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A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study assessing chromium picolinate supplementation in 113 people with atypical depression found that a subset of patients who reported the highest levels of carbohydrate cravings demonstrated significantly greater reductions than the placebo group on four items on the Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (HAM-D-29): carbohydrate craving, appetite increase, increased eating, and diurnal variation of feeling (mood variation throughout the day)… click link for more info.

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GPs are cautious in prescribing anti-depressants to patients and would welcome definitive guidelines into watchful waiting, says a study in the October issue of THE BRITISH JOURNAL OF GENERAL PRACTICE (BJGP). The study included twenty-seven GPs from different practices in Bristol and the surrounding rural areas… click link for more info.

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Two-thirds of depressed patients prefer Remeron SolTab®, a fast dissolving antidepressant tablet to the antidepressant’s conventional tablet formulation. This according to findings, from a unique global research study involving almost 4,000 patients to date, that were recently presented at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) annual meeting in Atlanta… click link for more info.

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday without comment declined to hear an appeal from Teva Pharmaceuticals involving a patent on Pfizer’s antidepressant Zoloft, the … click link for more info.

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Charles Donovan, author of the soon-to-be-released book “Out of the Black Hole: A Patient’s Guide to Vagus Nerve Stimulation,” which gives an account of Donovan’s experiences with treatment-resistant depression: “In the U.S., an estimated 4 million people suffer with treatment-resistant depression… click link for more info.

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Since warnings started to appear in labels of antidepressants, their use by children has dropped. Since 2002 there has been a 20% fall in antidepressant prescriptions for children, according to Verispan. There has been a 32% drop for children under 12 and a 18% drop for children aged 12-18. As from 2003 many antidepressants started carrying warnings about the raised incidents of suicidal thoughts… click link for more info.

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The first melatonergic antidepressant, Valdoxan® (agomelatine), offers an innovative new approach to the treatment of depression. Valdoxan combines antidepressant efficacy, even in severely depressed patients, with an extremely favourable side-effect profile and has the additional benefit of sleep regulation in depressive patients, according to new data presented at the 18th Congress of the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) today… click link for more info.

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Findings from the largest survey ever conducted on the co-occurrence of psychiatric disorders among U.S. adults indicates a sharper picture than previously reported of major depressive disorder (MDD) in specific population groups. Results from the National Epidemiologic Survey of Alcohol and Related Conditions (NESARC) also indicate a strong relationship of MDD to alcohol use disorders, drug disorders and other mental health conditions… click link for more info.

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There is disagreement whether in-patient psychotherapeutic treatment results for women whose children are cohospitalised with them would be better if the mothers were hospitalised without children. The purpose of this study was to examine this question in the case of mothers with depressive symptoms… click link for more info.

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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 around October just after the end of daylight savings time. For most, the clock shift just adds an hour to the weekend -- but for sufferers of seasonal affective disorder, a syndrome involving recurring bouts of depression during fall and winter months, it marks the beginning of a difficult time of year when many forgo an after-work run for a nap, watch television instead of walk the dog, or sleep later in the morning… click link for more info.

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