Depresson studies
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A study of adolescents in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests switching medicine and adding CBT helps teens for whom an earlier medicine didn't work.
Men between 71-89 years old who scored high for elderly depression also had lower concentrations of testosterone. The community study (n=3987) took place in Australia, and findings are reported in the March edition of Archives of General Psychiatry (subscription required).
Stroke victims: The American Academy of Neurology published a British study indicating "the risk of stroke was not increased for people who had experienced an episode of major depression in the past year or for people who had experienced major depression at any point in their lifetime.”
