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.

Bipolar disorder risks revealed

Science Daily - WASHINGTON, May 22 (UPI) -- People with untreatable depression who feel others are unfriendly toward them may be exhibiting signs of bipolar disorder, researchers reported Monday. Other possible warning signals include anxiety, a family history of ...

Harrison moves south after second relapse (The Scotsman: Sport)

SCOTT Harrison has relocated to the south of England in an attempt to reinforce his painful battle against depression and alcohol problems, it emerged last night.

Encouraging phase II trial for Vertex' hepatitis drug (Pharmaceutical Business Review)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals hepatitis C candidate, VX-950, has generated impressive positive results in a phase II study in which all 12 patients treated with the drug had undetectable levels of the virus after 28 days of treatment.

Encouraging phase II trial for Vertex' hepatitis drug (Pharmaceutical Business Review)

Vertex Pharmaceuticals hepatitis C candidate, VX-950, has generated impressive positive results in a phase II study in which all 12 patients treated with the drug had undetectable levels of the virus after 28 days of treatment.

'It's hard not to have regrets' (Times Online)

Paul: I had my first therapy session when I was 10. Lots of shit had started to happen. The worst was about a little kid I was supposed to be looking after, Steven. We were in this shop, mucking around, when Steven ran out into the road. An oncoming car went right into him.

Teens With Epilepsy Prone to Depression

WCAX - THURSDAY, March 30 (HealthDay News) -- Teenagers who have epilepsy often face a double whammy because along with the seizure disorder, they're much more prone to depression and other psychiatric problems. In fact, up to 60 percent of all teens with ...

Study Identifies Predictors of Bipolar Disorder Risk

KCRG.com - TORONTO -- A new study identified five predictors for bipolar disorder risk in patients who have been unsuccessfully treated with antidepressants. Researchers concluded that significant risk factors of bipolar disorder among patients already ...

Aspect Antidepressant Response Index Accurately Predicts Patient ...

Genetic Engineering News - Findings from two studies presented today at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association document the capability of Aspect Medical System's EEG-based research technology to predict an individual's likelihood of responding to treatment ...

Shining a light in the darkness of suicide

Vallejo Times-Herald - Pamela Allen sits in the front room of her Vallejo home with one of the two chows with which she and her husband share their home. Allen¹s father committed suicide when she was 7, and now, in memory of him and to help raise funds for suicide ...

International Approvals: Keppra, Menactra, Aromasin

Medscape News - May 22, 2006 — The European Commission has approved a new indication for levetiracetam, allowing its use as adjunctive therapy for juvenile myoclonic epilepsy in adolescents and adults; Health Canada has approved a quadrivalent conjugate vaccine ...

Health Tip: Think You Might Be Depressed?

WCAX - (HealthDay News) -- Everyone has days when they feel stressed, down or just a little blue. But clinical depression lasts more than just a few days or weeks, and makes it difficult to perform everyday tasks such as paying bills, going to work, or even ...

New Data Presented on the Effect of Cymbalta(R) on Sexual Function in ...

Genetic Engineering News - Data suggest that male patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) treated with Cymbalta(R) (duloxetine HCl) had significantly better sexual functioning when compared to those taking Lexapro(R) (escitalopram) within the first eight weeks of ...

A lift for faces -- and moods?

Los Angeles Times - Inspired by age-old literary wisdom, countless song lyrics and the 1872 musings of Charles Darwin, a very 2006 theory to treat depression has emerged. Why not turn that frown upside down — with a shot of Botox? By preventing the physical act of ...

New Studies Examine SEROQUEL(R) in Combination With Antidepressant ...

Forbes - WILMINGTON, Del., May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN) today announced results of two clinical studies that examined SEROQUEL(R) (quetiapine fumarate) in combination with antidepressant therapy in patients with depression. One ...

Treating depression makes heart happy

Cincinnati Enquirer - You've heard the songs - Jimmy Ruffin's "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" and Billy Ray Cyrus's "Achy Breaky Heart." We know it's true: Grief can make your heart ache. The Bible and Shakespeare tell us so. But only recently has science begun to ...

