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PTSD continues to hit WTC rescuers and recovery workers hard

Thursday, 30 August 2007 9:51 A GMT+01
Thousands of World Trade Center rescue and recovery workers were still suffering serious mental health effects three years after the disaster
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Damp, moldy houses associated with increased depression risk

Thursday, 30 August 2007 9:42 A GMT+01
Living in a damp and moldy house can contribute to depression independently of other personal and housing characteristics.
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Abstract: Early evidence on the effects of regulators' suicidality warnings on SSRI prescriptions and suicide in children and adolescents

Thursday, 30 August 2007 9:36 A GMT+01
In 2003 and 2004, U.S. and European regulators issued public health warnings about a possible association between antidepressants and suicidal thinking and behavior.

A developmental perspective on the controversy surrounding the use of SSRIs to treat pediatric depression

Thursday, 30 August 2007 9:27 A GMT+01
Since the 1990s, there has been at least a 3- to 5-fold increase in the prevalence of antidepressant treatment for U.S. youths aged 2-19 years. Although children over the age of 10 were the most likely to receive prescriptions for antidepressants,

Nearly half of German psychiatric patients use unconventional therapy

Thursday, 30 August 2007 9:21 A GMT+01
MedWire News: Almost half of psychiatric patients in Germany use alternative therapy, with a quarter believing in its efficacy, say German scientists,

Baby cradling preference may reveal mother's stress levels

Wednesday, 29 August 2007 9:49 A GMT+01
Mothers who cradle their baby to their right hand side may be displaying signs of extreme stress, a new study suggests.
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Why we remember bad times better than the good

Wednesday, 29 August 2007 9:41 A GMT+01
Do you remember exactly where you were when you learned of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks? Your answer is probably yes, and researchers are beginning to understand why we remember events that carry negative emotional weight.
Category: ZFZ

Parkinson's related depression often unresponsive to antidepressants

Wednesday, 29 August 2007 9:37 A GMT+01
Preliminary results of the pan-European PRODESTstudy in 1,016 patients with Parkinson`s disease (PD) were presented this week, revealing unique features of PD-related depression and its treatment.
Category: ZFZ

New perspective on the genetics of mood disorders

Wednesday, 29 August 2007 9:33 A GMT+01
"Although schizophrenia, anxiety, and depression are considered distinct disorders, there is a growing school of thought that there may be underlying risk variants in common," says Dr. Naomi Wray

Clinical variables linked to treatment-resistant MDD uncovered

Wednesday, 29 August 2007 9:30 A GMT+01
MedWire News: There are 11 clinical variables associated with treatment resistance in major depressive disorder (MDD), with comorbid anxiety the most powerful predictive factor, international study results indicate

Quick scan of brain's magnetic fields could diagnose brain diseases

Tuesday, 28 August 2007 9:38 A GMT+01
Until recently physicians have had to rely on time-consuming and uncertain behavioral examinations to diagnose the onset of brain diseases such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer's and schizophrenia.
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Chronic stress increases Alzheimer gene linked memory loss

Tuesday, 28 August 2007 9:26 A GMT+01
High stress levels may contribute to memory loss among people at risk for developing Alzheimer's disease. The e4 variant of the apolipoprotein E (APOE) gene contributes to the risk for memory loss related to Alzheimer's disease.
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Clinical updates in sleep medicine: Benzodiazepines

Tuesday, 28 August 2007 9:13 A GMT+01
Despite the well-documented efficacy and safety records of benzodiazepines, physicians elect to use agents from a number of pharmaceutical classes to treat insomnia, despite absent safety and efficacy data to support their use.

Cell (mobile) phone technology doesn't cause anxiety, tension or tiredness

Monday, 27 August 2007 10:42 P GMT+01
One of the largest studies into the short-term health effects of mobile (cell) phone technology has found that reported symptoms such as anxiety, tension and tiredness are not caused by the typical emissions from phone masts. The multi-disciplinary s
Category: ZFZ

Deepak Chopra: Your genes didn't make you do it (Part 1)

Monday, 27 August 2007 8:43 A GMT+01
It's common with exciting breakthroughs in science that perception gets skewed and new facts lead to extreme interpretations. We seem to be in such a phase now with genes,

Environmental connections: A deeper look into mental illness

Sunday, 26 August 2007 12:37 P GMT+01
Mental illnesses produce some of the most challenging health problems faced by society, accounting for vast numbers of hospitalizations, disabilities resulting in billions in lost productivity,

[Interesting OT research] Shortsighted? You were probably born in summer

Sunday, 26 August 2007 7:41 A GMT+01
Planning for a summer delivery for your child? You might want to choose an ophthalmologist along with an obstetrician.

Abstract: Triple uptake inhibitors: therapeutic potential in depression and beyond.

Sunday, 26 August 2007 7:34 A GMT+01
Drugs that interfere with the uptake and/or metabolism of biogenic amines have been used to treat depression for > 4 decades.

When fear is near: How our brains respond to approaching danger

Friday, 24 August 2007 9:19 A GMT+01
SAcientists have identified for the first time how our brain's response changes the closer a threat gets. Using a "Pac Man"-like computer game where a volunteer is pursued by an artificial predator, the researchers showed that the fear

Controversy builds over PTSD prevalence in Vietnam veterans

Friday, 24 August 2007 9:16 A GMT+01
Controversy continues to swirl concerning the findings of a landmark study that estimated the percentage of Vietnam veterans suffering from posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Abstract+: Neurostimulation therapies in depression

Friday, 24 August 2007 9:09 A GMT+01
[A]review of published literature regarding the clinical use of vagus nerve stimulation therapy, transcranial magnetic stimulation and deep brain stimulation in psychiatric disorders, with an emphasis on treatment-resistant depression.

Mice provide important OCD clues

Thursday, 23 August 2007 10:08 A GMT+01
Using genetic engineering, researchers have created an obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) - like set of behaviors in mice and reversed them with antidepressants and genetic targeting of a key brain circuit.

Resetting clocks and season changes can trigger 'Winter Blues'

Thursday, 23 August 2007 10:02 A GMT+01
Setting the clocks back for daylight savings time means an extra hour of sleep and shorter days for most people, but for the thousands who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder, the shorter days and absence of daylight can actually cause depression

Children's fear of new foods may be in their genes

Thursday, 23 August 2007 9:59 A GMT+01
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - UK researchers have provided an explanation for why some children hate to try new foods — it's in the genes.

Eli Lilley seeks okay for duloxetine (Cymbalta®) as fibromyalgia treatment

Thursday, 23 August 2007 9:57 A GMT+01
Eli Lilly has announced it recently submitted a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for duloxetine (Cymbalta®) for the management of fibromyalgia.

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