Depression Counselling and Therapy News

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News Rotarians hear program on Mental Health Center

De Queen Daily Citizen - DE QUEEN — Whether it’s to combat depression or drug abuse, the Southwest Arkansas Counseling and Mental Health Center serves about 4,000 individuals a year throughout it’s six-county service area. Director Mike Worley told De Queen Rotarians ...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

WCAX - TUESDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- The antidepressant Prozac doesn't help women struggling with anorexia nervosa maintain a normal body weight, and it doesn't reduce their risk of relapsing, a new study found. This revelation comes after years of ...

Eat, Drink and Be Miriam

Fayetteville Observer - Emotional testimony, including that of a man whose wife died, began Wednesday in the case against a prominent Charlotte doctor whose controversial method of diagnosing and treating Lyme disease could cost him his medical license. The state Medical ...

Prozac Failed Anorexic Women in Study

WISH-TV - Prozac is one of the antidepressants often used to treat anorexia, but researchers found it didn't stop young women from resuming their self-starving ways. In a small study, more than half of the women who got Prozac or dummy pills dropped out of the ...

N.C. Medical Board hears testimony against Lyme disease doctor

Gainesville Sun - Emotional testimony, including that of a man whose wife died, began Wednesday in the case against a prominent Charlotte doctor whose controversial method of diagnosing and treating Lyme disease could cost him his medical license. The state Medical ...

Researcher: Police suicide rate "epidemic"

KCTV 5 - WICHITA, Kan. -- Squeeze stress toys _ shaped like the American eagle and emblazoned with the seal of the U.S. attorney's office _ greeted the police officers Wednesday as they took their seats. A therapy dog named Stillman roamed the aisles wearing ...

Karma: +33/-29

Daily Herald - Quote from: BishopRick on Today at 04:26:43 PM Uh-huh. Let's see, give the LDS housewives alotta guilt, get them stressed out, don't let them drink alcohol or coffee, instead put them on expensive anti-depressants and let insurance companies pay for ...

Iraq: 60 soldiers a month suffer mental illness (Independent)

The number of soldiers diagnosed with psychiatric problems brought on by the stress of service in Iraq has dramatically escalated since the beginning of the war, according to new figures from the Ministry of Defence.

Younger Women Prone to Depression After Heart Attack

WCAX - MONDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- The use of antipsychotic drugs prescribed for children has soared six-fold since the early 1990s, a new report finds. The surge appears to be largely due to doctors who prescribe the drugs to treat mental illnesses ...

Younger Women Prone to Depression After Heart Attack

WCAX - WEDNESDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) -- Medical care often involves instruments that poke and prod. So it may come as a huge relief to patients when the instrument involved in their therapy -- perhaps something from the string or percussion family ...

Be safe in summer heat

Marco Island Sun Times - It's summer on Marco Island. Thus, it's going to be hot and humid. It's a fact of life from May through October. And it's so important to be sensible and to exercise caution when working or exercising outside. If I see one more person - especially ...

Tooker’s wife saw agitative effect of anti-depressant

Sherwood Park News - Sherwood Park News — Suicide triggers a singular kind of grieving for survivors. “It’s a grief way beyond a death,” said Angela Bischoff. Bischoff felt the crushing blow of suicide two years ago when her husband, Tooker Gomberg, jumped off a ...

Antidepressants linked to suicide risk in elderly (Reuters.co.uk)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of suicide among older patients appears to be increased during the first month of therapy with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, but this increased risk is fairly low, researchers in Canada report.

Study: Antidepressant Prozac Failed Anorexic Women

Sci-Tech Today - The National Eating Disorders Association estimates that about 10 million girls and women and about 1 million boys and men have anorexia or bulimia, a related eating disorder involving food bingeing and vomiting for which Prozac has shown some ...

Fewer US suicides since Prozac's introduction (New Scientist)

A controversial study concludes Prozac is not linked to an increased risk of suicide and may, in fact, have saved 33,600 lives in the US

Study: Prozac Didn't Help Anorexics

WINK TV - CHICAGO Prozac is one of the antidepressants often used to treat anorexia, but researchers found it didn't stop young women from resuming their self-starving ways. In a small study, more than half of the women who got Prozac or dummy pills dropped ...

Decatur County Memorial Hospital Participates in Cancer Study

Greensburg Daily News - Community Cancer Care, an Indianapolis-based provider of medical oncology services and cancer-related programming and Decatur County Memorial Hospital’s oncology partner, was recently awarded a grant from the National Institute of Health. The grant ...