Study identifies predictors of bipolar disorder risk

YubaNet - A new study presented today at the 159th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in Toronto, Canada identified five predictors for bipolar disorder risk in patients who have been unsuccessfully treated with ...

Harrison tipped for swift return (BBC News)

Manager Frank Maloney is confident that WBO featherweight champion Scott Harrison can salvage his career.

A lift for faces -- and moods?

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel - Inspired by age-old literary wisdom, countless song lyrics and the 1872 musings of Charles Darwin, a very 2006 theory to treat depression has emerged. Why not turn that frown upside down — with a shot of Botox? By preventing the physical act of ...

Salix Pharmaceuticals Reports Digestive Disease Week 2006 Update ...

Genetic Engineering News - Salix Pharmaceuticals, Ltd. (NASDAQ:SLXP) today announced results of two investigator-initiated trials of XIFAXAN(R) (rifaximin) tablets 200 mg that were presented today at Digestive Disease Week(R) 2006. Travelers' Diarrhea Herbert L. DuPont, M.D ...

Invisible scars: Verbal abuse triggers adult anxiety, depression

EurekAlert - TALLAHASSEE, Fla.-- A new study by Florida State University researchers has found that people who were verbally abused as children grow up to be self-critical adults prone to depression and anxiety. People who were verbally abused had 1.6 times as ...

Cyberonics Sponsors Symposium on Treatment-Resistant Depression at ...

Forbes - Leading Psychiatrists Present Findings in Toronto HOUSTON, May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Cyberonics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CYBX) today announced the Company sponsored a symposium on treatment-resistant depression (TRD) and VNS Therapy(TM) at the annual ...

Using Botox to lift depression?

Monterey County Herald - WASHINGTON - Kathleen Delano had suffered from depression for years. Having tried psychotherapy and a number of anti-depressant drugs in vain, she resigned herself to a life of suffering. Then she tried Botox, the drug that became a rage a few years ...

The new face of Botox: Easing depression?

Detroit News - WASHINGTON -- A pilot study of 10 patients provides empirical support for what a number of clinicians say they have noticed anecdotally: People who get their furrowed brows eliminated with Botox often report an improvement in mood. Until now, the ...

Mothers get new mental care unit (BBC News)

A new unit for mothers with problems such as post-natal depression is to open at a hospital in West Lothian.

Maloney Confident Of Harrison Return (Sporting Life via Yahoo! UK & Ireland Sport)

Frank Maloney has declared Scott Harrison will defend his WBO featherweight title "as soon as possible".

MALONEY CONFIDENT OF HARRISON RETURN (Sporting Life)

Frank Maloney has declared Scott Harrison will defend his WBO featherweight title "as soon as possible". Harrison's manager met with the troubled Cambuslang fighter over the weekend to discuss his life and career.

Depression more common that people realize

News 14 Raleigh / Durham - Bill Wesse says he has battled depression. (CHARLOTTE) - If you've lost interest in some of your favorite things, you're having trouble sleeping or lost your appetite, you may be dealing with a bout of depression. You wouldn’t be alone though ...

Depression goes untreated in men

News 14 Charlotte - Nearly 7 million men and 12 million women are diagnosed every year with depression. If you have lost interest in some of your favorite things, are having trouble sleeping or have lost your appetite, you might be dealing with a bout of depression. If ...

Treating depression makes heart happy

Cincinnati Enquirer - You've heard the songs - Jimmy Ruffin's "What Becomes of the Broken Hearted?" and Billy Ray Cyrus's "Achy Breaky Heart." We know it's true: Grief can make your heart ache. The Bible and Shakespeare tell us so. But only recently has science begun to ...

Leonard Cohen: A troubadour at Charles's court (Guardian Unlimited)

The lugubrious Canadian singer, beloved in bedsit land, is back on the scene with a film and a book. And now he even has royal approval.

