Articles Tagged With: Depression
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Treating Depression in Epilepsy: To Medicate or Not?
Epileptic patients with major depression were randomized to either cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT) or sertraline. Depression and related secondary health outcomes were analyzed in both groups. Sertraline and CBT were found to be equally efficacious with improvement in mood in just over one-half of the patients.
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Bright Light Therapy in Depression and Insomnia Associated With Parkinson’s
Bright light therapy (10,000 lux intensity for 30 minutes twice daily) and a low intensity control light showed similar efficacy in treatment of depression associated with Parkinson’s disease; the bright light therapy showed some advantages in improving subjective quality of sleep.
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Postpartum Emergencies
Postpartum emergencies may include a variety of clinical presentations, ranging from minor concerns to life-threatening emergencies. Common postpartum emergencies include pain, fever, hemorrhage, hypertension, preeclampsia, eclampsia, infection, and depression.
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Mindfulness Yoga for Managing Psychological Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease
A mindfulness yoga program was more effective than stretching and resistance training in addressing the symptoms of depression and anxiety in patients with mild to moderate Parkinson’s disease; both interventions showed equal efficacy in improving symptoms related to motor impairment. -
Behavioral Interventions for Menopausal-Related Insomnia Improve Depression
In a randomized, controlled trial comparing the behavioral interventions cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) and sleep reduction therapy (SRT) to a control intervention of sleep hygiene education, investigators found CBTI and SRT therapy improved insomnia and depressive symptoms in postmenopausal women with menopausal-related insomnia.
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Melancholia: A Review of Depression
Depression is a multifaceted recurrent disease of growing prevalence. The World Health Organization reports that depression will be the second leading cause of disability worldwide by 2020.
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Behavioral Interventions for Menopausal-Related Insomnia Improve Depression
In a randomized, controlled trial comparing the behavioral interventions cognitive behavioral therapy for insomnia (CBTI) and sleep reduction therapy (SRT) to a control intervention of sleep hygiene education, investigators found CBTI and SRT therapy improved insomnia and depressive symptoms in postmenopausal women with menopausal-related insomnia.
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Can Quality of Diet Lower the Risk of Depressive Symptoms?
In a meta-analysis of 42 studies, researchers found that subjects who reported following the Mediterranean diet closely had a 0.67 reduced risk of developing depressive symptoms compared with low adherence to this diet.
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Perimenopausal Depression
OB/GYNs strive to screen women for perinatal depression both in pregnancy and postpartum. Although depression frequently affects reproductive-age women, it is common in women throughout the lifespan. This article discusses depression in perimenopausal women.
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Brexanolone for Postpartum Depression: Promising, but Will It Deliver?
In two double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, Phase III trials of brexanolone, a new medicine for postpartum depression, researchers found a significant reduction in symptoms at 60 hours of infusion compared to placebo.