Depression Counselling and Therapy News

Bringing 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.

Antidepressant linked to suicide risk in adults (Guardian Unlimited)

· Top-selling drug already banned for children· Minister announces move towards talking therapies

UK health secretary calls for more depression counseling, less medication (Pharmaceutical Business Review)

In a move that could put an end to the notion of a Prozac nation, UK health secretary Patricia Hewitt has announced a major new program to help patients with depression gain better access to counseling and talking therapies.

Antidepressant linked to suicide risk in adults (Guardian Unlimited)

· Top-selling drug already banned for children· Minister announces move towards talking therapies

GSK admits Paxil linked to suicide bids (Independent)

The drug giant GlaxoSmithKline has warned doctors in the US and the UK that its Paxil antidepressant appears to raise the risk of suicide in young adults.

Vagus Nerve Stimulator Promises Help For Depressed

WJZ - (WJZ) Pikesville, MD A small device, similar to a pacemaker, is relieving symptoms in severely depressed patients. VNS, or Vagus Nerve Stimulation, has been used to reduce seizures in people with epilepsy. Now, the same approach is showing promise ...

UK health secretary calls for more depression counseling, less medication (Pharmaceutical Business Review)

In a move that could put an end to the notion of a Prozac nation, UK health secretary Patricia Hewitt has announced a major new program to help patients with depression gain better access to counseling and talking therapies.

Lives forever changed

Portage Daily Register - MONTELLO — On a warm summer evening last August, Marlene Gross had a sundae with her husband Donald after eating dinner with friends. They got ready for bed, he kissed her good night and they went to sleep. The lives of the Grosses forever changed ...

Drunk Driver Sentenced

WOWT - Larry Grimm has been sentenced to two to four years for a traffic accident that took the life of a 16-year-old Bennington girl. Grimm's blood alcohol level at the time of the accident was twice the legal limit. Authorities say that he ran a stop sign ...

Star LUXIR

WHOI - The signs of aging are sometimes very visible on the face. The effects start to take their toll as early as the mid-20s. Production of two important proteins begins to decrease. Collagen is the substance that gives skin its firmness. Elastin is the ...

Paxil May Increase Risk of Suicide Attempts, Drug Maker Warns

HealthScout - Data from clinical trials indicates that the antidepressant drug Paxil appears to increase the risk of suicide attempts in some young adults, drug maker GlaxoSmithKline warns in a letter sent to doctors. The labeling on Paxil has been changed to ...

US cites suicidal acts in adults on Glaxo's Paxil (Reuters.co.uk)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young adults who took GlaxoSmithKline Plc's antidepressant Paxil in clinical trials were more likely to report suicidal behavior than others who got a placebo, the company and U.S. regulators said on Friday.

US cites suicidal acts in adults on Glaxo's Paxil

Reuters - WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young adults who took GlaxoSmithKline Plc's antidepressant Paxil in clinical trials were more likely to report suicidal behavior than others who got a placebo, the company and U.S. regulators said on Friday. London-based Glaxo ...

US cites suicidal acts in adults on Glaxo's Paxil (Reuters.co.uk)

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young adults who took GlaxoSmithKline Plc's antidepressant Paxil in clinical trials were more likely to report suicidal behavior than others who got a placebo, the company and U.S. regulators said on Friday.

Exercise withdrawal causes mood change within days (Reuters.co.uk)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - People who exercise regularly start feeling depressed and fatigued after just one week of forced inactivity, a new study shows.

Arts, Briefly

Broadway World - Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones was discharged from a hospital in Auckland, New Zealand , yesterday after surgery to relieve pressure on his brain, the band's record company, Virgin Records, said. Mr. Richards, 62, was hospitalized last week ...

Police interview allowed at trial

Hawk Eye - Despite defense objections, jurors will be allowed to see a videotaped police interview of a North Liberty man accused of killing a Mount Pleasant woman. District Judge John Linn ruled that statements Ryan Wichhart, 19, made to police detectives were ...

Government Study: Returning Troops Rarely Receive Needed Treatment For ...

Elites TV - A new study conducted by the Government Accountability Office shows that nearly 80 percent of returning troops returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan who are shown to be at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are not referred to ...