Antidepressants linked to suicide risk in elderly (Reuters.co.uk)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of suicide among older patients appears to be increased during the first month of therapy with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, but this increased risk is fairly low, researchers in Canada report.

Antidepressants linked to suicide risk in elderly

Reuters - NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of suicide among older patients appears to be increased during the first month of therapy with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, but this increased risk is fairly low, researchers in ...

Thomas' resilience shines on new album

Bradenton Herald - NEW ORLEANS - Like thousands of other victims of Hurricane Katrina, Irma Thomas - known as the "Soul Queen of New Orleans" - has spent the past year navigating through the remnants of disaster. The two houses she had in the city were heavily damaged ...

Antidepressants linked to suicide risk in elderly (Reuters.co.uk)

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - The risk of suicide among older patients appears to be increased during the first month of therapy with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants, but this increased risk is fairly low, researchers in Canada report.

Prozac Failed Anorexic Women in Study

KFMB - Prozac is one of the antidepressants often used to treat anorexia, but researchers found it didn't stop young women from resuming their self-starving ways. In a small study, more than half of the women who got Prozac or dummy pills dropped out of the ...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Kait 8 - TUESDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- The antidepressant Prozac doesn't help women struggling with anorexia nervosa maintain a normal body weight, and it doesn't reduce their risk of relapsing, a new study found. This revelation comes after years of ...

Seafood: New Research on Its Health Benefits

WLBT - Although the link between seafood consumption and improved health has been known for decades, a number of recent studies are shedding new light on the many health benefits of the omega-3 fatty acids found in fish. Considered essential nutrients ...

From the National Women's Health Report: Heart Disease - From ...

WLBT - If you've had a heart attack, a stroke, or even just been diagnosed with some form of cardiovascular disease, you're probably reeling with shock and filled with questions. How will this change my life? What does this mean for my family? Am I going to ...

Should children be given Prozac? (Daily Mail)

Experts 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

Decatur County Memorial Hospital Participates in Cancer Study

Greensburg Daily News - Community Cancer Care, an Indianapolis-based provider of medical oncology services and cancer-related programming and Decatur County Memorial Hospital’s oncology partner, was recently awarded a grant from the National Institute of Health. The grant ...

Cutters tell their stories

Wisconsin State Journal - Danielle McFarland was only 11 years old when she began cutting her arms to distract herself from her severe depression. On the outside, she didn't seem depressed. She got straight As in her classes and participated in after-school activities. Her ...

Study: Prozac Does Not Prevent Relapses of Anorexia

Elites TV - A new study finds that the antidepressant drug Prozac was no better than a placebo at preventing relapses of the eating disorder anorexia nervosa. The results of the study were published Tuesday in the 'Journal of the American Medical Association ...

Should children be given Prozac? (Daily Mail)

Experts 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

Study: Prozac doesn't help anorexic women

Star-Banner - CHICAGO - Prozac is one of the antidepressants often used to treat anorexia, but researchers found it didn't stop young women from resuming their self-starving ways. In a small study, more than half of the women who got Prozac or dummy pills dropped ...

Prozac doesn't treat anorexia, study indicates

Denver Post - The depression drug Prozac failed to help patients with anorexia nervosa maintain their weight in the largest drug study ever conducted for the condition. The research may alter treatment for anorexia, an eating disorder marked by severe weight loss ...

Prozac Not Effective Against Anorexia Nervosa

Playfuls - Prozac 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 ...

Good steps on mental illness

Olympian - Years ago, state officials began closing down entire wards at mental health hospitals in the belief that the mentally ill could be better treated in their home communities, close to family members and friends. The only problem was, the state did not ...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

WCAX - TUESDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- The antidepressant Prozac doesn't help women struggling with anorexia nervosa maintain a normal body weight, and it doesn't reduce their risk of relapsing, a new study found. This revelation comes after years of ...

New Study Suggests Antidepressants Save Lives (Medical News Today)

A just published UCLA study suggests that the use of antidepressants to treat depression has saved thousands of lives, despite the concern about a possible link between suicide risk and the class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI). The lead author of the study is Dr. [click link for full article]

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Announces Presentation Of VEC-162 Phase II Data At Associated Professional Sleep Societies Annual (Medica

Vanda PharmaceuticalsInc. [click link for full article]

Surging Heroin Addiction A Major Public Health Threat In Washington, D.C. (Medical News Today)

Opioid addiction, particularlyto heroin, is a rapidly growing public health threat in the greaterWashington, D.C. area. According to a recent government report, as many as18,000 D.C. residents are addicted to heroin. [click link for full article]

Tapping energies

Burlington Free Press - Until recently parking garages, elevators and airplanes invoked almost paralyzing fear in Wanda Lindblad. The Bristol woman is claustrophobic and has feared of small, confined spaces since she was a child. Last month, Lindblad sought help for the ...

