Drug switch a health-hazard for depression

Charmaine Dragun's unusual behaviour a few days prior her death was observed in symptoms seen in people altering the doses of anti-depressant medications and co...

Mar 12, 2010 1:06PM

Charmaine Dragun’s inquest exposes mental health crisis

The inquest of the television newsreader Charmaine Dragun's suicide has signaled a mental health crisis in Australia.

Mar 08, 2010 4:22PM

Cultures of suicide

A UQ researcher has surveyed and interviewed students across three continents to understand the social representations, values, beliefs, attitudes and meanings ...

Feb 10, 2010 7:22PM

Limits to antidepressants' effectiveness: study

Andrew Stern

Mild to severe depression might be better treated with alternatives to antidepressant drugs, which do not help patients much more than an inactive placebo, rese...

Jan 06, 2010 8:58AM

Facing combat ups depression risk in U.S. troops

Laura Buchholz

Perhaps it's not surprising, but for members of the U.S. armed forces, combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan increases the risk of depression, according to a new ...

Dec 30, 2009 10:35AM

Depressed Women Also Successful in Weight Loss Program

There is a prevailing assumption that depressed people have a more difficult time dropping pounds than their non-depressed counterparts.

Dec 21, 2009 1:28PM

Feeling old and blue? Green tea may help

Joene Hendry

Elderly men and women who sip on several cups of green tea a day may be less likely to have the blues, hint findings of a study from Japan.

Dec 18, 2009 11:51AM

Antidepressants may have risks after menopause

Older women who take an antidepressant seem to have a small but noteworthy increased risk of stroke and death compared to older women not on an antidepressant m...

Dec 17, 2009 10:52AM

Treating depression helps with blood sugar control

Treating depression may help people with diabetes get their blood sugar under control.

Dec 17, 2009 10:45AM

Facing combat ups depression risk in troops

Perhaps it's not surprising, but in the Air Force, combat duty in Iraq and Afghanistan increases the risk of depression, according to a new study.

Dec 14, 2009 9:55AM