Melatonin may be fix for those sad without the sun

Portland Tribune - As a child growing up in Eugene, LeNeva Spires would dream of California. She would picture the sun on her body. She would imagine feeling better. By the time she became an adult the darkness that would come over her in winter was all too familiar ...

Unrelenting Arousal - Rare Sexual Disorder Plagues Women - Women ...

WZZM 13 - May 11, 2006 - - In one of the more provocative episodes of "Grey's Anatomy," the hospital staff was stumped when a young woman came in having what first appeared to be seizures ... but turned out to be orgasms. They smirked and giggled. There was ...

Program designed to help people with psychiatric disorders find jobs

Carroll County Times - Carroll County mental health officials are using federal grants and state money to jump-start a new program to help people with psychiatric disorders get and hold jobs. The new program provides jobs to people diagnosed with psychiatric disorders such ...

Being vigilant can help deter teen suicide

Exeter News-Letter - Stories such as the one in the Herald Sunday remind us how a young person can seem so normal on the outside but be suffering dangerously on the inside. It also points out the need for vigilance and awareness by parents. The story was an interview ...

America's therapists get hung up over boom in internet and instant message counselling (Daily Telegraph)

Therapy-addicted Americans are turning, in increasing numbers, to therapy on-line - where, for a dollar a minute, and with their anonymity guaranteed, they can seek answers to their deepest problems.

HIV/AIDS (Gay)

Washington Blade - COFFEEHOUSE FOR WOMEN With HIV/AIDS, sponsored by Women's Collective. Meet, share, talk. Refreshments. Children welcome. Saturday, May 20, 3-6 p.m. Brooks Mansion, 901 Newton St., NE, next to Brookland Metro. 202-483-7003. FAMILY & FRIENDS SUPPORT ...

Law change could compromise care (BBC News)

A palliative care expert outlines his opposition to a relaxation of the law governing end-of-life decisions.

Push made to require postpartum depression screening

WOOD - WASHINGTON -- Sunday is Mother's Day, a day to celebrate the women who helped raise us, but on Capitol Hill Friday, there's a push for federal action to require screening for a severe form of baby blues known as postpartum depression. The illness ...

Career burglar owns up to string of business safe raids

Fort Wayne Journal Gazette - Having made a career out of breaking into businesses and absconding with money, credit cards or other items, William Steckbeck will not likely be returning to work anytime soon. The 39-year-old serial burglar pleaded guilty Thursday to five counts of ...

 END OF THE 'PROZAC NATION' - MORE COUNSELLING, MORE THERAPY, LESS MEDICATION TO TREAT DEPRESSION (Government News Network)

People suffering from depression will be able to have better access to counselling and talking therapies under a major new programme announced today by Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt.

SAD 34 superintendent breaks his silence

Bar Harbor Times - BELFAST - SAD 34 Superintendent M. Robbins Young said this week he was scolded by the school board's attorney for visiting the central office April 13 and that the board has been preventing him from returning to work. Young granted The Republican ...

Program designed to help people with psychiatric disorders find jobs

Carroll County Online - Carroll County mental health officials are using federal grants and state money to jump-start a new program to help people with psychiatric disorders get and hold jobs. The new program provides jobs to people diagnosed with psychiatric disorders such ...

Unrelenting Arousal -- Rare Sexual Disorder Plagues Women

ABC News - John Stossel's Web Page WEBCAST: Low Oil Supply a Myth? A Special 2-Hour Show Starting at 9 p.m.: Medical Mysteries Behind 'Grey's Anatomy' at 9 p.m. and John Stossel's 'Myths, Lies and Downright Stupidity' at 10 p.m. May 11, 2006 — In one of the ...

 END OF THE 'PROZAC NATION' - MORE COUNSELLING, MORE THERAPY, LESS MEDICATION TO TREAT DEPRESSION (Government News Network)

People suffering from depression will be able to have better access to counselling and talking therapies under a major new programme announced today by Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt.

