Depression Symptoms Treatment

The brain is the key organ in the response to stress. It reacts in a complex, orchestrated manner that is related to the activation and inhibition of neural structures involved in sensory, motor, autonomic, cognitive and emotional processes. It is the brain which finally determines what in the world is threatening and might be stressful [...]

Research has shown that one in 10 women in the U.S. experience postpartum depression, and “South Asian women — particularly newer immigrants — may be at a higher risk for [postpartum depression], because of difficulties adjusting to a new culture, loneliness, isolation and the lack of a traditional Indian support system,” New America Media reports. [...]

Nurse-facilitated supportive care appears to be just as effective as the antidepressant sertraline (a generic form of Zoloft) in treating depression in patients with heart failure, say researchers from Duke University Medical Center. The finding comes from the largest study to date of therapy for depression among heart failure patients. “This is good news for [...]

Blacks and whites with heart disease are both likely to experience symptoms of depression, but blacks are only half as likely to receive treatment for the disorder, according to a new study from Duke University Medical Center. “This is an important finding because we know that depression is associated with a 2- to 4-fold increase [...]