The findings also offered an important cue to action, as over three-quarters of depressed fathers reported talking to their child's doctor in the previous year.

"As a family we would like to challenge the system and for the GP to be allowed to release information to the next of kin when someone is depressed. It would save the lives of a lot of people in the future."

KEYWORDS: Depressed skull fracture, Head injury, Glasgow Outcome Scale.

Table-II: Comparison of perception of insufficient milk (pim) and edinburgh postnatal depression (epds) amongst the depressed and non-depressed mothers and independent sample t-test (n=100).

In a multivariate regression analysis adjusted for demographics, cardiovascular risk factors, prior disease diagnoses, medications, and other potential confounders, the "remained depressed" group was 33% more likely to experience a cardiovascular event than was the nondepressed group.

"The fact that depressive thoughts do not seem to go away once they enter memory certainly explains why depressed individuals have difficulty concentrating or remembering things in their daily lives.

Among that group, 45% of those who were depressed were obese, and 32% of those who were not depressed were obese.

Mentally ill individuals, particularly those who are depressed, are rejected in friendship situations (Coyne, 1976; Joiner, 1996; Joiner & Metalsky, 1995; Strack & Coyne, 1983) as well as employee selection and promotion situations (Chan, McMahon, Cheing, Rosenthal, & Bezyak, 2005; Koser, Matsuyama, & Kopelman, 1999).

Dr Sharma said that if a golf stick is hit lightly, depressed fracture will not be inflicted.

These 23 individuals were combined under the rubric of 'suicidal behavior' and classified as 'depressed cases'.

"Someone who is depressed tends to lack motivation and feel overwhelmed.

Methods: The present study comprised of 120 participants ( 60 mothers and 60 children) divided in depressed and non depressed group after screening from normal population).

Clinical depression is often associated with impaired cognitive function, but a new study suggests that depressed individuals may have at least one mental advantage over their healthier peers.

One real test to see whether YOU are really depressed is to ask if you'd cheer up a bit if - say - someone suddenly gave you pounds 200 or your favourite pop star walked down your street.

The study found depressed fathers were four times more likely to report spanking their child and also were less likely to report reading to their child.