Category: Depression

A new UCL (University College London) study has shown that people with a strong fear of crime are almost twice as likely to show symptoms of depression. The research, based on data taken from the Whitehall II study*, also shows that fear of crime is associated with decreased physical functioning and lower quality of life. The findings are published in the American Journal of Public Health.

A new Kaiser Permanente study, the first integrated survey of maternal depression, shows that more than one in seven women are depressed at some time during the nine months before becoming pregnant, during pregnancy, or in the nine months after childbirth.

Enhanced and systematic efforts to identify and treat depression in the workplace significantly improves employee health and productivity, likely leading to lower costs overall for the employer, according to a study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The study was funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH).

According to a new study, employees with depression who take part in a program that includes a telephone outreach intervention experience fewer symptoms, work for longer and have superior job retention, compared to employees who receive usual care. You can read about this study in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA).

If you notice that your mood, energy level and motivation take a nosedive each November only to return to normal in April, you may have Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), according to Loyola University Health System doctors.”This condition, characterized by depression, exhaustion and lack of interest in people and regular activities, interferes with a person’s outlook on life and ability to function properly,” said Dr.

Elderly Nigerians, especially elderly women, are more susceptible to MDD (major depressive disorder). Levels of urbanization also have an impact on the incidence of MDD among the elderly. Very few MDD patients ever receive any kind of treatment for it in Nigeria, even though the illness is seriously disabling, according to a report published in The Lancet, this week’s issue.

Suicide is the 11th leading cause of death in the United States with one suicide occurring on average every 16 minutes. During the week of Sept. 9-15, Alabama will join the rest of the nation to recognize Suicide Prevention Week. This year the week’s theme is “40 years of Suicide Prevention: Moving Forward with Education and Training.” Each year people across the country take time during Suicide Prevention Week to bring awareness to an issue not often discussed.

Mental disorders rank among the top ten illnesses causing disability — more than 37 percent worldwide — with depression being the leading cause of disability among people ages 15 and older, according to the Global Burden of Disease and Risk Factors published in 2006.

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Two reports released reveal significant increases in youth suicide rates between 2003 and 2004 following a steady decline since the early 1990’s. The first study, released in the September issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry, details a 14 percent increase in suicide rates for youth below the age of 19 - the largest increase in this population since the agency began collecting suicide data in 1979.