Schneider: Doctor's note has belated impact on jury duty

Lansing State Journal - "Please be advised," clerk Gloria McGruder wrote in a May 8 letter to Robbins, "that your request for (an) excuse from jury service has been denied. You are required to follow reporting instructions for the week of May 15, 2006, as summoned. "You ...

Woster: Radio host sours good mood

Rapid City Journal - Don't be surprised if you get cranky in a hurry. I did just that Saturday night, as I headed east out of Pierre from a deliriously successful fishing stop on the Missouri River. The insane acrobatics of the smallmouth bass and a lovely sunset over ...

Lexapro, A Modern Approach To Treating Depression - Public Health (BellaOnline)

Modern medicine and treatment techniques have shed new light on many misunderstood physical and psychological ailments. One among these is Depression. Depression is not a personality trait, nor is it an attack of the blues. More than 19 million adult Americans suffer from depression, every year.

Taking the decision to die (Guardian Unlimited)

The Royal College of Psychiatrists shares the concerns of colleagues in other branches of medicine, in particular the possible unintended effects of the assisted dying for the terminally ill bill (Doctors reject assisted death bill, May 10). There has, however, been no public debate about the mental health issues relevant to the bill, and no reference to these issues in the bill itself.

Lexapro, A Modern Approach To Treating Depression - Public Health (BellaOnline)

Modern medicine and treatment techniques have shed new light on many misunderstood physical and psychological ailments. One among these is Depression. Depression is not a personality trait, nor is it an attack of the blues. More than 19 million adult Americans suffer from depression, every year.

Mindful home decor

San Luis Obispo Tribune - Ernest and Kathryn Rossi believe a thoughtfully decorated home is more than just beautiful. It can be downright therapeutic. The Rossis are both psychologists who live and work in their Los Osos home, so they wanted a space that would be a ...

Health fair booths offer screenings plus latest medical information

Rapid City Journal - RAPID CITY -- People attending the 24th annual Black Hills Area Health & Human Services Fair on Saturday, April 29, can expect to see the usual medical items that are used to test for high blood pressure, screen for diabetes and check cholesterol ...

Lilly Submits Cymbalta(R) Supplemental New Drug Application for ...

dBusinessNews.com - INDIANAPOLIS -- Eli Lilly and Company (NYSE:LLY) today announced the recent submission of a supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for Cymbalta(R) (duloxetine HCl) for the treatment of generalized ...

In gardens, gloom flees: Seniors suffering from depression rediscover ...

Palm Beach Interactive - After 41 years of marriage, Judith Golden lost her husband in November to complications from diabetes. His death, she said, "sent me reeling." Arlene Levine lost her husband four years ago after 54 years of marriage. Lonely, she started going on ...

By Käri Knutson, Winona Daily News

Winona Daily News - National Children’s Mental Health Awareness Day on May 8 is a day when mental health professionals are trying to spread the word about the mental health needs of children. “A lot of kids with mental illness symptoms are labeled as naughty or bad ...

Rodman & Renshaw 3rd Annual Global Healthcare Conference 2006 ...

Genetic Engineering News - Rodman & Renshaw 3rd Annual Global Healthcare Conference 2006 takes place May 15-16 in Monte Carlo. For in-depth information about the event visit http://www.rodmanandrenshaw.com/Conferences.asp?CID=conf9. Below are profiles from Rodman & Renshaw 3rd ...

THE HAIR DOCTOR

Palm Beach Daily News - Olivia Peters, a hair specialist for Phyto, gives a hair analysis Wednesday at Neiman Marcus. She uses a video camera to determine the hair's condition. Thirsty hair is the most common problem women and men face when it comes to their tresses ...

Health Calendar

Winchester Star - The Alzheimer’s Disease Family Support Group will meet from 7:30 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Cancer Center Conference Room on the mall level at Winchester Medical Center. Information: Adult Care Center at (540) 722-2273. The General Caregiver’s Support ...

Letters to the Sports Editor (Daily Telegraph)

Sir - In his Highbury tribute, Bob Wilson (May 8) mentioned, perhaps understandably, other significant custodians such as Pat Jennings and David Seaman, but the name of the best of them all - Jack Kelsey - was absent. Big Jack was the sublime example of goalkeeping craftsmanship.

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