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Depression Counselling and Therapy NewsBringing you the latest news and announcements about depression therapy and counselling. Including research and clinical trial details for medications, self-help, support groups and everything relevant to depression for mental health professionals. News is updated at least twice daily. Staff editorial: No safety in seeking helpMarch 28, 2006Eagle - When Jordan Knotts checked himself into George Washington University Hospital in the fall of 2004, he thought he was doing himself a service. He was suffering from severe depression and was contemplating suicide. Once GW's administration caught wind ... More college students seeking mental health helpMarch 28, 2006Globe Gazette - CEDAR RAPIDS â A survey of university mental health counselors revealed that more college students sought help for mental illness, according to the National Survey of Counseling Directors. Eighty-six percent of college counselors report an increase ... Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development: Focus On Spinal Cord Injury And Prosthetics (Medical News Today)March 28, 2006The current issue of the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (JRRD Vol. 42) includes eight articles on spinal cord injury--addressing topics such as bone mineral density, women's sexuality, and chronic pain--and three articles on prosthetics research. Other articles in this issue focus on robotic therapy for stroke rehabilitation, the diabetic foot, and vocational rehabilitation Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development: Focus On Spinal ...March 28, 2006Medical News Today - The current issue of the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (JRRD Vol. 42) includes eight articles on spinal cord injury--addressing topics such as bone mineral density, women's sexuality, and chronic pain--and three articles on ... Health calendarMarch 28, 2006Asheville Citizen-Times - Send items for the health calendar at least two weeks in advance to Health Calendar, Asheville Citizen-Times, P.O. Box 2090, Asheville, NC 28802; fax to 251-0585, or e-mail them to Jason Sandford at jsandford@CITIZEN-TIMES.com . FREEDOM FROM SMOKING ... More than 2,000 children of asylum-seekers detained (Belfast Telegraph)March 28, 2006More than 2,000 children of asylum-seekers are locked up every year, leaving them suffering depression, nightmares and eating problems, a coalition of campaign groups has warned. Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development: Focus On Spinal Cord Injury And Prosthetics (Medical News Today)March 28, 2006The current issue of the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (JRRD Vol. 42) includes eight articles on spinal cord injury--addressing topics such as bone mineral density, women's sexuality, and chronic pain--and three articles on prosthetics research. Other articles in this issue focus on robotic therapy for stroke rehabilitation, the diabetic foot, and vocational rehabilitation Weight training empowers breast cancer survivors (Reuters.co.uk)March 28, 2006NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pumping iron may help breast cancer survivors improve the quality of their lives, as well as strengthen their bodies, a new study shows. Providing palliative care in end-stage COPD within primary care (Journal of Community Nursing)March 28, 2006Providing palliative care for patients suffering from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is just as essential as for those with a malignant lung disease. Study: Treating momâs depression helps her child, tooMarch 28, 2006New Castle News - Early and effective treatment of a motherâs depression is a top safeguard against her childâs having psychiatric disorders around the same time, according to a new study. Kids whose mothers are depressed are more likely to suffer from anxiety ... Weight Lifting Good for Cancer Survivors Category: SOFTPEDIA NEWS ...March 28, 2006Softpedia - Lifting weights a couple of times a week can help women who survived breast cancer look and feel better. These women usually suffer from insomnia, weight gain, chronic fatigue, depression and anxiety. This study is the first one aimed specially at ... UNCA program helps families fight fat, become more activeMarch 28, 2006Asheville Citizen-Times - ASHEVILLE - Ten-year-old Joey Clayton's homework on a recent weekend included a walk to the grounds of his school in Candler