Depression

High-Tech Depression Treatments
Depression

High-Tech Depression Treatments

Sidney H. Kennedy, FRCPC, MBBS, MD | August 21, 2012

Magnetic and Electrical Impulses "Shock" Brain Into Near-Normal Function I've written several stories recently about depression, largely because new research…

Natural Mood Elevators
Depression

Natural Mood Elevators

Mark Blumenthal | August 16, 2012

Foods and Supplements to Beat the Blues Ads for antidepressants make it seem as though the most logical solution for…

How Depression Can Make You Sick… and Vice Versa
Depression

How Depression Can Make You Sick… and Vice Versa

Esther Sternberg, MD | August 9, 2012

It is an unfortunate double jeopardy — being sick can make you depressed... and being depressed can make you sick. New…

The Path from Depression to Heart Attack
Depression

The Path from Depression to Heart Attack

Gordon Blackburn, PhD | August 7, 2012

The Surprising Truth About the Connection Between Depression and Heart Trouble Depression has long been associated with cardiac problems. We…

New Solutions for Elderly Depression
Depression

New Solutions for Elderly Depression

George S. Alexopoulos, MD | August 1, 2012

Treatment Targets Specific Causes of Age-Related Depression Medical advances that help people live long lives may not be so great…

Can Phone Therapy Treat Depression?
Depression

Can Phone Therapy Treat Depression?

Michelle Nicole Burns, PhD | August 1, 2012

You already know that in-person therapy can help people who suffer from depression. But getting to a therapist’s office isn’t…

A New Way to Fight Depression Using Only Your Mind
Depression

A New Way to Fight Depression Using Only Your Mind

Zindel V. Segal, PhD | May 31, 2012

Suffering from depression is very different from being sad. Sadness is a normal part of life. Depression is a constellation…

Surprising Causes and Treatments for Depression
Depression

Surprising Causes and Treatments for Depression

Mark A. Stengler, NMD | February 16, 2012

Whenever I hear that someone is taking an antidepressant drug, I wonder if he/she really needs to be. To me,…

Can an Antidepressant Affect the Way Your Heart Works?
Depression

Can an Antidepressant Affect the Way Your Heart Works?

R. Scott Hamilton, MD | January 4, 2012

Depression makes it difficult to think about anything else but feeling better. But thousands of patients with major depression who…