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  • July 2008

    • Viagra Benefits Women on Antidepressants: Study

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Jul 23, 08 12:30 PM CDT

      Viagra Benefits Women on Antidepressants: Study

      Viagra increases sexual performance in women suffering from arousal problems as a result of antidepressant drugs, a study finds. Some 72% of the women in the small study—funded by Pfizer, which makes the pill that has become a blockbuster for men seeking improved sexual function—noted an improvement, compared with 27% of those given a placebo, the Los Angeles Times reports. More »

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      depression  • Viagra  • sexual health

  • June 2008

    • Locklear Checks Into Rehab for Anxiety, Depression

      newser  |  Associated Press  |  Jun 24, 08 9:57 PM CDT

      Locklear Checks Into Rehab for Anxiety, Depression

      Heather Locklear is seeking treatment for anxiety and depression at a facility in Arizona. "She requested an in-depth evaluation of her medication," said a spokeswoman for the 46-year-old actress, offering no further details. Locklear's divorce from Bon Jovi guitarist Richie Sambora was finalized in April 2007, and she is reportedly dating former "Melrose Place" co-star Jack Wagner. Her TV credits also include "T.J. Hooker," "Dynasty" and "Spin City." More »

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      television  • celebrity  • depression  • anxiety

    • Combat Troops Turn to Prozac

      newser  |  Time  |  Jun 6, 08 3:53 AM CDT

      Combat Troops Turn to Prozac

      A growing number of American troops serving abroad are taking Prozac and other antidepressants, Time reports. A survey last year found 12% of troops in Iraq are using the drugs, with 17% relying on them in Afghanistan. The drugs help the military keep stressed combat troops in the field—but the use of the "quick-fix" for mental health is causing concern. More »

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      US military  • depression  • PTSD  • antidepressant  • Prozac  • SSRIs

  • May 2008

    • Dunst: Depression Drove Me to Rehab

      newser  |  E! Online  |  May 28, 08 10:37 AM CDT

      Dunst: Depression Drove Me to Rehab

      Contrary to reports of broken-hearted hard-partying, Kirsten Dunst went to rehab for a far simpler problem—a good old fashioned case of the blues, Marc Malkin writes for E! Online. "I didn’t go to Cirque Lodge for alcohol abuse or drug abuse, I went there for depression," the Spider-Man star says. More »

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      celebrity  • depression  • rehab  • celebrity tell-alls  • Kirsten Dunst  • Cirque Lodge

    • 'Mommy Weirdest' Blogger Tells It Like It Is: Depressing

      newser  |  ABC News  |  May 14, 08 8:40 PM CDT

      'Mommy Weirdest' Blogger Tells It Like It Is: Depressing

      The latest irreverent star of cyberspace is a former Mormon mommy blogger who isn't afraid to write that motherhood can be "awful." Heather Armstrong of Salt Lake City loves her 4-year-old daughter, but she complains that "sometimes it's really unpleasant and you turn around and you're like, 'What did I do to my life?''' More »

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      parenting  • depression  • blogging  • motherhood  • post partum depression

    • Depressed Dads Make Kids Less Literate

      newser  |  USA Today  |  May 7, 08 1:20 PM CDT

      Depressed Dads Make Kids Less Literate

      About 10% of new fathers show signs of clinical depression—a rate twice that of other men—and that can have a noticeable effect on their children, an American Psychiatric Association study finds. Sad dads interact less with their progeny, which means less bedtime reading and a smaller vocabulary by age 2, reports USA Today . More »

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      parenting  • depression  • reading  • infant  • toddler  • literacy  • fatherhood  • vocabulary

    • Autism Linked to Parents' Mental Disorders

      newser  |  AFP  |  May 6, 08 3:18 AM CDT

      Autism Linked to Parents' Mental Disorders

      A new study of autistic children may provide insight into the causes of autism and its epidemic rates in developed countries. Researchers have found a link between autism and mental disorders among parents—including schizophrenia, personality disorders and clinical depression. Mothers and fathers diagnosed with schizophrenia are about twice as likely to have a child diagnosed with autism, the study found. More »

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      depression  • parents  • autism  • schizophrenia

    • Surgery for Depression? Yup.

      newser  |  CNN  |  May 3, 08 8:35 AM CDT

      Surgery for Depression? Yup.

