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Monday, July 31st, 2006Mothers who suffer from serious bouts of postpartum depression and psychosis often don’t get enough help before killing their children, but jailing them is not necessarily the answer, say two Penn State researchers who are publishing a new book: “Child Homicide: Parents Who Kill,” with CRC Press, in August.This week, Andrea Yates convicted in 2001 of killing her five children in Texas was found not guilty by reason of sanity in a second trial. [click link for full article]
Penn State Researchers Say Education, Treatment Key To Averting Child Homicides
Monday, July 31st, 2006Mothers who suffer from serious bouts of postpartum depression and psychosis often don’t get enough help before killing their children, but jailing them is not necessarily the answer, say two Penn State researchers who are publishing a new book: “Child Homicide: Parents Who Kill,” with CRC Press, in August.This week, Andrea Yates convicted in 2001 of killing her five children in Texas was found not guilty by reason of sanity in a second trial. [click link for full article]
New Mothers Should Be Screened Regularly For Postpartum Depression
Friday, July 28th, 2006Physicians should screen mothers for postpartum depression regularly for at least a year following childbirth to better identify women who develop symptoms throughout the year and those whose depression persists, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers say.”If you only screen early or if you only screen once, you will miss some,” said Linda Chaudron, M.D. [click link for full article]
New Mothers Should Be Screened Regularly For Postpartum Depression
Friday, July 28th, 2006Physicians should screen mothers for postpartum depression regularly for at least a year following childbirth to better identify women who develop symptoms throughout the year and those whose depression persists, University of Rochester Medical Center researchers say.”If you only screen early or if you only screen once, you will miss some,” said Linda Chaudron, M.D. [click link for full article]
What Can Prevent Relapse In Depression?
Monday, July 17th, 2006Major depressive disorder is a recurrent disease. Brief cognitive therapy (CT), added to either regular care or medication, is helpful in preventing relapse/recurrence. Little is known which type of persons benefit from preventive CT, the so called ‘aptitude treatment interaction’ effect. This issue was addressed in the July issue of Psychother Psychosom. The cohort included exclusively patients with at least two previous episodes remitted on various types of treatments (n = 172). [click link for full article]
What Can Prevent Relapse In Depression?
Monday, July 17th, 2006Major depressive disorder is a recurrent disease. Brief cognitive therapy (CT), added to either regular care or medication, is helpful in preventing relapse/recurrence. Little is known which type of persons benefit from preventive CT, the so called ‘aptitude treatment interaction’ effect. This issue was addressed in the July issue of Psychother Psychosom. The cohort included exclusively patients with at least two previous episodes remitted on various types of treatments (n = 172). [click link for full article]
Wyeth Affirms The Safety Profile Of Effexor XR
Saturday, July 15th, 2006In response to reports regarding Effexor XR® (venlafaxine HCl), an antidepressant approved for the treatment of major depressive disorder, generalized anxiety disorder, social anxiety disorder and panic disorder, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), affirms that no causal link between Effexor XR and homicidal thoughts and actions has been established. [click link for full article]
National Survey Finds Depression Costs Nearly Tripled For Individuals With Limited Access To Care
Friday, July 14th, 2006Individuals with depression andlimited access to treatment incurred an average of nearly three times theannual out-of-pocket costs for medication, psychotherapy and othertreatment costs than individuals with less restricted access ($4,312 versus$1,496), according to results of a new survey. Credit card debt and othernegative social consequences attributable to depression further contributedmore than $13,500 in out-of-pocket costs. [click link for full article]
New Survey Finds Financial Consequences Of Depression Are Seventy-Five Percent Higher Among Floridians Than The National Average
Friday, July 14th, 2006The financial consequences ofdepression are 75 percent higher for Floridians than the national average.Specifically, self-reported credit card debt and negative socialconsequences attributable to depression contributed more than $19,400 inout-of-pocket costs for Floridians — approximately $8,300 more than otherAmericans living with depression. [click link for full article]
Kaiser Daily Women’s Health Policy Report Highlights Recently Released Reports
Wednesday, July 12th, 2006The following highlights recently released reports on women’s health issues. Pregnancy & Childbirth “Decision-to-Incision Times and Maternal and Infant Outcomes,” Obstetrics and Gynecology: Steven Bloom, chair of the department of obstetrics and gynecology at the [click link for full article]
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