Posted on: Wednesday, 2 March 2011, 07:38 CST

Psychiatrists warn that economic and social changes could cause male self-esteem to erode, bringing an increase in the number of men with depression.

Reporting in the British Journal of Psychiatry, the authors say men will struggle with the shift from traditional male and female roles in Western society.

“Women are almost twice as likely to develop major depressive disorder in their lifetime as men, but we believe this difference may well change in the coming decades,” Dr. Boadie Dunlop of Emory University School of Medicine, told BBC News.

He argues that traditional male jobs such as manufacturing or physical labor are either being overtaken by improved technology or going overseas where labor rates are cheaper. And with an increase in the number of women attending universities, now more than men, the number of households where the female is the breadwinner is also increasing.

Research shows that since the onset of the recession in 2007, almost three quarters of the jobs lost in the US were held by men. And women are increasingly becoming the primary earners in 22 percent of households in 2007, compared to only 4 percent in 1970. Experts predict that even as the economy recovers there is little chance that traditional male jobs will also recover.

“Men’s failure to fulfill the role of breadwinner is associated with greater depression and martial conflict,” the authors write.

“Western men will face a difficult road in the 21st century, particularly those with low levels of education. we believe economic and societal changes will have significant implications for men’s mental health,” said Dunlop.

“This really confirms what we already know about unemployment and that it has a much bigger impact on men, mainly because male identity is bound up as a worker,” added Peter Baker, chief executive of Men’s Health Forum.

“Male social networks are based around work so losing a job can lead to isolation and depression,” he told BBC News.

“Men in the changing economy will face the same risks for depression that women faced in older economies: trapped in a family role from which they cannot escape because of an inability to find employment,” Dunlop said.

Men once were expected to be tough, stoic and unemotional in society, but that is eroding fast. The growing awareness of mental health through education, and hearing prominent male figures talk about their depression, has had a significant impact in allowing other men to validate symptoms of depression.

One of the most well established findings in the epidemiology of psychiatric disorders is that women have nearly twice the lifetime risk of developing major depressive disorder than men.

“The changing socioeconomic positions of the West could lead to prevalence in the rates of depression in men increasing, while rates in women decrease … practitioners need to be aware of these forces of life, and be prepared to explore with their patients the meaning of these changes and interventions that might be helpful,” Dunlop warns.

Men do not typically seek help when they have depression and are “more likely to self medicate” at a bar or pub than to seek professional care, Baker told BBC News. “As we see more men affected we need to think about how to support and get them back to work.” ?—

• British Journal of Psychiatry

Source: RedOrbit Staff & Wire Reports

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Posted on: Monday, 21 February 2011, 16:01 CST

MILLBURN, N.J., Feb. 21, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — HCG Diet Doctor announces the launch of a new group of interactive web sites focused on some of the most talked about, blogged about, and revolutionary new treatments for depression, foot care, and spinal surgery, as well as a revolutionary diet that has been changing people’s lives.

The country has witnessed the devastating effects when psychiatric medications are incorrectly prescribed to an uneducated patient. The following sites in part to introduce Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy as a newly approved, non-invasive, first-line treatment for depression.

Included in this launch are the following sites:

Depression Medications: depressionmedications.us Depression Symptoms: depressionsymptoms.me Depression Test: depressiontest.biz Depression Warning Signs: depressionwarningsigns.us ECT Therapy: ecttherapy.us Electroconvulsive Therapy: electroconvulsivetherapy.us Major Depressive Disorder: majordepressivedisorder.us Signs of Depression: signsofdepression.biz Suicidal Ideation: suicidalideation.us Suicidal thoughts: suicidalthoughts.us Treatments for Depression: treatmentsfordepression.us TMS Treatment Center: tmstreatmentcenter.info TMS Therapy Doctor: tmstherapydoctor.info TMS Depression Treatment: tmsdepressiontreatment.info Psychiatrists Philadelphia: psychiatristsphiladelphia.info TMS Philadelphia: tmsphiladelphia.us Therapists Philadelphia: therapistsphiladelphia.info Post Partum Depression: postpartumdepression.me Shock Treatment: shocktreatment.biz Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation: transcranialmagneticstimulation.us

HCG Diet Doctor also announces the launch of a new group of interactive web sites focused on healthy feet, common foot conditions, and foot care for the diabetic.

