Science critics make issue of financial ties

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
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More Than Half Of Jail And Prison Inmates Have Mental Illness, Study
KSDK - have major depression have major depression and 10 percent have a psychotic disorder. Critics of the study say it relied on surveys completed by the inmates themselves and failed to account for severity and duration of the illness. The Treatment
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Magnet Therapy
Belief.Net - A randomized clinical trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of major depression. Biol Psychiatry. 2000;47:332–337. 26.   Tergau F, Naumann U, Paulus W, et al. Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic
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Mental Health and Illness - Bouncing Back from the Brink
Southern Illinoisan - Modern medicine has come a long way since then, especially with regard to the treatment of mental health and illness Major depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide and the Journal of Occupational and Environmental medicine lists
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Aspect Medical Systems Announces Progress of BRITE Major Depression
Forbes - Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASPM) today is providing a scheduled update on the status of the BRITE (Biomarkers for Rapid Identification of Treatment Effectiveness) major depression trial. Patient enrollment for the study is running on
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Impact of Comorbid Anxiety Disorders on Health-Related Quality of ...

Impact of Comorbid Anxiety Disorders on Health-Related Quality of ...

Psychiatric Services (subscription) - Dec 7, 2006... Brown C, Schulberg HC, Madonia MJ, et al: Treatment outcomes for primary care patients with major depression and lifetime anxiety disorders. ...
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Plasma Cortisol and Progression of Dementia in Subjects With ...
Am J Psychiatry (subscription) - Dec 6, 2006... hippocampal volume loss in medically healthy women with recurrent major depression. ... Orchinik M, Tanapat P: Chronic corticosterone treatment induces parallel ...
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Families for Depression Awareness Launches Adult Depression ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - Dec 7, 2006... "Unfortunately, treatment monitoring is not ... the FDA's guidance and closely following it." The guide is designed for adults with major depression or dysthmia. ...
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Acamprosate for Alcohol Dependence: An Update for the Clinician
Focus (subscription) - Dec 6, 2006... be a safe and beneficial component of an alcohol dependence treatment program aimed ... their combined effects on DSM-IV alcohol dependence and major depression. ...
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STAR*D Study Examines Effect Of Genetic Variation In Treatment ...
Medical News Today (press release), UK - Dec 12, 2006... to Relieve Depression, or STAR*D. The STAR*D is the only large sample of patients who suffer from major depression, and who are treatment resistant with the ...
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Depression Related News

Depression Related News

KXAN - The three (3) most common types of depression are major depression, dysthymia and bipolar disease: Major depression is they are, whether the individual has had them before, and if so, whether or not they were treated and what treatment was
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NIH Spends Millions to Study Alternative Therapy
NPR News - Patients who received both types of treatment felt 40 percent less pain than those who received only standard treatment John's Wort is another popular herbal supplement, but NCCAM found that it's useless for treating major depression of moderate
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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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Drug Trial Shows Some Gains Against Major Depression
WOOD - News) -- Two different drug regimens for difficult-to-treat major depression -- one a combination of two newer drugs and the other a single, older drug -- were comparable in putting people with depression in remission. But the combination treatment
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Study warns of anti-depressant problems for cancer patients

Study warns of anti-depressant problems for cancer patients

Australian Broadcasting Corp. - So it's no surprise that some people develop major depression and need to be treated with antidepressants and psychotherapy. Advanced cancer was cancer that has spread to other places and where the aims of treatment were to help people feel
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Psychiatrist: Suspect was insane at time of children's murders
WBBM - Forensic Clinical Services said in a letter submitted to the court Tuesday that Tonya Vasilev suffered from major depression Vasilev was found unfit for trial last year and was ordered to undergo a year of inpatient treatment at the Elgin Mental
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Breast Cancer Diagnosis Brings Serious Distress

Breast Cancer Diagnosis Brings Serious Distress

LiveScience.com - the cancer diagnosis (100 percent), uncertainty about treatment (96 percent), and worries about physical problems (81 percent). The researchers also found that 21 percent of the women met criteria for psychiatric disorders, including major depression
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Are you SAD? Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder

