Depression links - 2/20/08

• Johns Hopkins: Depression|Anxiety on acceptance commitment therapy ( Wednesday, Feb 20 at 10:30 PM )

  ACT therapy suggests that, rather than attempting to challenge and change negative thoughts and beliefs (as cognitive therapy advocates), we should accept and feel our negative thoughts and feelings (in effect, embrace our pain) in an attempt to defuse th

• Does psychotherapy help older people with depression? ( Tuesday, Feb 19 at 09:21 AM )

  Despite stronger evidence of psychotherapy helping younger people, "all of these complications make it hard to say whether psychotherapy could be beneficial among older people," Wilson said.

• Something in the way he moves ( Tuesday, Feb 19 at 08:24 AM )

  Depressed people experience longer resting periods more frequently and shorter ones less frequently than healthy people do.

• » Closing the Circuit: Helen Mayberg's research could revolutionize depression treatment « Brain Fitness Revolution at SharpBrains ( Tuesday, Feb 19 at 08:19 AM )

  If we knew that a particular brain pattern indicated what type of treatment a patient would best respond to, it could save them years of unsuccessful treatment," says Mayberg. It could also eliminate the need for drug treatment for some patients, and help

• Fighting the Darkness: My Secret Battle with Depression: The misunderstanding of depression continues ( Tuesday, Feb 19 at 08:06 AM )

  Back in ancient times, people believed that supernatural forces caused mental illness and some tried to rid sufferers from the illness by cutting holes into the afflicted person’s head in order to let the evil spirits out. The Greeks later explained men

• Is Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy Effective? - World of Psychology ( Tuesday, Feb 19 at 08:05 AM )

• C. E. Chaffin's Blog: Day 8, ECT #2; Roaches ( Tuesday, Feb 19 at 06:40 AM )

• Plumbing the Depths Of Depression - washingtonpost.com ( Tuesday, Feb 19 at 06:01 AM )

  break out the male Wistar rats and the injection needles

• As depression symptoms improve with antidepressants, hopelessness can linger ( Tuesday, Feb 19 at 04:26 AM )

  People taking medication for depression typically see a lot of improvements in their symptoms during the first few months, but lagging behind other areas is a sense of hopefulness, according to new research from the University of Michigan Health System.

• How to be depressed ( Saturday, Feb 16 at 06:25 AM )

  # Everything is pass/fail # I can read minds! # I can read the future, and see the whole world! # Let's apply a label! # If I feel bad, I am bad # I should do this, I should do that! # I'm responsible for everything # Bad things are worth extra points # G

• Atypical Depression Research -- Neurotransmitter.net ( Friday, Feb 15 at 05:37 AM )

  An overview of the research associated with atypical depression (AD), which is defined as mood reactivity and at least two of the following: weight gain, hypersomnia, leaden paralysis and interpersonal rejection sensitivity

• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression ( Thursday, Feb 14 at 08:42 PM )

  The liberation in realising that we are not our thoughts is one shared by cognitive therapists and Buddhists alike.

• Psychiatric Rating Scales for Depression -- Neurotransmitter.net ( Thursday, Feb 14 at 06:40 PM )

  Several evaluation tools to help with the assessment of symptoms of depression

• Dr Shock MD PhD: Magnetic Seizure Therapy less cognitive side-effects compared to ECT ( Thursday, Feb 14 at 05:09 AM )

  This research showed that chronic treatment with high-dose MST resulted in less cognitive impairment than ECT and that high-dose MST did not significantly differ from the effects of anesthesia alone.