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Prenatal efforts ineffective in treating postnatal depression
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Sep 12 05

By University of Toronto, The key to preventing postpartum depression may be individual support provided after birth by a health professional and tailored to a mother’s needs, says a University…


 

Association between obesity and major depression
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Sep 07 05

Depression is common among obese teenagers, but the association between the two may largely be explained by teens’ experiences of being shamed, and other psychosocial factors, according to…


 

Daytime sleepiness can signal depression or even diabetes
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Sep 05 05

Doctors commonly view excessive daytime sleepiness as a cardinal sign of disturbed or inadequate sleep. But a new study suggests it could also signal Depression or even

 

Cystitis raises bowel disease and depression risk
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Sep 01 05

Compared with women without bladder problems, women who have Interstitial cystitis are more likely to have Irritable bowel syndrome and Depression, researchers report. They hypothesize that bladder and…


 

Paroxetine treats premenstrual mood disorder
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Aug 31 05

Intermittent dosing of controlled release paroxetine (Paxil-CR) is successful for the treatment of Premenstrual dysphoric disorder (PMDD), a condition characterized by symptoms of severe Depression, irritability and tension, which occurs…


 

U.S. woman sues over harvesting of brother’s brain
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Aug 31 05

A woman has sued the largest county in Washington state for harvesting the brain of her dead brother for research without obtaining permission from next of kin, according to…


 

A Short Bipolar Disorder Summary
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Aug 25 05

Bipolar disorder, is a serious brain disorder. Also known as manic-depressive illness, it is a mental illness involving episodes of serious mania and Depression. The person’s mood usually swings from overly “high”…


 

Facts About Childhood-Onset Bipolar Disorder
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Aug 25 05

What is childhood-onset bipolar disorder (COBPD), and how does it differ from Bipolar disorder (manic-depression) in adults?

All those with Bipolar disorder experience mood swings that alternate from periods of severe highs…


 

Spouse caregivers more likely to scream at patients
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Aug 25 05

Elderly, sick or disabled men and women who rely primarily on their spouse for care are more likely to be to be screamed at, threatened or otherwise subjected to…


 

Glaxo says Paxil suicide study flawed, misleading
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Aug 23 05

GlaxoSmithKline Plc on Monday slammed a study from scientists in Norway suggesting its antidepressant Paxil was linked to an increased suicide risk in adults, arguing that the research was flawed…


 

Minor depression raises risk of major depression
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Aug 19 05

Minor depression is a greater risk factor for an episode of Major Depression than most medical illnesses, according to the results of a study presented Friday at the…


 

Depression Treatment: New methods
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Aug 15 05

In a study, almost half of the people who wore an antidepressant skin patch recovered after only six weeks, and many of them “showed remarkable improvement much sooner,” according to researcher Alexander Bodkin.…


 

Device delivers relief from depression
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Aug 11 05

Lana Sanderson felt like she’d run out of options.

After decades of battling severe Depression, nothing - not anti-depressants, not psychotherapy, not even Electroconvulsive therapy - could break the cycle…


 

Therapy for depression can help minority women
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Aug 11 05

Both Antidepressant medication and cognitive behavior therapy is beneficial for poor, minority women suffering from major Depression, and it makes sense from a cost perspective too, according to…


 

Complex Gene Interactions Account for Autism Risk
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Aug 11 05

Using a novel analysis of the interactions among related genes, Duke University Medical Center researchers have uncovered some of the first evidence that complex genetic interactions account for

 

Depression, fatigue not tied to cancer risk
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Aug 08 05

Findings from a large study provide no support for the notion that symptoms of Depression and fatigue, as measured by the so-called “vital exhaustion” questionnaire, increase the risk of cancer.

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Iraq’s national psyche traumatized - doctor
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Aug 04 05

More than two years of war, occupation and insurgency have turned Iraq into possibly the most psychologically damaged nation in the world, one of the country’s top psychiatrists said on Thursday.

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More kids getting multiple drugs for mental ills
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Aug 02 05

The practice of prescribing multiple medications to treat mental conditions in children and adolescents has increased over the last decade, results of a medical review suggest.

However, research into…


 

Secretin not effective for autism
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 22 05

Despite anecdotal evidence suggesting that secretin is a useful treatment for autism, the results of a new review do not support a therapeutic role for this gastrointestinal hormone.

The…


 

US health officials try to head off autism debate
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 20 05

Federal health officials affirmed the safety of vaccines on Tuesday in an unusual news conference called to counter a growing movement alleging that vaccines can cause

 

Rat race Hong Kong comes to terms with depression
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 18 05

Very few people in Hong Kong recognized depression as an illness until the end of 2003 when popular television actress Victoria Lam openly admitted her condition, which had…


 

FDA approves Cyberonics depression device
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 18 05

A stopwatch-sized device that uses electrical impulses to treat chronic depression won U.S. Food and Drug Administration approval, Cyberonics said on Friday.

About 18.8 million adults in the United States suffer from…


 

Antidepressant efficacy may be overblown-experts
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 17 05

Antidepressants, for the most part, do not provide meaningful benefit, two investigators in the UK argue in a report in the British Medical Journal this week, having reviewed published…


 

Teen IQ, activity tied to later dementia risk
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 12 05

A high IQ in adolescence and greater participation in various extracurricular activities may decrease a person’s chances of developing dementia later in life, according to a study in the…


 

Major depression uncommon during end-stage ALS
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 11 05

Despite their many challenges, patients with advanced amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are not likely to experience major depression, according to two prospective studies in the July 12th…


 
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