Seasonal Affective Disorder

WNEM - (TV5) -- Thousands in Mid-Michigan are suffering from what many simply call the "holiday blues." But it could be a form of depression that's gaining awareness across the country. So what is seasonal affective disorder? SAD, otherwise known as ...

Sepracor Announces Presentation of Lunesta(TM) Data at American ...

Genetic Engineering News - Sepracor Inc. (Nasdaq: SEPR) today announced that data for LUNESTA(TM) brand eszopiclone for the treatment of insomnia will be presented at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association in Toronto on May 23rd and 24th. The posters will ...

Researchers Report Results for 28-day Phase II Study of VX-950 in ...

Genetic Engineering News - LOS ANGELES , May 22 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Data to be presented this week at the Digestive Disease Week conference show that plasma HCV RNA was reduced to undetectable levels (less than 10 IU/mL) in all 12 of 12 (100%) patients with genotype 1 ...

Andreas Fuhrman / Record Searchlight

Record Searchlight - ENGROSSED: Sarah Jane Smith’s parents found out she had autism when she was 3 years old. Sarah enjoys a book at the Shasta County Library in Redding. Reading is one her strengths. ALL’S WELL: Sarah, 16, right, is a junior at Enterprise High School ...

Schneider: Readers render split decision on jury duty flap

Lansing State Journal - I wrote May 12 about a local jury clerk's refusal to excuse a woman from jury duty based on a note from her doctor. The doctor, a psychiatrist, wrote that the woman, under treatment for depression, was unfit for jury duty and that her participation ...

ABILIFY® (aripiprazole) Effictive As Maintenance Therapy In Adults With Bipolar I Disorder Following Treatment For A (Medica

Maintenance therapy with the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. [click link for full article]

Study Of Aranesp(R) Dosed Every Two Weeks Versus Epoetin Alfa Dosed Weekly (Medical News Today)

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced that final results of a Phase 3 randomized, open-label head-to-head study evaluating 200 mcg of Aranesp(R) (darbepoetin alfa) administered every two weeks versus 40,000 U of Epoetin alfa dosed once a week have been published in the May 20th issue of The Journal of Clinical Oncology. [click link for full article]

The new face of Botox: Easing depression?

Detroit News - WASHINGTON -- A pilot study of 10 patients provides empirical support for what a number of clinicians say they have noticed anecdotally: People who get their furrowed brows eliminated with Botox often report an improvement in mood. Until now, the ...

Did military withhold correct treatment for mentally ill?

Centre Daily - When Army Sgt. First Class Mark C. Warren, of La Grande, Ore., was diagnosed with depression soon after arriving in Iraq, a military doctor gave him the mood-altering drug Effexor. Marine Pfc. Robert Guy, of Willards, Md., was given Zoloft to relieve ...

Readers comment on their doctors

San Bernardino County Sun - A few weeks ago I wrote about the best doctors, inviting readers to share their experiences and thoughts. Here they are. I've taken some minor editorial liberties to assist with the flow of text and to preserve privacy. A grateful reader from Chino ...

ABILIFY® (aripiprazole) Effictive As Maintenance Therapy In Adults ...

Medical News Today - Maintenance therapy with the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. atypical antipsychotic ABILIFY® (aripiprazole) significantly delayed the time to relapse in adults with Bipolar I Disorder who had been ...

Multiple Sclerosis Prescription Drug, Avonex®, Celebrates 10th ...

Medical News Today - Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB) today marks the 10th anniversary of AVONEX® (Interferon beta 1a), the most prescribed multiple sclerosis (MS) therapy worldwide, as the company's CEO James Mullen, rings the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell. AVONEX ...

Military veterans wage war against obesity, related diseases

Times - 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 Affairs hospital. He's ...

Study Of Aranesp(R) Dosed Every Two Weeks Versus Epoetin Alfa Dosed ...

Medical News Today - Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced that final results of a Phase 3 randomized, open-label head-to-head study evaluating 200 mcg of Aranesp(R) (darbepoetin alfa) administered every two weeks versus 40,000 U of Epoetin alfa dosed once a week have been ...

