Third annual Prechter Lecture delves into risk factors and preventive measures for suicidal behavior in those with bipolar disorder

The July 10 lecture features bipolar expert Maria A. Oquendo, M.D., as speaker at the U-M Depression Center ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Minimizing suicide risks for any of the 5.7 million Americans with bipolar disorder can pose a serious challenge. As part of the Read this story »

Sex differences seen in response to common antidepressant

Women are 33 percent more likely than men to experience full remission with citalopram (Celexa), suggesting a biological basis for difference in response ANN ARBOR, Mich. — Women with depression may be much more likely than men to get relief from a commonly used, inexpensive antidepressant drug, a

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Maternal depression is associated with significant sleep disturbance in infants

Findings suggest that parents, especially ones with a history of depression, should pay close attention to the conditions they create for their infant’s sleep ANN ARBOR, Mich. - Babies born to depressed moms are likely to suffer from chaotic sleep patterns, which could predispose them to depression

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Mom’s mood, baby’s sleep: What’s the connection?

U-M sleep researchers find that babies born to moms with depression are more likely to have chaotic sleep patterns early on ANN ARBOR, Mich. — If there’s one thing that everyone knows about newborn babies, it’s that they don’t sleep through the night, and neither do their parents. But in fact,

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High anxiety? U-M research looks to brain & genes to improve treatment

Volunteers with and without anxiety disorders needed for next phase of study ANN ARBOR, Mich  – Right now, about half of all people who take medicine for an anxiety disorder don’t get much help from it. And doctors have no definitive way to predict who will, and who won’t, benefit from each anti-anxiety

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