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Depression - MEDLINE Plus

by Leonard Holmes

for About.com

Updated December 14, 2003

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Mental Health

From the National Institutes of Health

Depression(National Institute of Mental Health)

Gene More Than Doubles Risk of Depression Following Life Stresses(National Institute of Mental Health)

Stories of Depression: Does This Sound Like You?(easy to read) (National Institute of Mental Health)

General/Overviews

Clinical Depression: What You Need to Know(National Mental Health Association)

Depression- Interactive Tutorial(Patient Education Institute) - requires Flash plug-in

JAMA Patient Page: Depression(American Medical Association)

Lowdown on Depression(Food and Drug Administration)

Alternative Therapy

St. John's Wort and the Treatment of Depression(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

Study Shows St. John's Wort Ineffective for Major Depression of Moderate Severity(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine)

Clinical Trials

ClinicalTrials.gov: Depression(National Institutes of Health)

Treatment for Minor Depression(National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine, National Institute of Mental Health, National Institutes of Health, Office of Dietary Supplements)

Diagnosis/Symptoms

Symptoms: Learning to Recognize Clinical Depression(National Mental Health Association)

Disease Management

Exercise Eases Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

Prevention/Screening

National Depression Screening Day(Center for Mental Health Services)

Screening for Depression: Recommendations from the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force(American College of Physicians)

Research

Creation of New Neurons Critical to Antidepressant Action in Mice(National Institute of Mental Health)

Depression Research at the National Institute of Mental Health(National Institute of Mental Health)

Depression, PTSD, Substance Abuse Increase in Wake of September 11 Attacks(National Institute on Drug Abuse)

FDA Issues Public Health Advisory Entitled: Reports Of Suicidality in Pediatric Patients Being Treated with Antidepressant Medications for Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)(Food and Drug Administration)

Medication and Psychotherapy Treat Depression in Low-Income Minority Women(National Institute of Mental Health)

People with Major Depression May Have Higher Suicide Risk .pdf file) American Psychiatric Association)

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