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According to a major surveys, more than 13% of Americans experience major depression disorder over the course of their lifetimes. Furthermore, an estimated 18 million Americans experience major depression each year. Depression is second only to high blood pressure as a chronic condition encountered by primary care doctors. Depression is an illness that can afflict anyone, regardless of age, race, class, or gender. A third of all depressed people consider suicide, and 9% attempt it.
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Expert & Community Posts
Does Depression Predict the Onset of Alzheimer's Disease?
By Christine Kennard , Health ExpertThe relationship between old age and the decline in mental capabilities, possibly leading to... Read more »
Chronic Illness, Acid Reflux and Depression Part II: Depression and Caregivers
By Tracy Davenport , Health ExpertLast week, I wrote about the often unrecognized occurrence of depression in an individual... Read more »
Somatic Symptoms of Depression
By Chris Ballas, M.D. , Health ExpertI know I've read that depression affects people in many different ways, but how exactly does it... Read more »
Anxiety and Depression Starts in the Womb
By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert...earlier they walked the less likely they were to show psychiatric symptoms later in life. Low... Read more »
Stress and Depression in Rheumatoid Arthritis
By Christine Miller , Health ExpertPeople suffering from rheumatoid arthritis and other illnesses causing chronic pain often... Read more »
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...may last their entire life.Adult children of alcoholic parents are at higher risk for divorce and for psychiatric symptoms. One study concluded that the only events with greater psychological... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Treatment
Bipolar disorder is a recurrent disease that can be unpredictable. The major goals of treatment are to:Treat and reduce the severity of acute episodes of mania or depression when they... Read more »Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: Diagnosis
It is very difficult to diagnose chronic fatigue syndrome. Even experts do not have a clear definition of what chronic fatigue actually is or what mechanisms in the brain or nervous system... Read more »ADHD: The Basics
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Exercise Eases Depression and Heart Disease
January 21, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Patients suffering from both coronary heart disease and symptoms of depression can cut their risk of cardiovascular events by... Read summary »
Diabetes Treatment Ups Depression Risk
July 09, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) The treatment used to help people with type 2 diabetes may cause some patients to develop depression. Johns Hopkins researchers... Read summary »
Cancer and Depression
May 27, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? People who receive a diagnosis of cancer are often depressed about it. But is that depression just the result of getting the bad... Read summary »
Multiple Births Up Depression Risk
April 17, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) ? Having more than one baby at a time puts new moms at significantly higher risk for postpartum depression. That's the key finding... Read summary »
Depression Increases Preterm Delivery Risk
October 31, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- New research reveals there may be a significant link between depression during pregnancy and preterm delivery. Preterm delivery... Read summary »
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