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Tamoxifen Treatment and New-Onset Depression in Breast Cancer Patients
1970-01-01 00:59:00
Lee K.C., et al. - The authors conducted a retrospective cohort study of female patients diagnosed with breast cancer (BRCA), evaluating the risk of new-onset depression associated with tamoxifen treatment among those with estrogen receptor-positive (ER+) tumors, versus estrogen receptor-negative (ER?) tumors, who were not receiving tamoxifen?
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Treatments in child and adolescent bipolar disorders
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The existence of bipolar disorder in adolescents is now clearly established. However, whether bipolarity exists in children is more controversial. We reviewed the literature on acute and prophylactic treatment of bipolar disorder in youths. The guidelines for the treatment of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents are generally similar to those applied in adult practice.
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Yoga For Depression
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Researchers have discovered practicing yoga may increase brain substances that when low, are linked to disorders including depression and anxiety. Currently, pharmaceutical treatment of mood disorders elevates the level of neurotransmitters called gamma-aminobutyric (GABA). The findings, which appear in the May issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine, suggest that the practice of yoga be explored as a possible treatment for depression and anxiety, disorders associated with low GABA levels.
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One in five people suffer from mood disorders, but less than half
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One in five people suffer from mood disorders, but less than half present themselves for treatment If mental illness is a taboo, post-partum depression is a greater taboo, says singer-songwriter Amy Sky. ?It is embarrassing for a radiant mother to be depressed,? says Sky, who suffered from post-partum depression after the birth of her two children, now teenagers.
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Psychotherapy and antidepressant medication
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Psychotherapy and antidepressant medication: Scope, procedure and interaction: A survey of psychotherapists? experience In two opinion surveys, a total of 130 psychotherapists and psychotherapy students were asked to respond to questions about different aspects of treatment with psychotherapy combined with antidepressant medication. Their answers show that, at psychotherapy units belonging to regional psychiatry, an average of half the patients and at non-regional psychotherapy units nearly a quarter of the patient group were prescribed antidepressant medication.
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Comparison of diagnostic guidelines for juvenile bipolar disorder
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The purpose of the present paper was to compare currently available diagnostic guidelines for juvenile bipolar disorder with respect to utility in research and clinical practice. A systematic search of psychiatric, medical and psychological databases was conducted using the terms ?juvenile bipolar disorder?, ?paediatric bipolar disorder? and ?guidelines?.
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What About Clinical Studies for Bipolar Disorder?
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Some people with bipolar disorder receive medication and/or psychosocial therapy by volunteering to participate in clinical studies (clinical trials). Clinical studies involve the scientific investigation of illness and treatment of illness in humans. Clinical studies in mental health can yield information about the efficacy of a medication or a combination of treatments, the usefulness of a behavioral intervention or type of psychotherapy, the reliability of a diagnostic procedure, or the success of a prevention method. Clinical studies also guide scientists in learning how illness develops, progresses, lessens, and affects both mind and body. Millions of Americans diagnosed with mental illness lead healthy, productive lives because of information discovered through clinical studies.
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How Can Individuals and Families Get Help for Bipolar Disorder?
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Anyone with bipolar disorder should be under the care of a psychiatrist skilled in the diagnosis and treatment of this disease. Other mental health professionals, such as psychologists, psychiatric social workers, and psychiatric nurses, can assist in providing the person and family with additional approaches to treatment.
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Bipolar Disorder
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Bipolar disorder (also known as manic depression) is a treatable illness marked by extreme changes in mood, thought, energy and behavior. It is not a character flaw or a sign of personal weakness.  Bipolar disorder is also known as manic depression because a person?s mood can alternate between the ?poles? of mania (highs) and depression (lows). This change in mood or ?mood swing? can last for hours, days weeks or months. Bipolar disorder affects more than two million adult Americans. It usually begins in late adolescence (often appearing as depression during teen years) although it can start in early childhood or later in life. An equal number of men and women develop this illness (men tend to begin with a manic episode, women with a depressive episode) and it is found among all ages, races, ethnic groups and social classes. The illness tends to run in families and appears to have a genetic link. Like depression and other serious illnesses, bipolar disorder can also negativel...
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Bipolar Disorder Across the Lifespan
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Bipolar disorder can affect people of all ages.  It may begin as early as infancy.  When the disorder begins in childhood or early adolescence, it may be a different, possibly more severe form of the illness than when the illness begins in late adolescence or adulthood. Symptoms of mania and depression in children and teens may also be different from symptoms in adults.
