A military study reached a new conclusion about returning soldiers who have memory loss, irritability and trouble sleeping. The cause, more often, may be due to depression and post traumatic stress disorder than blast related concussions.Olathe mom Cindy Goforth knows about the problem first hand. She has two sons. One who's back from Iraq, 19-year-old David, and the other who's serving his third tour there.She said her younger son is in jail because of PTSD and she hopes the new study will help convince him he can be treated."The night before he come home on R & R one of his best buddies was killed and he did not handle that well. He didn't handle that one well at all," said Goforth.That was in October. He was supposed to go back in November, but went AWOL at the airport."Did he ever get mental health treatment when he came home? No, of course they teach them to be Army strong.

Good Hope schoolhouse will soon become home of theater

NORCO -- Nestled in the pipe-laden landscape of the industrial sprawl of the Valero oil refinery on River Road in St. Charles Parish sits the depression-era Good Hope schoolhouse.The schoolhouse is the only remaining vestige of what was formerly the town of Good Hope, and is the unlikely home of the River Region Performing Arts and Cultural Center.The River Region Drama Guild, Inc. and the River Region Ballet, Inc. have been based in the former schoolhouse since 1998 when the St. Charles school board granted the non-profit organizations a 50-year lease on the property for $100 per year. That may seem like a steal, but the property was in poor condition and is the scene of costly constant battle against termites. To date the center has spent over $200,0000 in renovation and improvements to the center.The biggest improvement to the property is the warehouse built in 2004 with a $20,000 donation from Dow Chemical covering almost a quarter of the cost.The center receives funding from United Way and three to four performing arts grants per year, but they ask the community for funding and are on a constant lookout for donated props and vintage clothing, especially antique hats.

Savage beating nets no jail time

A Portage la Prairie man who beat his on-again, off-again girlfriend so savagely she spent five days in hospital was spared a jail sentence yesterday after he blamed the attack on medication he was taking for a misdiagnosed case of depression.

Once inside, the woman ran to the bathroom and showered while Roy screamed and banged on the walls.

Study: Stress plays role in symptoms

The role of traumatic brain injury -- blamed for symptoms plaguing thousands of soldiers returning from Iraq -- might be overstated, contends a provocative military study that offers hope for successful treatment.

Returning soldiers have struggled with memory loss, irritability, trouble sleeping and other problems. Many have suffered mild blast-related concussions, but there is no easy way to separate which symptoms are due to physical damage and which are from mental problems caused by the traumatic stress of war.

Senior Depression

Senior citizens are the most common age group to experience depression and one woman tells us her story about depression. By Melissa SmithPosted: Thursday, January 31, 2008 at 10:34 p.m.

"Most of it was just a kind of sadness and frustration and loneliness-loneliness a lot too," says Prudence Woodward.

Survey ties soldiers' concussion symptoms to stress, depression

Traumatic brain injury, described as the signature wound of the Iraq war, may be less to blame for soldiers' symptoms than doctors once thought, contends a provocative military study that suggests post-traumatic stress and depression often play a role.

Thousands of soldiers returning from Iraq have struggled with memory loss, irritability, trouble sleeping and other problems. Many have suffered mild blast-related concussions, but there is no easy way to separate which symptoms are due to physical damage and which are from mental problems caused by the traumatic stress of war. Imaging of the brain is being tested, but hasn't yet proven to be helpful.

Provocative survey ties soldiers' concussion symptoms to stress, depression

Some provocative research suggests that traumatic brain injury may not be quite the signature wound of the Iraq war that it's been thought to be.

The study found that brain injury made traumatic stress more likely.

Scientists evaluate diabetes drug to treat depression

Jan. 31, 2008 -- Scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis are seeking individuals who have depression and are overweight to volunteer for a study evaluating whether a diabetes drug might help improve mood.

"We've studied patients who have both diabetes and depression, but now we're focusing on patients who have insulin resistance rather than type 2 diabetes," says co-investigator Gregory S. Sayuk, M.D., assistant professor of medicine. "Often these individuals will be overweight or have abnormal blood glucose levels.