Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

NEWS ABOUT: depression

depression stories: 104 news summaries

1 - 20 of 104 Stories | 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next >>

Switch to grid view »

 Wife: Depression 
 Ate German Keeper 

Enke feared he'd lose adopted daughter before train suicide

Nov 11, 09 9:50 PM CST
(Newser) - The German soccer star who committed suicide yesterday by jumping in front of a train had battled depression for years, his wife said today, with Robert Enke fearing he could lose his newly adopted daughter because of his condition. “We thought we could cope with everything. We thought that... More »

MORE ABOUT:
suicide • adoption • depression • Germany • soccer • train • 2010 World Cup • goalkeeper • Robert Enke • Teresa Enke

 Junk Food Linked 
 to Depression 

Fatty, refined foods jack risk by 58%

Nov 2, 09 9:53 AM CST
(Newser) - Feeling blue? Put down the cookies: Eating a diet rich (or, should we say, poor) in processed foods increases the risk of depression, a study finds. British scientists studied 3,500 adults over five years; those who ate mainly fried, processed, refined, high-fat foods had a 58% greater risk of... More »

MORE ABOUT:
health • depression • diet • health study • women's issues • processed foods

 Green Spaces 
 Make You Healthier 

People who live near vegetation suffer fewer diseases

Oct 15, 09 6:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - People who live close to parks or other “green spaces” are likely to be healthier, a new study suggests. Dutch researchers scoured the health records of 345,000 people, comparing their health status to the amount of green space in the surrounding area, from a half-mile to 2-mile radius.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
environment • health • depression • disease • nature • health study • green home • Texas A&M

 Mediterranean Diet 
 Beats the Blues 

Study finds diet cuts risk of depression by nearly a third

Oct 6, 09 8:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Mediterranean diet has been shown to cut the risk of cancer and heart disease and researchers now say it can help prevent depression as well. Spanish researchers followed 10,000 subjects for nearly 5 years and found that, even when personality traits and other factors were taken into account,... More »

MORE ABOUT:
depression • diet • fish • serotonin • Mediterranean diet

 Genius, Madness 
 Linked to Gene 

Study links creativity to gene associated with mental illness

Sep 30, 09 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - The reason why many creative people like Vincent Van Gogh show self-destructive tendencies is in the genes, researchers have discovered. Scientists in a new study found that volunteers identified as the most creative also had the highest levels of a gene variant associated with psychosis and depression, the Daily Telegraph... More »

MORE ABOUT:
depression • schizophrenia • genetic testing • mental illness • creativity

 Survey Finds 
 Unemployed 
 'Traumatized' 

Two thirds of Americans who have lost jobs experience depression

Sep 3, 09 7:40 AM CDT
(AP) - The recession has left many jobless workers struggling to cope with the psychological stress, a new study finds. Researchers at Rutgers University said the financial strain that comes with being out of work, combined with the daunting task of seeking new employment in a difficult job market, has left many... More »

MORE ABOUT:
health care • depression • recession • unemployment • job market • trauma • recession depression

First US Internet Addiction Rehab Center Opens

For $14,500, reStart offers therapy, socialization

Aug 27, 09 5:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - The first US Internet addiction clinic has opened in Fall City, Wash. The Heavensfield Retreat Center offers “reStart,” a 45-day in-patient rehab program for Internet, video game, and texting addictions, LiveScience reports. Clients undergo talk therapy and social skills training, as well as feeding goats, raising chickens, and... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Internet • rehab • depression • Washington • addiction • psychology • Tufts University • therapy • Internet addiction • psychologist • Internet Addiction Disorder • clinic

(Newser) - President Obama will nominate Ben Bernanke for a second term as chairman of the Federal Reserve, the Wall Street Journal reports. Obama, who will make the announcement tomorrow, credits Bernanke with “pulling the economy back from the brink of depression,” White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel said... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Ben Bernanke • depression • Federal Reserve • Rahm Emanuel • financial crisis • President Obama

Video Games: The New Prozac

Classic time-wasters seem to ease the symptoms of depression in studies

Aug 18, 09 10:26 AM CDT
(Newser) - If depression's got you down, it might be time to turn to your Wii over your wee blue pills, reports the Washington Post in a look at how video games might ease the disease. For one depression sufferer, Bejeweled was "a big help in getting through to the next... More »

MORE ABOUT:
depression • mental health • psychology • video games • Jay-ZTV

 Sunny Days Help You Think 

Cloudiness reduces cognitive agility in depressed people, researchers found

Aug 5, 09 4:42 PM CDT
(Newser) - Does a cloudy day leave you groggy and unable to focus? If so, a study suggests you’re not alone: Cloudy days, regardless of season, can have an effect on cognitive function, MSNBC reports. Researchers cross-referencing the results of cognitive tests from 16,800 Americans with data on daily sunshine... More »

MORE ABOUT:
weather • memory • depression • learning • brain • sun • sunlight • mild cognitive impairment

