Depression Counselling and Therapy News

Bringing you the latest news and announcements about depression therapy and counselling. Including research and clinical trial details for medications, self-help, support groups and everything relevant to depression for mental health professionals. News is updated at least twice daily.

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Common Denominator - Stressed out, deeply depressed, seeing and hearing things that don't exist, going on crazy shopping sprees before realizing you have no money - these are only a few symptoms of mental illnesses that affect many ordinary people, according to Mollie ...

Stress is linked to depression (Independent)

A hormone released during periods of long-term stress has been directly linked to depression for the first time.

UPI NewsTrack Health and Science News April 17, 2006

Political Gateway - NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y., April 17 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists say they've ruled out high-rise hotels as the cause of increased mist at Niagara Falls. The Niagara Parks Commission suggested that possibility in 2004, saying such buildings might be altering ...

Alleged Cannibal Blogged About Plans

CBS News - "That guy took a life that had just begun. Her daddy is not going to walk her down the aisle. She's not going to have babies. ... and this guy is sitting all cozy in a jail cell eating dinner right now and that's the reality of it." Linda Chiles ...

Business diary (Daily Telegraph)

Steve "Dinkie" Downham (so nicknamed for his slight stature) returned to broker Cantor Fitzgerald on Friday, March 31 after a holiday and became fell foul of his colleague's April fool antics.

Stress is linked to depression (Independent)

A hormone released during periods of long-term stress has been directly linked to depression for the first time.

How cortisol can cause depression (The Herald)

The hormone released during long-term stress has been directly linked to depression for the first time. After years of circumstantial evidence, the new findings relating to cortisol are being seen as the "smoking gun" of what causes mood disorders for some people.

Britons turn to alcohol 'to mask depression' (Guardian Unlimited)

· 'Self-medicating' problem highlighted in research · Higher percentage of over-55 daily drinkers

Grady County Women’s Health Forum

Chickasha News - At this year’s Grady County Women’s Health Forum, you will have the opportunity to hear Keith Swanson, Pharm. D., CGP. speak on, “The Dastardly D’s: Drug Therapy Issues in the Treatment of Dementia, Delirium, and Depression.” Dr. Swanson is ...

Edmonton Journal

Edmonton Journal - Laws clamping down on the sale of chemicals used to make crystal methamphetamine have cut the number of meth labs in Iowa by 80 per cent, says the state’s drug policy co-ordinator. Crystal meth production in Iowa took a serious hit in 2005 with the ...

AUDIO from Medialink: APRIL: Counseling Awareness Month

Genetic Engineering News - Over 19 million Americans suffer from major depression, but only about half of them seek treatment for it. Nurse Sharon Brigner of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America, or PhRMA, discusses how increased awareness together with ...

Blog Reveals Dark Side of Okla. Suspect

KFMB - In his online diary, Kevin Ray Underwood scattered posts about depression, isolation and homicidal thoughts among the entries about computer games, family get-togethers and small-town angst. Authorities believe these are indications of a darker side ...

Study finds Vioxx, Celebrex alternatives

Science Daily - KINGSTON, Ontario, April 17 (UPI) -- A team of Canadian and U.S. scientists has found one reason why drugs such as Celebrex cause heart problems and say new drugs will avoid the issue. Researchers from Queen's University in Kingston, Ontario, and ...

Study Looks At Stress Hormone

KSDK - (NBC News) - We're learning more about the potential cause of depression and other mood disorders. Neuroscientists at Harvard Medical School studied the effects of long-term exposure of a stress hormone on mice. The hormone, called cortisol, directly ...

Exposure to stress hormone causes anxiety

Science Daily - BOSTON, April 17 (UPI) -- A team of U.S. neuroscientists using mice has found long-term exposure to stress hormones causes the anxiety that often comes with depression. The researchers at the Harvard Medical School and affiliated McLean Hospital say ...

