Study Answers Questions on Teen Depression
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Results of a landmark government study are helping answer questions that have long fueled the debate over the use of antidepressants in teenagers. The research finds a popular antidepressant works better than counseling in treating depression in young ...
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Results of a new study provide more evidence that being depressed increases the likelihood of developing diabetes.
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A national team of investigators led by psychiatric geneticists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis has identified a gene that appears to be linked to both alcoholism and depression.
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The best treatment for depressed adolescents is a combination of Prozac and talk therapy, although the antidepressant carries a risk that some patients might harm themselves or others, concluded a study released yesterday.
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The use of some antidepressants appears linked to an increase in suicidal behavior in some children and teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel ruled on Tuesday.
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A U.S. report shows a rise in youth suicides after a decade of decline, with no clear explanation
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NEW YORK  - Among abused and neglected  children who are genetically prone to develop depression, the  risk of doing so may be reduced if they have someone to talk  to, share good news with and get advice from, new study  findings show.
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Adolescents whose parents are  infected or have died from HIV/AIDS cope significantly better  emotionally if they have a strong social support system in  place, according to research published today in the American  Journal of Public Health.
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New government figures show a surprising increase in youth suicides after a decade of decline, and some mental health experts think a drop in use of antidepressant drugs may be to blame.
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NEW YORK  - Results of a new study provide more evidence that being depressed increases the likelihood of developing diabetes.
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A national study released Thursday showed that teenagers whose friends were sexually active were more likely to smoke, drink or use illegal drugs.
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Sitting down for regular family  meals may protect teen girls from developing eating disorders,  according to a new study published in the Archives of  Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine.
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Teenagers who&#39;ve survived  childhood cancers may be more likely than their siblings to be  depressed or anxious, have attention problems or show  antisocial behaviors, researchers report.
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Highly publicized government warnings that antidepressants could cause suicidal thoughts in adolescents may have scared off parents and doctors alike, meaning fewer depressed children are being diagnosed, U.S. psychiatrists say.
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BETHESDA, Md.  -  The use of some antidepressants  appears linked to an increase in suicidal behavior in some  children and teen-agers, a U.S. advisory panel ruled on  Tuesday.
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Use of antidepressants appears linked to a higher risk of suicidal behavior in some children and teenagers, a US advisory panel concluded on Tuesday.
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People are most likely to become depressed in middle age, according to a worldwide study of happiness