Stanford’s Sapolsky on Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture)

Stanford’s Sapolsky On Depression in U.S. (Full Lecture) – Stanford Professor Robert Sapolsky, posits that depression is the most damaging disease that you can experience. Right now it is the number four cause of dis…

NJ Assembly Passes Bill Banning Reparative Therapy for Gay Minors
The major professional associations of mental health practitioners and researchers in the United States have recognized this fact for nearly 40 years," reads the bill. "A person who is licensed to provide professional counseling … shall not engage in … Read more on Christian Post

Only half of US youth meet physical activity standards, NIH study shows
Youth in this group also were more likely to report symptoms of depression and of poor physical health, such as backaches, stomachaches, headaches or feeling dizzy. Nearly 65 percent of students in the group that the researchers termed … NIH is the … Read more on National Institutes of Health (press release)

Biomarkers May Predict Treatment Response in Depression
"I think biomarkers are potentially very valuable down the road to clinicians," coinvestigator David Mischoulon, MD, PhD, director of research at the Depression Clinical Research Program at Massachusetts General Hospital and associate professor of … Read more on Medscape