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By Depressed Jane on May 6, 2007
Most women with recurrent depression may be able to prevent subsequent depressive episodes with monthly maintenance interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), say researchers from the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine in a study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on May 4, 2007
The House Energy and Commerce Health Subcommittee on Tuesday debated legislation (HR 20) that would aim to identify causes and treatments for postpartum depression, and some Republicans on the panel indicated that the measure should be amended to include language on “postabortion depression,” [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on May 4, 2007
Researchers have demonstrated for the first time that malfunction of a gene that had been associated with schizophrenia and depression does indeed cause symptoms of those disorders. They said their findings in mice offer a possible animal model for developing treatments for schizophrenia and depression. Also, they said their findings support the theory that the two disorders share common genetic mechanisms. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on May 3, 2007
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has asked makers of all antidepressant drugs to change the existing “black box” labels on their products to warn about increased risk of suicidality (suicidal thinking and behaviour) among young adults aged 18 to 24 in the first few weeks of treatment. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on May 3, 2007
Today, the American Psychiatric Association (APA) welcomed labeling changes from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which apply to antidepressant use in adults. The FDA’s new labeling acknowledges, for the first time, that untreated depression puts people at risk for suicide. The FDA label will continue to offer guidance on antidepressant treatments and suicidal thoughts and behaviors, sometimes referred to as “suicidality. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on May 2, 2007
Adding intensive psychotherapy to drug treatment for patients hospitalized with severe depression significantly increased the rate of response, compared to a group not receiving psychotherapy, according to a new study. The contribution added by the psychotherapy component was evident early on, with acute response rates of 70 percent in those receiving both medication and psychotherapy, compared with 51 percent for those not receiving psychotherapy. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on May 2, 2007
In the federally funded Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study, outcomes for cognitive therapy as a second-step treatment were not different from outcomes of medication therapy. However, random assignment in this STAR*D level was based on each patient’s treatment preferences, and only 26 percent of the patients accepted cognitive therapy as an option. [click link for full article]
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