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'Prolonged exposure' therapy best for female veterans with PTSD

Wednesday, 28 February 2007 8:05 A GMT+01
Using a cognitive behavioral therapy called "prolonged exposure" appears more effective than "present-centered" therapy, a supportive intervention to treat female military veterans and active duty women with post-traumatic stress disorder,

A mix of medicines that can be lethal

Wednesday, 28 February 2007 8:03 A GMT+01
[O]nly much later did experts zero in on the preventable disorder that apparently led to Ms. Zion's death: a form of drug poisoning called serotonin syndrome.

New insights into Lupus and depression

Wednesday, 28 February 2007 8:01 A GMT+01
Systemic lupus erythomatosus (SLE), often simply called lupus, is a complex autoimmune disease marked by joint pain, skin rashes, extreme fatigue, and depression, among other symptoms.

Abstract: Psychiatrists' ascertained treatment needs for mental disorders

Wednesday, 28 February 2007 7:58 A GMT+01
This study aimed to estimate need for treatment of alcohol dependence, major depression, panic disorder, agoraphobia, and social phobia.

[UK] NICE releases 'Antenatal and postnatal mental health' guideline

Wednesday, 28 February 2007 7:57 A GMT+01
The UK's National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has issued a guideline for the treatment of ante and post natal mental health problems.

Dark days of seasonal disorder

Wednesday, 28 February 2007 7:55 A GMT+01
She knows that when she doesn't want a shower, she is perched at the start of a downward spiral. If she isn't careful, she'll be sucked into a dark, miserable vortex where the world loses its colours and everything makes her weep.

Antidepressants reduce alcohol consumption in depressed men, but not women

Tuesday, 27 February 2007 6:49 A GMT+01
A study has found that women suffering from depression consumed more alcohol than women who did not experience depression, regardless of antidepressant use. This finding differs significantly from rates found in male counterparts.

Antidepressant use and sexual function: Treatment strategies

Tuesday, 27 February 2007 6:48 A GMT+01
As psychopharmacology has become more refined, the focus on identifying side effects and efforts to minimize them have become more prominent.

Depression worsens heart failure outcome

Tuesday, 27 February 2007 6:48 A GMT+01
Psychological depression appears to contribute to worse medical outcomes for patients with heart failure, ranking it as much of a risk as high cholesterol, hypertension, and even the ability of the heart to pump blood throughout the body.

Cymbalta® gets FDA approval for Generalized Anxiety Disorder

Tuesday, 27 February 2007 6:46 A GMT+01
Eli Lilly and Company has announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its antidepressant Cymbalta® (duloxetine HCl) for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). The safety and efficacy of Cymbalta was estab

The highly anxious, and 'driven' more prone to IBS

Tuesday, 27 February 2007 6:45 A GMT+01
Highly anxious and driven people are susceptible to irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) indicates research published online in the journal Gut.

[USA] Psychological needs of military personnel and their families strain military health system

Tuesday, 27 February 2007 6:41 A GMT+01
An American Psychological Association (APA) report released today calls attention to the increasing mental health needs of military personnel and their families - needs that are straining the current military health services system.

Repressed memory is cultural creation

Tuesday, 27 February 2007 6:39 A GMT+01
BOSTON (UPI) - Researchers at Harvard Medical School said the disorder known as repressed memory has a cultural rather than a scientific basis. In an unusual study conducted by a team of psychiatrists and literary scholars, the Harvard group was unab

Abstract: Overweight and obesity affect treatment response in major depression

Sunday, 25 February 2007 8:00 A GMT+01
Epidemiologic and clinical studies suggest comorbidity between major depressive disorder (MDD) and obesity.

Phobias A-Z: Xyrophobia

Sunday, 25 February 2007 8:00 A GMT+01
Xyrophobia An abnormal, persistent fear of razors

Abstract: Overweight males have lower SSRI response

Saturday, 24 February 2007 8:53 A GMT+01
Investigators have examined potential mechanisms for the observed differences between men and women in antidepressant response. However, to date no studies have measured the impact of body mass index on men's and women's response to SSRIs or placebo.

Panic-focused psychotherapy curbs panic attacks

Saturday, 24 February 2007 8:51 A GMT+01
A time-limited course of panic-focused psychodynamic psychotherapy may help alleviate some of the symptoms of panic disorder more than applied relaxation training,

Abstract: Affective disorders, anxiety disorders and psychological distress in non-drinkers

Saturday, 24 February 2007 8:51 A GMT+01
Non-drinkers have elevated levels of psychological distress but a recent study reported no elevation in prevalence of diagnosed disorders.

Phobias A-Z: Xerophobia

Saturday, 24 February 2007 8:50 A GMT+01
Xerophobia An abnormal, persistent fear of dryness

Trauma remembered more clearly than happy events

Friday, 23 February 2007 8:12 A GMT+01
Contrary to conventional thought dating back to Freud, victims of traumatic events do not subconsciously repress the memories but rather recall them with a clarity reminiscent of reality.

Anxiety disorders increase suicidal behavior

Friday, 23 February 2007 7:52 A GMT+01
Patients with anxiety disorders have an increased risk of suicidal behavior, say researchers. They estimated that anxiety disorders account for approximately 7-10% of suicidal behavior in the general population.

Abstract+: Suicides decrease as SSRI sales increase

Friday, 23 February 2007 7:51 A GMT+01
In this paper we use data from 26 countries for up to 25 years to estimate the effect of SSRI sales on suicide mortality using just the variation in SSRI sales that can be explained by cross-country variation in the growth of drug sales generally

Specificities of treatment in pediatric OCD

Friday, 23 February 2007 7:47 A GMT+01
Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experienced in childhood or adolescence is often a chronic disorder with high subjective distress and impairment of family and social functioning.

Post-disaster mental health worse in smokers

Friday, 23 February 2007 7:46 A GMT+01
Among people who experience a major disaster, smokers are more likely to develop mental health disturbances than those who don't smoke, according to a study published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Phobias A-Z: Xenophobia

Friday, 23 February 2007 7:46 A GMT+01
Xenophobia An abnormal, persistent fear of strangers or foreigners

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