Major depressive disorder (depression) news
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- Most therapists schedule face-to-face meetings with their patients. But new data suggest that therapy by phone may be a better option for some patients. It has long been a concern among therapists that nearly half of their patients quit after only a few sessions. As a result, a number of health care providers and employee-assistance programs now offer the...
- Let’s say a patient walks into my office and says he’s been feeling down for the past three weeks. A month ago, his fiancée left him for another man, and he feels there’s no point in going on. He has not been sleeping well, his appetite is poor and he has lost interest in nearly all of his usual activities. Should I give him a diagnosis of clinical depr...
- NEW YORK AUG 19, 2008 (Reuters Health) - Emotional recovery is delayed in patients with breast cancer who receive taxane-based chemotherapy, Ohio State University researchers report in the August 1 issue of Cancer. Dr. Lisa M. Thornton and colleagues in Columbus conducted a longitudinal, case-control study assessing quality of life and toxicity in 227 pat...
- Oprah & Friends host Dr. Mehmet Oz talks with mind-body expert Dr. James Gordon about his book Unstuck: Your Guide to the Seven-Stage Journey Out of Depression.
- People on anti-depressants may have impaired driving skills, a small US study suggests.