This Treatment May Help Depression

The benefits of this treatment combination for depression

Tuesday, October 06, 2015 Follow Us         Featured This Treatment May Help Depression in Older People When a doctor prescribes aripiprazole (Abilify), an antipsychotic drug, for an older person already taking the antidepressant venlafaxine, that combination can help ease depression... Read more ...  News California Gov. Jerry Brown Signs Right-to-Die Bill Into Law California Gov. Jerry Brown on Monday signed "right-to-die" legislation that would allow the terminally ill to legally end their lives. A lifelong Catholic and former Jesuit seminarian, Brown's... Read more ... Face-to-Face Contact May Beat Email, Phone for Staving Off Depression While your days may be filled with electronic communications, a new study suggests that face-to-face contact may have more power to keep depression at bay, at least if you are older... Read more ... Transgender Discrimination Linked to Risky Health Behaviors Discrimination may trigger risky health behaviors by transgender Americans, a new study suggests. Transgender adults who deal with more discrimination are more likely to smoke... Read more ... 'Drugged Driving' on the Rise in U.S. More Americans are under the influence of drugs while they drive, even as drunk driving rates decline, new research shows. In the report, 38 percent of drivers killed in accidents... Read more ... Depression Center MedicineNet's Depression Center gives you all of the tools necessary to maintain a healthy body and mind. Get access to various depression topics, slideshows, quizzes and medications for reference. Depression is an illness that involves the body, mood, and thoughts. It affects how one eats and sleeps, the way one feels about oneself, and the way one thinks about things. The main types of depression are major depression, dysthymia, and bipolar disease (also called manic-depressive disease). Read more ... Health Tools   Picture Slideshows   Quizzes   Health & Living   Pinpoint Your Pain   Medical Word of the Day   More Newsletters   Diseases and Conditions   Medical Picture of the Day   MedicineNet Home