Are you SAD? Coping with Seasonal Affective Disorder

Southern Illinoisan - S/he calls the parents who then bring their child in for treatment." Getting professional help involves counseling and peer reviewed journal of the American Academy of Family Physicians, the authors report that just like major depression, SAD is
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PSYCHOLOGY: Beating depression —Humair Hashmi
Daily Times - The negative side effects of pharmaceutical drugs have prompted people to look towards alternative means of treatment men who may run the same risk of suffering from depression, or, in scientifically correct terminology, have a major depression
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Easing Depression Without a Prescription
KWQC - But, even then, it's not a form of treatment in and of itself." Each year millions of Americans are diagnosed with seems to be at least as effective as standard antidepressant medications in reducing symptoms in patients with major depression
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Special Legislative Session Ends, Mostly With Lots of Inaction
New York Times - legislation requiring insurers to cover certain mental health conditions, including major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and eating disorders, and to cover up to 30 days a year of hospitalization and 20 days of outpatient treatment. The
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Is Lebanon headed to civil war?
Slate - Its supporters must conclusively show, however, that it is distinct from similar conditions, like major depression. Advocates of Eli Lilly and Co. won FDA approval to market the antidepressant fluoxetine—better-known as Prozac—as a treatment for
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Science critics make issue of financial ties

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

Premenstrual syndrome
HealthCentral.com - in women between their late 20s and early 40s, those with at least one child, those with a family history of a major depression The information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of any
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Continuing medication fights depression

Continuing medication fights depression

Victoria Times Colonist, Canada - Dec 4, 2006More than 50 per cent of those with major depression have a recurrence. ... Each episode poses the risk the depression won't respond to treatment. ...
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Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder

WOOD - Compared with major depression, it is quite rare, affecting only about 1 percent of the population. The milder, chronic form is Without treatment, symptoms usually become more severe, unpleasant and disruptive, and can lead to suicide in about 20
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Use family history as tool in fighting depression
Cincinnati Enquirer - And keeping a sharp eye out for the early signs of depression gives children the best chance for treatment. Major depression in a parent is now a useful thing for doctors and families to know about as a child approaches the teenage years. Lawson Wulsin
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Therapy Insight: Fibromyalgia---Different Type of Pain Needing A
Medscape News - Instead of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and opioids commonly used in the treatment of peripheral pain, the influenced the pain report. [41] Neither the level of depressive symptomatology nor the presence of absence of major depression
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VA set to open San Marcos office in mid-February

VA set to open San Marcos office in mid-February

North County Times, CA - Nov 24, 2006... The treatment service runs the gamut from post-traumatic stress disorder at ... 17 percent of combat-seasoned infantrymen experienced major depression, anxiety or ...
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Corcept Therapeutics Completes Enrollment in Third Phase 3 Study ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - Nov 13, 2006... is being evaluated for treating the psychotic features of psychotic major depression (PMD ... medication for at least one week before the seven-day treatment period ...
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Antidepressants Associated With Increased Risk For Suicide ...
Science Daily (press release) - Dec 7, 2006Major depression is one of the most important risk factors for suicidal ... obvious choice to investigate the association between antidepressant treatment and the ...
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Plasma Cortisol and Progression of Dementia in Subjects With ...
Am J Psychiatry (subscription) - Dec 6, 2006... hippocampal volume loss in medically healthy women with recurrent major depression. ... Orchinik M, Tanapat P: Chronic corticosterone treatment induces parallel ...
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The Search for New Off-Label Indications for Antidepressant ...
Focus (subscription) - Dec 6, 2006... 11, 1981, we initiated the first proof-of-concept study of the new SSRI, fluoxetine, in the treatment of major depression (11) Fifty-one patients were randomly ...
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Treating Obesity Vital For Public Health, Physicians Say

Treating Obesity Vital For Public Health, Physicians Say

Science Daily (press release) - Dec 5, 2006... Dr. Weinstock says physicians agree that treatment should be aggressive and urge ... whose type 2 diabetes was accompanied by minor or major depression had higher ...
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Patients' Requests For Antidepressants Can Influence Physician

