Archive for January, 2008
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Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Kids who have been arrested and are depressed are more likely to use drugs and alcohol and engage in unsafe sexual activity that puts them at greater risk for HIV, according to new research from the Bradley Hasbro Children’s Research Center.
Middle-Aged Misery Spans The Globe, Researchers Find
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008Using data on 2 million people, from 80 nations, researchers from the University of Warwick and Dartmouth College in the US have found an extraordinarily consistent international pattern in depression and happiness levels that leaves us most miserable in middle age.Their paper entitled “Is Well-being U-Shaped over the Life Cycle?” is to be published shortly […]
Studies Show Depression Plagues Older Rural Communities In Australia And The USA
Monday, January 28th, 2008Nearly one third of older rural people in Australia and America suffer from depression according to a study in the Wiley-Blackwell journal - Australian Journal of Rural Health.
Self-Help Through Practical Psychotherapy
Monday, January 28th, 2008Elizabeth Wilde McCormick’s best-selling guide to Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) is now published in a third edition , with even more valuable advice on self-help through practical psychotherapy.
Women And Men Doctors Have Divergent Views On Women And Depression
Friday, January 25th, 2008Women and men doctors have some divergent views about women and depression, according to a recent survey conducted by the Society for Women’s Health Research, a Washington, D.C., based advocacy organization. Women doctors are more likely than their male counterparts to believe that women are specifically susceptible to depression during two […]
CeNeRx BioPharma Announces Successful Completion Of Phase L Clinical Program For Novel Antidepressant Agent Tyrima(TM)
Friday, January 25th, 2008CeNeRx BioPharma, Inc., a clinical stage company developing and commercializing innovative treatments for diseases of the central nervous system, announced the successful completion of the Phase l clinical program for Tyrima(TM), its lead candidate for the treatment of depression and anxiety. Tyrima is a selective and reversible member of a novel class of drugs known […]
Does It Help To Continue Antidepressant Drug Treatment For Preventing Recurrence In Depression?
Friday, January 25th, 2008Apparently not very much, according to a study by Dutch investigators published in the Jan 2008 issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics.Maintenance antidepressant (AD) medication is the most commonly used preventive strategy in a highly recurrent disease, i.e. depression. Little is known about the discontinuation of maintenance AD use and the association with recurrence in daily […]
Withdrawal Symptoms From Paroxetine May Last For A Long Time
Friday, January 25th, 2008When withdrawal symptoms ensue after discontinuation of a drug, such as paroxetine, it is generally assumed they will last for a few weeks and then they will subside. Many patients do not think so and some of them have also created a website concerned with paroxetine discontinuation effects. Now researchers at […]
Antidepressant Trials Are Selectively Reported, Study
Friday, January 25th, 2008A new US study led by a researcher who used to review drug studies at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) suggests that selective reporting of the results of antidepressant drug trials in journals exaggerates their effectiveness. This could mislead doctors and patients into thinking antidepressants are more effective than they really are […]
Depression And Anxiety Can Double Chances Of Coronary Artery Disease
Friday, January 25th, 2008Matters of the mind can affect matters of the heart. A new study by Université de Montréal and McGill University researchers has found that major anxiety and/or depression, can double a coronary artery disease patient’s chances of repeated heart ailments. This is one of the first studies to focus on patients with stable coronary artery […]
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