Middle East - Depression in Society

(Reuters) - Children whose fathers are depressed are more likely to have emotional and behavioral problems than those whose fathers aren't, according to a U.S. study of more than 20,000 families.The issue is especially important at a time when many parents are ...

I decided to tell this story in the hopes that by doing so, other teenagers and adults who suffer from depression would be treated sooner than I was. Between the summer of tenth grade, and eleventh grade, I went to Israel with ...

Military treats mentally distressed soldiers at combat site rather than returning them to USSgt. Thomas Riordan didn't want to return to Afghanistan after home leave. He had just fought through a battle that killed eight soldiers, and when he arrived home his ...

5/18/2010 Print E-mail People who are hospitalized for a traumatic brain injury face an almost eight-fold higher risk of also suffering major depression.. That's the finding of a team led by Charles H. Bombardier, professor of rehabilitation medicine at the University of ...

5/26/2009 Print E-mail Combined drug and behavioral interventions helped reduce pain and depression in patients with musculoskeletal pain and coexisting depression, a U.S. study finds.. After 12 months, intervention group participants were more likely to report overall improvement in their pain compared ...

5/19/2009 Print E-mail Over the past year, 16.5 million Americans age 18 or older -- 1 in 13 adults -- experienced at least one bout of major depression, according to a new government survey.. Less than two-thirds (64.5 percent) of those individuals ...

11/7/2008 Print E-mail When anticipating pain, the brains of people with depression kick into overdrive and hinder their ability to handle hurt, a new study shows.. "The anticipatory brain response may indicate hypervigilance to impending threat, which may lead to increased helplessness ...

3/26/2008 Print E-mail New research suggests that a child's problems forming relationships and being accepted by friends are more likely to contribute to anxiety and depression than vice versa, particularly during the transition from adolescence into young adulthood.. The study, conducted by ...

3/5/2008 Print E-mail Black American teen mothers who have depression symptoms may be more likely to become pregnant again within two years of giving birth, says a University of Maryland School of Medicine study.. Among the 245 teens followed through two years, ...

4/6/2007 Print E-mail Depression can make a person feel unusually sad, worthless, uninterested in activities that used to be fun, restless or even suicidal for several weeks or longer.. The American Academy of Family Physicians offers these suggestions for dealing with depression: ...

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Topic: Middle East

Kids with depressed dads have more behavior issues

My Personal Experience with Teen Depression

Military keeps distressed soldiers at combat site

Major Depression Often Follows Brain Injury

Tailored Treatments Effective for Depression Due to Pain

Depression Hits 1 in 13 American Adults

Depression Heightens Sensitivity to Pain

Social Problems in Youth Contribute to Anxiety, Depression

Depression Raised Risk of Subsequent Pregnancies Among Black Teen Moms

Health Tip: Dealing With Depression

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