ScienceDaily (June 26, 2009) — Research co-led by an academic at the University of Hertfordshire, concludes that cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) is of no value in schizophrenia and has limited effect on depression.
Professor Keith Laws, at the University’s School of Psychology, is one of the lead authors on a paper entitled: Cognitive behavioural therapy for [...]
Archive for June, 2009
27 Jun
Is Cognitive Therapy In Schizophrenia of Value?
26 Jun
Earlier depressive mood linked with preterm birth
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – June 25, 2009 – Both black and white women with symptoms of depressive mood prior to becoming pregnant have increased risk for preterm birth; but black women have twice the risk as white women, researchers report in the Journal of Women’s Health.
“The black-white disparity in preterm birth may be in [...]
26 Jun
Things That Trigger Migraines
Common causes among women
By Diana Kohnle
(HealthDay News) — June 25, 2009 – While migraines and their causes vary from person to person, researchers have identified some common triggers.
The National Women’s Health Information Center offers this list:
Too much sleep, or not enough shut-eye.
Missing meals.
Overstimulated senses, including noises that are too loud, scents that are too [...]
25 Jun
Irritability Considered When dx BP In Children
Irritability Should Be Considered When Diagnosing Bipolar Disorder In Children
ScienceDaily (June 25, 2009) — A new study from Bradley Hospital and The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, as well as two other institutions, adds to mounting evidence that clinicians consider irritability as a symptom when diagnosing pediatric bipolar disorder.
Reporting in the July issue [...]
25 Jun
Smoking More Than Five Cigarettes A Day May Provoke Migraine Attacks
ScienceDaily (June 24, 2009) — Tobacco acts as a precipitating factor for headaches, specifically migraines, new research suggests. This is indicated in a study which shows that smokers have more migraine attacks and that smoking more than five cigarettes a day triggers this headache. The work has appeared in the Journal of Headache and Pain.
The [...]
19 Jun
SITTING IN JUDGMENT
Who am I to judge someone? Who are they to judge me?
Dictionary: Judgment: the ability to judge, makes a decision, or form an opinion objectively, authoritatively, and wisely, esp. in matters affecting action; good sense; discretion: a man of sound judgment.
Stigma: a mark of disgrace or infamy; a stain or reproach, as on one’s reputation; [...]
19 Jun
FDA panel weighs antipsychotic drug use in kids
ADELPHI, Maryland (Reuters) – June 09, 2009 – U.S. advisers began considering on Tuesday whether the makers of three blockbuster antipsychotic drugs should be allowed to promote them for children and teens with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.
Eli Lilly and Co’s Zyprexa, AstraZeneca’s Seroquel and Pfizer’s Geodon are approved for adults and already used to treat [...]
18 Jun
CHRONIC DEPRESSION – WORK PERFORMANCE
How Much Does Chronic Depression With Medical Disorders Affect Work Performance?
ScienceDaily (June 18, 2009) — An Australian study shows that affective disorders comorbid with medical, somatic illnesses have a major impact on health-related quality of life and disability with more pronounced effects in dysthymic disorder than in major depressive disorder. Differences in the time course [...]
18 Jun
FDA Warnings & Depression Diagnosis
FDA Warnings Led To Unintended Changes In Depression Diagnosis, New Report Finds
ScienceDaily (June 16, 2009) — Government warnings about suicidality among children taking antidepressants appear to be associated with unintended and persistent changes in the diagnosis and treatment of depression in children and adults, according to a new report.
“In October 2003 the Food and Drug [...]
15 Jun
Pregnancy and Bipolar Disorder
Managing Pregnancy and Bipolar Disorder
Women with chronic medical illnesses, including bipolar disorder, often desire to have children but are concerned about the impact of a pregnancy on their illness and about the potential effects of the medications that they take on their child. In a recent issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, researchers summarized [...]
14 Jun
Sleep May Be Important In Regulating Emotional Responses
ScienceDaily (June 12, 2009) — According to a research abstract that will be presented on June11, at Sleep 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies, sleep selectively preservers memories that are emotionally salient and relevant to future goals when sleep follows soon after learning. Effects persist for as long as four [...]
