The old saying that you can't buy happiness is true, says an Australian depression organization called Beyondblue. The group surveyed 7500 professionals in well-paying careers such as law and information technology. ... Read More

A study reported in the April issue of The Journal of Trauma reveals that suicide rates are higher in states where gun ownership is high. Matthew Miller, Assistant Professor of Health ... Read More

Could a vaccination prevent depression? Chris Lowry and colleagues at Bristol University in Bristol, England hope so. Dr. Lowry based his hypothesis upon what a colleague, Dr. Mary O'Brien, an ... Read More

PressTV, an Iranian news organization which broadcasts in English, reports that Iranian and Japanese investigators have found that extracts from the culinary herb saffron have antidepressant and anticonvulsant properties. According to ... Read More

Hormonal changes during menopause may double a woman's risk of depression, say researchers. Dr. Lee Cohen, associate professor of psychology at Harvard Medical School, and colleagues followed nearly 500 women before ... Read More

A U.S. study published in the journal Psychosomatic Medicine found that a high ratio of omega-6 fatty acids to omega-3 fatty acids was associated with depression and inflammation. Researchers ... Read More

The number of children taking antidepressants has dropped, says a new study in the April issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. The researchers speculate that this is the result of a ... Read More

Antidepressants, which are widely prescribed with mood stabilizers to treat patients with bipolar disorder, do not work in relieving the depressive symptoms of the illness, according to a study published ... Read More