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Bi-polar Depression leads to shrinking brain

A new study published in the Journal of Biological Psychiatry has linked bipolar disorder or manic depression with accelerated shrinking of the brain. Bipolar disorder is a psychiatric condition defined as recurrent...

Are you manic depressive? Take the test . . .

Though less common than major depression, bi-polar depression maintains a high profile because of the many creative artists who have suffered from it. They include; Edgar Allen Poe, Tennessee Williams, Ezra Pound, Virginia Woolfe,...

Depressed Men and Women taking Prozac (and all ...

Two separate studies from two respected institutions, focusing on older women and men, have found that Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs: Prozac, Paxil, Celexa, Lexapro, Luvox, Zoloft) are linked to...

Summer depress you? You may be suffering from SAD

For most of us summertime is a good time, a time to “stir it up” out in the sun, with lots of fun-filled activities. For others, it is not the...

Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm is proud to have be...

Former Spice Girl Melanie Chisholm says her proudest achievement is having overcome depression – despite a record breaking career with the band. As Sporty Spice, Mel C played her part...

Hillary hit by depression while first lady

According to a new book by Carl Bernstein, Hillary Clinton, suffered from bouts of depression. Bernstein’s new expose, A Woman in Charge, details how she showed “persistent signs of melancholy” when she was a...