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.

Eileen Ambrose

Baltimore Sun - We shred our papers and delete anything "phishy" to prevent thieves from posing as us and stealing our money. Now there's a new twist to watch out for -- medical identity theft. This is when thieves use your name or insurance information to get ...

Vicky Jones on catering in care homes (Guardian Unlimited)

A group of care homes is serving healthy food and cutting spending on diseases due to malnutrition, says Vicky Jones.

Fresh inspiration (Guardian Unlimited)

In the kitchens at Ferendune Court residential home for older people, in Faringdon, Oxfordshire, chef manager Janice Gregory and her assistant, 20-year-old Ben Lynn, are palpably enthusiastic. "I can peel a 28lb bag of carrots in 10 minutes," Janice boasts.

Motherly love (Guardian Unlimited)

Care for post and antenatal depression has improved greatly over the last 60 years, but there is still much to do, says Paul Farmer.

Treatment center settles lawsuit over Mass. boy's suicide

Gainesville Sun - A wilderness treatment center has agreed to pay $1.2 million and admit responsibility to settle a lawsuit filed by the parents of a Massachusetts teenager who killed himself while in its care, the parents' lawyers said Tuesday. Paul and Diana Lewis ...

Clinical Data to spin off antidepressant business (Pharmaceutical Business Review)

Clinical Data plans to spin off part of its business creating a new company, to be called Precigen Therapeutics, which will concentrate on the development and commercialization of vilazodone, a phase III candidate for the treatment of depression.

May 14, 2006

Hartford Courant - Then, soon after his deployment in December, a distressed Henthorn took his gun into a latrine in Kuwait and charged it, in what fellow soldiers feared was a suicide gesture. Although his superiors at the scene grabbed the weapon away, his platoon ...

Annual walk to raise mental health awareness

Austin Daily Herald - Raymond Kolb, Veryl C. Lord and Erik Linscott relax at the Bridge in Austin. The center is one of the many sponsors for the upcoming Mental Health Awareness Walk. Sheila Donnelly What do Patty Duke, Ernest Hemingway, Abraham Lincoln, Winston ...

Eileen Ambrose

Baltimore Sun - We shred our papers and delete anything "phishy" to prevent thieves from posing as us and stealing our money. Now there's a new twist to watch out for -- medical identity theft. This is when thieves use your name or insurance information to get ...

Melatonin effects on luteinizing hormone in postmenopausal women: A ...

BioMed Central - In many mammals, the duration of the nocturnal melatonin elevation regulates seasonal changes in reproductive hormones such as luteinizing hormone (LH). Melatonin's effects on human reproductive endocrinology are uncertain. It is thought that the ...

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 ...

Iraqi war veteran returns to Iowa and begins biggest battle of his ...

Waterloo Cedar-Falls Courier - WAVERLY --- Hope. That is about all Chris Nolan holds onto these days. Hope sometime soon he will get a good night's sleep. That he will be able to work and support his family again, be able to drive a car farther than across town. Hope his attention ...

Prozac's Target Revealed

YubaNet - Neurogenesis Pathway and Prozac's Target. Grigori Enikolopov, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Researchers at Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory on Long Island have identified which among several different kinds of cells in the brain is the chief target of ...

Eileen Ambrose

Baltimore Sun - We shred our papers and delete anything "phishy" to prevent thieves from posing as us and stealing our money. Now there's a new twist to watch out for -- medical identity theft. This is when thieves use your name or insurance information to get ...

Health Chief Responds

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - The Defense Department's top health official and the Army Surgeon General on Monday defended the military's screening and treatment of mentally troubled troops, saying the mental health of service members is a top priority for the Armed Forces ...

Botox Injections May Be Useful for Major Depression

Medscape News - May 16, 2006 — Botulinum toxin A injections can treat major depression, according to the results of a small case series reported in the May issue of Dermatologic Surgery . "Major depression is a common and serious disease that may be resistant to ...

Military Vets Wage War on Obesity

WXIA 11 Alive - COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) -- Vietnam veteran Abdul Baseer-El survived a rocket attack in Da Nang in the '60s. Today he is fighting a new enemy: obesity. The 57-year-old former Marine has worked hard to lose 100 pounds with the help of doctors at a Veterans ...

Potent Mixture: Zoloft & A Rifle

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - When Army Sgt. 1st Class Mark C. Warren was diagnosed with depression soon after his deployment to Iraq, a military doctor handed him a supply of the mood-altering drug Effexor. Marine Pfc. Robert Allen Guy was given Zoloft to relieve the depression ...

Meditation brings calm in medical storm

Burlington Free Press - Robert Shearer has had painful migraines since he was 12 years old. His headaches are so bad that he took disability leave from his job. To relax and deal with the pain, the 43-year-old Richmond resident practices meditation. “It’s difficult to ...

Men with erectile dysfunction can find help if they ask

Jackson Clarion-Ledger - This is the reason for a great number of visits to physicians by male patients. But interestingly, this request is hardly ever made until the end of the visit. New patients usually tell the nurse they are there for a physical, and existing patients ...

Eileen Ambrose

Baltimore Sun - We shred our papers and delete anything "phishy" to prevent thieves from posing as us and stealing our money. Now there's a new twist to watch out for -- medical identity theft. This is when thieves use your name or insurance information to get ...

Valeant Pharmaceuticals Receives FDA Marketing Approval for ...

Genetic Engineering News - Valeant Pharmaceuticals International (NYSE:VRX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given marketing approval for Cesamet (CII) (nabilone) oral capsules. Cesamet is used to treat nausea and vomiting associated with ...

