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Self-guided treatment for depression could soon be only a mouse click away.
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Antidepressants are the cornerstone of treatment of depressive disorders in health care. Their efficacy in treating depression is undisputable, although it leaves room for improvement. However, recent reports also suggest that antidepressants might, in some rare cases, actually worsen suicidal tendencies instead of alleviating them. As a consequence, (more…)

Clinicians and researchers from around the world attended this week’s 8th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety disorders in Vienna, Austria to discuss the latest advances in the treatment of mood disorders.
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One in 50 people in England were in contact with NHS specialist services for those with severe or enduring mental health problems in 2006-07, according to a new report by The NHS Information Centre.
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According to national statistics, one out of four college students will experience some form of depression by the age of 24, and nearly half of all college students report feeling so depressed at some point in time that they have trouble functioning. To call attention to the symptoms of depression and to encourage those experiencing symptoms to seek assistance, the Western Psychiatric (more…)

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Women who took the antidepressant fluoxetine during the first three months of
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GPs prescribe lower volumes of antidepressants in areas with more Black or South Asian people, suggesting possible disparities in the provision of care.
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Results of a new study call into question recent clinical guidelines issued by leading cardiovascular groups, including the American Heart Association, which recommend patients with cardiovascular disease be screened for signs of depression and treated accordingly. The study, published in the November 12 edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association and conducted by an international (more…)

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With the days shortening toward winter, many people will begin to experience the winter blahs. generic propecia online buy For some, the effect can be devastating.
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Governor Martin O’Malley today announced that Maryland has been awarded three-year, $1.5 million federal grant to combat the tragedy of youth suicide in local schools, communities and on campuses statewide. The federal Substance (more…)

Teen suicide gets plenty of airtime, but a new U.S. study finds that middle-aged whites are an emerging high-risk group.
Before 1999, white middle-aged men were the least likely to kill themselves. However, for the period from 1999 to 2005, the rate for African-Americans, Asian-Americans and Native Americans declined or stayed stable even as middle-aged whites experienced a significant increase in suicides.
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A new study reveals the first-ever genetic link between obesity and colon cancer risk, a finding that could lead to greater accuracy in testing for the disease, said a researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB).
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Obesity is a public health crisis within the general population; however, overweight and obesity issues are even more prevalent in persons with serious mental illness, according to a new report, scheduled to be released on October 3, 2008 by the National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors (NASMHPD).
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The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (AACAP), is pleased to announce that Manpreet K. Singh, M.D., M.S., is the recipient of the Klingenstein Third Generation Foundation Award for Research in Depression or Suicide. Her paper, "Neuroanatomical Characterization of Child Offspring of Bipolar Parents,"was selected as the best on depression and/or suicide published in the (more…)

Patients who experience a range of ear, nose, and throat-related health problems exhibited a greater prevalence of depression than is observed in the general population, says new research presented at the 2008 American Academy of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Foundation (AAO-HNSF) Annual Meeting & OTO EXPO in Chicago, IL.
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