depression
Antidepressant Usage, Stress And High-fat Diet Combo Linked To Long-term Weight Gain
Short-term users of antidepressants who are stressed and consume a high-fat diet might have a higher risk of long-term weight gain, researchers from the Australian National University in Canberra, Australia, explained on Sunday at The Endocrine Society’s 95th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California, USA… Read More
Depression Doubles Risk Of Stroke In Middle-Aged Women
Depression doubles the risk of having a stroke in middle-aged women, according to a new study in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. The research, a 12-year examination of 10,547 Australian females between the ages of 47 and 52 years old, showed that depressed women had a 2.4 times higher likelihood of stroke than [...]
New Antidepressants Should Target Stress Hormone Effect
A stress hormone undermines the production of new brain cells, contributing to the development of depression – blocking this effect should be the target of new antidepressant medications, researchers from King’s College London wrote in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)… Read More
Suicide Rates Rise Among Middle-Aged Adults
Rates of suicide among middle-aged Americans have risen significantly in the past 10 years, causing concern that a generation of baby boomers who have dealt with a lifetime of economic worry, as well as easy access to prescription pills, may be more susceptible to harming themselves. The finding came from the CDC’s journal, Morbidity and [...]
Hyper Parents Can Make College Children Depressed
High-energy parents who are still in charge of their college kids’ schedules, vacations, and laundry may actually be negatively affecting their children instead of helping them. A new study published in Springer’s Journal of Child and Family Studies identified that these college students are actually more depressed and dissatisfied with life than other students… Read [...]
Some Antidepressants May Increase Heart Arrhythmia Risk
SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors), types of antidepressants, are associated with a long QT interval, researchers from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, reported in the BMJ (British Medical Journal). The QT interval is the duration of electrical activity of the heart muscle. A long QT interval is a marker for heart rhythm abnormalities… Read More
Why The Antidepressant Link To Heart Rhythm Abnormalities Is No Cause For Alarm
Some antidepressants have been linked to a long QT, which may increase the likelihood of having a serious heart rhythm abnormality. However, as they are extremely rare, the benefits offered by antidepressant far outweigh the risks and patients should not be alarmed, says the British Heart Foundation… Read More
