It should be to no ones surprise that laughter is helpful in combating depression. That is to say if you loose your ability to laugh you have lost one of the most precious gifts in the fight against depression. Laughter…
For largely unknown reasons, roughly one in three patients receive no
benefit from any antidepressant. A recent study done by scientists at
Rockefeller University suggests that something as simple as
over-the-counter painkillers could interfere with the way…
New stem cell lines developed from the skin of adults living with
bipolar disorder are providing researchers at the University of
Michigan’s Health System and opportunity to explore the genetic and
biological factors of this mood disorder.…
Mood charting has been around for several years now and is available in several hard copy versions along with internet and smart phone applications. The general premise of a mood chart is to track those events and actions that can…
Vitamin D and Depression
A number of studies report some connection between vitamin D levels
and the risk of depression. Low vitamin D levels may be related to
depression rather than contributing to the disorder. In 2010 a