      A type of brain surgery previously used to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease may be effective in countering the debilitating effects of deep depression, CNN reports. A new study shows that deep brain stimulation, a process in which electrodes are inserted into problem areas in the brain and hooked up to a power source, can decrease symptoms of depression up to 50%. More »

  • April 2008

    • Survey: Poor LA Students Scared, Depressed

      newser  |  Los Angeles Times  |  Apr 26, 08 10:22 AM CDT

      Survey: Poor LA Students Scared, Depressed

      High-school students in poor LA neighborhoods fear for their safety, show signs of clinical depression, and say the district does a laughable job preparing them for college, the Los Angeles Times reports. A survey of thousands of students from south LA showed more than half felt hopeless and helpless. "They give us the short end of the stick," said one. "They expect us not to amount to anything." More »

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      Los Angeles  • depression  • high school  • high school students  • South Central LA

    • Joie de Vivre Sapped, French Turn to Web

      newser  |  Der Spiegel  |  Apr 25, 08 7:20 PM CDT

      Joie de Vivre Sapped, French Turn to Web

      French website Vie de Merde is receiving all the misery it can handle, Der Spiegel reports. Since its February launch, France’s answer to group therapy (translated "life is shit") has posted 2,400 tales of woe. Another 40,000 are waiting in the wings, says its founder. More »

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      France  • depression  • website  • therapy  • voyeurism

    • LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight

      newser  |  Reuters  |  Apr 25, 08 2:52 PM CDT

      LASIK Patients Urge Better Oversight

      Patients experiencing painful and sometimes debilitating side-effects of LASIK eye surgery urged regulators today to keep a closer watch on the procedure, Reuters reports. A surgeon speaking to an FDA panel—soliticing advice for possible warnings after receiving 140 complaints—did not discount the allegations but said “the great majority of our patients see as well or better” after the procedure. More »

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      FDA  • suicide  • depression  • patient  • side effects  • Lasik eye surgery  • opthalmologists

    • Don't Expect a 20th Nervous Breakdown

      newser  |  Newsweek  |  Apr 15, 08 10:11 AM CDT

      Don't Expect a 20th Nervous Breakdown

      “Nervous breakdown” has long been a catchall for psychological conditions as varied as depression and schizophrenia. But as psychiatric patients emerge from stigmatized isolation—and as the DSM fattens—scientists are chucking the antiquated term in favor of a more descriptive and accurate taxonomy. “I haven’t heard that term in years,” one expert tells MSNBC. More »

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      depression  • mental illness  • psychiatry  • schizophrenia  • bipolar disorder  • psychiatric disorders

    • Depression Linked to Alzheimer's

      newser  |  WebMD  |  Apr 8, 08 5:36 AM CDT

      Depression Linked to Alzheimer's

      Nearly 50% of Alzheimer's patients also suffer from depression, and new studies suggest the depression came first, WebMD reports. Researchers found that elderly people with a history of depression were much more likely to develop dementia. The findings give greater urgency to early treatment for depression, experts warn. More »

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      medical research  • depression  • Alzheimer's  • dementia  • neurology

  • March 2008

    • JK Rowling Considered Suicide

      newser  |  Times (UK)  |  Mar 23, 08 10:01 AM CDT

      JK Rowling Considered Suicide

      Before Harry Potter came along, his creator was broke, recently divorced, depressed, and near suicide, reports the Times of London. JK Rowling was a mom in her mid-20s, living in a cramped apartment paid for by a friend when she sought professional help. “We’re talking suicidal thoughts here, we’re not talking ‘I’m a little bit miserable,'” she told a student magazine at Edinburgh University. More »

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      suicide  • depression  • Harry Potter  • JK Rowling  • billionaire  • English literature  • Harry Potter Lexicon

    • Exercise and Happiness Not Linked: Study

      newser  |  USA Today  |  Mar 17, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Exercise and Happiness Not Linked: Study

      Going for a run might not clear your head in quite the way thought, reports USA Today, and its supposed benefits on mental health may be misguided. Rather, Dutch researchers found that a single set of genes both determines one’s inclination toward exercise and happiness—making the most physically fit the most mentally fit as well. More »

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      genetics  • depression  • exercise  • mental health  • Netherlands  • twins  • health study

    • Therapy by Any Other Name

      newser  |  New York Times  |  Mar 12, 08 6:56 PM CDT

      Therapy by Any Other Name

      A program that treats depression in Indian villages is seeking to transform mental health care throughout the developing world, the New York Times reports. Bypassing expensive doctors, the clinics train laypeople to avoid talk of mental illness—a shameful stigma in many cultures—by screening for "strain" and "tension," and offering patients therapy, yoga, and medication. More »

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      India  • depression  • mental health  • developing world  • psychotherapy

    • Sex Hormone Tied to Depression

      newser  |  Age (Aust.)  |  Mar 4, 08 10:35 AM CST

      Sex Hormone Tied to Depression

      Men with low levels of testosterone are more likely to be depressed, Australian researchers have found, and they recommend that those with abnormally low levels be treated with injections of the sex hormone. A study of men over the age of 70 revealed that those with the lowest testosterone levels are three times more likely to suffer depression than those with the highest levels, reports the Age . More »

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      depression  • health study  • testosterone  • hormone replacement therapy  • osteoporosis  • muscle mass

  • February 2008

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