Study Links Mother’s Gluten Sensitivity with Child’s Risk of Schizophrenia

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Leslie Carol Botha: Gluten is a yeast product…too much yeast causes an acidic environment – and acidic environment in the body creates inflammation. Inflammation creates pathological and mental disorders. Wonder if eliminating gluten and balancing the body’s PH will bring the mind back into balance. There are studies proving that the addition of micronutrients to the body can alter a fractured mind bringing back into balance.

Victorian Women Sent to Asylums For Stress, Post Natal Depression and Anxiety – All Related to Hormone Imbalance

Emma Riches. Diagnosis: Insanity caused by childbirth

Emma Riches. Diagnosis: Insanity caused by childbirth

These days, work stress, postnatal depression and anxiety are addressed with compassion. But just a few generations ago, the women who suffered from these conditions, were confined to an asylum.

Depression over Jobs Affects Women and Men Differently

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A job can increase the risk of depression in both men and women, but for different reasons, a new study from Canada suggests.

Women in the study who felt they were not appreciated at their job, or were not appropriately rewarded for their efforts, had an increased risk of depression, compared with women who felt they were rewarded appropriately, the study showed. No such link was found in men.

Predicting Mental Illness in Teens

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A technique combining computer-based pattern recognition and brain imaging data accurately distinguished teens at risk for mental disorders from those with low risk and may someday be useful in predicting risk in individuals, according to an NIMH-funded study published February 15, 2012, in the journal PLoS One.

Depression Affects the Entire Body – and Accelerates Aging

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In an early look at accelerated aging, researchers at Duke University found about 20 years ago that brain scans of older people with depression showed much faster age-related loss of volume in the brain compared with people without depression.

Mo. teen on Prozac killed 9 year old – gets life with possible parole

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A Missouri teenager who had described the slaying of a young neighbor girl as an “ahmazing” thrill made an emotional apology Wednesday to the girl’s family and was sentenced to a potential lifetime in prison.

Dietary Changes Can Improve Your Mental Health

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Studies Indicated a Direct Tie to Poor Nutrition And an Increased Risk for Mental Disorders Just in time for the annual, holiday season Bad Food Choice Fest the latest issue of the Massachusetts General Hospital’s Mind, Mood and Memory reminds us all about how important good food choices are to our mental and emotional well Continue Reading …

Sleepy and Depressed

The Star.com
Malaysia
Sunday October 23, 2011

CIRCADIAN rhythm disorders driven by changes in the sleep-wake cycle has been identified as one of the major causes of depression, the fourth most disabling disease in Malaysia, affecting up to 10% of the population.

Misdiagnosis and/or sub-optimal treatment of depression and the relatively little attention paid to changes to circadian rhythms that control physical, mental and behavioural patterns that follow roughly a 24-hour cycle is further hampering treatment of this malady.

Why are more women depressed? Is this a real epidemic – or the result of cynical marketing by drug giants?

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Mail Online By John Naish Last updated at 11:33 PM on 12th September 2011 More women than ever are reaching for the happy pills, it was revealed last week. New research suggests there has been a massive increase in the number of women with depression. Women are twice as likely to suffer from the illness Continue Reading …

EXCLUSIVE: Antidepressants and Breast, Ovarian Cancer Link Suggested

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The Women’s Media Center

By Dr. Sharon Ufberg

August 1, 2011

Authored by Lisa Cosgrove of the Harvard Center for Ethics, a recent statistical analysis of studies assessing the relationship between breast and ovarian cancer and antidepressant drug use finds possible link.

Are you one of the thousands of women currently taking antidepressants? A recent review indicates that these medications are not risk free, particularly for women.

The analysis of published studies suggests a link between breast and ovarian cancer and antidepressant drug usage. The review, which found an 11 percent increased risk overall in both breast and ovarian cancer for patients taking such medication, points to a need for further investigation, particularly since the results varied widely depending on who funded the research.