Depression | Addiction Treatment Strategies

People who self-medicate — that is, to use alcohol or drugs to reduce unwanted feelings or anxiety — are at greater risk for a later substance abuse problem, according to a new study.
Self-medicating also appears to up the risk for social phobia in people with anxiety. People typically…

Patients who use anti-depressants are much more likely to suffer relapses of major depression than those who use no medication at all, concludes a McMaster researcher.
 In a paper that is likely to ignite new controversy in the hotly debated field of depression and medication, evolutionary…

Unlike alcohol problems and antisocial behavior, depression doesn’t decline with age in addiction-prone women in their 30s and 40s

People with depression may turn to drugs or alcohol to medicate their pain.
By Dennis Thompson Jr.
Medically reviewed by Christine Wilmsen Craig, MD
Mood disorders like depression and substance abuse go together so frequently that doctors have coined a term for it: dual diagnosis….

Study reveals new target for antidepressants
By Kate Kelland
 
LONDON (Reuters) – British scientists using human stem cells say they have found out how antidepressants make new brain cells — a finding that should help drug researchers develop better and more efficient…

Since the 1980’s bright light has been used as an effective therapy for depressive and circadian rhythm disorders.

Antidepressants won’t work with an alcohol chaser.

Neurological protein may hold the key to new treatments for depression
ScienceDaily (2010-11-29) — Neuroscientists have developed a protein peptide that may be a novel type of highly targeted treatment for depression with a low side-effect profile. Depression is a leading cause of…