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Monday, June 16th, 2008Employees who work overtime are at increased risk of anxiety and depression, suggests a study in the June Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).Elisabeth Kleppa and colleagues of the University of Bergen, Norway, analyzed data on work hours from a larger study of […]
BioMedEcon Reports 200% Higher Outpatient Medical Costs Among Patients With Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Compared To Matched Patients With Depression
Sunday, June 15th, 2008BioMedEcon, a leading provider of health economics and outcomes research, presented findings from a landmark nine-year retrospective claims analysis that compared the median per-patient health care costs for patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) versus depression. This study, supported by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., was presented at the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR) annual […]
Groundbreaking Depression Research Tested In Real-World Setting
Saturday, June 14th, 2008UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatry researchers have taken what they learned from their groundbreaking research on treating depression and are applying it to real-world clinical settings.The Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study was the largest ever on the treatment of major depressive disorder and is considered a benchmark in the field of depression […]
Samaritans Rap Encourages Teenagers To Speak Out About Mental Health, UK
Friday, June 13th, 2008Samaritans is releasing a rap song entitled ‘1 in 10 (talk to someone)’ to challenge the stigma surrounding mental health and encourage young people to speak about problems before they escalate. ‘1 in 10 (talk to someone)’ is inspired by the story of Shirley Smith, a mother who lost her 19-year-old son Daniel to […]
32 Primary Care Trusts To Spearhead Surge In Talking Therapies, UK
Friday, June 13th, 2008Health minister Ivan Lewis announced the 32 sites who will begin to roll out talking therapies around the country. Each of the 32 Primary Care Trusts (PCTs) will receive a share of the £33 million first instalment of new money announced for the purpose by […]
Study Reveals Rural, Unmarried Women At Higher Risk For Depression
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Mayo Clinic research suggests unmarried women living in rural areas have lower self-rated health status than their married counterparts. This lower health status often includes greater instances of self-assessed feelings of depression. The results of the study were recently published in the Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. They suggest that primary care physicians should […]
Astrazeneca Submits Seroquel XR™ In Europe For The Treatment Of Major Depressive Disorder
Thursday, June 12th, 2008AstraZeneca announced that the company has submitted applications in the European Union (EU) for once-daily SEROQUEL XR™ (quetiapine fumarate) Extended-Release Tablets (quetiapine XR), seeking approval for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) including maintenance therapy in adult patients using Mutual Recognition Procedure (MRP). This follows an sNDA submission for SEROQUEL XR in MDD […]
Medical Defence Union Advises GPs On Pitfalls Of Treating Depression, UK
Thursday, June 12th, 2008The Medical Defence Union, the UK’s largest medical defence organisation, has revealed it paid out nearly £3m in compensation on behalf of GP members to settle 30 claims arising from the treatment of patients with depression during a recent ten-year-period.
A Call For Standardized Measurement Of Outcomes In Depression Treatment
Thursday, June 12th, 2008Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers are calling on clinicians to adopt a standardized measurement of outcomes when treating depression. The commentary was published in the June edition of Primary Psychiatry.Researchers led by Mark Zimmerman, M.D., noted that quantified measurement of outcome is rarely done when treating depression, yet to determine the impact of […]
Poor Sleep Quality And Insomnia Associated With Suicidal Symptoms Among College Students
Wednesday, June 11th, 2008Poor sleep quality and insomnia are significantly associated with suicidal symptoms among college undergraduates, according to a research abstract presented on Monday at SLEEP 2008, the 22nd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies (APSS).The study, authored by Rebecca A. Bernert, of Florida State University, focused on 322 college undergraduates between 19-24 years of […]
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