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People with treatment-resistant depression experienced symptom relief in as little as two hours with a single intravenous dose of ketamine, a medication usually used in higher doses as an anesthetic in humans and animals, in a preliminary study. Current antidepressants routinely take eight weeks or more to exert their effect in treatment-resistant patients and four to six weeks in more responsive patients – a major drawback of these medications. [click link for full article]

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Despite concernsabout suicidal thoughts and behavior for patients using antidepressants, anew study in the August issue of the peer-reviewed American Journal ofManaged Care shows that few patients on these drugs received even theminimum level of follow-up care. [click link for full article]

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The Food and Drug Administration today approved the first generic version of Effexor (venlafaxine), an important step in the agency’s effort to increase the availability of lower-cost generic medications. Venlafaxine is indicated for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD). “This approval is another example of our agency’s efforts to increase access to safe and effective generic alternatives as soon as the law permits,” said Gary J. [click link for full article]

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An intervention aimed at preventing depression and easing the burden of caring for a relative with dementia also helps to prevent complicated grief and depression following the death of the loved one, according to a University of Pittsburgh-led study. The findings, which are published in the August issue of the American Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry, could help the millions of American families caring for relatives with dementia. Approximately 4. [click link for full article]

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Treating major depression can be quite a puzzle, and a newly published UCLA study suggests medication is just one of many potential pieces.Published in the August 2006 edition of the American Journal of Psychiatry, the study used electroencephalogram (EEG) measurements to demonstrate an association between eventual clinical outcome and regional changes in brain activity during a placebo lead-in phase prior to antidepressant treatment. [click link for full article]

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Treating major depression can be quite a puzzle, and a newly published UCLA study suggests medication is just one of many potential pieces.Published in the August 2006 edition of the American Journal of Psychiatry, the study used electroencephalogram (EEG) measurements to demonstrate an association between eventual clinical outcome and regional changes in brain activity during a placebo lead-in phase prior to antidepressant treatment. [click link for full article]

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HIV-positive people over age 50 living in the U.S. have high rates of depression and age-related medical conditions, according to a study that will be presented at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, USA Today reports. Stephen Karpiak, research director of the [click link for full article]

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HIV-positive people over age 50 living in the U.S. have high rates of depression and age-related medical conditions, according to a study that will be presented at the XVI International AIDS Conference in Toronto, USA Today reports. Stephen Karpiak, research director of the [click link for full article]

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Mothers 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 insanity in a second trial. [click link for full article]

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