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Italy Depressed by News Story
Calling Italy Depressed

Portrait of Italian malaise hits a nerve

Dec 22, 07 7:12 PM CST
(Newser) - In a self-referential moment, the New York Times interviews its own reporter, Ian Fisher, about the nationwide soul-searching set off in Italy by Fisher's Dec. 13 article that depicts Italians as wallowing in a collective funk. Fisher's description of a dispirited national mood has prompted an impassioned response from all... More »

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depression • Italy • Giorgio Napolitano • Vatican • Umberto Eco • Sophia Loren

Army Lapses Led to Suicide
of Mentally Ill Soldier

Rate at all-time high
in Iraq, Afghanistan

Dec 20, 07 12:50 PM CST
(Newser) - Depressed and constantly reprimanded by his superiors, Pfc. Jason Scheuerman shot himself in his Iraq barracks in 2005—raising serious questions about how the military handles mental illness, the AP reports. Scheuerman's was one of a record 152 Army suicides in Afghanistan and Iraq, but his parents had to fight... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • suicide • depression • Iraq death toll • mental illness • US Army • Jason Scheuerman

Scientists
Find Eternal Sunshine Spot
in Your Mind

Study: Brain section thinks happy thoughts

Oct 25, 07 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - If you think the glass is half empty, you’re a pessimist—but if you think it’s half full, you have strong activity in your rostral anterior cingulate cortex. That’s the section of the brain, located right behind the eyes, that controls optimism, according to a new study... More »

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depression • brain • neuroscience • neurology • deep brain stimulation • optimism

Teen Smokers More Likely
to Drink, Do
Drugs: Study

Also at higher risk for depression, anxiety

Oct 24, 07 3:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - Teenagers who smoke cigarettes are five times more likely to drink and 13 times more likely to smoke pot, according to a new study by a Columbia University addiction center. The report also linked adolescent smoking to higher rates of binge drinking and hard drug use, along with a greater... More »

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drugs • depression • drug addiction • smoking • cigarettes • marijuana • drug abuse • anxiety • teenager

Brain Holds Stress-Coping Mechanism

Scientists find chemical that's key to keeping your cool—or not

Oct 21, 07 9:38 AM CDT
(Newser) - Turns out keeping your cool really is all in your head—scientists now pinpoint those most susceptible to stress as having too much of a chemical in a region of the brain that regulates reward signals, Reuters reports. The discovery could shed light on treatments for PTSD and depression, which... More »

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depression • stress • psychology • PTSD

Blue? Your Job May Be to Blame

Survey ranks professions according to depression rates

Oct 14, 07 3:06 PM CDT
(Newser) - Those who care professionally for children or the elderly and those who dish out food and drinks tend to suffer from depression more than anyone else, a new government study says. To ward off the blues, try becoming an architect, an engineer or a surveyor, the job categories with the... More »

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depression • mental health • US workers

Good Grief! Peanuts Writer Was Depressive

New biography
depicts buried rage
of comic artist

Oct 13, 07 8:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - Charles Shulz hid his dark side amid tales of Charlie, Lucy, Linus and Snoopy, according to a new biography. Snoopy's romance was secretly Shulz's extramarital affair, and Charlie Brown was victim to the very buried rage that Shulz took out on others. An old pal confirmed this dark portrayal, writing... More »

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Vietnam • depression • Coca Cola • biography • cartoonist • Peanuts • Schulz • Charlie Brown • Snoopy • Linus • Great Pumpkin • Eisenhower

Aldrin Likes Nowak's Grit, Bladder Control

Lovesick astronaut "admired" by second man on the moon

Sep 10, 07 7:31 PM CDT
(Newser) - Second man on the moon Buzz Aldrin salutes lovesick astronaut Lisa Nowak's gritty restroom-less cross-country drive, telling Time: "I think Nowak should be admired for traveling across the country at night and not getting out of her car to put in gas or go to the restroom,"... More »

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depression • alcohol • Lisa Nowak • Astronaut love triangle • astronauts • Buzz Aldrin

Worst Chronic Disease Is Depression

Docs tie better mental health treatment to better overall health

Sep 7, 07 4:19 PM CDT
(Newser) - Depression is more debilitating than diabetes, asthma, arthritis, or angina—and people suffering from chronic illness and depression are in worse health than those diagnosed with any other combination of diseases, the BBC reports. "These results indicate the urgency of addressing depression as a public health priority," says... More »

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health • depression • mental health • public health • chronic illness • World Health Organization • health study

More US Kids, Young Adults Commiting Suicide

Rate rises most sharply among teen girls

Sep 6, 07 5:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Suicide rates among America's children and young adults surged by 8% between 2003 and 2004, the most significant increase over the past 15 years, a new Centers for Disease Control report shows. The hike coincides with a 22% decrease in antidepressant use, but it could be related to changes in... More »

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suicide • depression • antidepressant • children • Americans • youth

Antidepressant Warning Preceded Youth Suicide Surge

Unintended effect unfolded as use fell

Sep 6, 07 12:25 PM CDT
(Newser) - Four years after the FDA and other agencies sparked a drop in antidepressant use by labeling the meds a suicide risk for young people, a new study shows the results were exactly the opposite of what regulators intended. From 2003 to 2004, the suicide rate among people under 19 rose... More »

