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
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May 13, 2006
The Prince of Wales will urge doctors to start using unconventional techniques such as chiropractic, acupuncture and herbal medicines to treat serious illnesses, in a speech to the World Health Organisation next week.
May 13, 2006
The received wisdom in Hollywood for the past week has been near-unanimous: the first big blockbuster of the summer season, Mission: Impossible III, is a commercial disappointment, and it's all the fault of its star, Tom Cruise.
May 13, 2006
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 ...
May 13, 2006
Nashville Tennessean - "Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid," the philosopher Publilius Syrus said. Unfortunately with the unveiling of the new federal Medicare Part D prescription drug program, I've witnessed firsthand some of the ills our ...
May 13, 2006
Local 6 - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Matthew Walker was always teased as a kid for being small, awkward and different. He felt different, too, but wasn't sure exactly why. He must've been about 7 or 8 years old when he pointed toward a bouncer at a country music ...
May 13, 2006
Scientists at NIDA have discovered that distinct isoforms of N-CAM are elevated in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and brains of patients diagnosed with specific neuropsychiatric disorders including schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, and depression.
May 13, 2006
National Womens Health Information Center - Can a routine of yoga help ease the side effects of chemotherapy in breast cancer patients? Possibly. The U.S. government's National Cancer Institute (NCI) has decided to spend $2.4 million to find out. The NCI has given the money to the University ...
May 13, 2006
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - ORLANDO -- Matthew Walker was always teased as a kid for being small, awkward and different. He felt different, too, but wasn't sure exactly why. He must've been about 7 or 8 years old when he pointed toward a bouncer at a country music festival in ...
May 13, 2006
"A deeper understanding of the biology of suicidal behavior may facilitate the development of new pharmacological interventions that could be targeted at vulnerable individuals, potentially saving thousands of lives," say Jonathan Savitz and colleagues from the University of Cape Town. [click link for full article]
May 13, 2006
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Instead, it's about refraining from activities that violate their beliefs _ in God or anything else _ and addressing ``unwanted homosexuality.'' ``These are people who have identified that they struggle with same-sex attractions and are conflicted ...
May 13, 2006
Daily Comet - Matthew Walker was always teased as a kid for being small, awkward and different. He felt different, too, but wasn't sure exactly why. He must've been about 7 or 8 years old when he pointed toward a bouncer at a country music festival in Branson, Mo ...
May 13, 2006
KCBD - It is one of the most common complications of pregnancy, postpartum depression, and it affects one in ten women. Often these women have a great pregnancy with fun baby showers and a perfect nursery...and then this terrible sadness creeps in. So how ...
May 13, 2006
MSNBC - MIAMI - Alzheimer's disease strikes an estimated one in 10 seniors over age 65 in the United States. Over age 85, nearly half are affected, NBC 6's Diana Gonzalez reported. But this memory-robbing disease doesn't strike only the elderly. Allyn and ...
May 13, 2006
Lexington Herald-Leader - After analyzing data from clinical trials, GlaxoSmithKline has sent letters to doctors warning that its anti-depressant drug Paxil appears to increase the risk of suicide attempts in some young adults. The company said it had changed the labeling on ...
May 13, 2006
Ashland Daily Tidings - Were Freud still alive, he would have turned 150 this month. While perhaps not as recognizable as, say, Einstein â he looked less the disheveled, preoccupied scientist and more the studied tweedy college professor â he did assemble the ...
May 13, 2006
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia represent a major challenge in the care of older adults with Alzheimer disease. In a study published in the May 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. [click link for full article]
May 13, 2006
Medical News Today - Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia represent a major challenge in the care of older adults with Alzheimer disease. In a study published in the May 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association , researchers from the ...
May 13, 2006
Evansville Courier-Press - DITTMER, Mo. -- A Chicago priest, tall and quiet-spoken, said he came to a treatment center here for troubled Roman Catholic priests a broken man, depressed and keeping "my secret of pedophilia." "I knew in my heart I needed help," he told The ...
