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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. Prozac Does Not Help AnorexiaJune 13, 2006FOX News - Researchers from Columbia University and University of Toronto compared treatment with Prozac (fluoxetine) to that with placebo in patients who had recently regained weight after intensive hospital-based treatment. They found no significant ... Researchers Look At Anti-Depressant In Fight Against AnorexiaJune 13, 2006WRAL - Anorexia nervosa is more than just an eating disorder. It's also a psychiatric illness. That's the link that led researchers to study whether the antidepressant Prozac might help. For more than a decade, Carole Stocker suffered from anorexia. She ... Acupuncture's Secret: Blood Flow To BrainJune 13, 2006WTOP Radio - Home Buyers: Don't make a $5,250 mistake. As seen on CNN, WSJ. Click here for details. Acupuncture on pain-relief points cuts blood flow to key areas of the brain within seconds, providing the clearest explanation to date for how the ancient ... Prozac Not Effective Against Anorexia Nervosa (Medical News Today)June 13, 2006Prozac does not help anorexia nervosa patients achieve their normal weight, says a new study carried out at New York State Psychiatric Institute, Columbia University Medical Center, USA. It seems that Prozac is not good at preventing patients from experiencing relapses either. Prozac has been a popular prescribed medication for patients with anorexia. [click link for full article] A Botox smile may lift spirits as wellJune 13, 2006Nashville Tennessean - "Wear a smile and you have friends; wear a scowl and you have wrinkles." â George Eliot. 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 ... Prozac Doesn't Help Anorexics, Study SaysJune 13, 2006BayInsider - Since many people with anorexia nervosa often also suffer from depression, a study looked at whether the antidepressant sold as Prozac could help prevent relapses. But a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that it does not ... E-mail this Printer-friendly Subscribe RSS feedsJune 13, 2006Cincinnati Post - In Covington, a teen with severe mental problems is hospitalized in a special treatment facility for children and adolescents. In Falmouth, local residents are filling their gardens with flowers and vegetable plants grown in a greenhouse by adults ... FDA OKs Antidepressant to Treat Winter BluesJune 13, 2006HealthScout - Federal regulators on Monday approved GlaxoSmithKline's antidepressant Wellbutrin XL to help treat the estimated half a million people in the United States who suffer from winter depression . The U.S. Food and Administration said the drug is the ... Bracco comes off 'The Couch' to share fight with depressionJune 13, 2006Inside Bay Area - ON THE MEND: "Sopranos" star Lorraine Bracco has written "Off The Couch" about her career, her relationships and her battle with depression. IT TAKES a strong woman to be Tony Soprano's therapist, but Lorraine Bracco is up to the task. In fact, she ... Anorexics not helped by anti-depressant: US study (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)June 13, 2006Anorexia nervosa is a disease that most likely cannot be cured by antidepressants, according to a published US study. Prozac Doesn't Help Anorexics, Study SaysJune 13, 2006KIRO-TV - Since many people with anorexia nervosa often also suffer from depression, a study looked at whether the antidepressant sold as Prozac could help prevent relapses. But a report in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that it does not ... Fluoxetine Ineffective in Preventing Anorexia Nervosa RelapseJune 13, 2006Medscape News - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) Jun 13 - Among patients with anorexia nervosa who have achieved weight restoration, the use of the antidepressant fluoxetine, and most likely other antidepressants as well, does not decrease the risk of relapse in these ... Anorexics not helped by anti-depressant: US study (AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)June 13, 2006Anorexia nervosa is a disease that most likely cannot be cured by antidepressants, according to a published US study. That gut feeling (Times Online)June 13, 2006The stomach is like a geographic map of the pain in a manâs soul, body and mind. The gut is a second brain â in fact, I think the stomach is more important than the brain when it comes to feelings.â Battling the Effects of WarJune 13, 2006MSNBC - Dec. 6 issue - It wasn't the gunshot wound in the arm that bothered Jose Hernandez when he returned home to Cincinnati after serving in Iraq. It was the lock on the front door. He couldn't relax until he secured it twice, three times and sometimes ... FDA: GSK drug can wipe away winter bluesJune 13, 2006MSN MoneyCentral - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the expanded use of a GlaxoSmithKline anti-depressant to include treatment of "seasonal depression." GSK's Wellbutrin XL, which has already been approved by the FDA for treatment of major depressive ... Drug approved for SADJune 13, 2006Philadelphia Business Journal - The Food and Drug Administration has approved the expanded use of a GlaxoSmithKline anti-depressant to include treatment of seasonal depression. The company's Wellbutrin XL, which has already been approved by the FDA for treatment of major depressive ... Quindlen: Can U.S. Take Care of Its Iraq Vets?