Depression News

Evansville - Jesse Gourley, 8, is no stranger to the effects of PTSD on her father. With her mother's help, a group has been formed called PTSD TKO Project. Their mission is to get help for their moms and dads and spread awareness of PTSD.

Scientists now argue that beneficial bacteria ingested in food ('probiotics') can affect brain function in humans. This is based on a study of women who consumed probiotic yoghurts.

With suicide rates higher than ever, scientists debate classifying suicidal tendencies as a behavior disorder. Continuing research will ultimately determine whether suicide stems from a behavior disorder or is in response to a mood disorder.

Michigan - New research suggests that patients with major depressive disorder appear to have a malfunctioning 'body clock'. This finding could lead to new types of treatment.

A Texas woman was arrested this week on charges that she tried to sell her son on Craigslist, however she is not the only one hinting at the problem of depression in parents.

Women who carry unintended pregnancies to birth seem more likely to suffer postpartum depression than those who planned to conceive a child, according to some new research.

For far too long now I have suffered with depression; it wasn’t until recently that I have started to find the strength to overcome it. For years depression had ruled my life and I finally decided that I was not going to let it control me any more.

A scientist has suggested that medical research is being hampered by restrictions placed on recreational drugs in the U.K.

Toronto - Being a teenager is never easy for the child or for the parents. For Toronto's Lee Goldman, 26, that is an understatement. School problems led to her being sent to a 'boot camp' in Utah that left her with PTSD.

Providence - The F.B.I has joined police in Philadelphia, Boston, Connecticut and New York in the search for a depressed and possibly suicidal missing Brown University student last seen a week ago.