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Wednesday, March 21st, 2007The 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]
New Assessment Tool Provides “Psychological Vital Signs” For Psychotherapists
Wednesday, March 21st, 2007Have 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]
Depressed Mothers Can Still Be Good Moms
Monday, March 19th, 2007Medically 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]
Bipolar Disorder: Understudied And Much More Common Than Previously Reported
Monday, March 19th, 2007Despite 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]
Potential New Depression Treatment From Study Of Stress And Nerve Cells Survival In Rats
Saturday, March 17th, 2007A 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]
CeNeRx BioPharma Announces Positive Phase I Results In First Human Trial Of Third Generation RIMA Antidepressant
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007CeNeRx 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]
Why Omega-3s Seem To Improve Mood
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007Omega-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]
Depressed Elderly Risk Early Mortality, Study Finds
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007In 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]
Together Diabetes And Depression Increase Risk To Heart Patients
Wednesday, March 14th, 2007Having 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]
New Treatments In Pipeline And Balanced Treatment For Depression The Future, Says ABPI Report
Tuesday, March 13th, 2007More effective medicines with fewer side effects are in the development pipeline and better understanding of the various causes of depression is improving treatment, according to a report issued today by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI). [click link for full article]
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