ÂJune 13, 2006MSNBC - Aug. 8, 2005 issue - For my money one of the finest war movies ever made was the 1946 Oscar winner "The Best Years of Our Lives." There isn't a battlefield in it. Instead it's a story that begins as three soldiers head back to their hometown. There ... New drug relieves premenstrual breast pain (Reuters.co.uk)June 13, 2006NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Toremifene, a drug that blocks the effects of estrogen and is used to treat breast cancer, also relieves premenstrual breast pain and tenderness without causing any major side effects, according to the results of a study published the British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology. Non-drug treatments for depression show promiseJune 13, 2006Citizen Online - Depression is not always caused by serotonin insufficiency. Some researchers have explored the role that omega-3 fatty acids play in overall brain function. One of the more important results has linked omega-3 insufficiency with depression. Omega-3 ... Study shows road rage may be caused by a disorderJune 13, 2006Brigham Young News - According to a recent study, Intermitten Explosive Disorder may be the cause of sudden bursts of anger such as road rage and spousal abuse. Road rage may not be caused by backed-up traffic, creative hand gestures and testy drivers. According to ... Antidepressants Can Increase Diabetes Risk in Certain CasesJune 13, 2006KRNV - VICTORIA, Australia, June 13 /PRNewswire/ -- A new study published by physicians from the Mental Health Research Institute and Monash University of Victoria, Australia, showed that all atypical antipsychotics studied were equally efficacious when ... Therapy for U.S. World Cup depressionJune 13, 2006FOXSports.com - Please lay down on the couch ... World Cup Depression can attack every four years. In dealing with this condition it can help to seek advice from someone who has suffered but who is now in remission. 1978 Â On the march with Ally's Army only to be ... Latest NewsJune 13, 2006dBusinessNews.com - Triangle: ChannelAdvisor Receives eBay Star Developer Award; Awarded eBay Early Adopter at the Annual eBay Developer Conference Triangle -- At the 2006 eBay Developer Conference, ChannelAdvisor, the ... Triangle: Stephen Wallace Joins Visitar, Inc ... Methods change in the treatment of mentally illJune 13, 2006Reading Eagle - Tom W. Kubizek had it all: Big house, nice car, great job, beautiful girlfriend. âYou would think I had a great life happy, content, enough money to live life to the fullest,â he said. But after a bout of major depression caused by bipolar ... How to be a well man (Independent)June 13, 2006Mental and emotional health EMBARGOED UNTIL JUNE 13, 2006, 11.30 CET (PharmiWeb)June 13, 2006âOver 80 percent of surveyed people with Parkinsonâs disease (PD) âoftenâ or âsometimesâ suffer from depressive symptoms as part of their condition, a pan-European survey 1 has revealed today. Health BuzzJune 13, 2006Jackson Clarion-Ledger - Japanese researchers have discovered a way to diagnose atherosclerosis - hardening of the arteries - even before symptoms arise. Researchers measured the blood flow through the heart of 27 hypertensive patients during periods of rest and stimulation ... Sepracor Announces Presentation of LUNESTA(TM) Data at Associated ...June 13, 2006Genetic 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 SLEEP 2006 20th Anniversary Meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies at the Salt Palace ... Vero Beach group offers stress therapyJune 13, 2006Fort Pierce Tribune - The Mental Health Association in Indian River County now offers a therapy group for coping with stress, anxiety and depression. The group is free of charge and open to anyone who suffers from depression or anxiety. It is a closed group; once it is ... How to be a well man (Independent)June 13, 2006Mental and emotional health Transporter Is Possible Target For Safer Pain Medicine (Medical News Today)June 13, 2006A transporter that silences one of the body's natural pain killers holds promise for new powerful, non-addictive pain medicines as well as understanding AIDS patients' increased pain perception, researchers say.Opioid peptides are natural pain relievers with receptors - first identified because they react to opium - throughout the body, says Dr. [click link for full article] Study questions if drugs raise suicide risk (Reuters.co.uk)June 13, 2006WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study raises questions about whether newer antidepressant drugs raise the risk of suicide as some studies have suggested by finding that suicide rates have dropped in the United States since the drugs were introduced, researchers said on Monday. Donât let your IT support crash and burn (Online Recruitment)June 13, 2006Graham Yemm from Solutions 4 Training highlights the pressures of working in IT and the impact of stress, including absenteeism, irritability, poor communication and lack of performance. He also looks at how managers should address the problem of stress within their IT departments. Drug OK'd to ease fall-winter 'blues'June 13, 2006Baltimore Sun - WASHINGTON // Americans suffering from severe, repeated cases of the winter blues now have a pill to provide help. The Food and Drug Administration announced yesterday that it would allow sales of Wellbutrin XL, a prescription drug for major ... CLOSE WATCH: Pregnancy can be smoothJune 13, 2006Winston-Salem Journal - Women who have thyroid disease can still have smooth pregnancies and deliver healthy babies, said Dr. Heather Mertz, who treats patients with high-risk pregnancies at Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center. But they need careful monitoring and ... A Botox smile may lift spirits as wellJune 13, 2006Nashville Tennessean - "Wear a smile and you have friends; wear a scowl and you have wrinkles." â George Eliot. 