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Seeking Treatment for Mental Disorders Has Lasting Effect
Psychiatric Medications | October 5th 2008 by Cicolini
Middle-age patients taking medication for anxiety or depression are less likely to have mental disorders a decade later, a population-based study showed. Among 157 patients who had a mental disorder at age 43, those who took antidepressants, anxiolyt read more
Study rejects cost-effectiveness of CBT for adolescents
Psychiatric Medications | September 16th 2008 by Cicolini
Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for clinically depressed adolescents is not cost effective, researchers have found.For those with moderate to severe major depression, the addition of CBT to drug therapy and active clinical care does not improve read more
Long-Term Antidepressant Treatment Without Active Management Hard…
Psychiatric Medications | September 2nd 2008 by Cicolini
A Scottish study identified a group of patients in primary care who are on long-term and stable treatment with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs). A substantial proportion of patients displayed prevailing residual depressive and anxiety read more
Sensitivity to antidepressants linked with TrkB-mediated neural p…
Psychiatric Medications | August 14th 2008 by Cicolini
Scientists have unveiled a functional link between production of new neurons and the effectiveness of antidepressants (ADs) in an animal model. The study, published by Cell Press in the August 14 issue of the journal Neuron, provides exciting insight read more
Treating Depression Reduces Risk Of Heart Disease
Psychiatric Medications | July 21st 2008 by Cicolini
Patients suffering from major depression are at an increased risk for cardiovascular disease, but treating these patients with medication can greatly reduce the risk, according to new findings by researchers at the University of Miami Miller School o read more
New Study Replicates Association Between Genetic Variation And An…
Psychiatric Medications | July 17th 2008 by Cicolini
Pharmacogenetics, the study of genetic variation that influences an individual's response to drugs, is an important and growing focus in all of medical research, including psychiatry. It is a complex field, however, revealed by the lack of consistent read more
Head fake - How Prozac sent the science of depression in the wron…
Psychiatric Medications | July 7th 2008 by Cicolini
PROZAC IS ONE of the most successful drugs of all time. Since its introduction as an antidepressant more than 20 years ago, Prozac has been prescribed to more than 54 million people around the world, and prevented untold amounts of suffering.But the read more
Treatment-Resistant Depression Affects Millions of Americans Each…
Psychiatric Medications | June 22nd 2008 by Cicolini
Millions of Americans with depression are able to successfully manage their condition with a combination of available therapies. However, according to an article in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, up to 35 percent of patients treated for depressi read more
Antidepressant Found To Alleviate Symptoms Of Irritable Bowel Syn…
Psychiatric Medications | May 3rd 2008 by Cicolini
Researchers at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA have found that low-dose antidepressant therapy can significantly improve the overall quality of life for adolescents suffering from irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS. The syndrome affects 6 percent of mi read more
The Increasing Use Of Antidepressants: Some Reasons For Concern
Psychiatric Medications | March 25th 2008 by Cicolini
Two articles in the March issue of the European Journal Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics raise serious concern about the increasing use of antidepressant medications. In the first article, David Healy and collaborators (University of Cardiff) formula read more
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