14 Jun
Symptoms Of Depression In Obese Children Linked To Elevated Cortisol
ScienceDaily (June 11, 2009) — A new study connects abnormalities of the “stress” hormone cortisol with symptoms of depression in obese children, and confirms that obesity and depression often occur together, even in children. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society’s 91st Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C.
“There is evidence in adults that abnormal regulation [...]
10 Jun
Cancer Diagnosis May Tax Physical, Mental Health
Treatment, too, affects quality of life, studies show
TUESDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) — A cancer diagnosis can take a physical and mental toll in the years after treatment, a new study says.
Bryce B. Reeve of the U.S. National Cancer Institute and a team of researchers looked at the health-related quality of life of [...]
10 Jun
Severe Nightmares May Warn of Suicidal Symptoms
Treating sleep problems could aid suicide prevention, researchers suggest
TUESDAY, June 9 (HealthDay News) — Besides disturbing a good night’s sleep, nightmares might be linked to an increased risk of suicide, a new study suggests.
Researchers assessed 82 men and women, ages 18 to 66, who were awaiting an emergency psychiatric evaluation before being admitted to a [...]
9 Jun
Adult type 1 diabetics have higher depression rates
NEW ORLEANS (Reuters Health) – June 08, 2009 – Adults with type 1 diabetes report more symptoms of depression and more often use anti-depressant medication than adults without type 1 diabetes, according to data released here at the 69th Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association (ADA).
Different from type 2 diabetes, type 1 diabetes is [...]
8 Jun
Relationship Found Between Napping, Hyperactivity, Depression And Anxiety
ScienceDaily (June 8, 2009) — Napping may have a significant influence on young children’s daytime functioning, according to a research abstract that will be presented on June 8 at Sleep 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies.
Results indicate that children between the ages of 4 and 5 who did not take [...]
8 Jun
Television Watching Before Bedtime Can Lead To Sleep Debt
ScienceDaily (June 8, 2009) — According to new research presented at Sleep 2009, the 23rd Annual Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies,* television watching may be an important determinant of bedtime, and may contribute to chronic sleep debt.
The study included data from 21,475 people aged 15 or older who completed the American Time Use [...]
6 Jun
Sedatives May Increase Suicide Risk In Older Patients
ScienceDaily (June 4, 2009) — Sleeping tablets have been associated with a four-fold increase in suicide risk in the elderly. Researchers have shown that, even after adjusting for the presence of psychiatric conditions, sedatives and hypnotics were both associated with an increased risk of suicide.
Anders Carlsten and Margda Waern from Gothenburg University carried out a [...]
6 Jun
Cancer & Mental Impairment
Antidepressant curbs cancer-related mental ills
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – June 04, 2009 – People with cancer often suffer mental impairment, but it seems this can be alleviated by treatment with Paxil, an SSRI-type antidepressant, according to results of a National Cancer Institute-supported study.
The findings were reported this week at the American Society of Clinical Oncology’s [...]
4 Jun
YOU’RE FIRED
When you first hear those two words, you automatically think of losing your job. I thought I would take it one step further and think back to some of the times I’ve actually been ‘fired’ in other situations.
I will begin with my career position. The ‘firing’ took place during my first year, in what would be [...]
4 Jun
STIGMA – And Mental Illness
What is stigma?
When someone appears to be different than us, we may view him or her in a negative stereotyped manner. People who have identities that society values negatively are said to be stigmatized.
Stigma is a reality for people with a mental illness, and they report that how others judge them is one of their [...]
3 Jun
Downsizing Emergency Departments = Crisis
Downsizing Emergency Departments May Create Dangerous Loss Of ‘Surge Capacity’ For Crisis Situations
ScienceDaily (June 3, 2009) — Factors that lead to emergency department overcrowdings, ambulance diversions and other incidents that endanger patient safety have been revealed. A new study has shown that reductions in the number of hospital beds and downsizing or closure of emergency [...]
3 Jun
Some Antidepressants May Thwart Tamoxifen’s Effect on Breast Cancer
Women should seek alternatives to SSRIs for hot flashes, studies suggest
June 1, 2009 - (HealthDay News) — Common antidepressants that many breast cancer survivors use to dampen the hot flashes caused by taking tamoxifen may actually boost the odds of the disease’s return, new research warns.
The finding was presented this weekend at the American Society of [...]
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