FDA Approves Seroquel For Maintenance Treatment In Bipolar Disorder
AstraZeneca announced FDA has approved SEROQUEL for the maintenance treatment of patients with bipolar I disorder, as adjunct therapy to lithium or divalproex.
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Brain Studies Reveal Big Differences Among Depressed Individuals
Depressed people may have far fewer of the receptors for some of the brain's "feel good" stress-response chemicals than non-depressed people.
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Healthy Advice For Moms On Stress Relief
Lebowitz advises moms to begin by not feeling guilty about taking time for themselves.
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Too Many Choices Can Be Mentally Exhausting
People faced with numerous choices, whether good or bad, find it difficult to stay focused enough to complete projects, handle daily tasks or even take their medicine.
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Racial Discrimination Has Different Mental Health Effects On Asians
The mental health effects of ethnic discrimination may shift over a lifetime as Asian-Americans continue to examine their ethnic ties.
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New Therapies Show Promise For Vascular Depression
Researchers see new treatments on the horizon for a type of depression related to blood vessels that affects the elderly, and have discovered why some elderly people fail to respond to current medications.
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Virtual Reality, Psychotherapy, Show Promise In PTSD
PTSD is an anxiety disorder that can develop following exposure to traumatic events and includes three types of symptoms: re-experiencing the trauma, such as nightmares and flashbacks; avoidance symptoms such as avoiding reminders of the experience and feeling emotionally numb; and physical hyper arousal, such as being easily startled.
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Clues Of Brain Development May Help Better Mental Disorder Treatments
Increasing evidence points to links between the timing and growth rates of specific brain areas in the young brain and the likelihood of developing a wide range of mental disorders later in life.
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Is Your Child Safe From The Scoundrels Of Medicine?
In response to a court case regarding Michelle Cedillo (one of thousands of families attempting to establish the connection between vaccines and their child's autism), Dr. Paul Offit, chief of infectious diseases at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania claims the apparent connection between vaccines and autism is "nothing more than a sad coincidence".
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Imaging Identifies Brain Regions Underlying Mood Disorders
Recently developed imaging techniques allow the mapping of the brain circuits and chemical systems believed responsible for a range of mood abnormalities including depression and bipolar disorder, and hold promise for improved treatments, scientists say.
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Subtle Genetic Changes Risk Mental Disorders
Epigenetics - the examination of how environmental factors like diet, stress, and post-natal maternal behavior can change gene function without altering DNA sequence - plays a major role in depression and in the actions of antidepressant medications.
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Medication-Enhanced Learning In Therapy Important For Anxiety
A medication that enhances learning, taken just before an exposure therapy session, may aid cognitive behavior therapy for anxiety disorders.
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Antidepressants Can Beat Serious Infections
Antidepressants can significantly boost immune system and beat serious infections, such as HIV and cancer.
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Untreated Mental Health Results In Lost Earnings
Mental health is not considered as such an important issue as physical health, resulting in billions of dollars of lost earnings.
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Lexapro Improves Depression Symptoms In Adolescents
Forest Laboratories's study results show Lexapro significantly improved symptoms of depression as compared to placebo treatment and was well tolerated in adolescents, aged 12-17, with major depressive disorder.
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DAYTRANA Offers ADHD Symptoms Control For 12 Months
Shire plc announced findings from a new data analysis that was conducted to examine treatment differences with DAYTRANA between boys and girls aged 6 to 12 years with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
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FDA Approves Strattera For ADHD Treatment
Eli Lilly and Company announced that FDA has approved Strattera for maintenance treatment of Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents.
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Short Arms, Legs Linked To Risk Of Dementia
People with shorter arms and legs may be at a higher risk for developing dementia later in life compared to people with longer arms and legs.
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MUHC searches for causes of autism
The international research for finding the causes of autism is considered groundbreaking and will be based on the DNA samples of patients with autism.
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Mental Disorder Risk Is High For Adoptees
Adopted children are more likely to suffer from mental disorders than those not adopted.