(Newser) - The number of Americans on antidepressants doubled from 1996 to 2005, a new study finds, but fewer are seeing psychiatrists, and most aren’t using the drugs to affect their mood. As of 2005, the last year for which data were available, 27 million Americans—roughly 10% of the population—... More »

MORE ABOUT:
depression • advertising • antidepressant • Prozac • pharmaceutical industry • scientific study • health study

Experts Warn Parents of  Toddler Depression

Children as young as 3 may need help

Aug 4, 09 3:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Some toddlers who seem cranky or sad could be suffering from chronic depression, PsychCentral reports. A new study finds that some children as young as 3 already show clear symptoms of clinical depression. The condition was most common in children who had suffered abuse or the loss of a parent,... More »

MORE ABOUT:
depression • children • mental illness • toddler • preschool

Die-Hard Fans:
'Britney Spears
Saved My Life' 

Troubled teens tell documentary of
singer's impact

Jul 23, 09 5:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Britney Spears may not be the most obvious role model for the troubled, but hardcore fans credit her with changing their lives in a new BBC documentary, Newsweek reports. In Britney Spears Saved My Life, the superfans testify that Britney and her music guided them through the darkest times of... More »

MORE ABOUT:
entertainment • Britney Spears • depression • celebrity • documentary • singer • role model

Genetic Faults Link Manic Depression, Schizophrenia 

Research slowly unravels genetic causes of mental illnesses

Jul 2, 09 7:41 AM CDT
(Newser) - Scientists have discovered genetic variations that link schizophrenia to manic depression for the first time, the Independent reports. Research made possible by technical advances found that thousands of tiny genetic faults raised the risk of both mental illnesses, which had previously been believed to be completely distinct conditions. Experts hope... More »

MORE ABOUT:
depression • genetics • schizophrenia • mental illness • bipolar disorder • scientific study • women's issues

Depression Screening for All Teens Worries Parents

Task force calls for adolescent testing with focus on psychotherapy instead of drugs

May 26, 09 1:24 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal task force recommendation that all adolescents between the ages of 12 and 18 be screened for depression is causing controversy among parents and pediatricians, the Washington Post reports. Critics fear the amount of antidepressant drugs prescribed to teens will rise massively, although the Preventive Services Task Force stressed... More »

MORE ABOUT:
depression • antidepressant • mental health • pediatrics • pediatricians • adolescents • teenager • suicide prevention • U.S. Preventive Services Task Force

ANALYSIS

 Uncertainty, Not 
 Poverty, Behind 
 Recession Blues 

It's not the lack of funds, it's the lack of knowing that brings us down

May 21, 09 8:32 AM CDT
(Newser) - Americans are worrying more than they were last year, and happiness is down while sadness is up, writes Daniel Gilbert in the New York Times. But it’s not the lightness of our pocketbooks that’s weighing on us; it’s the uncertainty of the times. While most of us... More »

MORE ABOUT:
depression • recession • psychology • happiness • Great Depression • financial crisis • recession depression

 Eminem: 
 Serial Killers 'Inspire' Me 

Rapper talks about how he's never been in a better place

May 17, 09 2:33 PM CDT
(Newser) - Where has Eminem been since his last album hit the shelves in 2004? At first, mostly drowning in a sea of depression and prescription drugs, the rapper says in an interview with the Guardian. But for a year now he's been clean and focused on getting back to his roots—... More »

MORE ABOUT:
depression • Eminem • addiction • prescription drugs • rapper • album release • inspiration • serial killers • interview • Jay-ZTV • Relapse • Marshall Mathers

 Depression 
 in Dads 
 Hurts Kids 

More research needed into effects of fathers' mental health, experts say

May 4, 09 8:28 AM CDT
(Newser) - With modern fathers often more directly involved in parenting than previous generations, researchers say it’s time to pay closer attention to the impact of paternal mental health on children, the BBC reports. Existing evidence suggests that children of alcoholic or depressive fathers are likely to suffer psychiatric or behavior... More »

MORE ABOUT:
fatherhood • parenting • depression • mental health • alcoholism • father • men's health

(Newser) - Kansas City’s Zack Greinke has been, without question, the best pitcher of this young baseball season. The 25-year-old didn’t allow a run in his first three starts; his 0.50 ERA and 5-0 record are both major-league bests. After losing most of the 2006 season to his fight... More »

MORE ABOUT:
depression • psychiatry • Kansas City Royals • baseball • Zack Greinke

(Newser) - President Obama touted the resolutions of the G20 summit today in London, saying swift and muscular action was needed to reverse the global economic downturn, the AP reports. Steps like the injection of funds into the IMF and the creation of a global regulatory body “were necessary,” he... More »

MORE ABOUT:
London • depression • recession • IMF • global economy • G20 • financial crisis • President Obama • regulatory body

1 - 20 of 104 Stories | 1 2 3 4 5 6 Next >>


from our news partners