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Antidepressants are the cornerstone of treatment of depressive disorders in health care. Their efficacy in treating depression is undisputable, although it leaves room for improvement. However, recent reports also suggest that antidepressants might, in some rare cases, actually worsen suicidal
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Getting an adequate amount of sleep each night is very important to your health. It is as important as a good diet and exercise. Poor sleep leads to depression, health problems, and accidents. The basic sleeping problems are is that
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Bipolar disorder in late life: clinical characteristics in a sample of older adults admitted for manic episode Although manic episodes in older adults are not rare, little published data exist on late-life manic episodes. Resistance to treatment and concomitant neurological
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There is no miracle solution to the addictive grip of opioid drugs such as heroin, writes Patralekha Chatterjee. New WHO guidelines confirm that, even after 40 years, substitution therapies such as methadone are still the most promising method of reducing
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The Canadian Mental Health Association’s Mental Health Week was May 5 to 11 this month, so what better time to delve into the topic of mental health and mental illness. Mental health is something that affects all of us. When
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More than 2 million U.S. teenagers have suffered a serious bout of depression in the past year, including nearly 13 percent of girls, according to a federal government survey released on Tuesday. On average, 8.5 percent of adolescents aged 12
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Whether you encounter postpartum depression (PPD) in a patient you have been treating or in one referred by her obstetrician, early, aggressive treatment is essential. Although PPD shares some symptoms with major depressive disorder (MDD) – and may be a
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From alcohol to opioids, most addictive substances can induce sleep disturbances that persist despite abstinence and may increase the risk for relapse. Nearly all FDA-approved hypnotics are Schedule IV controlled substances that although safe and effective for most populations –
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The most comprehensive genetic association study of genes previously reported to contribute to the susceptibility to schizophrenia by Gejman et al. is published in this issue of the Journal. The study by Sanders et al. (1) set out to examine
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For the past two decades, psychiatrists treating children and adolescents who have major depressive disorder have had difficulty finding evidence to support their clinical decisions. Time after time, randomized clinical trials have supported neither psychiatrists’ clinical experience nor extrapolation from
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A new supplement from Truehope Nutritional Support, Ltd. may hold promise for people suffering from bipolar and other mood disorders. EMPowerplus is a supplement sporting a blend of 36 vitamins, minerals and amino acids, and it’s making waves in the
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Nearly one in five, or about 300,000, soldiers who has served in Iraq or Afghanistan has post-traumatic stress disorder or major depression – illnesses that could cost the U.S. as much as $6.2 billion over two years in care, lost
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