Power of positive thinking emerges in research on youth depression
GUELPH — Psychology researcher Margaret Lumley is finding that having a strong, positive self image makes young people more resilient and better able to weather bouts of depression, stress and mental illness. Lumley, a professor of psychology at the …
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Biomarkers: Can Blood & Brain Scans Help with Future Depression Treatment?
And in May, Medscape reported that David Mischoulon of Massachusetts General Hospital presented findings that the amount of a particular protein in the blood of depression patients could indicate whether a patient would do better by adding a form of …
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New Approach to Depression
Martha Rhodes experienced her first bout of depression at 13. By her late 50s, she had taken just about every antidepressant there is, including Zoloft, Lexapro and Paxil — which did the trick for many years, but had side effects — then Effexor …
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Breast-feeding beats back postpartum depression, new study claims
Breast-feeding can lower the risk of new moms getting the baby blues, scientists claim. It transfers vitamin A to the child, which otherwise builds up in the mother and can trigger depression. Pregnant women store high levels of the vitamin as babies …
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