Seasonal depression: do you have enough “sunshine vitamin”?
November 19, 2004 - November, December and January are the months in which cases of seasonal depression are most frequent, ...
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How games can heal us
Video games can make us addicted, but they can also heal us. In hospital psychiatry departments, brain training games or ...
Read moreAnger, depression and heart disease: a measurable link
September 27, 2004 - If your outlook on the world is cynical and frequently makes you feel angry, your heart ...
Read moreReiki would relieve symptoms of depression
June 9, 2004 - A case-control study1 The double-blind study, conducted over six weeks with 45 people aged 19 to ...
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Depression. Pills, talk, or exercise?
Nearly one million Dutch take antidepressants. But those drugs don't always make sense. Are there alternatives? According to the latest ...
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Antidepressants increase the risk of premature birth
For depressed pregnant women, taking antidepressants may put the child at risk of prematurity. There are alternatives.Is it dangerous for ...
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Postnatal depression also exists in men
A new American study published in the professional journal Pediatrics suggests that it is not just young mothers who suffer ...
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Light therapy for winter depression
An effective approach It is estimated that 3 percent of people in the Netherlands suffer from winter depression. About 60 ...
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Depression: psychotherapy as effective as antidepressants
© iStockPhotoAccording to the team of Dr Jürgen Barth, of the University of Bern, Switzerland, people who suffer from a ...
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Relationship problems can lead to depression
© iStockphotoIn case of recurring problems in your relationship, follow a therapy for two to avoid depression! This is essentially ...
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Depression: why do we have the blues in winter?
© istock"Spleen when the low and heavy sky weighs like a cover ...." said Baudelaire. But depression is not the ...
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Why women need more sleep
Women's brains need more recovery time than men's. In question, their propensity to be more "multitasking" than men. Women with ...
Read moreDepression, migraine and folic acid
July 11, 2003 - A close, but still poorly understood, connection is said to unite migraines and depression, to the ...
Read moreDepression: teaching children to be optimistic
June 19, 2003 - In Canada, up to 15% of children under the age of 14 have already had depression, ...
Read moreTo prevent depression during and after pregnancy: Omega-3s work
May 27, 2003 - Omega-3 fatty acids help prevent depression that can occur during and after pregnancy, say British researchers. ...
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Depression: unhappy people in a relationship more at risk
© iStockphotoThe mantra that better to be alone that poorly accompanied finds a justification in a recent study published in ...
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Depression: believing in something would prevent depressive disorders
© iStockphotoCan faith make you stronger in the face of the vagaries of life? This sensitive topic was studied by ...
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GPs overwhelmed by patient depression
With the economic crisis, consultations for depression are increasing. According to a study, general practitioners are sometimes led to prescribe ...
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Depression or depression: how do you know?
"Doctor, I feel tired, depressed… ". More and more consultations begin in this way and end with the prescription of ...
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Omega-3: they also prevent postpartum depression
Postpartum depression affects about one in 10 young mothers. Not to be confused with the traditional baby blues which disappears ...
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Depressive beyond recovery
Even though doctors consider them to be cured, some people with depression still feel unwell. These residual symptoms could lead ...
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Poor sleep during pregnancy would be bad for the baby
A US study shows that sleep disorders affect the health of the unborn baby. In particular, irregular sleep increases the ...
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Effective walking against depression
While 19% of the French, or nearly 9 million people have experienced or will experience depression in their lifetime, Scottish ...
Read moreTreatment of choice for depression: 30 minutes of exercise 3 times per week
October 16, 2000 - Two successive research studies from a team at Duke University Medical Center have shown that doing ...
Read moreSt. John’s Wort as effective as imipramine for depression
September 4, 2000 - According to a study published in the British Medical Journal (MBJ) on September 2 (vol. 321, ...
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Dip or depression
Sometimes you just really don't see it anymore. But is it time to call for help, or will it pass? ...
Read moreRunning against depression
Running Therapy The last thing you feel like doing when you're depressed is going for a run outside. Still, jogging ...
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Antidepressants are compatible with pregnancy
10% of pregnant women are depressed. A study of 30,000 women shows that antidepressants are not responsible for stillborn babies.No ...
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Stop the depression!
1) Get rid of the bluesSeasonal depression: 6 tips to bring in the lightWhen autumn returns, and even more so ...
Read moreElectroshock in depression. Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT)
Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) Electroshocks are still successfully used in chronic depression. Why it works is not exactly clear, but patients ...
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