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Wyeth may not launch depression drug until 2008

Wednesday, 31 January 2007 9:11 A GMT+01
Wyeth said Tuesday it plans to launch its experimental drug Pristiq as a treatment for hot flashes no sooner than the third quarter, and will not introduce the medicine in the U.S. as a treatment for depression until late 2007 or early next year

Phobias A-Z: Trypanophobia

Wednesday, 31 January 2007 9:10 A GMT+01
Trypanophobia An abnormal, persistent fear of injections

[USA] Troops, families can dial for mental health help

Tuesday, 30 January 2007 9:00 A GMT+01
U.S. troops who have been reluctant to seek help for mental health problems may soon be able to find it with a phone call.

Drug company 'hid' suicide link

Tuesday, 30 January 2007 8:48 A GMT+01
Secret e-mails reveal that the UK's biggest drug company distorted trial results of an anti-depressant, covering up a link with suicide in teenagers. Panorama reveals that GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) attempted to show that Seroxat worked for depressed chil

[Sth Korea] 22% of middle-aged suffer Depression

Tuesday, 30 January 2007 8:48 A GMT+01
Depression is becoming a key issue in society as more people are looking to learn about the condition after hearing that it was one of the reasons behind pop singer Yuni's suicide on Jan. 21.

Phobias A-Z: Tropophobia

Tuesday, 30 January 2007 8:47 A GMT+01
Tropophobia An abnormal, persistent fear of moving house or of making changes

Self-medication prevalent in patients with Anxiety Disorders

Monday, 29 January 2007 5:17 A GMT+01
Persons who have anxiety disorders commonly self-medicate with alcohol and other drugs, a recent survey confirmed. The results were published in the November 2006 issue of The Journal of Nervous and Mental Disease.

Abstract: Use of contemporary antidepressants during breastfeeding

Monday, 29 January 2007 5:16 A GMT+01
Despite the well known severe repercussions of maternal depression on infants' well being, women are often reluctant to seek pharmacological treatment for postnatal depression.

Phobias A-Z: Trichinophobia

Monday, 29 January 2007 5:16 A GMT+01
Trichinophobia An abnormal, persistent fear of Trichinosis

Are you happy yet?

Sunday, 28 January 2007 4:48 A GMT+01
Ten tips for a happier life by Lynn Rasmussen, author of Men Are Easy (Mohala Media)

Abstract: CBT better than drugs for pediatric OCD with Tics

Sunday, 28 January 2007 4:47 A GMT+01
The presence of a comorbid tic disorder may predict a poorer outcome in the acute treatment of pediatric obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Phobias A-Z: Tremophobia

Sunday, 28 January 2007 4:45 A GMT+01
Tremophobia An abnormal, persistent fear of trembling

Chronic stress, depression associated with higher levels of inflammatory markers

Saturday, 27 January 2007 4:31 A GMT+01
Psychosocial factors, such as cynical distrust, chronic stress and depression, may be associated with higher levels of inflammatory markers measured in the blood, which in turn are related to an increased risk for cardiovascular disease,

New depression treatment cuts remission rate

Saturday, 27 January 2007 4:30 A GMT+01
Using two depression medications at the time of diagnosis is safe, well tolerated, and markedly improves success in the first six weeks of depression treatment.

Abstract: Platelet serotonin levels support depression scores for women with postpartum depression.

Saturday, 27 January 2007 4:29 A GMT+01
It is very challenging to make an unbiased diagnosis of psychiatric illness. Platelets have long been proposed as easily obtainable, neurological models of serotonergic neurons.

Stress in pregnancy can affect child's development

Saturday, 27 January 2007 4:28 A GMT+01
Expectant fathers play a bigger role in their child's early development than they may realize and it begins from the moment of conception.

Abstract: Sleep-related problems among children and adolescents with anxiety disorders

Saturday, 27 January 2007 4:27 A GMT+01
The present study examined sleep-related problems (SRP) in a large sample of youth with anxiety disorders. The frequency of 8 specific SRPs was examined in relation to age, gender, anxiety disorder type, anxiety severity, and functional impairment

[FDA] Panel wary of depression device

Saturday, 27 January 2007 4:26 A GMT+01
WASHINGTON, Jan. 26 (UPI) — An expert panel took a dim view of a new brain stimulation device for depression Friday, apparently damaging the chances that Food and Drug Administration will approve the product.

Is my child inheriting my fears?

Friday, 26 January 2007 8:11 A GMT+01
Our correspondent and her mother share a terror of confined spaces and, despite attempts not to pass on the fears, her daughter has a similar phobia. She examines whether nature or nurture or both are to blame.

Seasonal Affective Disorder is more than the blues

Friday, 26 January 2007 8:10 A GMT+01
While many people believe that Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) amounts to feeling gloomy in the winter, a University of Rochester research review emphasizes that SAD is actually a subtype of major depression and should be treated as such.

Depression detection tool to transform cancer treatment

Friday, 26 January 2007 8:09 A GMT+01
A tool to detect depression in cancer patients launched by the University of Liverpool will vastly improve patients' ability to come to terms with their disease.

Abstract: Prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal risk factors in OCD

Friday, 26 January 2007 8:07 A GMT+01
The etiology of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) remains unknown, although it is thought to involve an interaction of genetic and environmental factors. This study aimed to identify prenatal, perinatal, and postnatal risk factors in OCD.

Abstract: Quetiapine addition in obsessive-compulsive disorder

Friday, 26 January 2007 8:06 A GMT+01
The purpose of this study was to assess the effect of type and dose of serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SRIs) on treatment outcome in quetiapine [Seroquel®] addition trials for obsessive-compulsive disorder.

Phobias A-Z: Toxiphobia or Toxophobia or Toxicophobia

Friday, 26 January 2007 8:05 A GMT+01
Toxiphobia or Toxophobia or Toxicophobia An abnormal, persistent fear of poison or of being poisoned

Newer antidepressants equally effective, but side effects differ

Thursday, 25 January 2007 5:23 A GMT+01
Today's most commonly prescribed antidepressants are similar in effectiveness to each other but differ when it comes to possible side effects, according to an analysis released today by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality.

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