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We recognize fear in others faster than other emotions

Thursday, 29 November 2007 8:56 A GMT+01
You may not be fully dressed without a smile, but a look of horror will make a faster first impression. Vanderbilt University researchers have discovered that the brain becomes aware of fearful faces more quickly than those showing other emotions.
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Workplace stress costs British employers billions

Thursday, 29 November 2007 8:52 A GMT+01
Britain's employers are unaware of the scale of mental ill health in their workplaces or the enormous financial toll they can take, according to a new Position Statement issued by the Faculty of Public Health (FPH).
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Depression treatment for older diabetics prolongs life

Thursday, 29 November 2007 8:33 A GMT+01
PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 27 — The five-year death rate in older depressed diabetic patients was cut in half when they received treatment for the depression, researchers here reported.

A misunderstood stress symptom

Thursday, 29 November 2007 8:30 A GMT+01
In the aftermath of a traumatic event, such as a fire or an air-crash, the mysterious onset of survivor guilt used to baffle friends, families and colleagues so much that it was classified as a mental disorder.

Distinct brain structure patterns linked to OCD

Wednesday, 28 November 2007 8:44 A GMT+01
Cambridge University researchers have discovered that individuals with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and their close family members have distinctive patterns in their brain structure.
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Immune system linked to bone loss in depressed pre menopausal women

Wednesday, 28 November 2007 8:40 A GMT+01
A new study reveals that even mildly depressed premenopausal women have less bone mass than do their non depressed peers.
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Gene variant increases chronically stressed women's depression risk

Wednesday, 28 November 2007 8:24 A GMT+01
common variation in the serotonin transporter gene puts women who are under chronic stress at risk for increased depressive symptoms, but has the exact opposite effect in men, according to new research.
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Teen brain's ability to learn can have a flip side

Wednesday, 28 November 2007 8:18 A GMT+01
..[R]emodeling of the brain during adolescence holds tremendous opportunities for growth and learning but also appears to increase a teen's vulnerability to the long-term effects of environmental influences such as stress and drug experimentation

Glutamate elevated in brains of mood disorder patients

Wednesday, 28 November 2007 8:14 A GMT+01
MedWire News: Patients with bipolar disorder and major depression have elevated glutamate levels in the frontal cortex compared with mentally healthy controls, say the results of a postmortem study.

Columbia University in NYC now recruiting PTSD patients for brain imaging study

Wednesday, 28 November 2007 8:11 A GMT+01
This study, to be conducted at Columbia's Neuroscience Clinic for Mood and Personality Disorders in New York City, will involve brain imaging/analysis, and compensation will include up to 6 months of outpatient treatment.

Drinking away anxiety - curbing college alcohol abuse

Tuesday, 27 November 2007 9:23 A GMT+01
Researchers from the University of Cincinnati have reported on a pilot program aimed at curbing alcohol abuse among college students.
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FDA recommends additional neuropsychiatric warnings for influenza drugs

Tuesday, 27 November 2007 9:17 A GMT+01
According to a media report, staff at the FDA are recommending that new warnings regarding psychiatric adverse events be added to the US labels for oseltamivir (Tamifluont ®) and zanamivir (Relenza®).
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Smoking and depression often go hand-in-hand for new mothers

Tuesday, 27 November 2007 9:08 A GMT+01
Smoking and depression often co-occur in new mothers according to a study published in the current issue of the medical journal Preventive Medicine.
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To avoid job burnout log off while on vacation

Tuesday, 27 November 2007 9:06 A GMT+01
You might think that a long vacation is the way to beat job burnout. But the kind of vacation you have is just as important - if not more important - than its length,
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The peace drug

Tuesday, 27 November 2007 8:59 A GMT+01
Post-traumatic stress disorder had destroyed Donna Kilgore's life. Then experimental therapy with MDMA, a psychedelic drug better known as ecstasy, showed her a way out. Was it a fluke

[USA] Mental health hot lines help farmers

Tuesday, 27 November 2007 8:40 A GMT+01
American farmers no longer have to stoically face all that Mother Nature and the economy can dish out. At least eight states offer free mental health hot lines to assist farmers and producers through difficult patches.

Blocking out traumatic memories may harm long-term

Monday, 26 November 2007 8:53 A GMT+01
People who block out unpleasant memories or issues may achieve short-term gains but emotionally detaching themselves can have long-term consequences, according to a University of Michigan (U-M) researcher.
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Epilepsy drugs may cause sexual disorders

Monday, 26 November 2007 8:49 A GMT+01
The use of antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) can lead to decreased fertility and increased incidence of reproductive endocrine disorders in both men and women.
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Combining meds for depression: The state of the art

Monday, 26 November 2007 8:29 A GMT+01
In surveys, it's clear that most psychiatrists practice as unimaginatively as I typically do, meaning that their drug of first choice for most depressed patients is an SSRI

Abstract: SET-C versus fluoxetine [Prozac®] in the treatment of childhood social phobia.

Monday, 26 November 2007 8:26 A GMT+01
Objective: To determine the efficacy of fluoxetine, pill placebo, and Social Effectiveness Therapy for Children (SET-C) for children and adolescents with social phobia.

Abstract+: Depression in the elderly: "Does family system play a role?"

Monday, 26 November 2007 8:24 A GMT+01
The most common geriatric psychiatric disorder is depression. The role of family systems in depression among the elderly has not been studied extensively.

Antidepressants increases lifespan in nematode model of aging

Friday, 23 November 2007 8:40 A GMT+01
A team of scientists led by Howard Hughes Medical Institute (HHMI) investigator Linda B. Buck has found that a drug used to treat depression can extend the lifespan of adult roundworms.
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Abstract+: Restless legs syndrome: Nonpharmacologic and pharmacologic treatments

Friday, 23 November 2007 8:30 A GMT+01
Treatment of restless legs syndrome (RLS) has as its goals alleviation of the primary symptoms of the disorder and establishment of normal sleep. Dopamine agonists are considered first-line treatment when daily treatment for primary RLS is indicated

Magnetic depression treatment shown to be effective with few side-effects

Thursday, 22 November 2007 8:58 A GMT+01
For the first time in a large-scale study, transcranial magnetic stimulation has been shown to be an effective, non-drug treatment for major depression.
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Separation anxiety increases later panic disorder risk

Thursday, 22 November 2007 8:55 A GMT+01
Children with separation anxiety disorder have a significantly increased risk for subsequent panic disorder, among other psychopathological outcomes, in comparison with other children, even in the context of a high familial risk for anxiety or mood d

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