Archive for the ‘Depression’ Category
Thursday, May 15th, 2008
A new revision of clinical guidelines to help doctors manage patients with depression has challenged the rationale behind the UK government's policy of rolling out of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for milder depression.According to a comprehensive review of treatments for depression, there is a lack of evidence for CBT being ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
The Journal of Environmental and Occupational Medicine (JOEM) has published a series of new studies that suggest depression in the workplace may be a much bigger problem - with more serious social and economic impacts - than employers realize. The peer-reviewed journal has devoted an entire special-edition, titled "Depression in ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASPM) will present study results from the BRITE (Biomarkers for Rapid Identification of Treatment Effectiveness) trial in major depression at the Society of Biological Psychiatry and American Psychiatric Association Annual Meetings in Washington D.C. this week. BRITE trial results demonstrate that Aspect's EEG-based Antidepressant Treatment ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
St. Jude Medical, Inc. (NYSE:STJ) announced pilot study results from the first multi-center study investigating deep brain stimulation (DBS) of Brodmann Area 25 for major depressive disorder. Results of the study, which were presented at the American Psychiatric Association (APA) meeting in Washington, D.C., found that 6 months after the ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
1. Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors confirmed as treatment for depressionIn treating depression, a 6 to 9 month course of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors following initial recovery after a first episode of depression is confirmed by this study. This systematic review, based on six classic long-term randomized controlled trials, supports current ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) announced new study data on SEROQUEL XR™ (quetiapine fumarate) Extended-Release Tablets (quetiapine XR) for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in adult patients. The results from the studies were presented today at the 161st Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
The children of parents who die suddenly - whether by suicide, accident or natural causes - are three times more likely to develop depression and are at higher risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) than children who don't face such a difficult life event, according to a University of Pittsburgh ...
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Thursday, May 15th, 2008
Theories abound about the cause of Irritable Bowel Disease (IBD): Diet? Stress? Perhaps an infection? On the other hand, is it possible depression could be triggering the disease in some of the 20 per cent of Canadians suffering from this digestive system disorder? New research conducted by scientists in McMaster ...
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Friday, May 9th, 2008
May 7 -- Bipolar disorder may be overdiagnosed, say researchers at Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University.They found that fewer than half of patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder were assessed using a comprehensive psychiatric diagnostic interview -- the Structured Clinical Interview for DSM-IV .Recent reports suggest that under-diagnosis ...
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Sunday, April 13th, 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 ...
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Saturday, April 12th, 2008
The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention analyzed data on post partum depressive symptoms (PDS) among mothers in America from 2004 to 2007 and found that young, unmarried women with lower levels of education, who were on Medicaid when delivered of their babies were the most likely to report ...
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Friday, April 11th, 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 ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 2008
The Louisiana Weekly on Sunday examined suicide and depression in the black community. According to the Weekly, "Still suffering from the vestiges of slavery and still targets of institutionalized racism and discrimination today, with health and economic disparities in their disfavor in almost all societal categories, blacks are the first ...
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Thursday, April 10th, 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 ...
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Tuesday, April 8th, 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 ...
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