It's clear that depression has a strong effect on quality of life for people with Alzheimer's disease.
The researchers found that the drugs did have a positive impact on people with mild depression - but the effect was no bigger than that achieved by giving patients a sugar-coated "dummy" pill.
But he said until now very little was known about the effect of paternal depression on early child development.
Mr. Cox has said the rule is ineffective today since markets have changed since it went into effect around the Great Depression.
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Government-funded research also is exploring meditation's effect on dieting and depression.
He left a note to send his brain for use in the ongoing study of the effect of concussions and head trauma on depression and suicide.
But then Harry Hopkins sends out Lorena Hickock to report on the extent of the Depression, and we go with her, to excellent effect.
My rebuttal would always be something to the effect of, it's not the Great Depression anymore, Grandpa.
If depression is indeed a risk factor for dementia, treating depression should help stave off dementia, but no studies have shown this effect, Saczynski said.
And consider the role perception plays in helping patients improve in ailments ranging from pain and depression to Parkinson's disease through a phenomenon known as the placebo effect.
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Although the best relief for patent-induced depression is the promise of new products, headaches are an unavoidable side-effect.
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Those medications include phentermine and several other stimulants approved for weight loss in the 1950s, as well as drugs to treat diabetes, depression and attention-deficit disorder that have weight-loss as a side effect.
In the case of depression, says Dr Kirsch, giving patients placebo pills can produce very nearly the same effect as dosing them with the latest antidepressant medicines.
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But while there is pretty much consensus within the scientific community about the protective effect these oils have on the heart, their impact upon the brain - whether to lift depression, curb violent urges, or simply to boost concentration - are less well documented.
Although the imaging studies cannot determine cause and effect, it is possible that the structural changes may have come first, predisposing certain patients to depression.
Mr Einhorn objects to the fact that a significant percentage of his investment in Apple shares in effect sits idle, invested in cash that pays very little return and has accused Apple of a "Depression-era mentality".
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