Patients' Requests For Antidepressants Can Influence Physician

Medical News Today - behavior of physicians faced with a patient request for antidepressant treatment. From this earlier study and others, the scientists found that patients' requests had a profound effect on physician prescribing habits regarding both major depression
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Drug Trial Shows Some Gains Against Major Depression
WOOD - News) -- Two different drug regimens for difficult-to-treat major depression -- one a combination of two newer drugs and the other a single, older drug -- were comparable in putting people with depression in remission. But the combination treatment
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Doctor: Mom who killed kids was insane
Chicago Tribune - Matthew Markos, director of the Cook County Forensic Clinical Services, said that Tonya Vasilev suffered from major depression Last year Vasilev was found unfit to stand trial and ordered to attend a year of inpatient treatment at the Elgin Mental
Source: www.chicagotribune.com

Patient's Genes May Guide Antidepressant Use
WSTM - Some 30 percent to 40 percent of patients fail their first drug treatment for major depression. Experts say that, right now, it's not possible to predict with any degree of accuracy which drug will work best for each patient. Clinicians are pinning
Source: www.wstm.com

Use family history as tool in fighting depression
Cincinnati Enquirer - And keeping a sharp eye out for the early signs of depression gives children the best chance for treatment. Major depression in a parent is now a useful thing for doctors and families to know about as a child approaches the teenage years. Lawson Wulsin
Source: news.enquirer.com


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Major depression with psychotic features

Major depression with psychotic features

HealthCentral.com - Although there are no obvious risk factors, a family history of depression or psychotic illness increase the risk of this condition. The information provided herein should not be used during any medical emergency or for the diagnosis or treatment of
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Breast Cancer Patients Need More Mental Health Care
Wave 3 - In 47 percent of the women, the stress was significant enough to possibly merit treatment. Psychiatric disorders were identified in 21 percent of the women, with 11 percent showing symptoms of major depression and 10 percent with symptoms of post
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Aspect Medical Systems Announces Progress of BRITE Major Depression
Forbes - Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASPM) today is providing a scheduled update on the status of the BRITE (Biomarkers for Rapid Identification of Treatment Effectiveness) major depression trial. Patient enrollment for the study is running on
Source: www.forbes.com

Mental Health and Illness - Bouncing Back from the Brink
Southern Illinoisan - Modern medicine has come a long way since then, especially with regard to the treatment of mental health and illness Major depression is the leading cause of disability worldwide and the Journal of Occupational and Environmental medicine lists
Source: www.southernillinoisan.com


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Commissioners consider grand application for mental health court

Commissioners consider grand application for mental health court

Sherman Denison Herald Democrat, TX - Dec 10, 2006... program will be individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar, major depression, and/or ... when other more suitable community-based treatment alternatives can ...
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Psychological Troubles on the Rise

Psychological Troubles on the Rise

Inside Higher Ed - said he plans to ask counseling center directors whether they believe administrators should be involved in the treatment If a student is suffering from schizophrenia, major depression, or addiction, the student should be referred to an outside
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FDA to Consider Neuronetics Device
MSN MoneyCentral - that could potentially compete with Cyberonics' Vagus Nerve stimulator, the only device on the market to treat major depression. device became the first to receive FDA approval to treat depressed patients who do not respond to drug treatment. Last
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Patient's Genes May Guide Antidepressant Use

Patient's Genes May Guide Antidepressant Use

WSTM - Some 30 percent to 40 percent of patients fail their first drug treatment for major depression. Experts say that, right now, it's not possible to predict with any degree of accuracy which drug will work best for each patient. Clinicians are pinning
Source: www.wstm.com

More Than Half Of Jail And Prison Inmates Have Mental Illness, Study
KSDK - have major depression have major depression and 10 percent have a psychotic disorder. Critics of the study say it relied on surveys completed by the inmates themselves and failed to account for severity and duration of the illness. The Treatment
Source: www.ksdk.com

Special Legislative Session Ends, Mostly With Lots of Inaction
New York Times - legislation requiring insurers to cover certain mental health conditions, including major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia and eating disorders, and to cover up to 30 days a year of hospitalization and 20 days of outpatient treatment. The
Source: www.nytimes.com

Older Men Seek And Receive Depression Care Less Frequently Due To
Medical News Today - Providing Access to Collaborative Treatment for Depression). The IMPACT participants were 1,800 adults 60 and older with major depression or dysthymic disorder from 18 primary care clinics, affiliated with eight health-care organizations in the
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Major depression

Major depression

HealthScout - While new mothers commonly experience temporary "blues", depression that lasts longer than 2-3 weeks is not normal and requires treatment. Major depression can occur in children and teenagers, and they can also benefit from treatment. (See also
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Psychiatrists Offer Strategies For Getting Care to Rural Areas

Psychiatrists Offer Strategies For Getting Care to Rural Areas

Psychiatric News, CA - Dec 1, 2006... saw patients with anxiety, bipolar disorder, major depression, ADHD, substance ... professionals to deal with diagnostic questions, treatment failure, suicidal ...
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Systematic Review: Smoking Cessation Intervention Strategies for ...

