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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. Nausea seen with Wyeth depression drug; shares offMay 23, 2006Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Wyeth fell on Tuesday following the disclosure that an experimental anti-depressant, which was designed to be improvement over its top-selling Effexor XR drug, caused nausea in many patients in a clinical trial. Wyeth ... UPDATE 1-Nausea seen with Wyeth depression drug; shares offMay 23, 2006Reuters - NEW YORK, May 23 (Reuters) - Shares of Wyeth (WYE.N: Quote , Profile , Research ) fell on Tuesday following the disclosure that an experimental anti-depressant, which was designed to be improvement over its top-selling Effexor XR drug, caused nausea ... Wisconsin's Unique Risks for Women and DepressionMay 23, 2006WBAY Green Bay - A special task force on women and depression in Wisconsin says the state must take action to improve mental health care for women. The report released Tuesday was ordered by Lieutenant Governor Barbara Lawton after a 2005 study ranked Wisconsin 48th ... The Big Question: What is complementary medicine, and should the NHS be funding it? (Independent)May 23, 2006Why the fuss? Row over alternative therapies (Guardian Unlimited)May 23, 2006Call for halt to funding to alternative therapies labelled 'old-fashioned'. Doctors' letter sparks NHS alternative therapies row (Guardian Unlimited)May 23, 2006Society: Signatories labelled old-fashioned 'clinical barons' as prince urges worldwide adoption of holistic care. A healthy alternative? (The Herald)May 23, 2006It is the $1m question. Some four years ago, James Randi, an American illusionist, offered that sum to anyone who could prove, under laboratory conditions, that homeopathic remedies cured ailments. No-one has risen to the challenge. That does not make it irrelevant. Corcept progressing with phase III psychotic depression study (Pharmaceutical Business Review)May 23, 2006Corcept Therapeutics has completed patient enrollment in Corcept 09, the second of three phase III clinical trials in which Corlux is being evaluated for treating the psychotic features of psychotic major depression. Boxing: Maloney fears for Harrison's life (Guardian Unlimited)May 23, 2006Boxing: Frank Maloney said he fears for Scott Harrison's life after he discharged himself from the Priory. Row over alternative therapies (Guardian Unlimited)May 23, 2006Call for halt to funding to alternative therapies labelled 'old-fashioned'. Doctors' letter sparks NHS alternative therapies row (Guardian Unlimited)May 23, 2006Society: Signatories labelled old-fashioned 'clinical barons' as prince urges worldwide adoption of holistic care. Row over alternative therapies (Guardian Unlimited)May 23, 2006Call for halt to funding to alternative therapies labelled 'old-fashioned'. Doctors' letter sparks NHS alternative therapies row (Guardian Unlimited)May 23, 2006Society: Signatories labelled old-fashioned 'clinical barons' as prince urges worldwide adoption of holistic care. The Signs Of Child DepressionMay 23, 2006KUTV - (KUTV) Millions of kids suffer from depression but the symptoms can vary from adults to kids... and from boys to girls. In our Healthy Living report spotting the warning signs. It's estimated 3 million teenagers suffer from depression. A particularly ... Corcept progressing with phase III psychotic depression study (Pharmaceutical Business Review)May 23, 2006Corcept Therapeutics has completed patient enrollment in Corcept 09, the second of three phase III clinical trials in which Corlux is being evaluated for treating the psychotic features of psychotic major depression. Teens With Epilepsy Prone to DepressionMay 23, 2006WXIX - 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 ... Brain Surgery Under Study As Depression TreatmentMay 23, 2006WBAL Channel - CLEVELAND -- Researchers are reviewing a unique brain surgery to treat the most severe cases of clinical depression. The Cleveland Clinic and Brown University researchers are studying candidates to determine whether a brain surgery that helps stop ... Nausea seen with Wyeth depression drug; shares offMay 23, 2006Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Wyeth fell on Tuesday following the disclosure that an experimental anti-depressant, which was designed to be improvement over its top-selling Effexor XR drug, caused nausea in many patients in a clinical trial. Wyeth ... Botox May Help Treat DepressionMay 23, 2006HealthScout - Botox may do more than just smooth a furrowed brow, it may actually help boost a person's mood, suggests a small U.S. pilot study that found that Botox injections improved the symptoms of 10 patients with depression . Of the 10 patients in the study ... (AFX UK Focus) 2006-05-23 20:52 GMT: Eli Lilly: Symbyax shown more effective than Prozac, Zyprex (Interactive Investor)May 23, 2006SAN FRANCISCO (AFX) -- Eli Lilly & Co. on Tuesday said results from two studies suggest that its Symbyax treatment significantly improved symptoms of treatment-resistant depression when compared to either Prozac or Zyprexa alone during a two-month period. Nausea seen with Wyeth depression drug; shares off (Reuters)May 23, 2006NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of Wyeth fell on Tuesday following the disclosure that an experimental anti-depressant, which was designed to be improvement over its top-selling