Saturday, May 31, 2008

Decreased usage of electroconvulsive therapy: implications - British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription)


Decreased usage of electroconvulsive therapy: implications
British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription), UK - 4 hours ago
Electroconvulsive therapy is still the most efficacious treatment for major depression, particularly when the symptoms are severe. ...

Gender differences in the association of mixed anxiety and ... - British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription)


Gender differences in the association of mixed anxiety and ...
British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription), UK - 1 hour ago
Email ottar.bjerkeset{at}ntnu.no The incidence of depression is higher in women than men but the reverse pattern is seen with suicide. ...

Employer group launches depression treatment plan - Business Insurance


Employer group launches depression treatment plan
Business Insurance, IL - May 28, 2008
... coalition Bridges to Excellence is launching a pay-for-performance program that will reward physicians for optimal treatment of depression. ...

Swim champ in depression battle - Melbourne Herald Sun


Swim champ in depression battle
Melbourne Herald Sun, Australia - 2 hours ago
During the week, Wickham checked herself into a private Brisbane hospital seeking treatment for severe depression. "She's lost her daughter to cancer less ...
Desperate bid to save Wickham Daily Telegraph
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Inflammation, Depression And Antidepressant Response: Common ... - Science Daily (press release)


Inflammation, Depression And Antidepressant Response: Common ...
Science Daily (press release) - 13 hours ago
"Our findings suggest that a simple blood test to look for these genes could help us identify people who are at risk for depression," said Ma-Li Wong, MD, ...

Kirsten Dunst underwent rehab for depression - Indiainfo.com


Kirsten Dunst underwent rehab for depression
Indiainfo.com, India - 8 minutes ago
The actress confirmed that she checked in to Utah's Cirque Lodge Treatment Centre in February but she needed therapy for depression and not drug or alcohol ...

Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Depression and Generalized ... - Psychiatric Services (subscription)


Prevalence, Diagnosis, and Treatment of Depression and Generalized ...
Psychiatric Services (subscription) - May 29, 2008
Only 55% of adults with depression were diagnosed, and 38% of those with depression or anxiety were in treatment; individuals with a diagnosis of depression ...
The Loss of Sadness Psychiatric Services (subscription)
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Friday, May 30, 2008

MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, PRESCHOOL DEPRESSION, COPING ... - Newswise (press release)


MENTAL HEALTH AWARENESS MONTH, PRESCHOOL DEPRESSION, COPING ...
Newswise (press release) - 11 hours ago
The studies have immediate relevance in terms of new treatment options and more targeted therapies for the estimated 57 million Americans who suffer from a ...
NARSAD Researchers Identify Specific Genes and Family Traits ... PR Newswire (press release)
NARSAD Researchers Identify Specific Genes and Family Traits ... Biloxi Sun Herald
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Lowering the cost of depression for company health plans - Pioneer Press


Lowering the cost of depression for company health plans
Pioneer Press, MN - May 28, 2008
A reassessment is done at six months and continues through the course of treatment. The goal is to bring the score down, to see improvement within six ...

Depression diagnosis is key - MayoClinic.com


Depression diagnosis is key
MayoClinic.com - 16 hours ago
As mentioned in previous entries, changes in sleep, appetite and ability to enjoy life can accompany depression. In general, depression requires treatment ...

Minnesota pilot project trying a new tack on depression - Minneapolis Star Tribune


Minnesota pilot project trying a new tack on depression
Minneapolis Star Tribune, MN - May 29, 2008
But this is the first time the group has tried to use its clout to influence the treatment of depression, which costs billions a year in lost productivity. ...

NARSAD Researchers Identify Specific Genes and Family Traits ... - PR Newswire (press release)


NARSAD Researchers Identify Specific Genes and Family Traits ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - 7 hours ago
This is especially significant because people with depression often require more than one treatment before they find one that "works" for them. ...
NARSAD Researchers Identify Specific Genes and Family Traits ... Biloxi Sun Herald
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£1.2M trial to test effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy - EurekAlert (press release)


£1.2M trial to test effectiveness of cognitive behavioral therapy
EurekAlert (press release), DC - 52 minutes ago
Dr Nicola Wiles said: "CBT has been shown to help patients with depression but there is currently little evidence about what alternative treatment options ...