and flying a kite with his family. "It was pretty fun," he said. "We figured out how to make it look like a bird." The ... Weight training empowers breast cancer survivors (Reuters.co.uk)March 28, 2006NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pumping iron may help breast cancer survivors improve the quality of their lives, as well as strengthen their bodies, a new study shows. Journal Of Rehabilitation Research And Development: Focus On Spinal Cord Injury And Prosthetics (Medical News Today)March 28, 2006The current issue of the Journal of Rehabilitation Research and Development (JRRD Vol. 42) includes eight articles on spinal cord injury--addressing topics such as bone mineral density, women's sexuality, and chronic pain--and three articles on prosthetics research. Other articles in this issue focus on robotic therapy for stroke rehabilitation, the diabetic foot, and vocational rehabilitation More than 2,000 children of asylum-seekers detained (Belfast Telegraph)March 28, 2006More than 2,000 children of asylum-seekers are locked up every year, leaving them suffering depression, nightmares and eating problems, a coalition of campaign groups has warned. Providing palliative care in end-stage COPD within primary care (Journal of Community Nursing)March 28, 2006Providing palliative care for patients suffering from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is just as essential as for those with a malignant lung disease. 'Pacemaker for brain' could relieve depression ... or notMarch 28, 2006Jackson Clarion-Ledger - The pocket-watch-sized device is billed as "a pacemaker for the brain," the newest cutting-edge treatment for as many as 4 million adults whose severe depression is not relieved by psychotherapy, drugs or even shock treatments. Since its approval ... Study: Treating momâs depression helps her child, tooMarch 28, 2006New Castle News - Early and effective treatment of a motherâs depression is a top safeguard against her childâs having psychiatric disorders around the same time, according to a new study. Kids whose mothers are depressed are more likely to suffer from anxiety ... Aspect Medical Systems Collaborates with Leading Researchers to ...March 28, 2006Genetic Engineering News - Trial to assess accuracy of Aspect's brain assessment technology in predicting the effectiveness of antidepressant medications Aspect Medical Systems, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASPM) is collaborating with leading depression researchers at nine academic ... Providing palliative care in end-stage COPD within primary care (Journal of Community Nursing)March 28, 2006Providing palliative care for patients suffering from end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is just as essential as for those with a malignant lung disease. Wyeth Launches Unique Spanish-Language Patient Education and Support ...March 28, 2006HispanicBusiness.com - MADISON, N.J., March 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyeth announced today the nationwide launch of its Dialogues: Time to Talk(TM) program in Spanish -- bringing a unique education and support program to Spanish-speaking patients with depression who ... Tell doctor about fatigue, other signs of depressionMarch 28, 2006Jackson Clarion-Ledger - Depression affects more than 17 million people in the United States each year. Therapies include medication, sessions with a psychotherapist or even hospitalization for extreme cases. "I am tired all the time." These were the words of a patient on ... Running for his lifeMarch 28, 2006Allentown Morning Call - Just planting his feet on the floor and standing up in the morning was a struggle for Jim Shoopack during his first bout of severe depression. ''I'd wake up and think, 'How many more hours until I can go back to bed?''' he recalls. These days, the 31 ... One couple's climb to hope: recovering from depressionMarch 28, 2006Waterbury Republican-American - HACKENSACK, N.J. -- After supermodel Emme and her husband, Phillip Aronson, made it through the 2ý-year nightmare they call "the abyss," the last thing she wanted to do was to revisit her husband's severe clinical depression for a book. "I was ... PTSD stalks veterans, civiliansMarch 28, 2006Bar Harbor Times - AUGUSTA - Until 1980, it didn't have an official name. But soldiers in all the wars in history, dating back to the Egyptians and the Greeks, had suffered from it. Some called it shell shock, others called it battle fatigue. In 1980, the