Let Me Tell You More About My Depressed, Miserable Existence
By Depressed Jane on October 29, 2006
A 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]
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By Depressed Jane on October 27, 2006
Children 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]
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By Depressed Jane on October 24, 2006
AstraZeneca 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]
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By Depressed Jane on October 23, 2006
Workers 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]
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By Depressed Jane on October 22, 2006
Canadian 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]
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By Depressed Jane on October 21, 2006
AstraZeneca (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]
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By Depressed Jane on October 17, 2006
Scientists 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]
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By Depressed Jane on October 17, 2006
A 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]
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By Depressed Jane on October 14, 2006
Mental 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]
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By Depressed Jane on October 12, 2006
Early 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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