May 13, 2006
1960 Sun - Staff photo/Tim Johnson - El Siebert displays the award he received recently from the Iowa Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers. A Council Bluffs social worker was named 2006 Iowa Social Worker of the Year by the Iowa Chapter of the ...
May 13, 2006
Sarasota Herald Tribune - ORLANDO, Fla. -- Matthew Walker was always teased as a kid for being small, awkward and different. He felt different, too, but wasn't sure exactly why. He must've been about 7 or 8 years old when he pointed toward a bouncer at a country music ...
May 13, 2006
Vancouver Business Journal - JAMES CITY Â For Charlotte Swann, the diploma she will receive from Thomas Nelson Community College on Wednesday represents much more than an associate's degree in administrative support technology. It is the culminating moment in a long quest to ...
May 13, 2006
Behavioral and psychological symptoms of dementia represent a major challenge in the care of older adults with Alzheimer disease. In a study published in the May 10 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers from the Indiana University Center for Aging Research and the Regenstrief Institute, Inc. [click link for full article]
May 13, 2006
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young adults who took GlaxoSmithKline Plc's GSK.L GSK.N antidepressant Paxil in clinical trials were more likely to report suicidal behaviour than others who got a placebo, the company and U.S. regulators said on Friday.
May 13, 2006
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young adults who took GlaxoSmithKline Plcâs antidepressant Paxil in clinical trials were more likely to report suicidal behaviour than others who got a placebo, the company and U.S. regulators said on Friday.
May 13, 2006
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young adults who took GlaxoSmithKline Plcâs antidepressant Paxil in clinical trials were more likely to report suicidal behaviour than others who got a placebo, the company and U.S. regulators said on Friday.
May 13, 2006
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Young adults who took GlaxoSmithKline Plc's GSK.L GSK.N antidepressant Paxil in clinical trials were more likely to report suicidal behaviour than others who got a placebo, the company and U.S. regulators said on Friday.
May 13, 2006
Science Daily - Paxil's maker adds suicide attempt warning (2 hours ago) -- The manufacturer of Paxil has notified doctors that the anti-depressant may increase the likelihood that young adults might attempt ... > full story California to include gays in school ...
May 13, 2006
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 ...
May 13, 2006
Bradenton Herald - ORLANDO, Fla. - Matthew Walker was always teased as a kid for being small, awkward and different. He felt different, too, but wasn't sure exactly why. He must've been about 7 or 8 years old when he pointed toward a bouncer at a country music festival ...
May 13, 2006
Boston Online - Her eyes have failed and her mind is beginning to fade, but in her mind's eye, 88-year-old Nellie Woolley still sees clear and bright. Visiting the Big Apple Circus in Boston last week, Woolley, who lives at an Alzheimer's care facility in Brockton ...
May 13, 2006
Gainesville Sun - Matthew Walker was always teased as a kid for being small, awkward and different. He felt different, too, but wasn't sure exactly why. He must've been about 7 or 8 years old when he pointed toward a bouncer at a country music festival in Branson, Mo ...
May 13, 2006
Axcess News - (AXcess NEws) Washington - The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is requiring the maker's of Paxil, an antidepressant, to include a warning of suicide risks in young adults on its labeling for doctors and patients prescribed the medication. The FDA ...
May 13, 2006
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 ...
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You Can Deal With Your Depression
You can manage your depression and your fears. Here is a short list of techniques that a person can use to help manage their depression and fears.
I was told by a counselor that one of the ways to manage depression is to challenge your negative thinking with ...
WHEN SOMEONE YOU KNOW STRUGGLES WITH DEPRESSION AND ANXIETY
What do you do when someone you know has to deal with persistent fears, anxieties or even depression? Well the first thing you need to do is to get the person to seek the services of a professional and/or counselor who can lead them in the right direction and ...
When Do You See A Doctor If You Have (Or You Think You Have) Depression?
If you have depression, or at least you think you have one, you must realize that you should not diagnose yourself. You need to have a healthcare practitioner that is skilled to give you a correct assessment and professional diagnosis of your condition.
There is absolutely no reason ...
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