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By Depressed Jane on October 30, 2005
Cyberonics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBX) today announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA)approved the Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Therapy System “for the adjunctivelong-term treatment of chronic or recurrent depression for patients 18 yearsof age or older who are experiencing a major depressive episode and have nothad an adequate response to four or more adequate antidepressant treatments… click link for more info.
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By Depressed Jane on October 30, 2005
Current recommendations for prescribing antidepressants should be reconsidered, argue mental health experts in this week’s BMJ. Most people with depression are initially treated with antidepressants, and prescribing has risen by 253% in 10 years. Yet recent studies show that SSRIs have no clinically meaningful advantage over placebo, write Joanna Moncrieff and Irving Kirsch… click link for more info.
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By Depressed Jane on October 30, 2005
For severe depression, electro-shock therapy is nowadays the last hope. However, it can impair memory for weeks after therapy. A less aggressive alternative seems to be provided by what is known as “transcranial magnetic stimulation”. This is the conclusion arrived at by doctors and psychologists of the Bonn University Clinic in an article which has just appeared in the British Journal of Psychiatry (vol… click link for more info.
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By Depressed Jane on October 30, 2005
In depressed patients who have experienced a heart attack, use of antidepressants, especially selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), was associated with a reduced risk of death and recurrent heart attack, according to an article in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals… click link for more info.
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By Depressed Jane on October 30, 2005
Children, whose fathers have had postnatal depression, have an increased risk of behavioural and emotional problems in early life, suggests a study published in this week’s issue of THE LANCET. The researchers found the effect was the same even after they controlled for other factors that could influence a child’s development… click link for more info.
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By Depressed Jane on October 30, 2005
Middle-aged women with no obvious signs of cardiac trouble may be prone to depression and the eventual development of heart disease if their heart rate varies less than expected in response to fluctuations in the body’s hormone levels, according to findings from a substudy of the Women’s Health Initiative published today in the Archives of Internal Medicine… click link for more info.
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By Depressed Jane on October 30, 2005
How many women in your practice are leaving your office with prescriptions for antidepressants? Yet do you know what questions to ask that can help you determine if their depression is the result of an emotionally abusive environment that has them feeling anxious, stressed, overwhelmed, lost, alone, and as though they’re going crazy? Depressed? You bet… click link for more info.
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By Depressed Jane on October 30, 2005
American Joe Lawson today has embarked on a journey to climb the world’s highest peaks to focus global attention on the need for greater depression awareness, treatment and support. As a teenager, Lawson’s father committed suicide after a long battle with depression. In honor of his memory he formed Expedition Hopeâ„¢, with the goal of preventing similar tragedies… click link for more info.
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By Depressed Jane on October 30, 2005
Cymbaltaâ„¢ (duloxetine HCL) significantly reduced anxiety symptoms in elderly patients with depression, compared with those treated with a sugar pill, according to new research presented today at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. In the eight-week study of people over age 65 with depression, 60 mg of Cymbalta, taken once daily, significantly reduced psychic anxiety symptoms in depressed patients, such as worry, ability to concentrate, tension and irritability, compared to placebo (mean change 6… click link for more info.
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By Depressed Jane on October 30, 2005
More than 85 percent of both privately insured and Medicaid patients with depression are not being effectively treated, as defined by the National Committee for Quality Assurance (NCQA), according to new data presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association. While both sets of patients were receiving inadequate treatment in this study, Medicaid claimants were less likely to be treated according to practice guidelines… click link for more info.
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