Category: Depression

Max Mosley donated A 1.2million to controversial drug tsars

Ex-Formula 1 boss Max Mosley has donated A 1.2million to controversial drug tsars since the death of his heroin addict son eight years ago A 600,000 of that went to Professor David Nutt who last year led a study into the use of magic mushrooms to treat depression He also gave A 600,000 to Ben Sessa who wants MDMA to be prescribed as a treatment for post-traumatic stress disorder Max Mosley has donated A 1.2 million for controversial drugs research – including funding for a former Government adviser who was sacked for claiming ecstasy was no worse than alcohol. The ex-Formula 1 boss donated A 600,000 for research by Professor David Nutt, who led a study last year into the use of magic mushrooms to treat depression.

Paris Jackson discusses suicide attempts, father’s death

Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, says she tried to kill herself “multiple times” in the years after her father’s death. The 18-year-old tells Rolling Stone in a wide-ranging interview that she battled depression and drug addiction and was entered into a residential therapy program after her last attempt at age 15. She touched on her father’s 2009 death, saying she blames Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, for getting her father hooked on anesthetic.

Paris Jackson discusses suicide attempts, father’s death

Michael Jackson’s daughter, Paris, says she tried to kill herself “multiple times” in the years after her father’s death. The 18-year-old tells Rolling Stone in a wide-ranging interview that she battled depression and drug addiction and was entered into a residential therapy program after her last attempt at age 15. She touched on her father’s 2009 death, saying she blames Dr. Conrad Murray, who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter, for getting her father hooked on anesthetic.

Local mother pens book over losing teenage son to suicide and meeting his organ recipients

“My hope and prayer is to bring suicide to the forefront and promote organ donation through our experience,” says Bobbi Gilbert, author of ‘Our Year of First Without You’ – A journey through suicide and organ donation . “On April 20, 2015, our lives would forever be spun on a different axis, due to our son’s decision of that early morning to commit suicide in his ex-girlfriend’s yard,” says Ms.

Paris Jackson was sexually assaulted by stranger as a teenager

The 18-year-old daughter of late pop singer Michael Jackson has opened up about her tumultuous upbringing in a wide-ranging interview with Rolling Stone magazine, where she touches upon her battles with addiction and depression. Following the death of her father in 2009, Paris admits that she “tried to grow up fast” and was mixing with the wrong crowd after agreeing to attend a private school after previously being homeschooled.

Teens Who Get Mental Health Help Less Likely to Suffer Depression Later

Young people with mental health problems who have contact with mental health services are significantly less likely to suffer from clinical depression later in their adolescence, according to new research. The study, published in Lancet Psychiatry , found that 14-year-olds who had contact with mental health services had a greater decrease in depressive symptoms than those with similar difficulties, but who had no contact, according to researchers at the University of Cambridge.

Teenagers who access mental health services see significant improvements, study shows

Young people with mental health problems who have contact with mental health services are significantly less likely to suffer from clinical depression later in their adolescence than those with equivalent difficulties who do not receive treatment, according to new research from the University of Cambridge. This comes as Prime Minister Theresa May announced measures to improve mental health support at every stage of a person’s life, with an emphasis on early intervention for children and young people.

Brain study: Can we ‘see’ depression?

… Ultimately, she hoped identified changes in sensory neural plasticity could be used as bio-markers of general brain health in depression. The study would also be one of the first in the world to search for these changes with the simultaneous use of …

Pennar student’s marathon hopes to help mental health charity

Danielle Rowe, who is raising funds for the DPJ Foundation, is pictured with friend David Clark, just before the Cardiff half Marathon A PENNAR university student is running a marathon in Southampton this April, in memory of her late uncle, to raise funds for a Pembrokeshire mental health charity and highlight the issue of depression. Danielle Rowe, 20, from Cross Park, Pennar, currently in her third year studying aeronautical engineering at the University of Southampton, is running the April 23 ABP Southampton Marathon in aid of the DPJ Foundation, which aims to support people in rural Pembrokeshire with mental health problems.