Systematic Review: Smoking Cessation Intervention Strategies for ...

Annals of Internal Medicine - Dec 4, 2006... as a cessation aid for smokers with a history of major depression. ... placebo-controlled trial of fluoxetine in smoking cessation treatment including nicotine ...
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Antidepressants Role in Suicidal Attempts/Deaths
PsychCentral.com, MA - Dec 8, 2006A large risk factor for suicidal behavior is major depression. ... be an obvious choice to investigate the association between antidepressant treatment and the ...
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Anti-depressants not for cancer
Daily Telegraph, Australia - Nov 29, 2006... trial of 189 people in the late stages of cancer but without major depression. ... don't warrant a clinical diagnosis of depression or anti-depressant treatment. ...
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Commissioners consider grand application for mental health court
Sherman Denison Herald Democrat, TX - Dec 10, 2006... program will be individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar, major depression, and/or ... when other more suitable community-based treatment alternatives can ...
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Families for Depression Awareness Launches Adult Depression ...
Yahoo! News (press release) - Dec 7, 2006... "Unfortunately, treatment monitoring is ... The guide is designed for adults with major depression or dysthmia. It was developed by a clinical review committee. ...
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Breast Cancer Patients Need More Mental Health Care

Breast Cancer Patients Need More Mental Health Care

Wave 3 - In 47 percent of the women, the stress was significant enough to possibly merit treatment. Psychiatric disorders were identified in 21 percent of the women, with 11 percent showing symptoms of major depression and 10 percent with symptoms of post
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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
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Novartis Highlights Strong R&D Pipeline, Plans For Multiple New ...

Novartis Highlights Strong R&D Pipeline, Plans For Multiple New ...

Medical News Today (press release), UK - Nov 29, 2006... AGO178 (agomelatine), seeking to become a new once-daily treatment for patients with major depression, is set to begin Phase III trials in the US by the end of ...
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The Search for New Off-Label Indications for Antidepressant ...
Focus (subscription) - Dec 6, 2006... 11, 1981, we initiated the first proof-of-concept study of the new SSRI, fluoxetine, in the treatment of major depression (11) Fifty-one patients were randomly ...
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ADHD :: Columbia study examines ADHD's role in smoking

ADHD :: Columbia study examines ADHD's role in smoking

SpiritIndia, India - Nov 15, 2006... who have psychiatric conditions, such as alcohol or drug abuse, major depression, anxiety and ADHD ... by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of ADHD ...
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Dissecting depression: Employers, health care providers urged to ...
Benefitnews.com, NY - Dec 9, 2006... persistent, affecting 134 to 164 days, compared to only 98 days for major depression. ... a history of bipolar disorder at the initiation of treatment," the study ...
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How Many Assertive Community Treatment Teams Do We Need?
Psychiatric Services (subscription) - Dec 7, 2006... having a serious mental illness and who had received treatment for at ... schizophrenia; affective disorders, with the exception of major depression, single episode ...
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First-Time Mothers at Risk for Postpartum Mental Disorders
Psychiatric Times, CA - Dec 6, 2006... Point out that rapid treatment can prevent serious mood disorders from taking ... that the diagnosis and timing of perinatal episodes of major depression or other ...
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Patient's Genes May Guide Antidepressant Use

Patient's Genes May Guide Antidepressant Use

WSTM - Some 30 percent to 40 percent of patients fail their first drug treatment for major depression. Experts say that, right now, it's not possible to predict with any degree of accuracy which drug will work best for each patient. Clinicians are pinning
Source: www.wstm.com

Duloxetine Has Less Effect on Male Sexual Function Than Escitalopram
Medscape News - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) May 24 - Among men with major depression, treatment with duloxetine (Cymbalta) is associated with less worsening of sexual function than is escitalopram (Lexapro), investigators reported this week at the American Psychiatric
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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