No effect on anorexia

Newsday - Prozac is prescribed to half of all patients with anorexia nervosa, but a new study has found that the anti-depressant doesn't work in the acute phases of the eating disorder or in preventing a relapse into dramatic weight loss. "This may come as a ...

Younger Women Prone to Depression After Heart Attack

WCAX - MONDAY, June 5 (HealthDay News) -- The use of antipsychotic drugs prescribed for children has soared six-fold since the early 1990s, a new report finds. The surge appears to be largely due to doctors who prescribe the drugs to treat mental illnesses ...

New Study Suggests Antidepressants Save Lives

Medical News Today - A just published UCLA study suggests that the use of antidepressants to treat depression has saved thousands of lives, despite the concern about a possible link between suicide risk and the class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake ...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

WCAX - TUESDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- The antidepressant Prozac doesn't help women struggling with anorexia nervosa maintain a normal body weight, and it doesn't reduce their risk of relapsing, a new study found. This revelation comes after years of ...

Vanda Pharmaceuticals Announces Presentation Of VEC-162 Phase II Data At Associated Professional Sleep Societies Annual (Medica

Vanda PharmaceuticalsInc. [click link for full article]

New Study Suggests Antidepressants Save Lives (Medical News Today)

A just published UCLA study suggests that the use of antidepressants to treat depression has saved thousands of lives, despite the concern about a possible link between suicide risk and the class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI). The lead author of the study is Dr. [click link for full article]

Surging Heroin Addiction A Major Public Health Threat In Washington, D.C. (Medical News Today)

Opioid addiction, particularlyto heroin, is a rapidly growing public health threat in the greaterWashington, D.C. area. According to a recent government report, as many as18,000 D.C. residents are addicted to heroin. [click link for full article]

Furry friend lifts the spirits of local seniors

Asbury Park Press - Micah is allowed on the furniture. In fact, that is where he was found lounging recently during a visit to Renaissance Gardens healthcare facility at Seabrook in Tinton Falls. The 2-year-old golden retriever/Australian shepherd mixed breed dog, who ...

‘Sopranos’ helped Bracco heal

The State - Dr. Jennifer Melfi would probably understand the letdown feeling, but Lorraine Bracco is having a little trouble with it all. “Sopranos” fans left as cold as Jim “Johnny Cakes” by the show's cliffhanger-free season finale should buck up, says ...

Tapping energies

Burlington Free Press - Until recently parking garages, elevators and airplanes invoked almost paralyzing fear in Wanda Lindblad. The Bristol woman is claustrophobic and has feared of small, confined spaces since she was a child. Last month, Lindblad sought help for the ...

Mental Health and Illness - Bouncing Back from the Brink

Southern 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 ...

Younger Women Prone to Depression After Heart Attack

WCAX - WEDNESDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) -- Medical care often involves instruments that poke and prod. So it may come as a huge relief to patients when the instrument involved in their therapy -- perhaps something from the string or percussion family ...

Inflammatory Bowel Disease

WAFF - TUESDAY, June 13 (HealthDay News) -- The antidepressant Prozac doesn't help women struggling with anorexia nervosa maintain a normal body weight, and it doesn't reduce their risk of relapsing, a new study found. This revelation comes after years of ...

Prozac Failed Anorexic Women in Study

Associated Press - CHICAGO (AP) -- Prozac is one of the antidepressants often used to treat anorexia, but researchers found it didn't stop young women from resuming their self-starving ways. In a small study, more than half of the women who got Prozac or dummy pills ...

No Sign That Prozac Keeps Anorexics From Relapse, Study Says

Los Angeles Times - The antidepressant Prozac works no better than a placebo in preventing relapses in patients with the eating disorder anorexia nervosa, according to a study released Tuesday. The report in the Journal of the American Medical Assn. sent researchers ...

Pregnancy Cravings Can Harm Your Oral Health (Medical News Today)

Pregnant women may often make ice cream runs to calm their cravings as they wait for their baby's arrival. Other women suffering from an eating disorder called pica, will have cravings for ice, freezer frost, or even soil. [click link for full article]

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