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 ... New drug treats winter blues 0-4899June 13, 2006Milford Daily News - T he federal Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the first drug to treat seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression that is usually suffered during winter and may be linked to decreases in sunlight. The drug, Wellbutrin XL, was ... Donât let your IT support crash and burn (Online Recruitment)June 13, 2006Graham Yemm from Solutions 4 Training highlights the pressures of working in IT and the impact of stress, including absenteeism, irritability, poor communication and lack of performance. He also looks at how managers should address the problem of stress within their IT departments. Transporter Is Possible Target For Safer Pain Medicine (Medical News Today)June 13, 2006A transporter that silences one of the body's natural pain killers holds promise for new powerful, non-addictive pain medicines as well as understanding AIDS patients' increased pain perception, researchers say.Opioid peptides are natural pain relievers with receptors - first identified because they react to opium - throughout the body, says Dr. [click link for full article] Should children be given Prozac? (Daily Mail)June 13, 2006Experts say it can stunt growth, damage young brains and even trigger suicide. Yet now the controversial anti-depressant Prozac is about to be prescribed to youngsters of just eight. JEROME BURNEinvestigates FDA Approves Wellbutrin XL(R) (bupropion HCl Extended-release Tablets) For The Prevention Of Seasonal Major Depressive (MedicalJune 13, 2006The U.S. Food andDrug Administration (FDA) has approved Wellbutrin XL(R) for the preventionof seasonal major depressive episodes in patients with a diagnosis ofseasonal affective disorder (SAD), a condition affecting about 6 percent ofAmerican adults. Wellbutrin XL is the first and only medication approved toprevent seasonal major depressive episodes. [click link for full article] Study questions if drugs raise suicide risk (Reuters.co.uk)June 13, 2006WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A study raises questions about whether newer antidepressant drugs raise the risk of suicide as some studies have suggested by finding that suicide rates have dropped in the United States since the drugs were introduced, researchers said on Monday. Mental Health and Illness - Bouncing Back from the BrinkJune 13, 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 ... A Botox smile may lift spirits as wellJune 13, 2006Nashville Tennessean - "Wear a smile and you have friends; wear a scowl and you have wrinkles." â George Eliot. 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 ... FDA Approves Wellbutrin XL(R) (bupropion HCl Extended-release Tablets ...June 13, 2006Medical News Today - The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Wellbutrin XL(R) for the prevention of seasonal major depressive episodes in patients with a diagnosis of seasonal affective disorder (SAD), a condition affecting about 6 percent of American ... WORTH A SHOT? Botox injections eased depressionJune 13, 2006Winston-Salem Journal - "Wear a smile and you have friends; wear a scowl and you have wrinkles." - George Eliot 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 ... FDA Approves Wellbutrin XL(R) (bupropion HCl Extended-release Tablets) For The Prevention Of Seasonal Major Depressive (MedicalJune 13, 2006The U.S. Food andDrug Administration (FDA) has approved Wellbutrin XL(R) for the preventionof seasonal major depressive episodes in patients with a diagnosis ofseasonal affective disorder (SAD), a condition affecting about 6 percent ofAmerican adults. Wellbutrin XL is the first and only medication approved toprevent seasonal major depressive episodes. [click link for full article] Should children be given Prozac? (Daily Mail)June 13, 2006Experts say it can stunt growth, damage young brains and even trigger suicide. Yet now the controversial anti-depressant Prozac is about to be prescribed to youngsters of just eight. JEROME BURNEinvestigates New drug treats winter blues 0-4899June 13, 2006MetroWest Daily News - T he federal Food and Drug Administration yesterday approved the first drug to treat seasonal affective disorder, a type of depression that is usually suffered during winter and may be linked to decreases in sunlight. The drug, Wellbutrin XL, was ... Health / Health TreatmentJune 13, 2006Science Daily - Ped Med: Genes at work in ADHD (1:16 pm) -- Scientists looking for the underpinnings of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder say they've found evidence of genes at work. Family and ... > full story Earlier Diagnosis Of Schizophrenia Improves ...
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