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What is the difference between bipolar disorder and ordinary mood swings?
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The three main things that make bipolar disorder different from ordinary mood swings are: Intensity: Mood swings that come with bipolar disorder are usually more severe than ordinary mood swings. 
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Types of Bipolar Disorder
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There are several kinds of bipolar disorder. Each kind is defined by the length, frequency and pattern of episodes of mania and depression. Bipolar I Disorder Bipolar I disorder is characterized by one or more manic episodes or mixed episodes (symptoms of both a mania and a depression occurring nearly every day for at least one week) and one or more major depressive episodes. Bipolar I disorder is the most severe form of the illness marked by extreme manic episodes.
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What are some of the signs of bipolar disorder?
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At times, a person who has bipolar disorder may feel very happy, full of energy and able to do anything. The person might not even want to rest when he or she feels this way. This feeling is called mania (say: ?may-nee-ah"). At other times, a person who has bipolar disorder may feel very sad and depressed. The person may not want to do anything when he or she feels this way. This is called depression. People with bipolar disorder can quickly go from mania to depression and back again.
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Comparison of depressive symptoms between homebound older adults and ambula
1970-01-01 00:59:00
Due to the social isolation imposed by chronic illness and functional limitations, homebound older adults are more vulnerable to depression than their mobility-unimpaired peers. In this study, we compared 81 low-income homebound older adults, aged 60 and older, with their 130 ambulatory peers who attended senior centers, with respect to their depressive symptoms, depression risk and protective factors, and self-reported coping strategies.
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The Homocysteine Hypothesis of Depression
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High levels of homocysteine are associated with cerebrovascular disease, monoamine neurotransmitters, and depression of mood. A plausible hypothesis for these associations is that high homocysteine levels cause cerebral vascular disease and neurotransmitter deficiency, which cause depression of mood.
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Depression: To help, talk about it
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The tragic suicide of Deborah Thomas, the 33-year-old pregnant woman from Atlantic Beach who recently took her life and that of her baby even as she was being treated for a mental illness, will have a positive side if her husband and family are successful in publicizing the depression that they believe ultimately killed her. One reason Thomas? story became big news is that we like to think of pregnancy as a joyous time. But for too many women, that?s a myth. Extreme mood disorders, known as postpartum depression, can set in during pregnancy, and shortly after birth as well, and last for a year or longer.
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Nutrabiosys Corp. Signs Agreement to Market and Distribute All Natural Anti
1970-01-01 00:59:00
Nutrabiosys Inc. (OTC Pink Sheets: NTBS)?has completed an agreement to market, distribute and promote an all natural antidepressant alternative to prescription drugs such as Paxil, Prozac and Zoloft. The agreement was negotiated with a well known Neutraceutical Health Company that Nutrabiosys has developed an ongoing business relationship with.
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Getting dirty may lift your depressed mood
1970-01-01 00:59:00
Treatment of mice with a ?friendly? bacteria, normally found in the soil, altered their behavior in a way similar to that produced by antidepressant drugs, reports research published in the latest issue of Neuroscience. These findings, identified by researchers at the University of Bristol and colleagues at University College London, aid the understanding of why an imbalance in the immune system leaves some individuals vulnerable to mood disorders like depression.
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Antidepressants on top of mood stabilizers not helpful in most people with
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Giving patients with bipolar disorder antidepressants on top of their mood stabilizer medications does not relieve their depression any better than an inactive pill called a placebo, said researchers who reported on this large, multi-center study that appears online today in the New England Journal of Medicine. ?If you are on mood stabilizer treatment, which is the best first-line treatment for most people with bipolar disorder, adding an antidepressant usually does not help you out of your depression,? said Dr. Lauren Marangell, the Brown Foundation Chair of the Psychopharmacology of Mood Disorders in the Menninger Department of Psychiatry at Baylor College of Medicine and one of the lead investigators in the study. ?As first line treatment for depression in bipolar disorder, we do not recommend antidepressants.?
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First-Time DWI Offenders Often Have Multiple Problems
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Most drivers arrested for the first time for driving while intoxicated are also likely to have drug abuse problems or psychiatric disorders, a new study finds. That suggests that intervention programs for first-time DWI offenders should focus on more than just stopping their alcohol abuse, said lead researcher Dr. Stephanie O?Malley, professor of psychiatry at the Yale University School of Medicine. Another expert agreed.
