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Depression in older adults too often goes unrecognized and untreated, resulting in untold misery, worsening of medical illness, and early death. A new study has identified one important remedy: Adding a trained depression care manager to primary care practices can
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Treatment with dopaminergic agents, principally pergolide, and the development of dementia are risk factors for developing psychotic symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease, according to a report in the current issue of BMC Neurology. “It is well known that treatment
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Alcohol-related deaths, binge-drinking and drunk driving have all been on the rise on college campuses over the past decade, a U.S. government study finds. The number of drinking-related accidental deaths among 18- to 24-year- old college students rose from 1,440
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Copenhagen, Denmark, Friday 12 June 2009: 92.8% of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) suffer anxiety and depression which significantly affects both their physical and emotional quality of life (QoL), according to the results of a new study presented today
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Stepped care for depression and anxiety: a randomised controlled trial testing the effectiveness of a stepped care program among primary care patients with mood or anxiety disorders Mood and anxiety disorders are highly prevalent and have a large impact on
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A new multi-center study, conducted at The Feinstein Institute for Medical Research in collaboration with five other centers throughout the country, tested the commonly prescribed antidepressant citalopram and found that it was no more effective than placebo in altering obsessive
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Certain people may be at increased risk of developing post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) long after exposure to a traumatic event, a study suggests. PTSD typically arises in the months after a trauma or highly stressful experience like wartime combat, rape,
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Results of new study provide more evidence that participating in volunteer activities may add years to an older person’s life. In a study of U.S. retirees, researchers found that volunteering significantly reduced the chances of dying over a four-year period.
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“Timely identification and diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) can impact a child’s development and is the key to opening the door to the services and therapies available to children with autism,” says Paul Shattuck, Ph.D., assistant professor at
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Alzheimer’s disease patients who develop delirium, a sudden state of severe confusion and disorientation, are significantly more likely to experience rapid cognitive decline than Alzheimer’s patients who didn’t experience delirium, according to research published in the May 5, 2009, print
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A new study shows that nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), such as the pain relievers ibuprofen and naproxen, do not prevent Alzheimer’s disease or other forms of dementia. Instead, the risk of developing dementia in the study’s very elderly population (most
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Treating depression and other mental disorders in U.S. children cost $8.9 billion in 2006, making mental illness the most expensive condition to treat in childhood, U.S. government researchers reported on Wednesday. An estimated 4.6 million children were treated for mental
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