Archive for July, 2009

Depression risk increased among cancer patients

Wednesday, July 22nd, 2009

People who have been diagnosed with cancer are at greater risk of being hospitalized with depression, new research from Denmark shows. While the risk was greatest in the year following a person's diagnosis, the likelihood of being hospitalized for depression among survivors of certain types of cancer remained high for several ...

Girls’ Anti-Social Behavior Predictive of Later Depression

Tuesday, July 14th, 2009

Early elementary school interventions could identify those most at risk, study says HealthDay By Kevin McKeever Anti-social behavior among young elementary school girls and increased anxiety in either boys or girls that age tend to predict whether they develop depression in adolescence, a new study shows. However, showing signs of depression in first ...

Alcohol abuse may lead to depression: study

Thursday, July 2nd, 2009

HONG KONG (Reuters) - Excessive alcohol drinking may increase the risk of depression, a long-term study conducted over 25 years in New Zealand has found. The study, published in the Archives of General Psychiatry, involved a group of 1,055 children who were monitored and interviewed at various times over 25 years. "At ...