Topic
Depression
51 published works
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
Post-Stroke Care Should Include Antidepressants: New Study
The Houston Chronicle reports that more than 700,000 Americans suffer strokes each year and more than one-third will develop depression in the next two years. Previous research indicates that stroke…
Reproductive Rights Prof Blog
New Study Examines Depression in Women, Including Effects of Abortion and Partner Violence
Via Our Bodies Our Blog:A new study in BMJ Public Healthexamines depression in women and the relationship of past abortions tothe condition. This new report is particularly interesting because itattempts…
California Employment Law Update
Employee Who Requested Medical Leave For Depression While Working For Another Employer May Have Been Improperly Terminated
By Tony Oncidi
Lonicki v. Sutter Health Central, 43 Cal. 4th 201 (2008) Antonina Lonicki, a certified technician of sterile processing, was fired when she failed to return to her job at Sutter,…
Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog
fMRI Scanning in Traumatic Brain Injuries
The information learned from fMRI scanning is certainly breathtaking. I recently read another interesting article with regard to the use of fMRI with patients who sustained a traumatic brain injury.
The Right Coast
The D word Tom Smith
As in Depression, and as in Oh Dear.Inspired by Professor Rappaport's post below.
The Contingency
Depression Confession: Help for Lawyers Who Suffer
Blawgletter enjoys Sue Shellenbarger's Work & Family column in the WSJ. Today, she writes about an area in which our profession totally rocks -- clinical depression. She calls it "Even…
Law Practice Tips
Even Lawyers Get the Blues: Opening Up About Depression (within the Legal Profession)
By Jim Calloway
The Wall Street Journal ran a feature today titled Even Lawyers Get the Blues: Opening Up About Depression. One quote from the article might be surprising to law students or…
D.C. Medical Malpractice Blog
First Comprehensive Survey Of Maternal Depression
A recent study conducted by Kaiser Permanente shows that more than one in seven women are depressed at some time during the nine months before becoming pregnant, during pregnancy, or…
Cam Law
Study cautions use of herbal remedies for depression and anxiety
A UK study cautions those using herbal remedies for depression and anxiety. In "Herbal remedies for depression and anxiety," Edzard Ernst notes: Herbal remedies are used by many people suffering…
Traumatic Brain Injury Law Blog
Risk of Depression Increases Following Head Injury
People with a history of head injury have an increased risk of depression for decades after the injury is incurred, and those with more severe head injuries appear to be…