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Researchers at Harvard University and Massachusetts General Hospital studied 201 pregnant women who had a history of depression but were not currently depressed. Of those patients who continued taking their medication, 26 percent had a relapse.

Rothschild answers the question: 'Depression Meds And Sexual Function?'Answer: Well one of the main causes of sexual dysfunction is actually depression itself. Studies have shown that people who are in an episode of depression often have a decreased interest in sex, decreased libido, and in men -- problems getting an erection.

Rothschild answers the question: 'Depression And Relationship Problems?'Answer: Well, in a short answer is yes. When people are depressed, they're not feeling good, they're not interacting well with other people -- and the risk of having trouble in relationships increases

Nadine Kaslow answers the question: 'To Whom Should I Reveal My Depression?'Answer: I think when somebody's feeling depressed, they should tell the people that they know love them and care about them: people in their family, close friends, and trusted people at school like coaches, or counselors, or teachers.They may choose to tell their clergy if they're involved in extracurricular activities at school, they may tell the person who's overseeing that as well.

Kaslow answers the question: 'Revealing Depression And Social Impacts?'Answer: If you tell somebody that you have depression, and I strongly recommend that you do tell people, then they might indeed treat you differently.Some people will treat you by being much more caring and concerned and compassionate, reaching out to try to help you, to support you, to comfort you, and to try to help you get appropriate assistance and guidance

Nadine Kaslow answers the question: 'Impact Of My Depression On Loved Ones?'Answer: When the child or adolescent is depressed, it not only negatively affects them, but it also can have a dramatic negative impact on their family, their parents, their grandparents, their siblings, and also on their friends.People become extremely worried about them.

Prince answers the question: 'Telling An Employer About My Depression?'Answer: Well that's a very tricky issue. It depends on how the depression is impacting the child.

Nemeroff answers the question: 'Depression Causing Long-Term Problems?'Answer: The interface of depression with other medical disorders is a very hot topic of an investigation at the current time. There is absolutely no doubt that depression results in a major increased risk for the development of cardiovascular disease and stroke

Bruce Cohen answers the question: 'Support For Depression Management?'Answer: Support groups can be a key piece of illness and health management and they're available from many different sources -- clinics, hospitals, and advocacy groups all can give you access to support groups. You can call them directly, you can reach them online.

Bruce Cohen answers the question: 'Stress And Recurrence Of Depression?'Answer: There's a lot of evidence that stress increases the risk for depression or can trigger a depression. If stress is avoidable, it's best to avoid major stresses.

Bruce Cohen answers the question: 'Future Recurrences Of Depression?'Answer: Some people have only one episode of depression in a lifetime. Most people who have an episode are likely to have another.

Trivedi answers the question: 'Can Exercise Help With My Depression?'Answer: Exercise can help with depression in two ways. One, as a general good health measure, exercise is very helpful to improve routine and other things

Madhukar Trivedi answers the question: 'Side Effects With Natural Remedies?'Answer: One thing is very clear, depression is a very serious illness -- 35 thousand people commit suicide every year -- and therefore whenever a patient is in treatment, they should be in treatment with a physician or a clinician. And associated with that, there are many treatments available -- some of them may be natural

Director, Shervert Frazier Research Institute, McLean HospitalFebruary 27, 2008 12:06:49 PM Question: Is light therapy useful for depression related to seasonal affective disorder in children/adolescents?Dr. Bruce Cohen answers the question: 'Light Therapy For Depressed Children?'Answer: Light therapy has been better studied in adults than in children or adolescents, but in some instances it is probably a safe and effective way to treat seasonal affective disorder in young people

Mark Reinecke answers the question: 'School Counseling For Depressed Kids?'Answer: Well that's an interesting point as well, because there's not a lot of research on the role of school counselors and school psychologists in treating depression amongst children and adolescents.Over the past five to six years though, it's been our sense that there's an increasing emphasis on the role of school counseling for working with depressed teens and young children.

It's called the coping with depression course. And my sense of it is that the outcomes are really very, very favorable -- it's a very effective sort of treatment

Family therapy in the traditional sense of the term doesn't appear to be particularly effective for treating clinical depression amongst either children or teenagers. However, almost all clinicians -- those using IPT, those using CBT -- try to bring the parents in as an active participants in the treatment process

Chief, Division of Psychology, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine; Psychologist, Northwestern Memorial HospitalFebruary 27, 2008 12:06:49 PM PSTPost a CommentFONT SIZE EMAILPRINTSHARE RSSQuestion: How effective is interpersonal therapy for the treatment of depression in children/adolescents?Dr. Reinecke answers the question: 'Interpersonal Therapy For Depressed Kids?'Answer: Interpersonal therapy -- or IPT -- I think it's quite effective.

What can she do to (1) slow the cancer cell growth and (2) treat her depression and anger? Should she see a Naturpathic Dr. for treatment alternatives? we are 64 years old.

Clinical depression tends to be more severe than simple unhappiness, and it lasts longer. Learn how to recognise depression and deal with it here.