than double the risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, Dutch researchers report. Depression has been linked to an increased...

Depression May Be World's Most Disabling Disease
FRIDAY, Sept. 7 -- When compared with other chronic diseases, depression may well be the most disabling disease in the world, a new global study finds. People with chronic physical diseases such as angina, arthritis,...

Depression After a Heart Attack Dangerous for Years
And what is it about depression that is causing the problem in the first place?' he said. More information Advice on depression after a heart attack is offered by the American...

Depression During Pregnancy May Cause Premature Birth
...study, researchers interviewed 791 San Francisco-area women near their 10th week of pregnancy. Forty-one percent reported 'significant' symptoms of depression, and 22 percent reported 'severe' symptoms. Those women with severe symptoms had almost twice the risk of an early birth, defined as before...

Depression's Behavior Changes Linked to Heart Risks
TUESDAY, Nov. 25 -- Negative changes in health behaviors are a major reason why heart patients with depression have an increased risk of cardiovascular events such as heart attack, say U.S. researchers who followed 1,017 outpatients with stable coronary...

Depression Poses Pregnancy Risks
'What I tell patients who see me in consultation [for depression] is that moms need to be well in pregnancy,' Dell said. That may or may not mean taking antidepressants, she said. There have been no head-to-head...

Depression After Stroke Can Be Debilitating
THURSDAY, March 27 -- Depression stops stroke victims from returning to work almost as often as physical disability does, Australian researchers report. The study of 210 men...

Depression Rarely Discussed With RA Patients
MONDAY, Feb. 11 -- Even though people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) may be at increased risk for depression, the subject is rarely discussed with their doctors, says a U.S. study that included 200 RA patients at four rheumatology clinics. The researchers,...

Depression Intervention in Workplace Increases Employee Productivity 2.6 Hours a Week
...Health Studies and OptumHealth Behavioral Solutions (formerly United Behavioral Health) found that a systematic approach to identifying and treating depression not only improves clinical outcomes but also results in higher job retention, decreased sickness, lower work-absence and increased work productivity....

Depression Raised Risk of Subsequent Pregnancies Among Black Teen Moms
WEDNESDAY, March 5 -- Black American teen mothers who have depression symptoms may be more likely to become pregnant again within two years of giving birth, says a University of Maryland School of Medicine study....

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