Premenstrual syndrome
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Doctor-Patient Teamwork Can Beat Depression

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
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Meek by name, wild by nature
Observer - Kenneth said this man went into the mental home and was given some kind of treatment "to stop her thinking like a queen According to his attorney and close friend Nat Weiss, that accounted for 'his first major depression: that was the beginning of
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Is Karien losing her mind?
Health 24 - urging you to commit suicide.) Major Depressive Disorder with Psychosis: psychosis can be a feature of a severe major depression. The mental health professional will then make a diagnosis and suggest treatment. If it is unclear whether a psychiatric
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Israeli researchers link depression and osteoporosis

Israeli researchers link depression and osteoporosis

Israel 21C, CA - Nov 12, 2006... Several studies indicate that people with major depression generally have a lower bone ... The researchers were able to show that chronic treatment with a drug ...
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Keeping Our Eyes on STAR D
Focus (subscription) - Dec 6, 2006... trials�and this applies to more than 40% of patients with major depression�only modest responses can be expected from each subsequent treatment trial. ...
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Targacept Announces Positive Results of Phase II Clinical Trial in ...
Earthtimes.org - Nov 9, 2006... study indicates the potential for a new treatment option for the millions of patients suffering from major depression for whom current treatment modalities are ...
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Decades of disease: Living with HIV and AIDS takes toll on North ...
North County Times, CA - Nov 30, 2006... get to that point, years of staying healthy and without any major depression," he said ... leaders to fulfill their promises on AIDS research and treatment, and to ...
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Continuing medication fights depression
Victoria Times Colonist, Canada - Dec 4, 2006More than 50 per cent of those with major depression have a recurrence. ... Each episode poses the risk the depression won't respond to treatment. ...
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Patient Management Exercise FOR PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Patient Management Exercise FOR PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY

Focus (subscription) - Dec 6, 2006... B5. _____ There is no effective pharmacological treatment for OCD. ... The patient complains of multiple episodes of Major Depression with intervals greater than 2 ...
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Postpartum Depression A Major Public Health Problem
Journal of American Medical Association (subscription), IL - Dec 5, 2006... 7 The diagnosis must be either major depression, a mixed or manic ... women have an increased risk for incident psychiatric treatment, particularly hospital ...
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New Depression Model Advances Disease Frontiers
Science Daily (press release) - Nov 9, 2006... Dr. Jeffrey Meyer and colleagues discovered that in major depression, higher levels of MAO-A is ... the tricyclics, are commonly used off-label in the treatment of ...
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Remission Possible, But Hard to Sustain
Psychiatric News, CA - Nov 17, 2006... 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. ...
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International Approvals: Accomplia and Noxafil
Medscape (subscription) - Nov 20, 2006... as major depression. Rimonabant was previously approved by the European Commission in June 2006 for use as an adjunct to diet and exercise in the treatment of ...
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Impact of Comorbid Anxiety Disorders on Health-Related Quality of ...

Impact of Comorbid Anxiety Disorders on Health-Related Quality of ...

Psychiatric Services (subscription) - Dec 7, 2006... Brown C, Schulberg HC, Madonia MJ, et al: Treatment outcomes for primary care patients with major depression and lifetime anxiety disorders. ...
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Older Men Seek And Receive Depression Care Less Frequently Due To

Older Men Seek And Receive Depression Care Less Frequently Due To

Medical News Today - Providing Access to Collaborative Treatment for Depression). The IMPACT participants were 1,800 adults 60 and older with major depression or dysthymic disorder from 18 primary care clinics, affiliated with eight health-care organizations in the
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Antidepressant debated for winter's SAD people
Newsday - Ultimately, doctors seem to agree that the decision on which SAD treatment to use comes down to the severity of a patient's condition. Terman said, "If you are experiencing a major depression, you should not use any treatment, including light
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FDA to Consider Neuronetics Device
MSN MoneyCentral - that could potentially compete with Cyberonics' Vagus Nerve stimulator, the only device on the market to treat major depression. device became the first to receive FDA approval to treat depressed patients who do not respond to drug treatment. Last
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Continuing medication fights depression

