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Stress may contribute to addiction, depression, ptsd, in women

Wednesday, 7 November 2007 8:41 A GMT+01
Females seem to be unequally disposed to the harmful effects of stress and to addiction compared with males.

Behavior therapy plus antidepressant best for substance abusing depressed teens

Tuesday, 6 November 2007 8:46 A GMT+01
The antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac®) combined with cognitive behavior therapy appears as effective for treating depression among teens who also have substance use disorders as among those without substance abuse problems, according to a report

Top 5 signs your child is struggling in college

Monday, 17 September 2007 1:00 P GMT+01
College can be a stressful time for young adults as they learn to navigate the world with new responsibilities, new friends and unfamiliar independence. "The first few months of college in particular can be tough," says psychiatrist Edward Poa, MD,

Social anxiety in teenagers raises substance-abuse risk

Sunday, 3 June 2007 9:15 A GMT+01
Social anxiety in youth, but not other anxiety or mood disorders, seems to set the stage for marijuana or alcohol dependence. So treating adolescents with social anxiety might reduce such dependence.

Psychiatrists challenged to learn how substance abuse impacts mental illness

Thursday, 24 May 2007 9:01 A GMT+01
The Director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the National Institutes of Health, today challenged psychiatrists to learn more about the importance of substance abuse as a factor in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illnesses.

Common factors underlie drug abuse and other psychiatric disorders

Tuesday, 8 May 2007 8:41 A GMT+01
Only 8 percent of people identified as drug abusers, and fewer than 40 percent of those diagnosed with drug dependence, have ever gotten any kind of intervention or treatment,

Abstract+: Impact of parental history of substance use disorders on the clinical course of anxiety disorders

Saturday, 28 April 2007 6:52 A GMT+01
Among the psychological difficulties seen in children of parents with substance use problems, the anxiety disorders are among the most chronic conditions.

Drunk drivers often need help for more than alcohol abuse

Tuesday, 27 March 2007 8:32 A GMT+01
Driving while intoxicated (DWI) is a significant public-health problem in the US. In 2005, according to the Department of Transportation, there were 16,885 alcohol-related fatalities

'Self-medicating' PTSD a significant alcohol, drug abuse risk

Friday, 16 February 2007 8:47 A GMT+01
A visiting US researcher has urged Australian health authorities to investigate alternative treatments for post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) due to its close links with alcohol and other drug dependence.

Marriage breakup is mental health, substance abuse risk for mothers

Thursday, 18 January 2007 8:16 A GMT+01
Previously married mothers had higher rates of depressive disorders and alcohol abuse compared to married or never-married mothers, according to a new study from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH).

'Orexin' blocker offers hope for alcoholics

Wednesday, 27 December 2006 8:35 A GMT+01
Scientists at Melbourne's Howard Florey Institute have discovered a system in the brain that stops an alcoholic's craving for alcohol, as well as prevent relapse once they have recovered from alcohol addiction.

U.S. depression rates more than doubled in last decade

Friday, 22 December 2006 8:06 A GMT+01
Rates of major depression have more than doubled in the USA over the past decade, National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism researchers report.

Fish oil reduces anxiety in former substance abusers

Thursday, 7 December 2006 6:03 A GMT+01
Omega-3 fish oil supplements have been shown to reduce anxiety in men with a history of substance abuse.

'Time we dealt with causes of mental problems rather than the effects’

Monday, 4 December 2006 6:54 A GMT+01
Society is so focused on dealing with depression, suicide, alcohol, drug and physical abuse, we ignore dealing with the anxiety disorders that are the root cause of most of these problems.

Abstract+: Substance abuse : First treat the underlying mental disorder, then the abuse

Saturday, 21 October 2006 6:23 A GMT+01
The aim of this paper is to describe six-year outcomes regarding death and relapse among alcoholics and poly-substance abusers and to analyse the predictive value of lifetime psychiatric disorders on relapse.

50% of alcoholics and drug addicts are mentally ill

Monday, 9 October 2006 6:10 A GMT+01
Half of all alcoholics and drug addicts are suffering from mental health problems, including depression, and are self-medicating to mask the symptoms.

Mistreated kids more likely to smoke, drink, fight and suffer from depression as adolescents

Tuesday, 26 September 2006 9:36 A GMT+01
Children who are left home alone, physically neglected, physically assaulted or sexually abused are more likely to smoke cigarettes or marijuana, drink alcohol, abuse inhalants and be depressed or violent when they reach adolescence, according to a s

Repeat DUI offenders have high mental illness rates

Friday, 22 September 2006 7:18 A GMT+01
A new study shows that alcohol may not be the only problem for repeat drunk drivers. More than half of DUI offenders also suffer from at least one mental illness in addition to a drug or alcohol-use disorder.

Teens paying a price for privileged lives

Friday, 4 August 2006 6:40 A GMT+01
Affluent kids have three times the rate of depression, three times the rate of anxiety disorders and substantial rates of substance abuse and psychological disorders such as eating disorders and cutting than other socio-economic groups in the U.S.

Drug 'classes' have little link to the dangers

Thursday, 3 August 2006 5:02 A GMT+01
Britain's antiquated drugs laws stand accused of failing millions of people because they bear little or no relationship to the harm caused by everything from a hit of heroin to a seemingly harmless pint of lager.

Anxiety disorders reach 'tipping point' in New Zealand

Saturday, 15 July 2006 7:34 A GMT+01
The Phobic Trust of New Zealand says that anxiety disorders are feeding a huge range of health and social problems and are close to tipping point. "If anxiety disorders are not treated, they lead to unemployment and welfare dependency.

Unwarranted anger episodes may predispose for anxiety disorders, depression

Tuesday, 6 June 2006 7:55 A GMT+01
A little-known mental disorder marked by episodes of unwarranted anger is more common than previously thought, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found. Depending upon how it's d

Children of depressed parents at 3x risk for anxiety, depression

Friday, 2 June 2006 5:21 A GMT+01
Arlington, Va. - Results from a NIMH funded 20-year study showing that children of depressed parents are at higher risk for psychiatric and medical problems are reported in the June issue of The American Journal of Psychiatry (AJP), the official jour

Behaviors may indicate risk of adolescent depression

Wednesday, 17 May 2006 2:09 A GMT+01
New findings from a study supported by the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), National Institutes of Health, show that girls and boys who exhibit high levels of risky behaviors have similar chances of developing symptoms of depression. However,

A decade later Gulf War veterans still suffering from psychiatric disorders

Wednesday, 3 May 2006 5:42 A GMT+01
A Decade Later Gulf War Veterans Still Suffering From Psychiatric Disorders Veterans who served in the 1991 Gulf War are still suffering from a range of mental illnesses, a new study has found. Published in the May issue of the British Journal of Ps

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