ABILIFY® (aripiprazole) Effictive As Maintenance Therapy In Adults With Bipolar I Disorder Following Treatment For A (Medica

Maintenance therapy with the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. [click link for full article]

A lift for faces -- and moods?

Los Angeles Times - Inspired by age-old literary wisdom, countless song lyrics and the 1872 musings of Charles Darwin, a very 2006 theory to treat depression has emerged. Why not turn that frown upside down — with a shot of Botox? By preventing the physical act of ...

Study Of Aranesp(R) Dosed Every Two Weeks Versus Epoetin Alfa Dosed Weekly (Medical News Today)

Amgen (NASDAQ:AMGN) announced that final results of a Phase 3 randomized, open-label head-to-head study evaluating 200 mcg of Aranesp(R) (darbepoetin alfa) administered every two weeks versus 40,000 U of Epoetin alfa dosed once a week have been published in the May 20th issue of The Journal of Clinical Oncology. [click link for full article]

Multiple Sclerosis Prescription Drug, Avonex®, Celebrates 10th Anniversary (Medical News Today)

Biogen Idec (NASDAQ:BIIB) today marks the 10th anniversary of AVONEX® (Interferon beta 1a), the most prescribed multiple sclerosis (MS) therapy worldwide, as the company's CEO James Mullen, rings the NASDAQ Stock Market Opening Bell. AVONEX, manufactured by Biogen Idec, was approved for relapsing forms of MS by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on May 17, 1996. [click link for full

ABILIFY® (aripiprazole) Effictive As Maintenance Therapy In Adults With Bipolar I Disorder Following Treatment For A (Medica

Maintenance therapy with the Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE: BMY) and Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. [click link for full article]

Botox May Cause Depression to Vanish with Lines

Daily News Central - Although he acknowledges that a larger study is needed to draw scientific conclusions, dermatologist Eric Finzi is so confident in his results he has applied for a patent to use Botox for treating depression. A small US study of wrinkle removing ...

Botox Study Finds Patients Less Depressed

Playfuls -  A small U.S. study of wrinkle removing Botox found depressed patients who received the treatment were in a better mood after. Dermatologist Eric Finzi said the study used patients who were depressed, not those looking for cosmetic changes. He said ...

Medical Guesswork

BusinessWeek - The message got through. Three years later, Kaiser is in the midst of a major initiative to change the treatment of the diabetics in its care. "We're trying to put nearly a million people on these drugs," says Dr. Paul Wallace, senior adviser to the ...

Botox Into Frown Lines Can Help Patients With Major Depression (Medical News Today)

A trial carried out by Dr. Eric Finzi and Dr. Erika Wasserman found that treating clinically depressed patients with botox on the frown lines of their faces actually got rid of their depression. In their abstract report, found in the journal Dermatologic Surgery, the researchers indicate that major depression is a common and serious disease. [click link for full article]

KIMYA DAWSON: Remember That I Love You

CMJ - Dean Christgau's pet fave anti-folkie is like a plucky Facts Of Life character who never quite allowed herself to grow up; an over-optimistic idealist who believes a bit too much in the force of her own will, a huge-hearted, 30- something Toys 'R' Us ...

Military veterans wage war against obesity, related diseases

NWITimes.com - 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 Affairs hospital. He's ...

Botox Into Frown Lines Can Help Patients With Major Depression (Medical News Today)

A trial carried out by Dr. Eric Finzi and Dr. Erika Wasserman found that treating clinically depressed patients with botox on the frown lines of their faces actually got rid of their depression. In their abstract report, found in the journal Dermatologic Surgery, the researchers indicate that major depression is a common and serious disease. [click link for full article]

Botox Into Frown Lines Can Help Patients With Major Depression (Medical News Today)

A trial carried out by Dr. Eric Finzi and Dr. Erika Wasserman found that treating clinically depressed patients with botox on the frown lines of their faces actually got rid of their depression. In their abstract report, found in the journal Dermatologic Surgery, the researchers indicate that major depression is a common and serious disease. [click link for full article]

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