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depression</a></h4> <p class="item002 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 22 July 2015</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Depression treatment</span> Researchers say a new type of short-pulse electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) could treat thousands of Australians who suffer from severe and treatment-resistant depression more effectively than standard procedures.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=depression">depression</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=medical-procedures">medical-procedures</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=mental-health">mental-health</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item003"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2015-06-09/study-finds-caffeine-combats-stress-memory-loss/6530818"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201506/r1434818_20732319.jpg" align="left" alt="">Caffeine combats stress, may help prevent depression and memory loss</a></h4> <p class="item003 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 9 June 2015</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Caffeine boost</span> New research has found caffeine can help manage stress and potentially prevent conditions like depression and memory loss.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=depression">depression</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=caffeine">caffeine</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=stress">stress</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item004"><a href="/science/articles/2015/04/21/4220624.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201504/r1415037_20299222.jpg" align="left" alt="">Mindfulness 'as good as medication' for chronic depression</a></h4> <p class="item004 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 21 April 2015</span><span class="description"><br>Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy may be just as effective as antidepressants in helping prevent people with chronic depression from relapsing, say UK scientists.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=depression">depression</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item005"><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-10-16/exercising-three-times-a-week-significantly-cuts-depression-risk/5818074"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201410/r1342893_18756079.jpg" align="left" alt="Bike riders">Exercise three times a week cuts depression risk</a></h4> <p class="item005 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 16 October 2014</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Exercise benefit</span> Exercising three times a week reduces the odds of developing depression by around 16 per cent, scientists have found.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=exercise-and-fitness">exercise-and-fitness</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=depression">depression</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=mental-health">mental-health</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=news">news</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item006"><a href="/science/articles/2014/02/18/3947117.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201402/r1238527_16397738.jpg" align="left" alt="Those at highest risk could be helped to develop the kind of coping strategies to help them avoid becoming depressive ">Biomarker could help boys at risk of major depression</a></h4> <p class="item006 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 18 February 2014</span><span class="description"><br>British brain scientists have identified a 'biological signpost' for clinical depression.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=depression">depression</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=children">children</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item007"><a href="/science/articles/2013/12/12/3909445.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201312/r1214657_15854724.jpg" align="left" alt="The reserchers believe the findings could be used to develop 'early warning systems for psychiatric disorders' ">Predicting the tipping point to depression</a></h4> <p class="item007 itemList"><span class="txdate">Thursday, 12 December 2013</span><span class="description"><br>A study examining the onset of depression could be used to develop a smartphone-based app that alerts you when to seek help.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=health">health</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=depression">depression</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=mobile-phones">mobile-phones</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item008"><a href="/science/articles/2013/05/28/3767964.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201305/r1121190_13725682.jpg" align="left" alt="Neurones in the brain are able to adapt to new environments within minutes ">Depressed brains are less 'plastic'</a></h4> <p class="item008 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 28 May 2013</span><span class="description"><br>The brains of people with depression show a reduced ability to adapt to their environment, a unique study shows.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=depression">depression</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=psychology">psychology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a> <strong>Locations: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=university-of-new-south-wales-2052">university-of-new-south-wales-2052</a></span></p> <h4 class="item009"><a href="/science/articles/2012/11/20/3636532.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201211/r1036925_11913045.jpg" align="left" alt="All three groups of apes in the study experienced mid-life malaise ">Midlife crisis strikes chimps, orangs too</a></h4> <p class="item009 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 20 November 2012</span><span class="description"><br>A new study has found that chimpanzees and orangutans often experience a midlife crisis.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=depression">depression</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=animals">animals</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=animal-behaviour">animal-behaviour</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item010"><a href="/science/articles/2012/08/22/3573479.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201208/r992370_10963237.jpg" align="left" alt="Michael Breakspear is using cutting edge technology to develop tools that can help people with mental illness">Watching movies to diagnose depression</a></h4> <p class="item010 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 22 August 2012</span><span class="description"><br><span class="slug">Meet a scientist</span> Could cutting edge animation technology help diagnose and treat people with mental illnesses and brain disorders? Professor Michael Breakspear thinks so.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=depression">depression</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=medical-research">medical-research</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=mental-health">mental-health</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=computers-and-technology">computers-and-technology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=neuroscience">neuroscience</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=psychosis">psychosis</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=autism-spectrum-disorder">autism-spectrum-disorder</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=meetascientist">meetascientist</a> </span></p> <h4 class="item011"><a href="/science/articles/2012/08/10/3563268.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201208/r985119_10821079.jpg" align="left" alt="Social expectations to be happy can amplify sad feelings ">Be happy and don't worry about being sad</a></h4> <p class="item011 itemList"><span class="txdate">Friday, 10 August 2012</span><span class="description"><br>Society's cult of happiness is making sad people more miserable, say researchers.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=depression">depression</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=psychology">psychology</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=emotions">emotions</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=happiness">happiness</a> <strong>Locations: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=university-of-queensland-4072">university-of-queensland-4072</a></span></p> <h4 class="item012"><a href="/science/articles/2012/04/25/3488646.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201204/r931514_9768860.jpg" align="left" alt="The study highlights the importance of including fathers in early parenting support schemes, says lead researcher ">Fathers just as likely to get baby blues</a></h4> <p class="item012 itemList"><span class="txdate">Wednesday, 25 April 2012</span><span class="description"><br>A new study shows men are just as likely as women to suffer the baby blues.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=depression">depression</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=babies">babies</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=parenting">parenting</a> <strong>Locations: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=australia">australia</a></span></p> <h4 class="item013"><a href="/science/articles/2012/03/20/3459124.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201203/r912932_9396839.jpg" align="left" alt="Despite it being used successfully in clinical practice, scientists have until now not been entirely clear how or why ECT works ">Electrotherapy dampens brain connections</a></h4> <p class="item013 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 20 March 2012</span><span class="description"><br>Scientists have discovered how electroconvulsive therapy acts on the brains of severely depressed people.</span><span class="tags"><br> <strong>Subjects: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=health">health</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=depression">depression</a>, <a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=brain-and-nervous-system">brain-and-nervous-system</a> <strong>Locations: </strong><a href="/science/tag/browse.htm?tag=united-states">united-states</a></span></p> <h4 class="item014"><a href="/science/articles/2012/01/24/3414225.htm"><img src="https://www.abc.net.au/reslib/201201/r884137_8790890.jpg" align="left" alt="The researchers caution that the new research was very preliminary and more research is needed ">Magic mushrooms point to new depression drugs</a></h4> <p class="item014 itemList"><span class="txdate">Tuesday, 24 January 2012</span><span class="description"><br>The brains of people tripping on magic mushrooms have given the best picture yet of how psychedelic drugs work.</span><span class="tags"><br> 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