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Archive for October, 2006

Blackwell Publishing is set to break into an exciting new area of clinical psychiatry with its new journal – Early Intervention in Psychiatry.The journal will be launched at the IEPA Conference in Birmingham in October 2006, and will publish its inaugural issue in February 2007. [click link for full article]

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Although drugs that target the brain’s serotonin system are widely used to treat depression, the basic biological mechanism by which they help to alleviate symptoms is poorly understood. Now, new University of Pittsburgh research suggests these drugs work by acting on a specific serotonin receptor called the 5-HT1A autoreceptor, which the study’s investigators found plays a key role in regulating the response of the amygdala. [click link for full article]

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Despite a high rate of depression, few stroke survivors take antidepressants, according to a study in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association.Studies have suggested an association between stroke survival and mood disturbances such as depression. But it’s been unclear how many stroke survivors suffer from depression and how many are treated, particularly in the long term, said Seana L. Paul, B.Sc. [click link for full article]

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