Pennar student’s marathon hopes to help mental health charity

Danielle Rowe, who is raising funds for the DPJ Foundation, is pictured with friend David Clark, just before the Cardiff half Marathon A PENNAR university student is running a marathon in Southampton this April, in memory of her late uncle, to raise funds for a Pembrokeshire mental health charity and highlight the issue of depression. Danielle Rowe, 20, from Cross Park, Pennar, currently in her third year studying aeronautical engineering at the University of Southampton, is running the April 23 ABP Southampton Marathon in aid of the DPJ Foundation, which aims to support people in rural Pembrokeshire with mental health problems.

Antidepressant Use Tied to Double the Risk of Hip Fractures in Elderly

Antidepressant use is tied to nearly double the risk of sustaining a hip fracture among community-dwelling elderly people, particularly those with Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new study from the University of Eastern Finland. The increased risk was highest when the patients first began antidepressant treatment but remained elevated even 4 years later.

Suicide and older adults

Suicide is a very serious problem among older adults. Although people age 65 and older made up only 13.7 percent of the population in 2012, they accounted for 16.3 percent of the suicides.

These Apps Fight Depression and Anxiety

Today, the right app can help you sleep better, train harder, eat cleaner, and-according to new research from Northwestern Medicine and funded by the National Institutes of Health-even reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. In the study, released today, 96 people using a suite of 13 apps called IntelliCare four times a day for eight weeks saw a 50 percent drop in the severity of their depression and anxiety symptoms.

Mental illness linked to increased risk of long-term opioid use

Washington D.C. [USA], Dec. 31 : A study has found that pre-existing depression or anxiety disorders and the use of psychoactive drugs can increase the risk leading to long-term use of opioid pain medications. [NK Health] The findings showed that increases in rates of long-term opioid use ranged from 1.5 times for patients taking medications for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, to about three times for those with previous substance use disorders other than opioids, to nearly nine times for those with previous opioid use disorders.

Patients suffer over gap between physical and mental health care

Family doctors are the first point of contact for most people seeking diagnosis and care, but a disconnect between physicians and mental health professionals leaves many stranded. Esme Hurst says her son took his own life after their family physician repeatedly told the family he was not suicidal, and failed to refer the Hursts to timely mental health treatment.

‘Friendship Bench’ program proves effective at alleviating mental illness symptoms

We need innovations like the Friendship Bench to flip the gap and go from 10 percent of people receiving treatment, to 90 percent of people receiving treatment. TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA, December 27, 2016 / EINPresswire.com / — Their offices are simple wooden seats, called Friendship Benches, located in the grounds of health clinics around Harare and other major cities in Zimbabwe.

Double or Nothing?

… children in the U.S. have been diagnosed as bipolar. According to a study commissioned by the National Institutes of Health, the frequency of doctor’s-office visits resulting in bipolar diagnoses among people under 20 has increased by 40-fold since …

Bipolar Disorder: Symptoms in Women

… a treatment for bipolar treatment disorder, and this may affect the drug’s influence. The director of women’s mental health at Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dr. Laura Miller, says in an article in Psychiatric Times that menopause may also have an …

How many social media accounts do YOU have? Those with more than…

How many social media accounts do YOU have? Those with more than seven are three times more likely to suffer from depression, researchers warn The number of social media accounts you have can reveal a lot about your mental health, a new study has found. Young adults who use seven to 11 different platforms are more than three times more likely to report depressive symptoms – compared to those who use zero to two, according to Pittsburgh researchers The number of social media accounts you have can reveal a lot about your mental health, says researchers.

Use of multiple social media platforms linked to depression, anxiety

Researchers from the University of Pittsburgh’s Center for Research on Media, Technology and Health have found that excessive social media use often correlates with an increased risk of depression or anxiety. In a survey of nearly 1,800 adults between the ages of 19 and 32, researchers found that participants who used between seven and 11 social media platforms had substantially higher odds of having increased levels of both depression and anxiety symptoms compared to those that used anywhere from zero to two social media platforms.

FDA Drops Boxed Warning From Chantix Label

… be observed for the occurrence of such symptoms and should be instructed to discontinue varenicline and contact a health care provider if they experience such symptoms. The E valuating A dverse Events in a GL obal Smoking C E ssation S tudy (EAGLES) …