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June 2007

Genetic predisposition to stress makes it harder to quit smoking

Saturday, 30 June 2007 1:10 P GMT+01

..[A] study by researchers from Germany and Spain found a genetic predisposition to suffer more or less sensitivity to stress may significantly modifying behavior patterns including inducing relapse in the craving for nicotine.

Abstract: Are SNRIs more effective than SSRIs in major depression?

Saturday, 30 June 2007 1:03 P GMT+01

Recent studies suggest that the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) with newer antidepressant drugs that simultaneously enhance norepinephrine and serotonin neurotransmission might result in higher response and remission rates than the selec

U.S. hospital, doctor visits balloon, survey finds

Saturday, 30 June 2007 1:00 P GMT+01

Hospital and doctor visits in the United States have surged by 20 percent in the past five years and the most commonly prescribed medications are antidepressants,

Abstract: Testing the self-medication hypothesis of depression and aggression in cannabis-dependent subjects

Saturday, 30 June 2007 12:55 P GMT+01

A self-medication hypothesis has been proposed to explain the association between cannabis use and psychiatric and behavioral problems.

Both exercise and antidepressants alleviate depression by stimulating neurogenesis

Friday, 29 June 2007 9:02 A GMT+01

Research has shown that exercise has a similar effect to antidepressants on depression. Now Astrid Bjørnebekk at Karolinska Institutet has found how this occurs: exercise stimulates the production of new brain cells.

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Anxiety, depression factors in 4 of 5 alcoholism subtypes

Friday, 29 June 2007 8:55 A GMT+01

Analyses of a national sample of individuals with alcohol dependence (alcoholism) reveal five distinct subtypes of the disease, according to a new study by scientists at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA),

Study: Rescue Remedy® eases situational anxiety

Friday, 29 June 2007 8:51 A GMT+01

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Miami School of Nursing in conjunction with The Sirkin Creative Living Center has found Rescue Remedy, a natural remedy made from flower essences, is an effective reliever of situational anxiety

Veterans with PTSD related sleep problems needed for Univ. Pittsburg/VA study

Friday, 29 June 2007 8:45 A GMT+01

The Univ. of Pittsburgh School of Medicine + VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System and Mental Illness Research, Education and Clinical Centers is conducting research into the effectiveness of 2 sleep-focused treatments for PTSD nightmares and insomnia.

Abstract: Japan's suicide rate dropped as antidepressant use increased

Friday, 29 June 2007 8:39 A GMT+01

OBJECTIVE: We examined the relationship of increasing prescription volume of newer antidepressants, introduced in Japan in 1999, to national rates of suicide.

Antenatal SSRI antidepressant exposure poses only small risk to babies

Thursday, 28 June 2007 10:28 A GMT+01

The risk of birth defects following antenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants is controversial.

Gene variant ups alcoholism, mental illness risk following childhood abuse

Thursday, 28 June 2007 10:23 A GMT+01

Girls who suffered childhood sexual abuse are more likely to develop alcoholism later in life if they possess a particular variant of a gene involved in the body's response to stress,

Abstract: D-Cycloserine augmented exposure therapy for OCD

Thursday, 28 June 2007 10:20 A GMT+01

D-cycloserine (DCS), a glutamatergic partial N-methyl-d-aspartate (NMDA) agonist, can facilitate extinction learning related to cued fear in animals and humans.

Depression linked to low folate levels

Wednesday, 27 June 2007 9:15 A GMT+01

A unique study by researchers at the University of York and Hull York Medical School has confirmed a link between depression and low levels of folate, a vitamin which comes from vegetables.

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[Adolescent depression] Young and desperate

Wednesday, 27 June 2007 9:12 A GMT+01

The latest in a series of reports says that one British child in ten suffers depression. In fact, the real figure may be only one in 100. But constant exams, pushy parents and 24-hour communication mean many more are anxious and unhappy

Orexin-A levels reduced in suicidal patients with major depression

Wednesday, 27 June 2007 9:10 A GMT+01

MedWire News: Suicidal patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) have reduced levels of the neuropeptide orexin-A in their cerebrospinal fluid (CSF), study findings show.

Mouth on fire: the drugs that promote Burning Mouth Syndrome

Wednesday, 27 June 2007 9:08 A GMT+01

Burning Mouth Syndrome (BMS) is a common, but complex problem that causes patients to experience a burning or scalding pain on the lips and tongue (and sometimes throughout the mouth).

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Dogs guide search for genes in panic and anxiety

Wednesday, 27 June 2007 9:01 A GMT+01

Most dogs bring joy to families, but UCSF [University of California], San Francisco geneticist and psychiatrist Steven Hamilton, MD, PhD, does not focus on the joy-inducing aspects of dogs. Instead, he wants to identify and understa

SARS outbreak left both patients and caregivers with mental scars

Wednesday, 27 June 2007 8:59 A GMT+01

Most patients who survived severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) had good physical recovery, but they or their caregivers often reported a decline in mental health one year later,

SSRIs linked to lower bone density in older men and women

Tuesday, 26 June 2007 10:01 A GMT+01

The class of antidepressant medications known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors may be associated with an increased rate of bone loss in older men and women, according to two articles in the June 25 issue of Archives of Internal Medicine.

No prescription or other drugs in Virginia Tech shooter's body

Tuesday, 26 June 2007 9:56 A GMT+01

After the Virginia Tech shooting many of the anti psychiatric drug campaigners were quick to blame the tragedy on the antidepressants Seung-Hui Cho was supposedly taking.

Fibromyalgia a biopsychosocial medical condition

Tuesday, 26 June 2007 9:26 A GMT+01

Fibromyalgia, a chronic, widespread pain in muscles and soft tissues accompanied by fatigue, is a fairly common condition that does not manifest any structural damage in an organ.

UCSF Researcher tracks genes that predict response to antidepressants

Tuesday, 26 June 2007 9:19 A GMT+01

Buoyed by the power of modern genetics, researchers thought it would not be difficult to discover why some people respond to the most popular antidepressants, while others do not.

Using neural patterns to get out of depression

Tuesday, 26 June 2007 8:39 A GMT+01

You can build yourself a neural pattern out of depression using a natural process of the brain called learned association.

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Most students with anxiety, depression symptoms don't seek help

Monday, 25 June 2007 10:53 P GMT+01

Studies show that the incidence of mental illness on college campuses is rising, and a new survey of 2,785 college students indicates that more than half of students with significant symptoms of anxiety or depression do not seek help.

Putting feelings into words may have therapeutic benefits

Monday, 25 June 2007 7:48 A GMT+01

Why does putting our feelings into words - talking with a therapist or friend, writing in a journal - help us to feel better? A new brain imaging study by UCLA psychologists reveals why verbalizing our feelings makes our sadness, anger and pain less