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Depression May Be Good for Us
 Depression 
 May Be Good 
 for Us 
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May 1, 2011 6:36 PM CDT

Depression May Be Good for Us

In some, it can lead to positive changes

(Newser) - It's a counterintuitive idea, but depression could actually be a good thing. The Independent addresses the question by looking at studies and talking to experts and depression sufferers. Though not everyone agrees, a surprising number seem to think the answer is yes: Those who suffer depression and come out...

Father of Teens Killed by Mom: 'I Don't Hate Julie'

Parker Schenecker says his accused wife suffered from chronic depression

(Newser) - The Tampa mother who allegedly killed her two teens battled depression, her husband tells People . “We were a typical American family,” says Col. Parker Schenecker, who was deployed in Qatar when he heard about his children’s deaths, “but we had a sick member.” Julie Schenecker...

Depressed Woman Fights to Keep Therapy Kangaroo

Says the animal put a bounce in her step, but city officials worry

(Newser) - A woman in Oklahoma suffering from depression has found an unusual therapy pet—a 25-pound, partially paralyzed, one-year-old kangaroo—but city officials are unsure whether to allow her to keep it, reports the AP . "There's just a myriad of things we need to consider," said the town mayor....

Postpartum Depression Hits Dads, Too: Study

 Postpartum 
 Blues Hit 
 Dads, 
 Too 
study says
Mar 14, 2011 7:52 AM CDT

Postpartum Blues Hit Dads, Too

And those fathers are more likely to spank their young kids: study

(Newser) - New moms aren’t the only ones who may end up battling depression: Dads can face a similar problem, and those who do are more likely to spank their 1-year-olds, a study finds. Some 40% of depressed fathers reported spanking kids that age, while only 13% of dads who weren’...

Happiness Leads to Longer Life, Say 160 Studies

Chronic anger, anxiety leads to higher disease rates

(Newser) - Being happy—or at least optimistic—makes you live longer, found scientists analyzing the combined results of more than 160 studies. "Happiness is no magic bullet," one scientist said, but there's "clear and compelling evidence" linking positivity and longevity. Some studies, for example, linked an upbeat, "...

US Military Awash in Deadly Prescription Drugs

Powerful drug cocktails for stress, depression can be deadly

(Newser) - When Senior Airman Anthony Mena was found dead in his apartment, he had eight prescription medications in his blood, including three antidepressants, a sleeping pill, a sedative, and two powerful painkillers—but it was the combination of those drugs that killed him, not his own hand. The US military's medical...

Glass Half-Full, or Half-Empty? Ask Your Genes

New link made between genes, risk of depression

(Newser) - Bad—or, potentially, good—news for pessimists: Some people's negative outlook on life appears to be caused by a genetic condition, according to a new study. Researchers found that people with low levels of the brain chemical NPY are likelier to be pessimistic, to deal poorly with stress, and to...

Millions on Antidepressants ... Without Right Diagnosis

Patients may face side effects without benefits: researchers

(Newser) - More than a quarter of Americans on antidepressants haven’t been diagnosed with depression, anxiety order, or any other condition that the drugs are intended to treat, a study finds. That means millions could face side effects without getting the drugs’ benefits, a researcher tells Reuters . In surveys of more...

How I Defeated the Legacy of My Mother's Suicide

A daughter breaks the cycle, becoming 'a mother who lived'

(Newser) - Linda Gray Sexton’s mom—Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Anne Sexton—killed herself when her daughter was 21, and Sexton promised she’d never do the same. But that was before her life fell apart just before she turned 45, the age her mother was when she died. In her book...

Are Suicide Bombers Just ... Suicidal?

Controversial studies suggest some are simply depressed

(Newser) - Suicide bombers are thought of as fundamentalists driven by ideology to make the ultimate statement. But what if they—or at least some of them—are just depressed individuals looking for a way out? In the Boston Globe , Paul Kix examines studies that have been done over the years highlighting...