Blog Reveals Dark Side of Okla. Suspect

WINK TV - OKLAHOMA CITY In his online diary, Kevin Ray Underwood scattered posts about depression, isolation and homicidal thoughts among the entries about computer games, family get-togethers and small-town angst. Authorities believe these are indications of ...

Seeking the Tao of Eli Lilly

Street.Com - As Eli Lilly ( LLY :NYSE - news - research - Cramer's Take ) prepares to deliver its first-quarter financial report on Thursday, Wall Street has once again shifted into its "Double W" mode -- wondering about the company's future drugs and worrying ...

Blog Shows Dark Side of Okla. Slay Suspect

ABC News - He mentions cannibalism, asking "If you were a cannibal, what would you wear to dinner?" and responding: "The skin of last night's main course." In an entry dated Feb. 4, 2006, Underwood wrote that he struggled with depression and social interaction ...

Alleged Cannibal Blogged About Plans

WBBM - PURCELL, Okla. (CBS/AP) -- The man accused of killing a 10-year-old neighbor girl for an elaborate plan to eat human flesh joked about cannibalism on his online diary, discussed the effects of not taking his anti-depression medication and mentioned ...

Suspect blogged about cannibalism

CNN - PURCELL, Oklahoma (AP) -- The man accused of killing a 10-year-old neighbor girl for an elaborate plan to eat human flesh joked about cannibalism on his online diary, discussed the effects of not taking his anti-depression medication and mentioned ...

Publish Date: 4/17/2006

Loveland Daily Reporter-Herald - In the past five years, the number of visits to a downtown clinic that serves largely uninsured residents has more than tripled. Health care workers at the Loveland Community Health Center handled a volume of 8,000 visits in 2000. That number jumped ...

Art therapy helps children cope

Baton Rouge Advocate - Advocate staff photo by Arthur D. Lauck Advocate staff photos by Arthur D. Lauck Tiffanie Brumfield, an art therapist at Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge, works with Sara Loze, 7, whose family lost their home in Hurricane Katrina. When Tiffanie ...

Chronic exposure to stress hormone causes anxious behavior in mice

YubaNet - Neuroscientists at Harvard Medical School and its affiliate Mclean Hospital have shown that long-term exposure to stress hormone in mice directly results in the anxiety that often comes with depression. After years of circumstantial evidence linking ...

Hap LeCrone: Seek assistance from trained counselor during marriage ...

Waco Tribune-Herald - DEAR DR. LECRONE: My husband of 15 years left me a few days ago saying he wants a separation and time to sort out his feelings. I am in love with him and think we need to seek the help of a marriage counselor. Please suggest a plan for me. — A ...

Accused killer wrote about cannibalism

Star-Banner - PURCELL, Okla. - The man accused of killing a 10-year-old neighbor girl for an elaborate plan to eat human flesh joked about cannibalism on his online diary, discussed the effects of not taking his anti-depression medication and mentioned ...

Roberts Home Medical is currently accepting resume/applications for ...

Frederick News-Post - Loudoun County Public Schools Classified Job Fair is being held on Wednesday, April 19. Today marks day 95 of the Jeff Holtzinger administration in City Hall. Ever since the "alphabet soup" of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first 100 days in ...

Alien soul theory is no cure for depression (Daily Telegraph)

The Telegraph's Trust Me I'm a Junior Doctor columnist, Max Pemberton, takes issue with the actor Tom Cruise's renewed attack on psychiatrists.

Blog Reveals Dark Side of Okla. Suspect

WINK TV - OKLAHOMA CITY In his online diary, Kevin Ray Underwood scattered posts about depression, isolation and homicidal thoughts among the entries about computer games, family get-togethers and small-town angst. Authorities believe these are indications of ...

Blog Shows Dark Side of Okla. Slay Suspect

ABC News - He mentions cannibalism, asking "If you were a cannibal, what would you wear to dinner?" and responding: "The skin of last night's main course." In an entry dated Feb. 4, 2006, Underwood wrote that he struggled with depression and social interaction ...