Continuing medication fights depression

Victoria Times Colonist, Canada - Dec 4, 2006More than 50 per cent of those with major depression have a recurrence. ... Each episode poses the risk the depression won't respond to treatment. ...
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Keeping Our Eyes on STAR D
Focus (subscription) - Dec 6, 2006... trials�and this applies to more than 40% of patients with major depression�only modest responses can be expected from each subsequent treatment trial. ...
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New Treatment Strategy For The Prevention Of Recurrent Depression
Science Daily (press release) - Nov 15, 2006... Of those who experience one episode of major depression, more than 50 percent will ... new risk that the depression may not respond to treatment, making prevention ...
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Depressed Senior Citizens in Primary Care Benefit Most From Team ...
SeniorJournal.com, TX - Nov 21, 2006... who do not meet the criteria for a diagnosis of major depression are indeed ... The study helps answer a major question in the treatment of depression � when to ...
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Fall blues may point to major depression

Fall blues may point to major depression

Jackson Clarion-Ledger - Fall blues may point to major depression The Clarion-Ledger A female patient, 42, complained of feelings of sadness. She said she Her job performance had improved with less absenteeism, which she attributed to her treatment. The patient appeared well
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Study warns of anti-depressant problems for cancer patients
Australian Broadcasting Corp. - So it's no surprise that some people develop major depression and need to be treated with antidepressants and psychotherapy. Advanced cancer was cancer that has spread to other places and where the aims of treatment were to help people feel
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Commissioners consider grand application for mental health court

Commissioners consider grand application for mental health court

Sherman Denison Herald Democrat, TX - Dec 10, 2006... program will be individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar, major depression, and/or ... when other more suitable community-based treatment alternatives can ...
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Bibliography PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY
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Fall blues may point to major depression
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Is Lebanon headed to civil war?

Is Lebanon headed to civil war?

Slate - Its supporters must conclusively show, however, that it is distinct from similar conditions, like major depression. Advocates of Eli Lilly and Co. won FDA approval to market the antidepressant fluoxetine—better-known as Prozac—as a treatment for
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Is Karien losing her mind?
Health 24 - urging you to commit suicide.) Major Depressive Disorder with Psychosis: psychosis can be a feature of a severe major depression. The mental health professional will then make a diagnosis and suggest treatment. If it is unclear whether a psychiatric
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More Than Half Of Jail And Prison Inmates Have Mental Illness, Study

More Than Half Of Jail And Prison Inmates Have Mental Illness, Study

KSDK - have major depression have major depression and 10 percent have a psychotic disorder. Critics of the study say it relied on surveys completed by the inmates themselves and failed to account for severity and duration of the illness. The Treatment
Source: www.ksdk.com

Tests to reveal ASBO babies
Scotsman - My mother had psychiatric treatment eventually.I was excluded from school several times.If this can help a situation like this ,then best wishes to it. Report as unsuitable 93. DT , Northants / 10:10am 28 Sep 2006 People arguing in favour of this are
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Depressed Senior Citizens in Primary Care Benefit Most From Team
Senior Journal - Lesser depressions often lead to major depression but goes undiagnosed in elderly April 4, 2006 – Elderly patients with any The study helps answer a major question in the treatment of depression — when to discontinue medication. Read
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Is Karien losing her mind?
Health 24 - urging you to commit suicide.) Major Depressive Disorder with Psychosis: psychosis can be a feature of a severe major depression. The mental health professional will then make a diagnosis and suggest treatment. If it is unclear whether a psychiatric
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Appeals court upholds drunken driving sentence of judge
Quad-Cities Times - pleaded guilty and was sentenced in April 2005 to up to two years in prison and ordered to complete an alcohol treatment time, Weaver was allowed to retire with a permanent disability after the Supreme Court found he suffered from major depression
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Distress and fear disorders: an alternative empirically based ...

Distress and fear disorders: an alternative empirically based ...