Depression at root of rehab: Dunst - The Gazette (Montreal)


Depression at root of rehab: Dunst
The Gazette (Montreal), Canada - May 29, 2008
In an interview with E! Online, the 26-year-old actress said she went to the Cirque Lodge Treatment Centre in Utah after months of feeling low.

Thursday, May 29, 2008

Kirsten Dunst Needed Rehab To Deal With Depression - E Canada Now

Kirsten Dunst Needed Rehab To Deal With Depression
E Canada Now, Canada - 9 hours ago
... Actress Kirsten Dunst has revealed that she needed to go through rehab at the Cirque Lodge Treatment Center in Utah to help with depression. ...

GRAY MATTER: Managing depression takes time, patience, good care - West Salem Coulee News


GRAY MATTER: Managing depression takes time, patience, good care
West Salem Coulee News, WI - 5 hours ago
One common, recurring theme with seeking treatment for depression from what I’ve found is that the same form of treatment might not fit exactly with what a ...

Antidepressants Help Stroke Victims Recover - RedOrbit


Antidepressants Help Stroke Victims Recover
RedOrbit, TX - May 28, 2008
Three earlier, smaller studies didn't find that preventive depression treatment lowered rates of depression in stroke patients. Those studies included older ...

Medicine can help prevent depression, research finds - DesMoinesRegister.com


Medicine can help prevent depression, research finds
DesMoinesRegister.com, IA - May 28, 2008
"The implication is that the vast majority of patients with acute stroke would benefit from receiving antidepressant treatment," he said.

Addiction & Depression Treatment in the most comfortable - TransWorldNews (press release)


Addiction & Depression Treatment in the most comfortable
TransWorldNews (press release), GA - May 23, 2008
This depression treatment center emphasizes it. They understand that dual diagnosis and depression treatment are essential elements of any recovery program. ...

For many men, depression is a hard pill to swallow - The Bay City Times - MLive.com


For many men, depression is a hard pill to swallow
The Bay City Times - MLive.com, MI - 19 hours ago
The trouble was, Yant, like many who suffer from depression, would start to feel better and stop treatment. Then his problems with depression would start ...

Preventive Therapies May Cut Depression Risk After a Stroke - MedPage Today


Preventive Therapies May Cut Depression Risk After a Stroke
MedPage Today, NJ - 20 hours ago
... blinding failed because patients divulged their treatment. The main outcome measure was the development of post-stroke depression according to the ...

Preventive Treatment May Ward Off Poststroke Depression - Newswise (press release)


Preventive Treatment May Ward Off Poststroke Depression
Newswise (press release) - May 27, 2008
... developed depression, and 12 percent of those who received talk therapy developed depression. Side effects from the drug treatment were benign, ...

Groundbreaking Approach for Improving Depression Care Introduced ... - PR Newswire (press release)


Groundbreaking Approach for Improving Depression Care Introduced ...
PR Newswire (press release), NY - May 27, 2008
"DIAMOND is the first depression treatment program in the nation to integrate a collaborative care model with an effective, sustainable reimbursement ...

Wednesday, May 28, 2008

Brain implants can halt depression - TechRadar.com

Brain implants can halt depression
TechRadar.com, UK - 16 hours ago
Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a treatment where an implant is placed in the patient’s head, acting in a similar way to a pacemaker used in the heart to ...

Omega-3 may ease depression during pregnancy - Reuters India


Omega-3 may ease depression during pregnancy
Reuters India, India - May 27, 2008
"Perinatal depression is common, and treatment remains challenging," Dr. Kuan-Pin Su, of China Medical University Hospital, Taiwan, and colleagues explain ...

Therapies Appear Helpful In Reducing Risk Of Depression Following ... - Science Daily (press release)


Therapies Appear Helpful In Reducing Risk Of Depression Following ...
Science Daily (press release) - 22 hours ago
"Based only on the frequency of depression onset during the one year of treatment, 7.2 acute stroke patients would need to be treated with escitalopram to ...

