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By Depressed Jane on April 14, 2008
Even after the age of 70, people prone to feelings of anxiety, worry, distress and insecurity face a risk for a first lifetime episode of clinically significant depression, according to a unique study led by a University of Rochester Medical Center researcher.”We assume that because depression has not developed for people with these personality traits by the age of 70 that it won’t develop,” said Paul R. Duberstein, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry who led the study.
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By Depressed Jane on April 14, 2008
A history of abuse of neglect in childhood could be associated withdepression and inflammation when reaching adulthood. According to areport in the April 2008 issue of the Archives of GeneralPsychiatry, a JAMA/Archives journal, not only is thisassociation possible but this could also increase cardiovascular risk.
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By Depressed Jane on April 12, 2008
A new study led by Emory University School of Medicine researcher Charles L. Raison, MD, is the first to show that depression and anxiety are more prevalent in Tibetan refugees than they are in ethnic Tibetans born and raised in the comparative stability of exile communities in Northern India and Nepal. The study findings were reported in the April 2008, on-line version of the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.
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By Depressed Jane on April 11, 2008
A study recommended by David Spiegel of Faculty of 1000 Medicine (http://www.f1000medicine.com/), looks at the relationship between depression care management and survival rates in older patients.
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By Depressed Jane on April 10, 2008
If you clean your house vigorously for twenty minutes non-stop once a week, your anxiety, distress or depression may improve, according to a study published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine.The study also stresses that any type of vigorous physical exercise, sustained for a 20-minute period can have a good impact on your mental health. The scientists, from University College London, say that the more vigorous and frequent the activity, the greater the impact.
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By Depressed Jane on April 10, 2008
”We as policy makers working in the area of suicide prevention need to foster a culture where people in distress, at whatever stage in their lives, won’t hesitate to seek help,” – DevinsDr Jimmy Devins TD, Minister for Disability and Mental Health, yesterday addressed the National Office for Suicide Prevention’s third Annual Forum in the Royal Hospital, Kilmainham.
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By Depressed Jane on April 10, 2008
Intra-Cellular Therapies, Inc., announced additional preclinical data from its ongoing development programs for ITI-007, the Company’s first-in-class dual 5HT2A receptor antagonist/dopamine receptor phosphoprotein modulator (DPPM), and ITI-722, a low-dose formulation of ITI-007, which are in development for schizophrenia and sleep disorders, respectively. These new data demonstrate ITI-007 has preclinical activity both in vitro and in vivo as an antidepressant.
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By Depressed Jane on April 9, 2008
Depression is prevalent among people living with chronic diseases, such as multiple sclerosis (MS). Although most people with MS live normal lives, they must manage symptoms and treatments that cause increased emotional and psychological stress on a daily basis. Now, researchers from two universities have found that people with MS who increase positive experiences decrease their symptoms of depression and improve the overall quality of their lives.
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By Depressed Jane on April 8, 2008
A new study by researchers at Rush University Medical Center supports the idea that depression is truly a risk factor for Alzheimer’s disease rather than a subtle early sign of its underlying pathology. The study, published in the April issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry, found no evidence of an increase in depressive symptoms during the prodromal phase before the clinical diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease.
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By Depressed Jane on April 8, 2008
Researchers in Norway found symptoms of depression and anxiety to be significantly higher among people with MS compared with those without MS. This study provides important data on the occurrence of emotional changes in people with MS, and the necessity to increase treatment of these symptoms. Antonie G. Beiske, MD (University Hospital, Akershus, NO) and colleagues report their findings in the European Journal of Neurology (2008 Mar;15(3):239-45).
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