Sunday, December 24, 2006

Science critics make issue of financial ties



San Jose Mercury News - Corcept Therapeutics in Menlo Park, a publicly traded company that hopes to turn mifepristone into an approved treatment worked out a theory to explain the underlying cause of what they believed to be a distinct disease, ``psychotic major depression
Source: www.mercurynews.com

US Suicide Rates by Age Group, 1970-2002: An Examination of Recent
Medscape News - variables that may influence rates differentially. The relative contributions of depression diagnosis and treatment associated with a higher risk for suicide. [4,5] Other risk factors for suicide include previous diagnosis of major depression
Source: www.medscape.com

Pataki to sign law requiring greater mental health coverage
Newsday - The bill requires insurance companies to cover 30 inpatient and 20 outpatient days of treatment for mental illness. Companies must fully cover "biologically based mental illnesses" including major depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, anorexia
Source: www.newsday.com

Predictors of Bipolar Disorder Risk Among Patients Currently Treated
Medscape News - Randomised controlled trials investigating pharmacological and psychological interventions for treatment-refractory Bipolar mood disorders among Polish psychiatric outpatients treated for major depression. J Affect Disord. 2005;84:141-147.
Source: www.medscape.com


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