Topic: Depression

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A Heart Made of Face Parts; The Eating Depression Cycle Explained

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Discovered: A medical procedure that turns your face into your heart, why we eat more when we're depressed, the fall of the Mayan empire explained, and men's mistakes count more.

By Rebecca Greenfield

Mar 23, 2012

Today in Research

Gynecologists Don't Talk About Sex Enough; Living Alone Is Depressing

Discovered: OB-GYNs aren't talking about sex enough, living alone is depressing, C-sections are too expensive, and there's a new type of land mass in town. 

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By Dino Grandoni

Nov 16, 2011

Stat of the Day

20% of U.S. Adults Are on Medication for Mental Disorders

It's a somewhat depressing statistic: one in five Americans took at least one medication commonly used to treat a mental disorder in 2010, with women 25 percent more likely to seek out such drug treatment, according to a report released today from Medco, a health care company. 

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