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By Depressed Jane on May 28, 2007
What are the values and inconsistencies in patients who are depressed? A group of investigators of the University of Jena has attempted to identify these aspects in the May issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. In this study, the Authors used the Intrapersonal Conflict Test to assess cognitive inconsistencies in goals or values. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on May 28, 2007
The antidepressant duloxetine hydrochloride was equally effective in reducing painful symptoms in depressed patients who did not respond, or responded only partially, to treatment with a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI), regardless of whether those patients were switched from an SSRI abruptly or gradually.1 This new data was presented today at the American Psychiatric Association´s 160th Annual Meeting in San Diego, Calif. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on May 27, 2007
Based on a Finnish study, persistent smokers may have higher risk of becoming depressed in comparison to never smokers. Also those smokers who quit have an elevated risk of depressive symptoms in the short run. However, in the long run this risk declines to the level of never smokers. In other words, both completely smoke-free life style and successful smoking cessation in the long run seem to protect from depressive symptoms. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on April 2, 2007
Nurse care managers nearly double the likelihood of significant improvement among depressed patients, according to strong evidence in a new review of studies. In this team approach, a doctor’s office nurse monitors patients by phone and coordinates communication between medical and mental health providers.”Care management models for depression help more people get better,” said lead review author John Williams, M.D. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on March 31, 2007
For depressed people with bipolar disorder who are taking a mood stabilizer, adding an antidepressant medication is no more effective than a placebo (sugar pill), according to results published online on March 28, 2007 in the New England Journal of Medicine. The results are part of the large-scale, multi-site Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder (STEP-BD), a $26. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on March 22, 2007
Family caregivers of people with ALS, most often spouses, are likely to become depressed and feel burdened, but that’s not the case for the people they are caring for, according to a study published in the March 20, 2007, issue of Neurology®, the scientific journal of the American Academy of Neurology. [click link for full article]
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By Depressed Jane on March 19, 2007
Medically 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]
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By Depressed Jane on March 19, 2007
Despite 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]
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By Depressed Jane on March 14, 2007
In 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]
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By Depressed Jane on March 11, 2007
Depression in elderly people is causing early mortality, a University of Liverpool study has found. In 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. [click link for full article]
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