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Forensic psychiatrists gather in the city to discuss methods of helping the
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Legal proceedings are complex at the best of times. When a court case involves a defendant suffering from mental illness, the law suddenly becomes a lot more complicated. Psych iatry is the branch of medicine concerned with the diagnosis and treatment of mental disorders, and forensic psychiatry is one of its more demanding disciplines. 
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Fishy fatty acids may improve your mood
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Having salmon for dinner is not just good for your heart, it may also improve your disposition, according to a University of Pittsburgh study. It found that omega-3 fatty acids, which are plentiful in fatty fish like salmon, seem to affect areas of the brain associated with emotion. Dr Sarah M. Conklin presented the findings in Budapest, Hungary at the American Psychosomatic Society’s annual meeting.
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Gay men have higher prevalence of eating disorders, says Columbia study
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Gay and bisexual men may be at far higher risk for eating disorders than heterosexual men, according to a study conducted at Columbia University. In the first population-based study of its kind, the researchers found that gay and bisexual men have higher rates of eating disorders. The findings are reported in the April 2007 issue of International Journal of Eating Disorders . Researchers Ilan H. Meyer, PhD, associate professor of clinical Sociomedical Sciences at the Mailman School of Public Health and principal investigator, and Matthew Feldman, PhD, of the National Development and Research Institutes and first author, surveyed 516 New York City residents; 126 were straight men and the rest were bisexual men and women.
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Outcomes of eating disorders: A systematic review of the literature
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he RTI International-University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Evidence-based Practice Center systematically reviewed evidence on factors associated with outcomes among individuals with anorexia nervosa (AN), bulimia nervosa (BN), and binge eating disorder (BED) and whether outcomes differed by sociodemographic characteristics.
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A randomised comparative trial of yoga and relaxation to reduce stress and
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The aim of this study was to compare yoga and relaxation as treatment modalities at 10 and 16 weeks from study baseline to determine if either of modality reduces subject stress, anxiety, blood pressure and improve quality of life. Following the 10 week intervention stress, anxiety and quality of life scores improved over time. Yoga was found to be as effective as relaxation in reducing stress, anxiety and improving health status on seven domains of the SF-36. Yoga was more effective than relaxation in improving mental health
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The Harvard Interactive Media Group explores the future of video games
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Caffeine isn?t the only thing keeping Harvard students wired these days. The newly-formed Harvard Interactive Media Group (HIMG) is trying to spur a new way for undergrads to connect to each other, largely by connecting them to the machines they love. But for a club comprised mostly of hardcore video gamers, its members define ?interactive media? in a strikingly humanistic way.
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The Genetics of Depression
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In the past few years, complex genetic diseases such as Alzheimer?s and diabetes have slowly yielded their genetic secrets. But depression and bipolar disorder, two mood disorders that take a massive toll on public health worldwide, have yet to succumb to genetic analysis. That could change in the next few months with the release of the results of two large-scale studies, one of depression and one of bipolar disorder. Scientists have scoured the genomes of participants in these trials for genetic clues into why they suffer from these diseases, as well as why people respond so differently to drugs.
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Depression is Early Symptom of Parkinson?s
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The association between depression and a bevy of health related issues expands as new research suggests depression may be an early sign of Parkinson ?s. In the new study, scheduled to be presented at the American Academy of Neurology?s 59th Annual Meeting, scientists looked at whether people who are taking antidepressant medications are more likely to develop Parkinson?s disease than people who are not taking the medication.
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Protect Children when Parents Substance Abuse
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A new review provides suggestions on how children whose parents have drug or alcohol problems can be protected from the consequences usually associated with parental substance misuse. The article, found in the journal Advances in Psychiatric Treatment, highlights methods to reduce children?s exposure to risk and increase the protective factors that promote the child?s resilience.
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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Alters Sleep
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We all know what it feels like when a good rest is not obtained for several consecutive days. Now imagine what it is like to feel this way everyday, a condition called chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS). In a new study, researchers find that brain wave activity is blunted in CFS, potentially clearing the distinction between CFS and depression. Chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) has been associated with altered amounts of slow wave sleep, which could reflect reduced electroencephalograph (EEG) activity and impaired sleep regulation. 
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