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Game Boys beat sedatives, study finds

Monday, 31 January 2005 1:00 A GMT+01
 NEWARK, N.J. — Children gowned and waiting for surgery, many of them scared and crying, can be calmed better with hand-held video games than with sedatives, researchers have found.  Even parents could not placate anxious children as well

Teens 'fear mental health stigma'

Monday, 31 January 2005 1:00 A GMT+01
 Nearly half of Scottish schoolchildren would keep quiet about a mental health problem for fear of being stigmatised, a survey has found.  The poll for the "see me" campaign also found one in 10 young Scots have experienced mental health pr

Kava, a root in need of control

Monday, 31 January 2005 1:00 A GMT+01
 Smoking and excessive kava consumption is a lethal combination contributing to the high death toll in our country [Fiji].  This trend can only be reversed by bold and ambitious undertaking as mentioned.  If we are to seriously address

Social anxiety disorder takes fear to extreme

Monday, 31 January 2005 1:00 A GMT+01
 Between 4 and 13 percent of the adult population lives with a mental health disorder whose symptoms include fears of appearing clumsy, silly, shameful, ignorant, choking while eating in public, blushing (for women), urinating in public (for men

Abstract: A Multidimensional Meta-Analysis of Psychotherapy for PTSD

Monday, 31 January 2005 12:59 A GMT+01
 A Multidimensional Meta-Analysis of Psychotherapy for PTSD Rebekah Bradley, Ph.D., Jamelle Greene, M.A., Eric Russ, B.A., Lissa Dutra, M.A., and Drew Westen, Ph.D.  OBJECTIVE: The authors present a multidimensional meta-analysis of studies publish

Report Urges Tougher Dietary Supplement Law

Sunday, 30 January 2005 1:00 A GMT+01
 Jan. 12, 2005 - A scientific panel on Wednesday called for Congress to toughen laws regulating dietary supplements, saying that herbal remedies and other products should be held to the same standard as FDA-regulated drugs.  The Institute o

Grapefruit Juice Affects Some Rx Drugs

Sunday, 30 January 2005 1:00 A GMT+01
Jan. 20, 2005 -- Grapefruit juice interacts with many prescription drugs, which can cause potentially serious side effects or make some lifesaving drugs less effective.This interaction is listed on a medication's "drug-food interaction" lab

Exercise Really Does Help Depression

Sunday, 30 January 2005 1:00 A GMT+01
 Running on a treadmill or pedaling a bike can help reduce depression significantly, U.S. researchers said.  Researchers at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center looked at the role of exercise in treating mild to moderate depr

Abstract: A Multidimensional Model of OCD

Sunday, 30 January 2005 12:59 A GMT+01
 A Multidimensional Model of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder David Mataix-Cols, Ph.D., Maria Conceição do Rosario-Campos, M.D., and James F. Leckman, M.D.  OBJECTIVE: Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a clinically heterogeneous condition. This

Neuro3d initiates depression trials with ND7001

Saturday, 29 January 2005 1:17 A GMT+01
 28/01/2005 - A new type of antidepressant drug with a novel mechanism of action, which acts on a new target, has entered Phase I clinical trials. The drug could represent a new generation of psycho-active compounds that are devoid of the proble

Rapid Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation may trigger mania in PTSD patients

Saturday, 29 January 2005 1:15 A GMT+01
 Dr. Cohen and Colleagues Reply HAGIT COHEN, Ph.D., MICHAEL A. MATAR, M.D., ZEEV KAPLAN, M.D., and NIMROD GRISARU, M.D. Beer Sheva, Israel  To the Editor: We appreciate Dr. Gijsman’s comments regarding manic symptoms as a side effect o

Shedding light on SAD to ease winter blues

Saturday, 29 January 2005 1:14 A GMT+01
 Come the dark days of winter, everyone can feel a bit down from time to time.  But for an estimated 15 million Americans, these shorter, colder days bring on seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a condition characterized by depression, socia

