There is no strong evidence that the popular smoking cessation drug varenicline increases the risk of self harm or depression compared to other cessation products, according to new research published on bmj.com today.
Varenicline is a recently introduced smoking cessation product of proven effectiveness, but there have been concerns that it may increase the risk [...]

Unlike other forms of suicide, physician assisted death does not cause substantial regret, or a sense of rejection among surviving family members. In addition, the prevalence and severity of depression and grief among family members whose loved ones received aid in dying is no different than family members whose loved ones did not pursue physician [...]

A psychological intervention for newly diagnosed breast cancer patients with symptoms of depression not only relieves patients depression but also lowers indicators of inflammation in the blood.
Those are the findings of a new study by researchers at the Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute (OSUCCCJames) and the [...]

Major depression and coronary artery disease are only modestly related throughout an individuals lifetime, but studying how the two interact over time and in twin pairs paints a more complex picture of the associations between the conditions, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives [...]

Enhancing the response to teen depression and suicide is the focus of a new planning grant announced on June 12 by the Stanford Medical Center. The $100,000 grant, funded by Lucile Packard Childrens Hospital, the Stanford University School of Medicine and Stanford Hospital & Clinics, will support collaboration among Palo Altoarea providers of health care [...]

According to the latest data in a clinical study supported by St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSESTJ), deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy for depression may provide sustainable improvement in depression symptoms among patients with major depressive disorder. Study results will be presented at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) meeting in San Francisco.
This study profiles 21 [...]

UQ research has found a traditional extract of kava, a medicinal plant from the South Pacific, to be safe and effective in reducing anxiety.
To be published online this week in the journal Psychopharmacology are the results of a worldfirst clinical trial which found that a watersoluble extract of kava was effective in treating [...]