"Solid evidence to guide the use of antidepressants in patients with bipolar disorder is “remarkably limited,” says the International Society for Bipolar Disorders (ISBD) Task Force.
The panel of international experts, led by Eduard Vieta (University of Barcelona, Spain), found that it “is not currently possible to make firm clinical recommendations that are soundly evidence based.” As well as the evidence being very limited, “much of it is methodologically weak,” they say."
"Exposure to even dim light at night is enough to cause physical changes in the brains of hamsters that may be associated with depression, a new study shows."
RT @brianfarrell Coffee may reduce depression risk: http://t.co/DLHVUVAt (like you needed the justification!)
Exercise can substitute effectively as second 'medication' for people with #depression - http://t.co/rhRarGV
Early depression influence biological systems involved in depression, perhaps lowering the threshold for #depression http://j.mp/m38xtB
Getting six to nine hours of sleep per night is associated with higher ratings for quality of life and lower ratings for depression, suggests a research abstract that will be presented Tuesday, June 14, in Minneapolis, Minn., at SLEEP 2011, the 25th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies LLC (APSS).
Results show that people with a "normal" sleep duration of six to nine hours per night had higher self-reported scores for quality of life and lower scores for depression severity compared to short and long sleepers. These differences were statistically significant in all comparisons. Among patients who reported having perfect health, there were a higher percentage of normal sleepers, who also had significantly lower scores for depression severity compared to short and long sleepers with perfect health.
The trouble with this is that it implies causality between working memory and #depression when it may be the opposite http://ow.ly/1trElB
Positive effects of #depression http://t.co/OgnCusy #recruitment #hiring #mentalhealth #interesting
Profound implications for the #trauma work going on right now in #japan http://bit.ly/g6CJDf #mentalhealth #counseling #counselling
RT @DrHyken: Affluent teens smoke + drink more & do more drugs than inner-city kids. More anxiety/depression too. http://tinyurl.com/44u5gon
Listening to a lot of music can be a marker for clinical #depression in teens http://ow.ly/1so7y6 #adolescence #schoolcounseling
Further insight regarding gender, #depression, & the impact on relationships http://ow.ly/1si2lS #mentalhealth
Case story about the importance of the search for balance and change in #mentalhealth http://j.mp/f30dD3 Doesn't need to be endless.
Differences in symptom reporting for #depression vs. #anxiety useful for initial case conceptualization http://ow.ly/1s7Mol #mentalhealth
Great! Counselling over meds picks up support for #depression in Northern England http://bit.ly/grtMMj #rightwayround
RT @themhsorg: RT @apahelpcenter: Schools prevent teen #suicide by bringing it out of the shadows. http://ow.ly/45DtD #schoolcounseling