PR Newswire (press release), NY - Dec 7, 2006... "Unfortunately, treatment monitoring is not ... the FDA's guidance and closely following it." The guide is designed for adults with major depression or dysthmia. ...
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Online Press Release

Online Press Release

PRWeb - Breakthrough in Healing Extremely Dry, Cracked, Calloused Feet PodiaDerm is emerging as the most important new treatment Major depression results in 50 percent to 100 percent higher costs in medical patients in all facets of medical care, from
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Psychological Troubles on the Rise
Inside Higher Ed - said he plans to ask counseling center directors whether they believe administrators should be involved in the treatment If a student is suffering from schizophrenia, major depression, or addiction, the student should be referred to an outside
Source: www.insidehighered.com

Appeals court upholds drunken driving sentence of judge
Quad-Cities Times - pleaded guilty and was sentenced in April 2005 to up to two years in prison and ordered to complete an alcohol treatment time, Weaver was allowed to retire with a permanent disability after the Supreme Court found he suffered from major depression
Source: www.qctimes.com

Depression Overview
KCCI.com - deficiencies (such as folate and omega-3 fatty acids) Sleeping problems Home Care If you are depressed for 2 weeks or longer, you should contact your doctor, who can offer treatment options. Regardless of whether you have mild or major depression, the
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Fall blues may point to major depression
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - Fall blues may point to major depression The Clarion-Ledger A female patient, 42, complained of feelings of sadness. She said she Her job performance had improved with less absenteeism, which she attributed to her treatment. The patient appeared well
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Predictors of Bipolar Disorder Risk Among Patients Currently Treated

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.
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Major depression
HealthScout - While new mothers commonly experience temporary "blues", depression that lasts longer than 2-3 weeks is not normal and requires treatment. Major depression can occur in children and teenagers, and they can also benefit from treatment. (See also
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Study: Trying 3, 4 drugs may help treat depression
Arizona Daily Star - The project started with 3,671 adults diagnosed with major depression. Half had a family history; more than half had suffered The rest switched to another antidepressant or continued with Celexa and added a second treatment. This second step
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Bipolar Disorder
WOOD - Compared with major depression, it is quite rare, affecting only about 1 percent of the population. The milder, chronic form is Without treatment, symptoms usually become more severe, unpleasant and disruptive, and can lead to suicide in about 20
Source: www.woodtv.com

Magnet Therapy
Belief.Net - A randomized clinical trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of major depression. Biol Psychiatry. 2000;47:332–337. 26.   Tergau F, Naumann U, Paulus W, et al. Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic
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Older Men Seek And Receive Depression Care Less Frequently Due To

Older Men Seek And Receive Depression Care Less Frequently Due To

Medical News Today - Providing Access to Collaborative Treatment for Depression). The IMPACT participants were 1,800 adults 60 and older with major depression or dysthymic disorder from 18 primary care clinics, affiliated with eight health-care organizations in the
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Study Examines ADHD's Role in Smoking
eMaxHealth.com - Treatment To Quit Smoking and ADHD Are you easily forgetful, distracted, impulsive or fidgety? Do you find that smoking most smoking in the U.S. occurs among people who have psychiatric conditions, such as alcohol or drug abuse, major depression
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Use family history as tool in fighting depression
Cincinnati Enquirer - And keeping a sharp eye out for the early signs of depression gives children the best chance for treatment. Major depression in a parent is now a useful thing for doctors and families to know about as a child approaches the teenage years. Lawson Wulsin
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Sildenafil Useful for SSRI-Related Sexual Dysfunction in Women
Medscape News - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) May 24 - Similar to what has been shown in men, sildenafil appears to be a useful treatment for The new study involved 100 women with major depression in remission and SSRI-related sexual dysfunction who were randomized to
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FDA to Consider Neuronetics Device
MSN MoneyCentral - that could potentially compete with Cyberonics' Vagus Nerve stimulator, the only device on the market to treat major depression. device became the first to receive FDA approval to treat depressed patients who do not respond to drug treatment. Last
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Drug Trial Shows Some Gains Against Major Depression

Drug Trial Shows Some Gains Against Major Depression

WOOD - News) -- Two different drug regimens for difficult-to-treat major depression -- one a combination of two newer drugs and the other a single, older drug -- were comparable in putting people with depression in remission. But the combination treatment
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Is Karien losing her mind?
Health 24 - urging you to commit suicide.) Major Depressive Disorder with Psychosis: psychosis can be a feature of a severe major depression. The mental health professional will then make a diagnosis and suggest treatment. If it is unclear whether a psychiatric
Source: www.health24.com

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
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Fall blues may point to major depression
Jackson Clarion-Ledger - Fall blues may point to major depression The Clarion-Ledger A female patient, 42, complained of feelings of sadness. She said she Her job performance had improved with less absenteeism, which she attributed to her treatment. The patient appeared well
Source: www.clarionledger.com