American ... Brought together by their painMarch 28, 2006Las Vegas Sun - The middle-aged man had a pained expression. "If I can just get one of you to tell me how to get her to see a doctor, that would be great," said the man, whose daughter is bipolar and had recently moved in with him after years under her mother's care ... Alternative treatments under scientific scrutiny (Independent)March 28, 2006Fish oil for the heart Alternative treatments under scientific scrutiny (Independent)March 28, 2006Fish oil for the heart (AFX UK Focus) 2006-03-28 14:56 GMT: Wall Street outlook - Stock futures on edge pre-FOMC; Citigroup, GM in focus - (InteractivMarch 28, 2006LONDON (AFX) -- Stock market futures edged lower on Tuesday as investors remained on edge ahead of a U.S. interest rate decision. Anxiety over what may be in General Motors' annual report, which reportedly will be filed within days, may also be holding back futures. (AFX UK Focus) 2006-03-28 15:04 GMT: Wall Street outlook - Stock futures on edge pre-FOMC; Citigroup, GM in focus - (InteractivMarch 28, 2006LONDON (AFX) -- Stock market futures edged lower on Tuesday as investors remained on edge ahead of a U.S. interest rate decision. General Motors should be in focus throughout the session after it announced the first step in its plan to lay off 7% of its workforce this year. (AFX UK Focus) 2006-03-28 12:45 GMT: Wall Street outlook - Stock futures nudge up pre-FOMC; Citigroup in focus (Interactive InveMarch 28, 2006LONDON (AFX) -- Stock market futures edged higher on Tuesday ahead of a U.S. interest rate decision and on a report that Citigroup was ready to restart its expansionist drive. Backstory: Declarations of independenceMarch 28, 2006Christian Science Monitor - CUTTINGSVILLE, VT. â Standing near the center of a remote, ice-covered lake on an unseasonably warm winter day, Jeana at first wanted nothing to do with the five-foot saws and giant iron tongs stacked nearby. Her immediate task, to be shared this ... FDA Approves Patch to Fight DepressionMarch 28, 2006UCSD Guardian - (U-WIRE) BOSTON â The Food and Drug Administration recently approved a new patch to treat severe adult depression. The patch is similar to the nicotine and birth-control patches and will allow patients to have more dietary freedom than users of ... Families Benefit When Depressed Mom Gets HelpMarch 28, 2006WNEP-TV 16 - A parents's mental health can have a significant impact on their child's. If moms who suffer from depression get treatment, mothers not only benefit themselves they also help their children. While the study was small, experts say it shows just how ... New Tools Developed For Studying Neurodegenerative Brain DisordersMarch 28, 2006Science Daily - Penn State researchers have created an elegantly simple model of an axon--the extension of a neuron that communicates with other neurons--and have used this model to reproduce a change in the axon's shape that is characteristic of neurodegenerative ... HealthCheck Reports: March 2006March 28, 2006WPVI - Amazing technology is helping a Tennessee amputee live a more normal life. Remember that ABC series "the 6-million dollar man"? Lee Majors played an injured astronaut who gets high-tech artificial limbs. Well, Jesse Sullivan is something of a real ... Eating disorders not âWhites-onlyâ diseasesMarch 28, 2006Minnesota Spokesman-Recorder - In African American culture, women with curves and a voluptuous physique have been the traditional standard of beauty. However, some sisters are making unhealthy choices to maintain their weight. A growing number of Black women are developing eating ... Fish! A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve ResultsMarch 28, 2006Science Daily - Here's another management parable that draws its lesson from an unlikely source--this time it's the fun-loving fishmongers at Seattle's Pike Place Market. In Fish! the heroine, Mary Jane Ramirez, recently widowed and mother of two, is asked to ... Alternative treatments under scientific scrutiny (Independent)March 28, 2006Fish oil for the heart 50 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT THE PILL (Daily Mirror)March 28, 200650 YEARS on, the contraceptive pill has changed women's lives for ever. 50 THINGS YOU NEVER KNEW ABOUT THE PILL (Daily Mirror)March 28, 200650 YEARS ON, IT'S CHANGED WOMEN'S LIVES FOR EVER Myths about suicide persistMarch 28, 2006Independent Record - Depression has been called the common cold of mental health. Fortunately, this