These content and media-rich sites cover some of the most searched for foot and podiatry-related topics including:

DiabeticFeet.us Details the most common injuries and dangers faced by the diabetic patient, and details the treatments offered.

DiabeticFootCareNY.us Gives tips to the diabetic for caring for feet – the body parts most commonly affected by diabetes, and lists the warning signs for developing problems.

FootSurgeonNY.us Guides to pre- and post-operative care, what to expect from your foot surgery and a list of non-surgical options

HammerToe.us One of the most common foot conditions that require our surgeons? treatment is explained

HealthyFeet.us A guide to preventative foot care gives daily pampering and hygiene techniques for the prettiest feet

PodiatristNY.us A tour of a Brooklyn podiatrist

HCG Diet Doctor is also pleased to launch a collection of 37 sites each highlighting common spine surgeries, complete with animations, photos, and detailed information about what a patient an expect when electing to undergo each treatment.

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One of the safest and most effective methods to quickly lose 30 pounds is the HCG Diet. this Doctor Monitored Diet has been shown to help thousands of people lose 1-3 pounds of fat per day. The following sites specifically to explain the various aspects of this all natural weight loss protocol with concise, easy to comprehend information, answering the most common questions asked by patients considering the diet.

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SOURCE: Neuronetics

  Jan 10, 2011 13:13 ET

MALVERN, PA–(Marketwire – January 10, 2011) – Neuronetics, Inc., is pleased to announce that effective January 1, 2011, new Category I CPT® codes are available for billing the medical procedure performed using the NeuroStar TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) Therapy® system. this procedure, called TMS therapy, is a novel approach to the treatment of major depressive disorder. 

The issuance of these codes demonstrates that TMS Therapy has met the AMA’s criteria for Category I status. Category I CPT codes are utilized throughout medicine to bill health plans for medical services. The AMA issues these codes when new technologies and other medical services enter medical practice and are established as an accepted standard of care by the physician specialty performing the service.

The new CPT codes, coupled with the inclusion of TMS Therapy in the American Psychiatric Association’s 3rd Edition Practice Guideline for the Treatment of Patients with Major Depressive Disorder support the use of NeuroStar TMS Therapy as a new standard of care treatment. NeuroStar TMS Therapy is the fastest growing non-pharmaceutical treatment for depression in the United States. More than 270 NeuroStar TMS systems are installed in the US in both private psychiatric practices and university settings. Neuronetics’ NeuroStar is the first and only non-systemic and non-invasive TMS device cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in patients who have not benefitted from prior antidepressant treatment.* 

 ”With the NeuroStar TMS system being available for clinical use for just over 2 years, we are excited about how the psychiatric community has seen the value of the treatment,” said Neuronetics’ VP, Chief Medical Officer Mark Demitrack, M.D. “NeuroStar TMS Therapy provides psychiatrists a safe and proven non-drug option for patients who are suffering from major depression and who have not received benefit from prior antidepressant medication.”

About Depression Depression affects at least 14 million American adults each year. Researchers estimate that by the year 2020, depression will be the second leading cause of disability worldwide. each year, over 30,000 people in the US commit suicide, 60% of which suffer from depression. The economic burden of depression in 2000 was estimated at $83.1 billion in the US. Women are almost twice as likely as men to suffer from depression. However, some experts feel that depression in men is under-reported. Depression has no racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic boundaries. About two-thirds of those who experience an episode of depression will have at least one other episode in their lives. Despite major advances in treating this debilitating illness, nearly 30% of patients with depression do not benefit from or are intolerant of antidepressant therapy. 

