Wednesday, January 10, 2007

State news of national interest



Charleston Gazette - ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- A new state law requires health 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
Source: www.wvgazette.com

Diet and Genes
MSNBC - in the first place. Last month researchers at Duke University discovered that some people have a variant gene which reduces the production of serotonin by 80 percent—making them both susceptible to major depression and resistant to treatment with
Source: www.msnbc.msn.com

Easing Depression Without a Prescription
WOOD - 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
Source: www.woodtv.com

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
Source: www.southernillinoisan.com


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