Alien soul theory is no cure for depression (Daily Telegraph)

The Telegraph's Trust Me I'm a Junior Doctor columnist, Max Pemberton, takes issue with the actor Tom Cruise's renewed attack on psychiatrists.

Inside Out | How about therapy for a very sick world?

Philadelphia Inquirer - Dear Dr. Gottlieb: I have been hearing a lot about new therapies, but none seems to address the bigger picture, which is the insane world we're living in. If a person really sees what's happening, who wouldn't be depressed or anxious? A brief list ...

Solving the mystery of fibromyalgia

Southern Illinoisan - You go to the doctor complaining of throbbing, burning muscle pain throughout your body, overwhelming fatigue, and anxiety that makes it extremely difficult to do even the everyday things like housecleaning, playing with the kids and exercising ...

Nursing with a difference

Pantagraph - "I have more time for my appointments than the doctors," says nurse practitioner Jackie Deffenbaugh who works in an ob/gyn office. "My appointments typically run 10 to 15 minutes longer." Those 10 to 15 minutes can mean a lot to a patient with a ...

Murdered villagers get new life

Vindicator - MIAMI — When Magda Watts is making her "little people," her ankles swell, her bones stiffen. Still, she continues working, transfixed, for hours. From oven-baked clay and Styrofoam, she's re-creating her past: rabbis, gossipy ladies, peddlers ...

City 'mental distress' is up

New York Daily News - New Yorkers are more than stressed out. Many city residents have "frequent mental distress," according to a study released by the city Health Department. And they are not getting the help they need. Health officials said 1 in 7 adults living in the ...

Blog shows dark side of Okla. slay suspect

Times Union - OKLAHOMA CITY -- In an online diary entry from January, Kevin Ray Underwood said he was embarrassed about how many gifts his mother bought him at Christmas and how his father was proud of him for helping him assemble a computer desk for his sister ...

Okla. Slay Suspect Joked About Cannibalism

ABC News - He mentions cannibalism, asking "If you were a cannibal, what would you wear to dinner?" and responding: "The skin of last night's main course." In an entry dated Feb. 4, 2006, Kevin Underwood wrote that he struggled with depression and social ...

Slaying suspect joked about cannibalism on blog

Denver Post - Kevin Ray Underwood noted "weird" fantasies in his blog. Purcell, Okla. - The man accused of killing a 10-year-old neighbor girl in an elaborate plan to eat human flesh joked about cannibalism on his online diary, discussed the effects of not taking ...

Implant easing severe depression

Arizona Daily Star - Tucson patients who have battled severe depression for years now are turning to a pacemakerlike device to ease their prolonged and often disabling symptoms. First tested in trials at University Medical Center, the device is implanted under the skin ...

Okla. Slay Suspect Joked About Cannibalism

WINK TV - PURCELL, Okla. The man accused of killing a 10-year-old neighbor girl for an elaborate plan to eat human flesh joked about cannibalism on his online diary, discussed the effects of not taking his anti-depression medication and mentioned "dangerously ...

Thales Communications, Inc., located in Clarksburg, is experienceing ...

Frederick News-Post - At least half of all cancer-related deaths are preventable, according to a report from the American Cancer Society. Making proactive lifestyle changes and undergoing cancer screening tests could save, for example, 285,140 lives a year - -half of ...

Many spinal cord injuries preventable

Salt Lake Tribune - The human spinal cord can be injured as a result of motor vehicle crashes, falls, suicide attempts and sports accidents. Nearly 400 Utahns suffered spinal cord injuries in motor vehicle crashes, falls, suicide attempts and sports mishaps from 1998 to ...

Art therapy helps children cope

Baton Rouge Advocate - Advocate staff photo by Arthur D. Lauck Advocate staff photos by Arthur D. Lauck Tiffanie Brumfield, an art therapist at Family Service of Greater Baton Rouge, works with Sara Loze, 7, whose family lost their home in Hurricane Katrina. When Tiffanie ...

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