major depression

Psychotropics Lower, Don't Raise, Mortality in Psych Patients

Psychotropics Lower, Don't Raise, Mortality in Psych Patients
Severe psychiatric illness, especially schizophrenia and major depression, are associated with an increased risk for death, but the newer agents prescribed to treat these illnesses appear to reduce this risk, new research… Continue reading

Combining Insomnia, Depression Treatment May Improve Outcome

Combining Insomnia, Depression Treatment May Improve Outcome
Studying the timing of emergence of symptoms in people with both depression and insomnia may help identify differences in patients' clinical presentation and aid treatment decisions, according to experts at the joint meeting… Continue reading

AT a GLANCE: Jo-Ann Fabrics Plans Hiring Fair Aug. 19, 20

AT A GLANCE: Jo-Ann Fabrics plans hiring fair Aug. 19, 20
This free 10 week course designed for those living with a diagnosis of major depression, bipolar disorder, anxiety disorders (panic, OCD, PTSD), schizophrenia or other mental health disorder. The… Continue reading

Levomilnacipran Extended-Release Approved for Major Depressive Disorder

Levomilnacipran Extended-Release Approved for Major Depressive Disorder
On July 25, the FDA approved levomilnacipran extended-release (ER) capsules (Fetzima, Forest Laboratories, Inc.) for treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) in adults. A selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor, levomilnacipran ER …… Continue reading

Mental Health Response to Community Disasters: A Systematic Review.

Mental health response to community disasters: a systematic review.

JAMA. 2013 Aug 7; 310(5): 507-18
North CS, Pfefferbaum B

Exposure to a disaster is common, and one-third or more of individuals severely exposed may develop posttraumatic stress disorder or… Continue reading

Psychological Distress in Women With Polycystic Ovary Syndrome From Imam Khomeini Hospital, Tehran.

Psychological distress in women with polycystic ovary syndrome from imam khomeini hospital, tehran.

J Reprod Infertil. 2012 Apr; 13(2): 111-5
Zangeneh FZ, Jafarabadi M, Naghizadeh MM, Abedinia N, Haghollahi F

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a complex, multifaceted, heterogeneous… Continue reading

SAHA Enhances Synaptic Function and Plasticity in Vitro but Has Limited Brain Availability in Vivo and Does Not Impact Cognition.

SAHA Enhances Synaptic Function and Plasticity In Vitro but Has Limited Brain Availability In Vivo and Does Not Impact Cognition.

PLoS One. 2013; 8(7): e69964
Hanson JE, La H, Plise E, Chen YH, Ding X, Hanania T, Sabath EV,… Continue reading

Why Social Attachment and Oxytocin Protect Against Addiction and Stress: Insights From the Dynamics Between Ventral and Dorsal Corticostriatal Systems.

Why Social Attachment and Oxytocin Protect against Addiction and Stress: Insights from the Dynamics between Ventral and Dorsal Corticostriatal Systems.

Pharmacol Biochem Behav. 2013 Jul 31;
Tops M, Koole SL, Ijzerman H, Buisman-Pijlman FT

The present article advances a… Continue reading

Arraignment Delayed for Teen Charged in Racing Fatality

Arraignment delayed for teen charged in racing fatality
An arraignment scheduled for Jeremy Betancourt, an Antioch teenager charged with reckless homicide in the death of an Antioch High School student, was delayed Thursday because the defendant is in a treatment… Continue reading

Depressed at Work? You're Not Alone

Depressed At Work? You're Not Alone
I'd venture that number should be even higher, given the likelihood that many depressed workers keep their feelings to themselves and never seek treatment. They can also cost their employers by being un productive… Continue reading