Scientists test brain pacemakers for depression - The Associated Press

Scientists test brain pacemakers for depression
The Associated Press - May 26, 2008
Up to 20 percent of depression patients and 10 percent of those with obsessive-compulsive disorder are treatment-resistent — several million people in the ...
Medtronic's 'Brain pacemaker' Shows Promise in Treating Depression ... TheMedGuru
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Depression ups risk of poor kidney transplant outcome - Tehran Times


Depression ups risk of poor kidney transplant outcome
Tehran Times, Iran - 15 hours ago
However, the consequences of developing depression in this patient population are unclear. To look into this issue, Dr. Fabienne Dobbels from Katholieke ...

Sunday, May 25, 2008

Antidepressant may help head/neck cancer patients - Reuters


Antidepressant may help head/neck cancer patients
Reuters - May 23, 2008
... with Celexa during treatment for head and neck cancer reduces the risk of depression and diminishes the impact of cancer treatment on quality of life. ...

Foundation is guiding light - Searcy Daily Citizen


Foundation is guiding light
Searcy Daily Citizen, AR - 6 hours ago
That doesn't work as it takes treatment to get out of depression.” Since the founding of the Elliot foundation, Marylin Elliot said that the foundation's ...

NARSAD Researchers Showcase New Treatment Options For Severe ... - Medical News Today (press release)


NARSAD Researchers Showcase New Treatment Options For Severe ...
Medical News Today (press release), UK - May 22, 2008
... a novel procedure pioneered at St. Louis University and WUSM that acts on the brains of patients with "treatment-refractory depression," a particularly ...

Childhood Of Trauma Is How Jay Got That Way - Hartford Courant


Childhood Of Trauma Is How Jay Got That Way
Hartford Courant, United States - 6 hours ago
Along the way, a round of doctors diagnosed her with everything from depression to oppositional defiant disorder. But buried in the notes, ...

Could anyone have helped Lakeville mom before baby drowned? - Pioneer Press


Could anyone have helped Lakeville mom before baby drowned?
Pioneer Press, MN - 30 minutes ago
... Bodem offered tearful apologies for her negligence and was said to be on the medications Abilify and Zoloft for treatment of mania and depression. ...

Saturday, May 24, 2008

Incidence, Impact, and Current Management Strategies for Treatment ... - Medscape (subscription)


Incidence, Impact, and Current Management Strategies for Treatment ...
Medscape (subscription) - May 22, 2008
Combining norepinephrine and serotonin reuptake inhibition mechanisms for treatment of depression: a double-blind, randomized study. Biol Psychiatry. ...

GENetic and clinical Predictors Of treatment response in ... - 7thSpace Interactive (press release)


GENetic and clinical Predictors Of treatment response in ...
7thSpace Interactive (press release), NY - May 22, 2008
The most effective pharmacological treatments for depression inhibit the transporters that reuptake serotonin (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors ...

Fighting misconceptions about depression - McCook Daily Gazette


Fighting misconceptions about depression
McCook Daily Gazette, NE - May 23, 2008
Perhaps the most destructive of delusions about depression, misconceptions about medication prevent many depressed people from seeking medical treatment. ...

The hepatitis C wedding - Times Online

The hepatitis C wedding
Times Online, UK - 13 hours ago
... rashes, depression, hair loss and sight problems. Her GP gave her the details of a consultant to call, so that she could start her treatment. ...

Friday, May 23, 2008

CNS Response, Inc. Provides Review Of Poster Session Delivered At ... - Medical News Today (press release)


CNS Response, Inc. Provides Review Of Poster Session Delivered At ...
Medical News Today (press release), UK - 19 hours ago
... the promise of rEEG as an effective tool for determining medication programs for treatment refractory patients with eating disorders and depression. ...

Maybe A Little Too Much Stuff On 'Depression'; David A Lock To Win ... - Hartford Courant


Maybe A Little Too Much Stuff On 'Depression'; David A Lock To Win ...
Hartford Courant, United States - May 20, 2008
... depression, usually lumped under one name. A number of case studies are followed in the two-hour film, along with a glimpse of current treatment (in one ...

Advances in brain imaging allow for new treatment methods - Utica Observer Dispatch


Advances in brain imaging allow for new treatment methods
Utica Observer Dispatch, NY - 3 minutes ago
"I told her it was grief and (Susan) helped me see that the brain doesn’t know if it’s depression or grief. All the brain knows is that it’s been under ...

