Archive for the 'Depression' Category
Clinical Trials Update: June 20, 2007
Volunteers 18-75 who are currently in a major depressive episode, have a history of suicide attempt, do not have a history of bipolar disorder, and do not have a known contraindication to Paxil or Wellbutrin may be eligible.
The research […] Depression (Major/Severe)
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Wall Street’s undertow: drugs and anxiety
Wall Street’s push for record profits is ruining careers, tearing apart families and keeping drug dealers busy, mental health experts say.
While record bonuses make some Wall Street bankers feel invincible, others become emotional wrecks from pressure to perform and some hit rock bottom, ex…
Feelings of depression? Nuke ‘em!
You think you may be suffering from depression and visit a psychiatrist to have your condition assessed.
Rather than being given a style to complete, or asked a series of probing questions about dreams and your relationship with your mother, you are instead kitted out with a rocket launcher, ray gu…
Diagnosis, Treatment of Youth for Depression Fell After FDA Alert
Researchers are troubled by data indicating that large numbers of young people with depression are being left untreated after the FDA issued its first advisory about the antidepressants in 2003.
Rates of the diagnosis and pharmacological treatment of depression among children and adolescents drop…
Therapy For Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline Personality Disorder is a chronic and disabling condition affecting one percent of the U.S. population. A new study finds that an intensive form of talk therapy can help individuals by reducing symptoms and improving their social functioning.
The discovery that transference-focused psy…
Clinical Trials Update: June 15, 2007
You will receive at no cost a study related physical, EKG, blood tests, and an investigational medication.
The research site […] Generalized Anxiety Disorder (GAD)
Do you nag a lot, feel tense, irritable, restless, have poor concentration, or difficulty sleeping? whether anxiety is ruining your …
3 million in Japan have mental illness
The number of Japanese suffering from mental illnesses topped 3 million for the first time in 2005, the government said Friday, amid efforts to improve mental health services in Japan.
Approximately 3.028 million Japanese were diagnosed with mental illness, according to a report on people with di…
Pentagon may drop mental health question
troops would no longer be asked to reveal previous mental health treatment when applying for defense clearances under a proposal being considered by the Pentagon.
The notion stems from the finding that service members avoid needed counseling considering they believe that getting it — and acknowle…
In the Classroom, a New Focus on Quieting the Mind
The lesson began with the striking of a Tibetan singing bowl to induce mindful awareness.
With the sound of their new school bell, the fifth graders at Piedmont Avenue Elementary School here closed their eyes and focused on their breathing, as they tried to imagine “loving kindness” on […] A …
Pentagon Report Criticizes Troops’ Mental-Health Care
U.S. troops returning from combat in Iraq and Afghanistan suffer “daunting and growing” psychological problems — with nearly 40 percent of soldiers, a third of Marines and half of the National Guard members reporting symptoms — but the military’s cadre of mental-health…












