French researchers followed a large group of men aged 65 and older for seven years to investigate link between depression and cholesterol .
Thy found depression in men was linked with low levels of “bad” low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C). This association was strongest in men with a genetic vulnerability to depression related to a serotonin transporter […]

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A new study at the University of Florence, Italy, found that the presence of depressive symptoms in men with erectile dysfunction constitutes a risk factor for a major cardiovascular event.
Erectile dysfunction and depression are often associated, and both are associated with an increased risk of cardiovascular disease and death. To investigate clinical correlates further, researchers […]

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According to an Australian study, anti-depressant treatments for older people fail to work fully, and leave sufferers to battle a condition known to ’shorten people’s lives’.
The study, based in Perth, investigated the effectiveness of anti-depressant drugs or psychotherapy used by depressed men aged over 68. Researchers concluded that depression treatment works in less than half of the cases, […]

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Experts warn many new fathers experience post-natal depression, yet most cases go undetected and untreated. Lack of sleep and new responsibilities, or supporting a wife with post-natal depression can be triggers, they say.
US researchers believe one in 10 new fathers may have the baby blues. While this rate is lower than in new mothers, it […]

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The preliminary results of a Universite de Montreal study show many fathers of sexually abused children want revenge and express the desire to torture their child’s aggressor. Fathers of sexually abused children can suffer from anxiety, depression and grief and they must get help to deal with their pain.
Preliminary data also provides that the most […]

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In the beginning of the 1990s the introduction of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing as a screening tool for early detection of prostate cancer (PCa) drastically increased the detection of PCa. An unexpected consequence was the fact that the risk of suicide is increased among prostate cancer patients. A nation-wide study was carried out in Sweden […]

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Researchers from the University of Sydney’s School of Public Health have found older male Italian immigrants are almost twice as likely to suffer from depression as their Australian-born counterparts.
 
Researchers have concluded the higher rate of depression among Italian-born Australian men aged over 70 is due in large part to a greater reliance on the government […]

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According to new research from the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, more than half the people who take antidepressants for depression never get relief.
Why? Because the cause of depression has been oversimplified and drugs designed to treat it aim at the wrong target.  The medications are like arrows shot at the outer rings of […]

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A research study published in the open access journal BMC Medicine suggest that Nortriptyline has been found to cause a ten-fold increase in suicidal thoughts in men when compared to its competitor escitalopram.
According to researchers, findings that treatment-emerging and worsening suicidal thoughts may also be associated with psychomotor activation triggered by antidepressants needs to be […]

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A recent study at Arizona State University investigated insomnia, depression, and distress in men with prostate cancer.
Findings indicated that many men had insomnia and depression with a moderate level of distress. Half the men with clinically significant insomnia also had clinically significant depression. Significant relationships were found among insomnia, depression, and distress. Implications for research […]

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