The dramatic mood swings of bipolar disorder do not follow a set pattern. Depression does not always follow mania. A person may experience the same mood state several times — for weeks, months, even years at a time before experiencing a change in mood. Also, the severity of mood phases can differ from person to person.
The [...]
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20 Nov
Bipolar Disorder: Depression Symptoms
11 Nov
Women, Depression & Stroke
Women More Likely Than Men To Suffer Depression After Stroke
ScienceDaily (Nov. 11, 2009) — Depression occurs in as many as one-third of patients after a stroke, and women are at somewhat higher risk, according to a large new review of studies. Post-stroke depression is associated with greater disability, reduced quality of life and an increased [...]
8 Nov
Hunting For The Prozac Gene
ScienceDaily (Nov. 7, 2009) — Prozac works wonders for some depressed people, but not for others. In some cases, patients derive little benefit and at worst, it can lead to bizarre hallucinations and fits of rage. Researchers and doctors remain puzzled as to what causes the wide range of reaction to Prozac and similar antidepressants.
The [...]
17 Oct
Depression and Children
Know the Facts:
~~ As many as one in every 33 children may have depression.
~~ Once a young person has experienced a major depression, he or she is at risk of developing another depression within the next 5 years.
~~ Children under stress, who experience loss, or who have attention, learning or conduct disorders are at a [...]
22 May
Depression Hits 1 in 13 American Adults
And a third never get treatment, new government study finds
TUESDAY, May 19 (HealthDay News) — Over the past year, 16.5 million Americans age 18 or older — 1 in 13 adults — experienced at least one bout of major depression, according to a new government survey.
Less than two-thirds (64.5 percent) of those individuals got [...]
17 Dec
Stress and hair loss: Are they related?
Mayo Clinic psychiatrist Daniel Hall-Flavin, M.D., answers:
Stress and hair loss can be related.
The most common type of stress-induced hair loss is telogen effluvium. In this condition, emotional or physical stress — related to a death in the family, pregnancy, severe weight loss or surgery, for example — pushes large numbers of growing hairs into a resting [...]
10 Dec
Hypersomnia: What causes it?
Mayo Clinic general health specialist Kenneth Berge, M.D,:
Hypersomnia is characterized by recurrent episodes of excessive daytime sleepiness or prolonged nighttime sleep. People with hypersomnia are compelled to nap repeatedly during the day, often at inappropriate times, despite getting adequate sleep. Hypersomnia has many potential causes, including:
Sleep disorders, such as narcolepsy or sleep apnea
Central autonomic [...]
6 Dec
Coerced Medication Used In Psychiatric Care Despite Lack Of Clinical Evidence
ScienceDaily (Dec. 5, 2008) — Researchers are calling for more studies into the practice of forcing psychiatric patients to take medication, after a research review showed that there have been very few rigorous investigations of the procedure.
The review, published in the latest Journal of Advanced Nursing, suggests that patients receiving coerced medication (CM) are more [...]
5 Dec
Genes Determine Whether Sugar Pills Work
ScienceDaily (Dec. 4, 2008) — It is a well-known fact in drug trials that individuals can respond just as well to placebos, sugar pills, as to the active drug. On the other hand, it is difficult to explain why only certain people get better from placebos. A team of researchers from Uppsala University and Gothenburg [...]
4 Nov
Can We Identify Depressed Patients Who Are Not Going To Respond To Drug Treatment?
ScienceDaily (Nov. 3, 2008) — Although complete nonresponse in depression treatment is considered to be a major problem in clinical practice, research in this area is very limited. The objective of this preliminary study was to determine the frequency and predictors of complete nonresponse in different treatments for depression.
Post-hoc analysis of the pooled data of [...]
2 Sep
Add-On Therapy Improves Depressive Symptoms In Bipolar Disorder
ScienceDaily - Sep. 2, 2008 — Lingering depression is a serious and common problem in bipolar disorder, and does not resolve well with existing treatments.
Because individuals with both depression and bipolar disorder experience a glutathione deficiency, an antioxidant that protects cells from toxins, researchers in a new study scheduled for publication in the September 15th issue [...]
19 Aug
Mechanism Behind Cocaine Craving Identified
ScienceDaily — A possible future way to prevent relapses into drug dependence has been discovered by researchers at Linköping University and the German cancer research center DKFZ. The target is the dopamine-producing nerve cells in the midbrain.
Earlier research has shown that these cells become more excitable when a person takes drugs. To find out the functional [...]
3 Jul
GROUNDBREAKING DEPRESSION RESEARCH BEING TESTED IN REAL-WORLD SETTING
(ScienceDaily) – June 12, 2008 — UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatry researchers have taken what they learned from their groundbreaking research on treating depression and are applying it to real-world clinical settings.
The Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study was the largest ever on the treatment of major depressive disorder and is considered a [...]
20 Nov
Eating Disorders In Adolescents
ScienceDaily (Nov. 19, 2007) — Eating disorders in the U.S. among ethnic groups were thought to be rare, but recent studies have shown that many cultures are now exposed to the thin beauty ideal. As a result, experts expect to see an increase in eating disorder symptoms among ethnic groups. It is also suspected that [...]
14 Nov
Exercise Eases Fibromyalgia Symptoms: Study
Biggest beneficiaries were women who also received training to manage the condition
MONDAY, Nov. 12 (HealthDay News) — Exercise may seem best at preventing illness rather than treating it, but a new study suggests that low-impact physical activity could make an immediate difference for people with one tough-to-treat condition: fibromyalgia.
Women with the little-understood chronic pain syndrome [...]
14 Nov
Fibromyalgia
Introduction
You hurt all over, and you frequently feel exhausted. Even after numerous tests, your doctor can’t find anything specifically wrong with you. If this sounds familiar, you may have fibromyalgia.
Fibromyalgia is a chronic condition characterized by widespread pain in your muscles, ligaments and tendons, as well as fatigue and multiple tender points — places on [...]
29 Oct
Antidepressants Absent In Most Suicides: Study
Online source: http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/
Thursday, October 25, 2007 – NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – In a postmortem toxicology study of a group of adults who committed suicide in New York City, researchers found that most were not taking antidepressants.
“The results indicate that the majority of the suicides did not result from antidepressant use,” Dr. Andrew C. Leon, [...]
17 Oct
Purging Habits Mark Eating Disorder Severity
Online source: www.reuters.com
By Anne Harding
October 1, 2007 – NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Whether or not a person with an eating disorder uses more than one method of purging may be a better indicator of the severity of the disorder than how frequently purging occurs, results of a study suggest.
But purging frequency was linked to [...]
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