End Of The 'Prozac Nation' - More Counselling, More Therapy, Less Medication To Treat Depression, UK (Medical News Today)

People suffering from depression will be able to have better accessto counselling and talking therapies under a major new programmeannounced today by UK Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt. At the moment many people with mild to moderate depression find itdifficult to access talking therapies, with services patchily spreadacross the country. [click link for full article]

More medical help pledge for part-time troops in Iraq (The Scotsman)

ARMY reservists fighting in Iraq are to receive better help in dealing with mental health problems after it emerged a quarter are suffering from disorders such as anxiety and depression.

New ager: craniosacral therapy (Daily Telegraph)

Our new series on the best alternative therapies. This week: craniosacral therapy.

End Of The 'Prozac Nation' - More Counselling, More Therapy, Less ...

Medical News Today - People suffering from depression will be able to have better access to counselling and talking therapies under a major new programme announced today by UK Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt. At the moment many people with mild to moderate depression ...

Wishing you love, peace and hugs

Belleville News-Democrat - It's scary enough attending a women-only meeting but when the topic is hug therapy, the prospect can be downright terrifying. Still I showed up last week when the Collinsville Area Christian Women's Club met in the Gateway Center in Collinsville. I ...

A Core of Despair, a Shadow of Nemesis

New York Times - I don't think I will ever eat Greek pastry again without thinking of Mr. Z., or of his wife's expression as the nurse and I left Mr. Z.'s house for the last time. He was not a complainer, and even during his final days, Mr. Z. seemed grateful to the ...

End Of The 'Prozac Nation' - More Counselling, More Therapy, Less Medication To Treat Depression, UK (Medical News Today)

People suffering from depression will be able to have better accessto counselling and talking therapies under a major new programmeannounced today by UK Health Secretary Patricia Hewitt. At the moment many people with mild to moderate depression find itdifficult to access talking therapies, with services patchily spreadacross the country. [click link for full article]

Prezzy gets 30 years for killing his wife

Times and Democrat - It's been nearly four years since Mark Anthony Prezzy stopped his wife's vehicle at a busy Orangeburg intersection and shot her to death before attempting to kill himself. On Monday, Mark Anthony Prezzy appeared before 1st Circuit Judge Jackson ...

DEAR ABBY: Friend’s fate belongs in other hands

Canton Repository - Dear Abby: I am happily married with a great wife. I also have a platonic female friend, “Tina,” I have known for many years and who suffers from depression. She and I have been getting together for the last few months over tea, and I usually let ...

Eileen Ambrose

Baltimore Sun - We shred our papers and delete anything "phishy" to prevent thieves from posing as us and stealing our money. Now there's a new twist to watch out for -- medical identity theft. This is when thieves use your name or insurance information to get ...

'Dresses's' Act II ill-fits

Washington Times - "The Hundred Dresses" could use some altering. This Depression-era tale about a child developing a conscience is muted and melancholy and comes across as heavy-handed and didactic, especially in the second act. Writer and director Mary Hall Surface ...

Seeing the need

Lexington Herald-Leader - Things did not start smoothly for Katherine Helms and Dr. Hatim Omar. Katherine, sexually abused as a child and placed in foster care, didn't like men. Especially older men. The thought of some strange doctor in a small room, touching her, sent her ...

Ignoring doctor's orders a prescription for trouble

Rocky Mountain News - A conscientious allergist I know refuses to treat patients with asthma who don't follow his recommendations for keeping flare-ups at bay with preventive medication. "I don't want anyone dying on my watch," he explains. "I'd rather devote my time to ...

'Quarter of British soldiers in Iraq suffer mental illness' (Daily Mail)

British Army reservists fighting in Iraq are to get better mental health services following a shock new report. The study, by a team at King's College London, found 25 per cent of part-time soldiers suffered common mental disorders such as anxiety and depression

More help for returning reservists (ITN via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)

Part-time troops fighting in Iraq are to get better mental health services after a study found they are struggling to cope with stress.

A Game For 'Good Kids' That Can Go Bad

WCCO - (WCCO) Parents talk to their kids about drugs, alcohol and sex. They likely don't talk to them about a game that's increasingly popular among kids between the ages of 9 and 16 years old. It's a game an Inver Grove Heights, Minn. teenager learned ...

Rainy days can make you SAD

Star-Press - MUNCIE -- Tomorrow is another day, although it will be a dark, cold and rainy one, like today, and yesterday ... and the day before that. ... The recent weather pattern, some health professionals believe, could depress some people and trigger ...

By TERRY RINDFLEISCH / La Crosse Tribune

La Crosse Tribune - Sarah Frey can listen and talk to women about their depression, but she finds little help for them when they leave her office. Frey, a nurse practitioner for Options in Reproductive Care in La Crosse, said depression is “as palpable as a liver mass ...

Investigates: The Drug Paxil

KEYE Austin - (CBS 42) Parents try to do everything they can to make sure their children are safe. So, what would you do if you learned a drug company hid important information about the safety and effectiveness of a drug given to your child? A Pflugerville family ...

Shape up for (icWales)

It is now widely accepted that an inactive lifestyle is harmful to health and well-being. Studies have shown that inactivity is one of the largest contributory factors to the incidence of coronary heart disease.

When man’s best friend became con man’s crutch

Boston Herald - More and more Americans suffering from anxiety and depression are buying “emotional support” and “therapy” pets - dogs, cats, monkeys, even ducks and miniature horses - dressing them in service vests and taking them everywhere they go ...

Focus on: 'Healing' gays

Knoxville News Sentinel - 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 ...

War of the Words:

Skyline View - There are many health problems in the world, some of them affect your body, but some of them attack the mind. Some of these illnesses can be treated with medication and therapy. There are people who oppose the use of medication when dealing with ...

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