Archive for October, 2006
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Sunday, October 29th, 2006A new guide was published recently, giving advice on how to prevent suicides at local ‘hotspots’, such as railway bridges or cliffs. The guide, produced by the Department of Health, provides advice on how to identify potential hotspots and suggests measures, such as installing telephone helplines, to deter people who want to kill themselves. [click link for full article]
Kids With Accurate Self-Perceptions Less Likely To Experience Depression Symptoms
Friday, October 27th, 2006Children who can accurately assess how their classmates feel about them — even if those feelings are negative — are less likely to show symptoms of depression, according to Florida State University researchers.Psychology Professor Janet Kistner found that children in third through fifth grades who had the wrong idea about their level of social acceptance were more likely to develop symptoms of depression over time. [click link for full article]
FDA Approves AstraZeneca’s Seroquel® For Bipolar Depression Treatment
Tuesday, October 24th, 2006AstraZeneca today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SEROQUEL® (quetiapine fumarate) for the treatment of patients with depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder. SEROQUEL already is approved for the treatment of acute manic episodes associated with bipolar I disorder and for the treatment of schizophrenia. [click link for full article]
Burnout Explains Link Between Job Strain And Depression
Monday, October 23rd, 2006Workers with high levels of job strain are at increased risk of burnout, which seems to explain the relationship between job strain and depression, reports a study in the October Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM). [click link for full article]
Doctor Urges Healthcare Workers To Be Alert To Suicide Risk Amongst Cancer Patients
Sunday, October 22nd, 2006Canadian study shows cancer patients more than twice as likely to kill themselvesas general populationA Canadian oncologist has urged doctors and other healthcare professionals to be more aware of the potential risk of suicide among cancer patients and to offer extra support to the most vulnerable and their families. [click link for full article]
FDA Approves AstraZeneca’s SEROQUEL(R) For Bipolar Depression Treatment
Saturday, October 21st, 2006AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SEROQUEL(R) (quetiapine fumarate) for the treatment of patients with depressive episodes associated with bipolar disorder. SEROQUEL already is approved for the treatment of acute manic episodes associated with bipolar I disorder** and for the treatment of schizophrenia. [click link for full article]
Linkages Between Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors And Bone Mass Found By Forsyth Scientists
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006Scientists at The Forsyth Institute have found that fluoxetine (Prozac), a drug used in the treatment of depression and obsessive-compulsive disorders, increases bone mass. The team of researchers analyzed the ability of fluoxetine to stimulate new bone formation under normal conditions and to block bone loss caused by inflammation or estrogen loss due to ovariectomy. [click link for full article]
New Jersey Law Requiring Postpartum Depression Screening Goes Into Effect
Tuesday, October 17th, 2006A bill (S 213) signed into law in April by New Jersey Gov. Jon Corzine (D) that requires health care providers to screen women who recently have given birth for postpartum depression and teach women and their families about the condition took effect Tuesday, the [click link for full article]
Long-term Benefit For Depression From Internet-Based Interventions
Saturday, October 14th, 2006Mental health researchers at The Australian National University have found that brief Internet-based interventions for depression are not only immediately effective, but have a significant positive long-term benefit that may be as effective as active psychotherapies. [click link for full article]
Early Family Experience Can Reverse The Effects Of Genes, UCLA Psychologists Report
Thursday, October 12th, 2006Early family experience can reverse the effect of a genetic variant linked to depression, UCLA researchers report in the current issue of the journal Biological Psychiatry.Among children from supportive, nurturing families, those with the short form of the serotonin transporter gene (known as 5-HTTLPR) had a significantly reduced risk for depression, found the UCLA team, under the direction of Shelley E. [click link for full article]
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