US Corporate Profits Reach Record High
US Corporate Profits
Reach Record High
what recession?
Nov 23, 2010 5:13 PM CST

US Corporate Profits Reach Record High

But don't expect hiring to follow

(Newser) - Recession or no, US corporate profits hit an all-time high of $1.66 trillion in the last quarter, reports the New York Times . It's the highest figure since the government began tracking the stat more than 60 years ago, though it trails the record set in the third quarter of...

I Stopped 'World-Wide Depression': Reid

GOP jumps on senator's gaffe

(Newser) - With his Senate seat at risk in a close battle with Sharron Angle, Harry Reid is taking flak for telling MSNBC that he was key to preventing a worldwide depression. “People have been hurting. And it doesn’t give them comfort or solace for me to tell them, you...

Key Depression Gene Identified

May pave way for new drugs, scientists say

(Newser) - American scientists have identified a gene that appears to play a key role in the onset of depression , a finding which may help researchers develop new treatments. A team from Yale University found that a gene called MPK-1 is twice as active in those who suffer from depression. The gene...

Magic Mushrooms Ease Cancer Anxiety

Science takes a new look at psilocybin

(Newser) - Psilocybin, the key ingredient in the favorite hallucinogenic "magic mushrooms" of trippy space cadets everywhere, is proving to be a mood elevator for those suffering from cancer. Late-stage cancer patients given a moderate single dose of psilocybin were less anxious, and significantly less depressed six months later compared with...

Two Very Different Outlooks on Our Economy
Two Very Different Outlooks
on Our Economy
opinion
Aug 25, 2010 1:32 PM CDT

Two Very Different Outlooks on Our Economy

One expert says be confident, another calls it a depression

(Newser) - How goes the economic recovery? Depends on what you read. These two views could hardly be further apart:
  • Cheer up! Enough with the "gloom and doom," writes Ross Devol of the Milken Institute. The economy is stronger than is widely acknowledged and can regain its past "dynamism"
...

US Clergy: Overweight, Depressed, Burned Out

Pastors, rabbis, imams really need a vacation

(Newser) - They have higher rates of obesity, hypertension and depression than the general population, their life expectancy is shrinking, and many of them wish they had a different job. The clergy, once a profession associated with happiness and health, has a growing problem with burnout. Even the most immediate remedy—a...

Depression Doubles Risk of Dementia

But doctors aren't sure why

(Newser) - Depression sufferers are nearly twice as likely to develop dementia later in life, according to a pair of new studies. Doctors aren’t entirely sure why that is, and stress that they can’t prove that one causes the other. But they theorize that the brain inflammation that accompanies depression...

Mental, Not Physical, Illness Hospitalizes Most US Troops

As mental illness increases, cost of care skyrockets

(Newser) - For the first time on record, more US troops were hospitalized for mental illness last year than for any other reason, according to new data from the Pentagon. The year saw 17,538 mental health hospitalizations, which narrowly topped childbirth (17,354) and far outstripped injuries or battle wounds (11,...

Outdoor Workouts Improve Mental Health

Exercise in fresh air boosts mood; for greater benefits, just add water

(Newser) - Moving your workout outdoors improves overall mental health, and the benefits kick in within the first 5 minutes, researchers say. To get the greatest mood boost from exercise in fresh air, work out near a body of water, British scientists advise. In an analysis of 10 studies involving 1,250...

Xanax Is No. 1 Drug in America
 We're a Xanax Nation 
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May 2, 2010 9:50 AM CDT

We're a Xanax Nation

It's the most-prescribed psychiatric medication

(Newser) - Xanax is king in America—the anti-anxiety drug was prescribed more than any psychiatric medication in 2009, according to PsychCentral . We're a "zonked out" nation, observes Hamilton Nolan at Gawker , noting that the "first speed prescription" (amphetamine salts) doesn't show up until No. 11. Here's the top 10:...

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