Depression

Depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder .... Maybe you could, or should, just screen yourself for these conditions. A study published online Monday in the Annals of Family Medicine found that a simple 27-item questionnaire shows promise in effectively screening potential patients for a variety of psychiatric disorders.

An excess of one type of serotonin receptor in the center of the brain may explain why antidepressants fail to relieve symptoms of depression for 50 percent of patients, a new study from researchers at Columbia University Medical Center shows. The study is the first to find a causal link between receptor number and antidepressant treatment and may lead to more personalized treatment for depression, including treatments for patients who do not respond to antidepressants and ways to identify these patients before they undergo costly, and ultimately, futile therapies.

The series host, Harvard psychologist and best-selling author of 'Stumbling on Happiness," Professor Daniel Gilbert, talks with experts about the latest science on what makes us "tick" and how we can find support for the emotional issues we all face. Each episode weaves the compelling personal stories of ordinary people and the latest scientific research, along with revealing comments from celebrities such as Chevy Chase, Larry David, Alanis Morissette, Robert Kennedy Jr.

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President Obama hosted a job summit meeting today in Washington. For the uninitiated, here are two broad, simplified ways to think about what Washington could do to increase hiring opportunities. It could: Continue to promote growth in economic output, and hope that the increased demand for goods and services will eventually create jobs.

A new study finds that 75% of the cases of paediatric bipolar disorder are diagnosed late - up to 18 months - due to the symptoms manifesting themselves in a different manner depending on whether the patient is a child or adult. Moreover, 25% of sufferers have a delay in their medical diagnoses of up to three years and four months, according to a study by the Department of Psychiatry and Medical Psychology at the University Hospital of Navarra, in collaboration with the Paediatric Psychopharmacology Unit at the Massachusetts General Hospital at Harvard University (Boston, United States).

Eat more, NOT LESS: Eating less than required to support your basal metabolism will slow your metabolism down. Metabolism is raised and blood sugar level kept stable with regular healthy eating. It also helps prevent bingeing because you never feel famished. But PLEASE, CLEAN HEALTHY FOOD. 2.

By Stephanie S. Daly Globe correspondent The year is 1929, the stock market crashes, and panic breaks out as people on the street run to the banks to withdraw their money. When it seems they have no hope of salvaging their life savings and the realization of the economic crisis sinks in, a look of hopelessness creeps over the faces of men, women, and children alike.

The Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection announced last Wednesday several new measures to protect birds that live on the coast or shore and asked for the public's cooperation in ensuring the safety of these species. Beachcombers, sunbathers, boaters and anglers along the Connecticut shoreline are urged to respect the fencing and yellow warning signs along beaches where piping plovers and least terns nest and at off-shore heron and egret nesting areas.

Numerous products are sold for their touted benefits in nutrition and in the prevention and treatment of disease. In 2003, Americans spent $18.8 billion on supplements and about half (170 million) of Americans take some kind of dietary supplement. Before taking any supplement, consider some things first.

In a memorable "Fireside Chat" President Franklin D. Roosevelt had with the American people about his federal jobs programs in 1934, he didn't cite statistics to support their value to national progress. Instead, he told listeners the simplest way to judge recovery lied in their individual situations.

BY MARION NESTLE SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE Editor's note: Nutrition and public policy expert Marion Nestle answers readers' questions in this column written exclusively for The Chronicle. You can e-mail your questions to food@sfchronicle.com, with "Marion Nestle" in the subject line. Q: I'm a chef at a high school, and I've noticed a sharp increase in the number of students who claim to have gluten intolerance and celiac disease.

EXPECTANT mothers could soon be routinely tested for their risk of suffering postnatal depression (PND). The national depression group beyondblue is in consultation with the Federal Government to introduce the test and has backed a British study of 1400 women that found mothers of twins or triplets run almost double the risk of developing PND.

New Clinical Director at Promises' West Los Angeles Campus Creating Robust Clinical Team to Enhance Addiction Treatment Program Jason Levine, Ph.D. has developed a three-pronged approach to addiction treatment that includes a twelve-step foundation, relapse prevention, and group treatment for anxiety and depression.

Why are people so misinformed about cholesterol when so much has been published about it? After all, cholesterol has become a household name. It's hard to go to a social gathering without someone mentioning this fatty substance and their own cholesterol level. But as one wise sage remarked, "It's not the things you don't know that gets you into trouble.

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Website of the Telegraph Media Group with breaking news, sport, business, latest UK and world news. Content from the Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph newspapers and video from Telegraph TV. Men with depression 'failing to ask for help' during recessionOne in three men with depression and anxiety feel embarrassed about asking for help claims a mental health charity that says the problem is even more acute during the recession.

By NANCY BENAC and TREVOR TOMPSON - 1 day ago WASHINGTON (AP) Stress over grades. Financial worries. Trouble sleeping. Feeling hopeless. So much for those carefree college days. The vast majority of college students are feeling stressed these days, and significant numbers are at risk of depression, according to an Associated Press-mtvU poll Eighty-five percent of the students reported feeling stress in their daily lives in recent months, with worries about grades, school work, money and relationships the big culprits.

But then signs of hope in the form of economic data that were bad but not as bad as feared - a phenomenon economists dub "green shoots" - sparked a 37% rally in the Standard & Poor's 500-stock index. This week, stocks have fallen 4% after weak retail sales sparked worries that the green-shoots thesis may not mean a sustainable recovery.

Raising awareness to Celiac disease in IsraelCeliac disease is a digestive disorder that is gaining global attention as new research shows that it was previously under-diagnosed. On Celiac disease awareness month Tel Aviv restaurants will offer special discounted, gluten-free menus Stacey Maltin Celiac disease is an autoimmune digestive disease that destroys the villi of the small intestine when a sufferer ingests any form of gluten, which includes wheat, barley, and rye.

Prevalence of major depression in kids and teens: Children younger than 13: 2.9% All teens, ages 13-18: 5.6% Girls, ages 13-18: 5.9% Boys, ages 13-18: 4.6% Source: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force The next time you take your teen to a doctor for a physical, sports checkup or a minor illness, don't be surprised if the visit includes a little something extra: a screening for major depression. Such screenings - in which teens answer a few questions about possible depression warning signs - are sure to become more common, thanks to a recent recommendation from the U.S.

The No. 1 reason people in Missouri seek rehabilitation for addiction is alcohol. Years ago Jacki Johnson was one of those people. "I never drank normally. I don't think I ever knew what that was," Johnson said. Through her recovery, Johnson said she learned, like many others, that her recovery struggle was not uncommon.

The nation's unemployment rate jumped to 8.5 percent in March, the highest since late 1983, as a wide swath of employers eliminated 663,000 jobs. If part-time and discouraged workers were factored in, the unemployment rate would have been 15.6 percent in March. And economists say there's no relief in sight.

Although there will always be a place in society for university graduates, there's a growing market for jobs that require other forms of training. If you're an artist, you might want to be a graphic designer. Or if you're into non-traditional healing methods you might want to become a holistic massage therapist.