About NeuroStar TMS Therapy NeuroStar TMS Therapy was cleared by the FDA in October 2008 for adult patients with major depressive disorder who have not adequately benefitted from prior antidepressant medication.* NeuroStar TMS Therapy is a non-systemic (does not circulate in the bloodstream throughout the body) and non-invasive (does not involve surgery) form of neuromodulation. it stimulates nerve cells in an area of the brain that has been linked to depression, by delivering highly focused MRI-strength magnetic field pulses. The treatment is typically administered daily for 4-6 weeks. in an open-label clinical trial, which is most like real world clinical practice, approximately 1 in 2 patients experienced significant improvement in symptoms, and 1 in 3 experienced complete symptom resolution. there were no systemic side effects such as those experienced with some antidepressant medications. The most common adverse event related to treatment was scalp pain or discomfort at the treatment area during active treatment. there is a rare risk of seizure with TMS Therapy (0.1% of patients under general clinical use). NeuroStar TMS Therapy is contraindicated in patients with non-removable metallic objects in or around the head. it is not indicated or effective for all patients with depression and it is available only upon the prescription of a psychiatrist. For full safety and prescribing information, visit NeuroStarTMS.com.

Availability of NeuroStar TMS Therapy Treatment with NeuroStar TMS Therapy is available at over 270 treatment centers in 38 states. For information on specific treatment locations that offer NeuroStar TMS Therapy, please visit NeuroStar.com or call Neuronetics Customer Service Center at (877) 600-7555. 

About Neuronetics Neuronetics, Inc. is a privately-held medical device company focused on developing non-invasive therapies for psychiatric and neurological disorders using MRI-strength magnetic field pulses. Based in Malvern, PA, Neuronetics is the leader in the development of TMS Therapy, a non-invasive form of neuromodulation. Neuronetics was created as a spinout of The Innovation Factory, a medical device incubator in Duluth, GA. For more information, please visit neuronetics.com. 

* NeuroStar TMS Therapy® is indicated for the treatment of Major Depressive Disorder in adult patients who have failed to achieve satisfactory improvement from one prior antidepressant medication at or above the minimal effective dose and duration in the current episode. 

NeuroStar®, NeuroStar TMS Therapy®, and TMS Therapy® are registered trademarks of Neuronetics, Inc.  CPT is a registered trademark of the American Medical Association.

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Diabetes appears to be associated with the risk of depression and vice versa, suggesting the relationship between the two works in both directions, according to a report in the November 22 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

An estimated 23.5 million U.S. adults?more than 10 percent?have diabetes, including 23 percent of those ages 60 and older, according to background information in the article. Major depressive disorder affects about 14.8 million U.S. adults each year. “Although it has been hypothesized that the diabetes-depression relation is bidirectional, few studies have addressed this hypothesis in a prospective setting,” the authors write.

An Pan, Ph.D., of the Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, and colleagues assessed the relationship between the two diseases among 65,381 women who were age 50 to 75 in 1996. Participants completed an initial questionnaire about their medical history and health practices, and then follow-up questionnaires every two years through 2006. they were classified as having depression if they reported symptoms of depression, using antidepressant medication or being given a diagnosis of depression by a physician. Women who reported a new diagnosis of diabetes completed a supplementary questionnaire about symptoms, diagnostic tests and treatments.

During the 10-year follow-up, 2,844 women were diagnosed with type 2 diabetes and 7,415 developed depression. Women with depression were about 17 percent more likely to develop diabetes after controlling for other risk factors, such as physical activity and body mass index (BMI). those who were taking antidepressants had a 25 percent higher risk of developing diabetes than those who did not have depression.

After controlling for other risk factors for mood disorders, women with diabetes were 29 percent more likely to develop depression. Women who took insulin for diabetes had a further increased risk?53 percent higher than women without diabetes.

“The findings from this well-characterized cohort of more than 55,000 U.S. women with 10 years’ follow-up add to the growing evidence that depression and diabetes are closely related to each other, and this reciprocal association also depends on the severity or treatment of each condition,” the authors write. “All the associations were independent of sociodemographic, diet and lifestyle factors.”

The results indicate that lifestyle factors such as physical activity and BMI may partially mediate the association between depression and new cases of diabetes, but since the association remained significant after adjusting for these factors, depression may have an effect on risk for diabetes beyond weight and inactivity. In addition, the findings reinforce the idea that diabetes is related to stress, the authors note. “A diagnosis of diabetes may lead to the symptoms of depression for the following reasons: depression may result from the biochemical changes directly caused by diabetes or its treatment, or from the stresses and strains associated with living with diabetes and its often debilitating consequences,” they write.