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suicide • FDA • depression • antidepressant • children • youth • Prozac • Paxil • Zoloft • suicide rate

Number of Bipolar Kids Skyrockets

Statistics heighten concerns that disorder is overdiagnosed

Sep 4, 07 11:04 AM CDT
(Newser) - The number of American children being treated for bipolar disorder soared 40-fold between 1994 and 2003, and has probably risen significantly since then, the New York Times reports. The revelation in this month's Archives of General Psychiatry has stunned psychiatrists and heightened concerns that the condition may be over-diagnosed. More »

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depression • psychiatry • children • bipolar disorder • Risperdal • Seroquel

Owen Wilson Goes Home After Suicide Attempt

Actor remains in 24/7 care of family, friends

Sep 3, 07 9:44 AM CDT
(Newser) - Actor Owen Wilson went home Saturday from the hospital, where he had been recovering from a reported suicide attempt the previous Sunday. He is being closely watched by his brothers Andrew and Luke Wilson and other family and friends, according to People. Wilson is reportedly in “bad mental shape”... More »

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suicide • depression • Owen Wilson • Ben Stiller • Luke Wilson • The Darjeeling Limited • actor

Nowak to Argue Temporary Insanity

Ex-astronaut's lawyer says he may cite
mental disorder

Aug 28, 07 4:01 PM CDT
(Newser) - Former astronaut Lisa Nowak will plead temporary insanity if she goes to trial on kidnapping and assault charges next month. A notice her lawyer filed today says she was experiencing a major depressive disorder when she attacked her ex-lover's girlfriend at the Orlando airport in February, the Sentinel reports. More »

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depression • Lisa Nowak • kidnapping • astronauts • trial • insanity • assault

Army Suicides Climb; Rate Highest in 26 Years

99 active-duty soldiers took their own lives in 2006

Aug 16, 07 10:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - American soldiers are killing themselves at the highest rate since the Persian Gulf War, the AP reports. Statistics out today show 99 active-duty soldiers committed suicide in 2006, both the highest single number and the highest rate per deployed since 1991. The problem was worst in Iraq, the most common... More »

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Iraq • Afghanistan • military • suicide • depression • mental health • US Army • soldier • Gulf War • suicide rate • Iraq war

Scientists Find Switch to Turn On Brain Cells

Breakthrough could treat mental disorders

Aug 14, 07 3:21 AM CDT
(Newser) - Neuroscientists are experimenting with switching targeted groups of brain cells on and off using remote-controlled lasers, promising hope for treatment of mental disorders, reports the New York Times. The technique, using cells altered with a photo-sensitive protein called channelrhodopsin-2, could one day be used to treat a host of problems... More »

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Duke University • depression • autism • MIT • brain • channelrhodopsin 2 • Emory University • neurotransmitter • halorhodopsin • neurology

Breast Implants Linked to Triple Suicide Rate

Troubled women may be drawn to
popular surgery

Aug 8, 07 6:55 AM CDT
(Newser) - Women with breast-enlarging implants have a suicide rate three times higher than average,  a new medical study has found. Deaths linked to mental problems, such as alcohol abuse, were also three times higher among women undergoing the increasingly popular cosmetic procedure, the Los Angeles Times reports. Suicides rose sharply... More »

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plastic surgery • suicide • depression • surgery • beauty • breast implants • cosmetic surgery • suicide rate

Americans Pop Happy Pills in Record Numbers

Antidepressants
are most-prescribed drug in the US

Jul 9, 07 6:28 PM CDT
(Newser) - Antidepressants are America's most prescribed drugs, according to a new CDC report, clocking in more scripts than meds for high blood pressure, high cholesterol, or asthma. Prescriptions for antidepressants rose 48% between 1995 and 2002, accounting for 118 million of the 2.4 billion drugs prescribed in 2005. More »

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medicine • depression • antidepressant • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention • pharmaceutical companies • blood pressure • prescription drugs • government study • doctor

Americans Go Abroad, Online for New Diet Pill

Hung up in FDA approval process, pill's already scoring big

Jun 11, 07 8:21 PM CDT
(Newser) - The weight loss drug Acomplia is stuck in FDA limbo, but that isn't stopping Americans from ordering it off the Internet or buying it in Europe, where it's legal. If the government rules that its lowering of weight and cholesterol balances out the possible side effects, including suicide and depression,... More »

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medicine • suicide • FDA • depression • obesity epidemic • Sanofi Aventis • Acomplia • weight loss • diet pills • cholesterol

Genes Give Up Secrets of 7 Serious Diseases

Landmark study sheds light on diabetes, depression, more

Jun 7, 07 8:18 AM CDT
(Newser) - In an outcome one scientist describes as a "new dawn," researchers have identified genetic variations linked to seven common diseases, opening the door to improved tests and treatments. The study, which focused on depression, Crohn's disease, coronary artery disease, hypertension, rheumatoid arthritis, and Type 1 and 2 diabetes,... More »

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medicine • health • hypertension • depression • genetics • diabetes • disease • heart disease • rheumatoid arthritis • Crohn's disease

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