Effexor XR drug, caused nausea in many patients in a clinical trial. New technologies merge man, machineMay 23, 2006News 14 Charlotte - The drug Gleevec changed the lives of patients with leukemia, but some have become resistant. So now, doctors are studying two new treatments that are even more potent. Nearly 19 million Americans deal with depression every year. And while women are ... Characteristics of caregivers may increase symptoms in dementia ...May 23, 2006EurekAlert - WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. â Troublesome symptoms that accompany dementia â including wandering, hallucinations and restlessness â may increase if the patients' caregivers are young, less educated, over-burdened or depressed, according to researchers ... New Study Reports Venlafaxine Extended Release May Help Adult Patients ...May 23, 2006Genetic Engineering News - MADISON, N.J., May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, a division of Wyeth (NYSE: WYE), announced today new clinical trial data that showed venlafaxine extended release helped patients prevent new episodes of depression for up to two ... Health Tip: Think You Might Be Depressed?May 23, 2006WXIX - (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 ... Push made to require postpartum depression screeningMay 23, 2006WOOD - 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 ... Mental Health and Illness - Bouncing Back from the BrinkMay 23, 2006Southern Illinoisan - Abraham Lincoln, the 16th President of the United States suffered from depression his entire adult life. He often battled suicidal thoughts and would go off into the woods, alone accompanied only by a gun. During the time of his second nervous ... FDA Approves First Generic LexaproMay 23, 2006KFMB - The first generic version of Lexapro, one of the most widely prescribed antidepressants, with more than $2 billion in sales last year, received federal approval Monday. Ivax Corp. of Miami, part of Israel's Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd ... Clinical Study of Investigational Drug Paliperidone ER Demonstrated ...May 23, 2006Genetic Engineering News - TORONTO , May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- A multinational, multicenter phase III study presented today at the 159th annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association showed that the investigational, once-a-day oral medication, paliperidone extended ... Prince defiant over alternative medicine after doctors' attack (Times Online)May 23, 2006The Prince of Wales today issued an impassioned plea for alternative medicine to be given a bigger place in the mainstream, hours after a group of Britain's leading doctors issued their own appeal for the NHS to to stop paying for complementary therapies. 'No alternative medicine on NHS' (Guardian Unlimited)May 23, 2006Medics' opposition to complementary therapies called 'medical apartheid'. Suffer from Chronic Depression? New Treatment Offers HopeMay 23, 2006KFOR - (ARA) - Do you feel sad all the time? Have trouble concentrating and making decisions? Or experience feelings of guilt, worthlessness and helplessness that won't go away? If so, you may be one of the 19 million Americans who suffer from depression ... Results From a Cost-Effectiveness Study Demonstrate Positive Economic ...May 23, 2006Genetic Engineering News - LOS ANGELES , May 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Roche announced today interim results from a study investigating the cost-effectiveness of treating U.S. patients who have mild chronic hepatitis C (CHC) using PEGASYS(R) (peginterferon alpha- 2a) plus COPEGUS(R ... 'No alternative medicine on NHS' (Guardian Unlimited)May 23, 2006Medics' opposition to complementary therapies called 'medical apartheid'. Prince defiant over alternative medicine after doctors' attack (Times Online)May 23, 2006The Prince of Wales today issued an impassioned plea for alternative medicine to be given a bigger place in the mainstream, hours after a group of Britain's leading doctors issued their own appeal for the NHS to to stop paying for complementary therapies. Prince defiant over alternative medicine after doctors' attack (Times Online)May 23, 2006The Prince of Wales today issued an impassioned plea for alternative medicine to be given a bigger place in the mainstream, hours after a group of Britain's leading doctors issued their own appeal for the NHS to to stop paying for complementary therapies. Invisible Scars: Verbal Abuse Triggers Adult Anxiety, DepressionMay 23, 2006YubaNet - 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 many symptoms of ... 