common medical condition is highly treatable with counseling, medication or both. Unlike a cold, untreated depression can drag on for years, damaging a person's quality of ... Study: Pumping Iron Helps Cancer SurvivorsMarch 28, 2006Houston Chronicle - ATLANTA â Weightlifting appears to improve breast cancer survivors' outlook on life, suggests one of the first studies to scientifically measure the effects of such exercise. About 80 percent of women who took up twice-a-week weight-training saw ... Aids Could Orphan More KidsMarch 28, 2006WLOX - Hurricane Katrina postponed plans to renovate a building for the Coastal Family Health Center in Biloxi to use. So the ABC show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition came to the rescue and in just five days created a state of the art medical clinic and ... Solving the mystery of fibromyalgiaMarch 28, 2006Southern Illinoisan - You go to the doctor complaining of throbbing, burning muscle pain throughout your body, overwhelming fatigue, and anxiety that makes it extremely difficult to do even the everyday things like housecleaning, playing with the kids and exercising ... WIS Question of the Day Viewer ResponsesMarch 28, 2006WIS-TV - A line from a movie I recently saw can best answer this question-"wipe them out,everyone of them." Sex offenders deserve no mercy, no understanding and no consideration. What they do deserve is our scorn,our contempt and most importantly our vengence ... NO SHOW AT COURT BY 'MCDEAL' (Daily Record)March 28, 2006A DRUG-smuggling lawyer dubbed Ally McDeal has had her sentence deferred -because she's lll. Angela Baillie is receiving treatment for depression. A judge was told that the 32-year-old won't be fit to attend court for several weeks. Study: Pumping Iron Helps Cancer SurvivorsMarch 28, 2006Durham Herald-Sun - ATLANTA -- Weightlifting appears to improve breast cancer survivors' outlook on life, suggests one of the first studies to scientifically measure the effects of such exercise. About 80 percent of women who took up twice-a-week weight-training saw ... UNCA program helps families fight fat, become more activeMarch 28, 2006Asheville Citizen-Times - ASHEVILLE - Ten-year-old Joey Clayton's homework on a recent weekend included a walk to the grounds of his school in Candler and flying a kite with his family. "It was pretty fun," he said. "We figured out how to make it look like a bird." The ... Student forced to leave GWUMarch 28, 2006Eagle - The school has always had voluntary medical or mental leave of absence procedures to protect the student's privacy and status at the university and to avoid academic penalty, according to the statement. Schario said this policy was reviewed before ... The science of lost sleep in teensMarch 28, 2006EurekAlert - Providence, RI -- A new poll of teenagers across the US finds that many of them are losing out on quality of life because of a lack of sleep. The results, announced today by the National Sleep Foundation (NSF), cite sleeping in class, lack of energy ... Self Esteem Falters Among Chinese Teens, Leading To Depression And School Related Stress (Medical News Today)March 28, 2006Chinese teens who think of themselves as fat, even if they were normal or underweight, are at a greater risk for depression and school-related stress, a new USC study has found.Girls who said they were overweight reported an overall grade point average of 3.06 versus 3.20 for other girls, according to the study of nearly 7,000 middle- and high-school students in seven Chinese cities... click link Self Esteem Falters Among Chinese Teens, Leading To Depression And School Related Stress (Medical News Today)March 28, 2006Chinese teens who think of themselves as fat, even if they were normal or underweight, are at a greater risk for depression and school-related stress, a new USC study has found.Girls who said they were overweight reported an overall grade point average of 3.06 versus 3.20 for other girls, according to the study of nearly 7,000 middle- and high-school students in seven Chinese cities... click link Self Esteem Falters Among Chinese Teens, Leading To Depression And ...March 28, 2006Medical News Today - Chinese teens who think of themselves as fat, even if they were normal or underweight, are at a greater risk for depression and school-related stress, a new USC study has found. Girls who said they were overweight reported an overall grade point ...
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