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Patient's Genes May Guide Antidepressant Use

Patient's Genes May Guide Antidepressant Use

WSTM - Some 30 percent to 40 percent of patients fail their first drug treatment for major depression. Experts say that, right now, it's not possible to predict with any degree of accuracy which drug will work best for each patient. Clinicians are pinning
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Bipolar Disorder

Bipolar Disorder

WOOD - Compared with major depression, it is quite rare, affecting only about 1 percent of the population. The milder, chronic form is Without treatment, symptoms usually become more severe, unpleasant and disruptive, and can lead to suicide in about 20
Source: www.woodtv.com

Psychological Troubles on the Rise
Inside Higher Ed - said he plans to ask counseling center directors whether they believe administrators should be involved in the treatment If a student is suffering from schizophrenia, major depression, or addiction, the student should be referred to an outside
Source: www.insidehighered.com

Health: Asians Get Depressed, Too
Sampan - About 8% of the adult population suffers from major depression, which is a leading cause of disability. While these facts and But diagnosis must occur for treatment to begin. In Asians, depression can be especially hard to diagnose. First, says Dr
Source: www.sampan.org

NIH Spends Millions to Study Alternative Therapy
NPR News - Patients who received both types of treatment felt 40 percent less pain than those who received only standard treatment John's Wort is another popular herbal supplement, but NCCAM found that it's useless for treating major depression of moderate
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Major depression
HealthScout - While new mothers commonly experience temporary "blues", depression that lasts longer than 2-3 weeks is not normal and requires treatment. Major depression can occur in children and teenagers, and they can also benefit from treatment. (See also
Source: www.healthscout.com


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STAR D: The Results Begin to Roll in

STAR D: The Results Begin to Roll in

Focus (subscription) - Dec 6, 2006... Depression Guideline Panel: Clinical Practice Guideline 5: Depression in Primary Care, vol 2: Treatment of Major Depression. Rockville ...
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Targacept Reports Third Quarter 2006 Financial Results
Yahoo! News (press release) - Nov 9, 2006... trial of mecamylamine hydrochloride as an augmentation therapy to citalopram hydrobromide, a treatment combination known as TRIDMAC(TM), for major depression. ...
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Continuing medication fights depression
Victoria Times Colonist, Canada - Dec 4, 2006More than 50 per cent of those with major depression have a recurrence. ... Each episode poses the risk the depression won't respond to treatment. ...
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Continuation Electroconvulsive Therapy vs Pharmacotherapy for ...
Archives of General Psychiatry - Dec 4, 2006Background Although electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) has been shown to be extremely effective for the acute treatment of major depression, it has never been ...
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Psychiatrists Offer Strategies For Getting Care to Rural Areas
Psychiatric News, CA - Dec 1, 2006... saw patients with anxiety, bipolar disorder, major depression, ADHD, substance ... professionals to deal with diagnostic questions, treatment failure, suicidal ...
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Meek by name, wild by nature

Meek by name, wild by nature

Observer - Kenneth said this man went into the mental home and was given some kind of treatment "to stop her thinking like a queen According to his attorney and close friend Nat Weiss, that accounted for 'his first major depression: that was the beginning of
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Magnet Therapy
Belief.Net - A randomized clinical trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of major depression. Biol Psychiatry. 2000;47:332–337. 26.   Tergau F, Naumann U, Paulus W, et al. Low-frequency repetitive transcranial magnetic
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More Than Half Of Jail And Prison Inmates Have Mental Illness, Study

More Than Half Of Jail And Prison Inmates Have Mental Illness, Study

KSDK - have major depression have major depression and 10 percent have a psychotic disorder. Critics of the study say it relied on surveys completed by the inmates themselves and failed to account for severity and duration of the illness. The Treatment
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Health: Asians Get Depressed, Too
Sampan - About 8% of the adult population suffers from major depression, which is a leading cause of disability. While these facts and But diagnosis must occur for treatment to begin. In Asians, depression can be especially hard to diagnose. First, says Dr
Source: www.sampan.org

Association of Antidepressants with Suicide Attempts
eMaxHealth.com - Major depression is one of the most important risk factors for suicidal behavior, according to background information in the cohort of suicidal patients would be an obvious choice to investigate the association between antidepressant treatment
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