“Future studies are needed to confirm our findings in different populations and to investigate the potential mechanisms underlying this association,” the authors conclude. “Furthermore, depression and diabetes are highly prevalent in the middle-aged and elderly population, particularly in women. thus, proper lifestyle interventions including adequate weight management and regular physical activity are recommended to lower the risk of both conditions.”

(Arch Intern Med. 2010;170[21]:1884-1891. Available pre-embargo to the media at jamamedia.org.)

Editor’s Note: This study was supported by a National Institutes of Health grant. Co-author Dr. Ascherio received a grant from the National Alliance for Research on Schizophrenia & Depression. Co-author Dr. Lucas received a postdoctoral fellowship from the Fonds de recherché en santé du Quebéc. Please see the article for additional information, including other authors, author contributions and affiliations, financial disclosures, funding and support, etc.

To contact corresponding author Frank B. Hu, M.D., Ph.D., call Todd Datz at 617-998-8819 or e-mail .

For more information, contact JAMA/Archives Media Relations at 312/464-JAMA (5262) or e-mail .

If you or a loved one suspect you may be suffering from Clinical Depression, you may find yourself overwhelmed and confused. This article is designed to walk you through the warning signs of Clinical Depression, a definitive diagnosis and what it will mean in the days ahead, as well as the effects that Clinical Depression will often create in ones life. We will finish by illustrating various methods of treatment for this complex, yet curable disorder.

To begin, let us look at the American Psychiatric Association’s reference on mental health disorders, called the DSM IV, which can be found at psyweb.com. Clinical Depression, which the APA names Major Depressive Disorder, carries a clinical definition of having a depressed mood with loss of interest in normal activities, continuously, for at least a 2-week period of time. This state is not related to use of substances or any other medical or psychiatric condition, nor can it be attributed to recent grief. Clinical Depression symptoms impair your daily functioning and can interfere significantly with your personal life and work endeavors. It is important to understand that this is a medical condition resulting from an imbalance in brain chemicals, not just a mood you can snap out of.

Identifying the Signs and Symptoms of Depression

In order to understand this disorder, you must first have the ability to identify the warning signs of Clinical Depression. Mayoclinic.com asserts that these markers may include:

• Loss of interest in daily activities
• Persistent sadness or feelings of emptiness
• Sleep disturbances
• Significant weight loss or gain
• Loss of concentration
• Fatigue
• Suicidal thoughts or behavior

Clinical depression is often referred to as the common cold of mental health. however, don’t allow this dismissing verbiage to deflect the validity of this disorder. just as a common cold requires medical treatment, Clinical Depression warrants attention as well.

Now that you can identify the signs and symptoms of depression, you are prepared to make sense of what this diagnosis means to you and what you can do to combat your Clinical Depression symptoms.

Understanding Your Clinical Depression Diagnosis

The effects of Clinical Depression vary from patient to patient but you and your clinician will be able to work together to treat your disorder. Numerous anti-depressant and anti-anxiety medications are on the market and tout proven results. Oftentimes, you can expect a series of counseling sessions to come to terms with any issues that have sparked this disorder, as well as methods for coping with them. Learning ways to handle your own Clinical Depression symptoms can give rise to notable improvement and eventual recovery.

Some patients may experience relief immediately upon administration of the appropriate medication. however, for others it may be necessary to try a few types or combinations thereof, to uncover what will work to ease their depressive symptoms. in light of this, it is crucial that you remain hopeful and continue to trust in your clinician and his or her therapeutic orders.

As you navigate your treatment and recovery, there are many resources at your disposal. Learning more about what is happening to you will be of great use in remaining an active, informed participant in your recovery. Visit your local library for various books regarding Clinical Depression, or visit sites like Emedicine Health or Psychcentral for more information. Also, keep checking back here at FYI Living for an ever-expanding base of information designed to keep you up to date on the latest mental health issues affecting you.