Let Me Tell You More About My Depressed, Miserable Existence
By Depressed Jane on March 21, 2007
Have you evernoticed how much information your physician has aboutyou before she even enters the exam room? All theinformation on her clipboard – vital signs, symptoms,and other important medical data – was collected inadvance in order to maximize the limited time you havewith your doctor. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on March 21, 2007
The antidepressant duloxetine, at a once-daily dose of 60 mg, significantly reduced non-specific pain and emotional symptoms associated with depression in a new, eight-week, placebo-controlled study of 327 adult patients with at least moderate pain and major depression. The results were presented today at the 15th European Congress of Psychiatry (AEP) in Madrid, Spain. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on March 19, 2007
Despite a prevalence of about 5% in the community and 50% in depressed outpatients, the treatment of bipolar II disorder* and related disorders is understudied. Recent advances in this area, which have mainly been related to these conditions, are discussed in a Seminar in The Lancet. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on March 19, 2007
Medically treating post-partum depression may not be enough to improve a mother’s relationship with her baby, and is only part of the equation, according to a new study done in part by the University of Alberta.The other essential factor is giving struggling new mothers basic tools to read behavioural cues from their babies and effectively respond to their needs, said Dr. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on March 17, 2007
A single, socially stressful situation can kill off new nerve cells in the brain region that processes learning, memory, and emotion, and possibly contribute to depression, new animal research shows.Researchers found that in young rats, the stress of encountering aggressive, older rats did not stop the generation of new nerve cells – the first step in the process of neurogenesis. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on March 14, 2007
Having both depression and type 2 diabetes increases the risk of death for heart patients. Each factor had been known to increase the risk of heart disease deaths by itself, but together they’re even more deadly.In an analysis of more than 900 patients with established coronary artery disease, Duke University Medical Center psychologists found that those with both type 2 diabetes and symptoms of depression were more likely to die than heart patients without those conditions. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on March 14, 2007
In a project involving more than 300 elderly people who had been discharged from hospital, 17% were found to have previously undiagnosed depression and of that figure, 7% died within two years of leaving hospital.The study also showed that 41% of elderly people who have depression are often later re-admitted to hospital with other illnesses, possibly a result of not receiving appropriate treatment for their depression. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on March 14, 2007
Omega-3 fatty acids, found in fatty fish like salmon, are associated with increased grey matter volume in areas of the brain commonly linked to mood and behavior according to a University of Pittsburgh study.Findings were presented by Sarah M. Conklin, Ph.D., postdoctoral scholar at the Cardiovascular Behavioral Medicine Program in the department of psychiatry at the University of Pittsburgh, at the American Psychosomatic Society’s Annual Meeting, held in Budapest, Hungary. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on March 14, 2007
CeNeRx BioPharma, Inc., a clinical stage company developing and commercializing innovative treatments for diseases of the central nervous system, today announced top-line results from a Phase I clinical trial of Tyrima(TM), its lead candidate for the treatment of depression and anxiety. In this study, Tyrima was safe and well tolerated. Tyrima is a member of a novel class of drugs known as reversible inhibitors of monoamine oxidase A, or RIMAs. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on March 13, 2007
Forms of ill treatment during captivity that do not involve physical pain – such as psychological manipulation, deprivation, humiliation and forced stress positions – appear to cause as much mental distress and traumatic stress as physical torture, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. [click link for full article]
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