'No alternative medicine on NHS' (Guardian Unlimited)May 23, 2006Medics' opposition to complementary therapies called 'medical apartheid'. Complementary medicines (BBC News)May 23, 2006From acupuncture to yoga, all you need to know about the most commonly used therapies. Complementary medicines (BBC News)May 23, 2006From acupuncture to yoga, all you need to know about the most commonly used therapies. New unit to give mums a helping hand (The Scotsman)May 23, 2006A DATE has been set for the opening of a unit where new mothers who need specialist care for mental health problems can be treated. The woman who shopped for England (Daily Telegraph)May 23, 2006Colleen McLoughlin has nothing on Emily Tinne, a Liverpudlian housewife who did little but buy clothes for 30 years. Linda Grant visits a new exhibition showing just what this Edwardian shopaholic picked up on her many, many sprees Schering-Plough Initiates PEG-INTRON 'PROTECT' Study in Liver ...May 23, 2006Genetic Engineering News - KENILWORTH, N.J., May 23 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Schering-Plough today announced the initiation of a large multicenter clinical trial in the United States to evaluate the safety and efficacy of PEG-INTRON(R) (peginterferon alfa-2b) and REBETOL(R ... Anxiety, stress therapy group begins in June in Vero BeachMay 23, 2006Fort Pierce Tribune - The Mental Health Association in Indian River County, a United Way agency, is forming another Coping with Stress, Anxiety & Depression Therapy Group. It will begin on a weekly basis in June. The group is free of charge and open to anyone who suffers ... Complementary medicines (BBC News)May 23, 2006From acupuncture to yoga, all you need to know about the most commonly used therapies. 'It's hard not to have regrets' (Times Online)May 23, 2006Paul: 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. New Study Finds That Ramelteon Shows Potential For Circadian Phase Shifting (Medical News Today)May 23, 2006Results from a new studyto further explore the mechanistic action of ramelteon suggest it may havethe ability to shift the biological circadian rhythm -- one's natural24-hour sleep-wake cycle -- based on a study model designed to examine thispotential. Ramelteon has a unique mechanism of action that selectivelytargets two receptors located in the brain's suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN). [click link Study Identifies Predictors Of Bipolar Disorder RiskMay 23, 2006Medical News Today - 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 ... Cyborg City: Or How We Came To Live With The ChipMay 23, 2006Morning News - Hundreds of people in Northwest Arkansas will have a computer controlled, electronic chunk of plastic inserted in their bodies this year to help treat everything from ailing hearts to ailing minds and bladders. Electric stimulation of the heart is ... Boxing: Scott will defend title: Maloney (Belfast Telegraph)May 23, 2006Frank 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. Corcept Therapeutics Completes Enrollment In Second Phase 3 Study For Treating Psychotic Major Depression (Medical News Today)May 23, 2006CorceptTherapeutics Incorporated (Nasdaq: CORT) announced today that it completedpatient enrollment in Corcept 09, the second of three Phase 3 clinicaltrials in which CORLUX(R) (mifepristone) is being evaluated for treatingthe psychotic features of psychotic major depression (PMD). [click link for full article] Study Identifies Predictors Of Bipolar Disorder Risk (Medical News Today)May 23, 2006A new study presented today at the159th Annual Scientific Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association(APA) in Toronto, Canada identified five predictors for bipolar disorderrisk in patients who have been unsuccessfully treated with antidepressants. [click link for full article] Corcept Therapeutics Completes Enrollment In Second Phase 3 Study For ...May 23, 2006Medical News Today - Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated (Nasdaq: CORT) announced today that it completed patient enrollment in Corcept 09, the second of three Phase 3 clinical trials in which CORLUX(R) (mifepristone) is being evaluated for treating the psychotic features ... Recent breakthroughs in treatment-resistant depression are promisingMay 23, 2006Asheville Citizen-Times - ANSWER: Yes, absolutely. As you are probably aware, the last 20 years have seen very few new treatments for depression. There has been, of course, the steady parade of the âlatest and greatestâ new antidepressant medication. But as helpful as ... Shock Therapy for the 21st Century Shock Therapy for the 21st CenturyMay 23, 2006WBAY Green Bay - When you hear the term "shock therapy," probably a lot of negative impressions come to mind. But electro-convulsive therapy, as it's now called, has nothing to do with shocks and everything to do with helping people with severe depression ... Corcept Therapeutics Completes Enrollment In Second Phase 3 Study For Treating Psychotic Major Depression (Medical News Today)May 23, 2006CorceptTherapeutics Incorporated (Nasdaq: CORT) announced today that it completedpatient enrollment in Corcept 09, the second of three Phase 3 clinicaltrials in which CORLUX(R) (mifepristone) is being evaluated for treatingthe psychotic features of psychotic major depression (PMD). [click link for full article] Price put on suffering must be fair to all (Guardian Unlimited)May 23, 2006I do not for a moment begrudge injured victims of the July 7 bombings the additional compensation they're to be given, details of which will be revealed this week. BOXING: HARRISON BEATS CRISIS (Daily Mirror)May 23, 2006SCOTT HARRISON will defend his WBO featherweight title "as soon as possible" - according to manager Frank Maloney. Push made to require postpartum depression screeningMay 23, 2006WOOD - 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 ... Kaiser Daily HIV/AIDS Report Highlights Recently Published Clinical Infectious Diseases Studies (Medical News Today)May 23, 2006The following summarizes studies recently published in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases. [click link for full article]
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