CME Outfitters Announces Live neuroscienceCME TV Broadcast ... - PR Web (press release)


CME Outfitters Announces Live neuroscienceCME TV Broadcast ...
PR Web (press release), WA - 8 hours ago
Data from the NIMH-sponsored Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) trial showed that only one-third of those with MDD achieved ...

Public Service Campaign Takes on Attitudes Trivializing Depression - Earthtimes (press release)


Public Service Campaign Takes on Attitudes Trivializing Depression
Earthtimes (press release), UK - May 21, 2008
Spoken from the perspective of experts on the front lines of depression treatment, the PSAs urge the public to recognize that depression is a biological ...

Medication May Prevent Depression In Patients With Head And Neck ... - Science Daily (press release)


Medication May Prevent Depression In Patients With Head And Neck ...
Science Daily (press release) - May 19, 2008
ScienceDaily (May 19, 2008) — Taking the antidepressant citalopram before beginning treatment for head and neck cancer may help prevent depression during ...
Citalopram May Prevent Depression in Patients With Head and Neck ... DG News
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Thursday, May 22, 2008

Beyond the blues - Bangkok Post


Beyond the blues
Bangkok Post, Thailand - May 21, 2008
Dr Kampanart said the treatment of postpartum depression includes medication to keep the mother's emotion "stable" and therapy, which allows the patient to ...

CNS Response, Inc. Provides Review of Poster Session Delivered at ... - Earthtimes (press release)


CNS Response, Inc. Provides Review of Poster Session Delivered at ...
Earthtimes (press release), UK - 14 hours ago
... the promise of rEEG as an effective tool for determining medication programs for treatment refractory patients with eating disorders and depression. ...

Citalopram May Prevent Depression in Patients With Head and Neck ... - DG News


Citalopram May Prevent Depression in Patients With Head and Neck ...
DG News - May 20, 2008
The patients took the medication for 12 weeks, underwent cancer treatment, and were screened for depression every 4 weeks. The researchers assessed 22 ...

Singing the post-adoption blues - Ha'aretz


Singing the post-adoption blues
Ha'aretz, Israel - 2 hours ago
Proper treatment of depression in the parents, she notes, is likely to reduce the number of adopted children whose development will be harmed because of ...

New depression treatments in Harrogate - Craegmoor News


New depression treatments in Harrogate
Craegmoor News, UK - 22 hours ago
The treatment uses a combination of computer software and cognitive behavioural techniques, which people can access through referral from their GP. ...

Wednesday, May 21, 2008

New systems for treating depression in Harrogate - Knaresborough Today


New systems for treating depression in Harrogate
Knaresborough Today, UK - May 20, 2008
A MENTAL health charity has welcomed North Yorkshire and York PCT's decision to extend computerised depression treatment for Harrogate patients. ...

7 medical myths that can kill you - MSNBC


7 medical myths that can kill you
MSNBC - 1 hour ago
But many of us think people should be able to snap out of depression or anxiety because we don't recognize it as a treatable illness. ...

Veterans' Mental Health Treatment First Act - American Enterprise Institute


Veterans' Mental Health Treatment First Act
American Enterprise Institute, DC - 6 hours ago
... overlaid with substance abuse problems, long-term employment difficulties, diagnoses such as depression) and responsiveness to treatment is compromised. ...

Post-stroke psyche may limit return to work - Reuters


Post-stroke psyche may limit return to work
Reuters - 5 minutes ago
... such as anxiety and depression, are important predictors of patient outcome. Early identification and treatment of these factors could assist in earlier ...

Study to find out how to beat the blues - Massey News


Study to find out how to beat the blues
Massey News, New Zealand - 17 hours ago
Findings from the study could offer hope for depression sufferers, many of whom do not have access to affordable, effective treatment, says Dr Nik Kazantzis ...

Anthem Blue Cross Foundation Supports National Campaign Focused on ... - Earthtimes (press release)


Anthem Blue Cross Foundation Supports National Campaign Focused on ...
Earthtimes (press release), UK - 18 hours ago
The Men Get Depression National Awareness Campaign is an effort to increase knowledge, reduce stigma, and promote screening and treatment for male ...