Social Phobia
• Anxiety Disorders • Nov 28 05

Social phobia is an anxiety disorder in which patients have an intense fear of being scrutinized in social or public situations (e.g., giving a speech, speaking in class). The disorder may be generalized or limited…


 

Panic Disorder and Agoraphobia
• Anxiety Disorders • Nov 28 05

Panic disorder is characterized by recurrent unexpected panic attacks that can occur with or without agoraphobia. Agoraphobia is a disabling condition in which patients fear places in which escape might be difficult. Whether…


 

Specific Phobia
• Anxiety Disorders • Nov 28 05

SPECIFIC PHOBIA

Specific phobia is an anxiety disorder characterized by intense fear of particular objects or situations (e.g., snakes, heights). It is the most common psychiatric disorder.

Epidemiology

Specific phobias are more prevalent in…


 

Abilify plus an antidepressant for mood disorders
• Bipolar Disorder • Nov 28 05

The atypical antipsychotic drug Abilify (aripiprazole) appears to enhance the response to antidepressants in patients with treatment-resistant major depression, research suggests.

Atypical antipsychotic agents are often used to augment antidepressants…


 

Stress can raise a person’s lipid levels
• Stress • Nov 28 05

There is good evidence to show that stress can increase a person’s heart rate, lower the immune system’s ability to fight colds and increase certain inflammatory markers but can stress…


 

People with mild symptoms of depression pay more attention to their social environment
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 28 05

Surprisingly, people with mild depression are actually more tuned into the feelings of others than those who aren’t depressed, a team of

 

Swimming with Dolphins Can Alleviate Depression
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 25 05

Swimming with dolphins is an effective treatment for mild to moderate depression, say researchers in this week’s BMJ.

Their findings support the theory of biophilia, which shows how human health and…


 

Little ethnic variation in response to Paxil
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 25 05

A new study has found no major differences in how people of different ethnic groups respond to the anti-anxiety drug paroxetine, sold as Paxil.

Studies have documented worse quality mental…


 

Child antidepressant use increased in last decade
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 24 05

The number of U.S. children and teens who were diagnosed with depression more than doubled between 1995 and 2002, while the use of antidepressant drugs rose and the use of…


 

Mental Stress Raising Cholesterol Levels in Healthy Adults
• Stress • Nov 23 05

There is good evidence to show that stress can increase a person’s heart rate, lower the immune system’s ability to fight colds and increase certain inflammatory markers but can…


 

Seasonal depression affects hamsters
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 22 05

A new study suggests that hamsters may suffer from symptoms of anxiety and depression during the dark days of winter, just as some humans do.

Using a variety of tests, researchers found more…


 

Exercise Helps Relieve Severe Depression-or So It Seems
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 21 05

How useful is exercise for people with severe depression, anxiety, or chronic mental illness? According to the December issue of the Harvard Mental Health Letter, hundreds of studies…


 

Problem-solving abilities taxed by stress
• Stress • Nov 17 05

Stressful situations interfere with mental agility, according to findings presented this week at the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience in Washington, DC.

Dr. David Beversdorf and colleagues at the Ohio…


 

Reflecting on values may counter stress
• Stress • Nov 16 05

Simply thinking about something personally meaningful can ease some of the physiological effects of stress, a new study suggests.

In an experiment with college students asked to perform a stressful task,…


 

Vacations bring good health and happiness for women
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 11 05

Women who take vacations frequently are less likely to become tense, depressed or tired and are more satisfied with their marriages, according to a recent study conducted by researchers…


 

Anxiety disorders increase risk of suicidal thoughts
• Suicide • Nov 08 05

A pre-existing Anxiety disorder significantly increases the risk of a subsequent onset of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts, according to a study in the November issue of Archives…


 

Depression raises colorectal cancer risk
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Nov 03 05

Women who suffer from Depression are at increased risk of developing Colorectal cancer, according to a new analysis of data from the Nurses’ Health Study, an ongoing study of some 127,000 female…


 

Talk therapy effective treatment for seasonal affective disorder
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Oct 31 05

The daily routines of one in ten American in Vermont, Alaska, Maine and other northern states will change for the worse on Oct. 30.

The alterations start every year…


 

Abortion does not raise risk of depression
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Oct 28 05

Among women with an unwanted pregnancy, those who carry the pregnancy to term are more likely to experience later Depression than those who terminate the pregnancy with an

 

Early stress tied to mental decline later
• Stress • Oct 28 05

A short period of psychological stress in infancy can lead to impaired learning and memory and a decline in cognitive abilities in middle-age, according to research conducted in rats.

The…


 

Melatonergic Agent Improves Sleep in Depressed Patients
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Oct 27 05

For patients with a major depressive disorder, the investigational melatonergic antidepressant Valdoxan (agomelatine) has improved the quality of sleep without causing daytime somnolence, investigators reported here.

In a…


 

FDA panel says approval for new depression drugs needs to be faster
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Oct 26 05

According to a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel, drug makers seeking U.S. approval of new drugs to treat major depression should…


 

Gene may be linked to Tourette’s syndrome
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Oct 13 05

Researchers said on Thursday they have found a gene that contributes to the development of Tourette Syndrome, but that many other genes are also likely to be involved…


 

Chromium supplements may aid some with depression
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Oct 12 05

Supplements containing the mineral chromium may be useful in treating some cases of Depression - particularly when carbohydrate craving is a prominent symptom, a new study suggests.

The study, of…


 

Childhood Depression Is Understudied and Under-treated
• Mental health and Psychiatry news • Oct 02 05

What’s increasingly well known is that Depression often begins early in childhood. What’s hardly known is what to do about it.

“The chronicity, morbidity, and mortality associated with Depression in youths…


 
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