Articles Tagged With: Depression
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Hormonal Contraception: A Risk Factor for Depression?
A population-based study suggests that hormonal contraception increases the risk of treatment for depression, but bias provides a more likely explanation for the association.
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Is There a Link Between Hormonal Contraception and Depression?
Recent study results not as clear-cut as they seem -
Individualized Homeopathy for Moderate to Severe Depression in Menopausal Women
A higher risk of depressive symptoms has been observed in the menopausal transition period. Antidepressant medications are often recommended; however, many meta-analyses have only shown modest benefit of such medications over placebo. This study compares individual homeopathic treatment vs. placebo and the antidepressant medication fluoxetine vs. placebo for the treatment of moderate to severe depression in peri- and postmenopausal women.
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Yoga for Prenatal Depression
Yoga therapy reduces levels of prenatal depression compared to non-pharmacological treatment programs not involving yoga therapy. Yoga therapy integrating meditation and relaxation practice improve depression levels more than exercise-only yoga therapy.
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Exercise for Depression During Pregnancy
Exercise is associated with better mental outcomes during pregnancy.
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Non-seasonal Major Depressive Disorder: Bright Light Therapy and/or Fluoxetine
In this four-pronged study comparing the effect of bright light treatment, fluoxetine, a combination of these two interventions, and placebo in patients with major depressive disorder, the combination treatment appears the most consistently effective.
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Can Antibiotic Exposure Cause Some Mood Disorders?
Since gut flora alteration through antibiotic administration is a commonplace experience for most adults, might such exposures, by altering the intestinal microbiome, also be associated with mood disorders in humans?
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Prevention of Relapse in Depression: Antidepressants or Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy?
Maintenance antidepressants or mindfulness-based cognitive therapy aimed at tapering or discontinuing antidepressants are both effective interventions for prevention of recurrent depression.
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Aromatherapy: A Replacement for Antidepressants?
This randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of an oral preparation of the essential oil of lavender showed that it is more effective for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder than either placebo or an SSRI.
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Psychological Distress in the Medically Ill