Journal apologises over antidepressant report

Friday, 28 January 2005 1:00 A GMT+01
 Paris - The British Medical Journal (BMJ) on Thursday apologised to the United States pharmaceutical giant Eli Lilly and issued a partial retraction over an article that had linked the anti-depressant Prozac with violence and suicide.  The

Iraq War vets face formidable challenges & Bush funding cuts

Friday, 28 January 2005 1:00 A GMT+01
  The stories of Andres Raya, Johnny Lee Williams, James Brown and Herold Noel are early warning signs that the war in Iraq is coming home with a vengeance. John Tarleton reports that "the experiences of Noel and others like him have many observ

[Migraine] Headache and Psychiatric Comorbidity

Friday, 28 January 2005 1:00 A GMT+01
  Breslau et al. (1991) found in a population study that, compared with controls, migraine sufferers are four to five times more likely to have affective disorders including dysthymia, major depression and bipolar disorder (Breslau and Davis, 19

Orally Disintegrating Tablet Formulation of Alprazolam Approved

Friday, 28 January 2005 1:00 A GMT+01
 On Jan. 19, the FDA approved an orally disintegrating tablet formulation of alprazolam (Niravam, made by Schwarz Pharma) for the management of generalized anxiety disorder, the short-term relief of symptoms of anxiety, and the treatment of pani

Persistent Bad Mood Leads To Poor Health

Thursday, 27 January 2005 1:00 A GMT+01
 Depression and anger can make you sick, literally. But a new study at Kansas State University shows that some people take longer to snap out of it -- which can lead to health problems -- while cheerful people tend to stay happy longer.  ~

UK: Investigation into NHS mental health 'bias'

Thursday, 27 January 2005 1:00 A GMT+01
 An inquiry has been launched into claims of institutionalised discrimination in the NHS against people with mental health problems.  Patients with mental health issues are four times more likely to die from a treatable illness than other p

Panic Attack in Kids

Wednesday, 26 January 2005 1:11 A GMT+01
 Kids, alas, are increasingly susceptible to depression. They also can be anxious and hyperactive. But only recently have researchers discovered that children also are subject to full-scale heart-thumping panic attacks.  Each year in the U.

Antidepressant Eases Late-Life Anxiety Disorders

Wednesday, 26 January 2005 1:10 A GMT+01
 NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The antidepressant citalopram (Celexa) appears to be a safe and effective treatment for anxiety disorders in older patients, a small trial suggests.  "Anxiety disorders are highly prevalent in elderly persons,"

A Pilot Study of Interpersonal Psychotherapy for PTSD

Wednesday, 26 January 2005 1:09 A GMT+01
 Abstract:Objective: This article describes pilot testing of interpersonal psychotherapy adapted for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Unlike most psychotherapies for PTSD, interpersonal psychotherapy is not exposure-based, focusing instead

A Pill's Surprises, for Patient and Doctor Alike

Wednesday, 26 January 2005 1:07 A GMT+01
 I decided to prescribe Wellbutrin, a different class of antidepressant that has shown some ability to counteract sexual dysfunction caused by S.S.R.I.'s.  Little did I know.  Two weeks later, Susan called from her cellphone to say tha

New Analysis Disputes Antidepressant, Suicide Link

Tuesday, 25 January 2005 1:27 A GMT+01
 Comorbid mental illness, gender, geographic location, medication therapy, and psychotherapy are factors associated with increased rates of suicide attempts in depressed teens.  Antidepressant medications are associated with increased incid

Anxiety and Depression - two manifestations of one disorder

Tuesday, 25 January 2005 1:26 A GMT+01
 It’s an axiom of modern psychiatry that anxiety and depression are two distinct conditions. However, evidence is amassing that they are really two manifestations of one disorder. Looking at them that way, some experts say, could speed the dev

UK: "Half the people dying in police custody are mentally ill"

Tuesday, 25 January 2005 1:25 A GMT+01
 Half the people dying in police custody are mentally ill, says the Independent Police Complaints Commission (IPCC).  Officers are being left to "pick up the pieces" because of failings in health and care services, it says.  Police cel

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