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Post-War Suicide Rates Extremely High
Depression and post-traumatic stress disorder are very high among veterans from wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, leading to suicide rates even higher than combat deaths
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Autism Incidence Increased By Mercury Emissions
Children living next to a mercury polluter have a higher risk of developing autism.
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Parents' Mental Illness Leads To Autism In Kids
Parents with mental illnesses, especially with schizophrenia, are more likely to have kids with autism.
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Do Doctors Overdiagnose Bipolar Disorder?
Fewer than half the patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder based on a comprehensive, psychiatric diagnostic interview.
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Making It Easier To Talk About Mental Health
With data suggesting that one in five Illinois residents is experiencing a mental health challenge at any one time, a new public education campaign was launched today to promote good mental health and to empower those living with a mental health issue to Say it out loud.
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Mental, Addictive Disorders High Among Offenders Entering State Prisons
More than 90 percent met the criteria for a current or lifetime mental health condition or an addictive disorder, and 30 percent of the offenders were rated as being at risk for suicide.
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Children With Down's Syndrom Can Replace Bifocals
Bifocal lenses in children with Down's syndrome can be replaced with ordinary lenses within 2 years.
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Benefits Of Omega-3s Still Unclear For Bipolar Disorder
Despite intriguing findings that omega-3 fatty acid supplements could alleviate depression symptoms, there is still not enough evidence to say whether omega-3s are useful treatments for people with bipolar disorder.
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Children Should Have Heart Tests Before Taking ADHD Drugs
Children taking ADHD drugs are strongly recommended to pass electrocardiogram heart tests, because the drugs may increase risk for cardiovascular problems.
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Women Get Depression Twice The Rate Of men
While one in eight women get depression, self-help brochure discusses causes, symptoms, life stages and treatment for depression.
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Patients With Terminal Cancer Can Beat Depression
Though it might seem like depression is a logical response to terminal cancer - and therefore, its sufferers are unlikely to respond to psychotherapy - a new research review has found that talk therapy can effectively treat symptoms of depression, even among the dying.
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FDA Approves VYVANSE For ADHD Treatment
Shire plc has received approval from FDA for VYVANSE (lisdexamfetamine dimesylate), for the treatment of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) in adults.
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Average person can keep 3-4 things in working memory
Study on improving human working memory could help with ADD and other attention difficulties.
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Spreading Rumors And Gossiping Linked To Depression
Spreading rumors and gossiping may not cause bruises or black eyes, but the psychological consequences of this social type of bullying could linger into early adulthood as it's linked to depression and anxiety.
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Kids With Autism May Have Gene That Causes Muscle Weakness
Some kids with autism may have a genetic defect that affects the muscles.
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ADHD Children Need To Be Tested For Heart Before Treatment
The stimulant drugs, used for ADHD treatment, while not much significant, are important to monitor for children with ADHD and certain heart conditions. This is why ADHD children should receive an electrocardiogram (ECG) to rule out heart abnormalities before beginning ADHD treatment with stimulant drugs.
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BrainCells Starts Clinical Trial With BCI-540 For Depression With Anxiety
BrainCells has initiated a Phase 2a clinical trial with its lead product candidate, BCI-540, for the treatment of depression with anxiety.
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Study Finds Potential Causes Of Young-Onset Dementia
Young-onset dementia often is caused by neurodegenerative or autoimmune/inflammatory conditions, but only rarely by Alzheimer's disease.
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Maintenance Treatment Crucial For Teens' Recovery From Depression
Long-term maintenance treatment is likely to sustain improvement and prevent recurrence among adolescents with major depression.
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Supreme Court Turns Down Pittman Zoloft Case
The Supreme Court opted not to hear the case of 19-year-old Christopher Pittman, who was 12 years old when he shot his grandparents and who's attorneys unsuccessfully argued that his behavior had been influenced by the high doses of the antidepressant Zoloft he had recently been prescribed.
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