Good mental health prevents falls for the elderly
Good mental health plays an essential role in keeping elderly people on their feet and preventing major injury through falls, according to research from The Australian National UniversityCentre for Mental Health Research (CMHR).
This article gives an overview of the study conducted and results.
Published: 07/11/2008

Quality of life diminished for Australians with bipolar disorder
New study results from 11^th Annual National Health Outcomes Conference
Interim results of the Bipolar Comprehensive Outcomes Study (BCOS) revealed today show that people with bipolar disorder face such difficult issues in their every-day functioning that the condition significantly diminishes their overall quality of life. Career problems, personal relationships and the ability to participate in many day-to-day activities are among the areas affected by the disorder.
Published: 17/08/2005

Clinical Trials
How do you know why a doctor has chosen a particular treatment to give you over another? A hunch? A tip from a colleague? A wild guess?
The answer is, hopefully, because of the evidence that it works. That evidence comes in the form of a clinical trial.
This article is taken from The Health Matters Consumer Guides.
Published: 20/01/2005

The Evolution of Depression – Does it Have a Role?
Major and minor depression, even post partum depression – could they serve an important evolutionary function? Is depression a biological pathology or an adaptation, critical to our reproductive success and survival as a species? This week, Natasha Mitchell is joined by two evolutionary biologists who argue that our capacity to be depressed has evolved over millennia to help us respond to and cope with difficult social circumstances. It’s a deeply controversial thesis that, they argue, could have implications for how we read and treat depression in a therapeutic setting. But critics are concerned about what these implications might be.
All In The Mind, Radio National
Saturday 15 January  2005

Stigma: The Greatest Barrier In The Prevention of Better Mental Health
December 2004

SADHART Publication for Heartbeat Newsletter
December 2002
Studies were conducted to gain an understanding of the connection between depression heart health. Visitors to depressioNet helped in this research.

Researchers Find The Link Between Depression and Heart Attacks
27th August 2002
Australian researchers say they are close to unravelling the relationship between heart attacks and depression, the two leading causes of disability.

Depression and suicide of most concern to Australia's youth
(29/05/2002)
Young Australians rank depression and suicide as one of the three most important issues confronting them and their peers, according to a new national youth survey conducted by the community service organisation, Mission Australia.

Psychotherapy can help suicidal patients
(22/07/2001)
Psychotherapy may be a valuable treatment for these patients. This finding could be a first step towards improving the management of suicidal behaviour.

Lack Of Exercise, Depression Could Be Cause Most Fatal Heart Attack Deaths
(12/03/2001)
The well-known link between depression and fatal heart attacks may be mostly a result of lack of exercise by seriously depressed adults, scientists report today.

Depression and Heart Disease
(21/11/2000)
Depression consists of a range of symptoms -- some of which may be more predictive of death for coronary artery disease patients than others, according to a study.

New Treatment Could Beat Blues
Researchers at the Stanford University Mood Disorders Clinic are taking part in a nationwide trial designed to help treatment-resistant sufferers of severe depression.

Study Supports Genetic Origins of Manic Depression
(02/10/2000)
A recent study by scientists from the University of Michigan has found a 30% higher concentration of certain signaling cells that may help explain, treat "manic depression"

Voice Key To Suicide Intention, Study Finds
(18/08/2000)
The voices of people who have decided to commit suicide are higher pitched than those who are merely depressed, a United States study has found.

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