Wednesday, December 20, 2006

Israeli scientists probe deeper to lift depression



Washington Post - Some 30 volunteers, most of whom suffer from major depression, are taking part. Psychiatrist Hilik Levkovitz, director of the Shalvata center, said preliminary results at the facility have been encouraging. "Many patients improved with the treatment
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Doctor: Mom who killed kids was insane
Chicago Tribune - Matthew Markos, director of Cook County Forensic Clinical Services, said Tonya Vasilev had major depression with psychotic Last year Vasilev was found unfit to stand trial and ordered to undergo a year of inpatient treatment at Elgin Mental
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Lack of coverage hinders eating-disorder treatment
Atlantic City Press - Had her daughter had schizophrenia or major depression, Sawhill would have been better-poised to secure treatment. Since 1999, New Jersey has required insurers to cover “biologically based” mental illnesses as they would cancer or diabetes. But
Source: www.pressofatlanticcity.com

Remission Possible, But Hard to Sustain
Psychiatric News - Because the report connects acute treatment outcomes to longer-term prognosis in a well-characterized patient population of more than 3,600 patients, it may end up being one of the most important ever published on the treatment of major depression. The
Source: pn.psychiatryonline.org

Doctor-Patient Teamwork Can Beat Depression
HealthCentral.com - WEDNESDAY, Nov. 1 (HealthDay News) -- More than two-thirds of people with major depression can become symptom-free if they work good news is that two-thirds of people can be relieved of their depression if they hang in there for up to four treatment
Source: www.healthcentral.com


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