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In this issue of the Journal, Viguera et al. report findings from a prospective study of the course of bipolar disorder during pregnancy. Retrospective studies have identified the postpartum period as a particularly high-risk time for relapse in women with
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Depression is a common (Singleton 2001), disabling (Spitzer 1995; Cassano 2002), costly (Murray 1997; Thomas 2003) and under-treated condition (Singleton 2001; Bebbington 2000; Demyttenaere 2004; Wang 2005). The health burden of depression is recognised by the World Health Organisation (WHO)
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AstraZeneca Plc’s extended release version of its blockbuster schizophrenia drug Seroquel has proved effective in treating depression, the company said on Wednesday, opening up a potential new market for the product. Clinical data showed patients with major depressive disorder and
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According to the National Institute of Mental Health, 1 in 4 Americans age 18 or older suffer from a diagnosable mental health disorder each year. 90% will recover or improve greatly with proper care from a mental health professional. Mid-Hudson
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Researchers at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and other study sites have found that transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) – a non-invasive technique that excites neurons in the brain via magnetic pulses passed through the scalp – is a
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Premenopausal women with even mild depression have less bone mass than do their nondepressed peers, a study funded in part by the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), shows. The level of
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Black and Hispanic adults with depression may not do as well on drug therapy as whites do, a study suggests. Researchers found that among nearly 2,700 U.S. adults receiving an antidepressant for major depression, African Americans and Latinos had lower
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In theory, psychiatric advance directives provide a way to improve medical decision making during a mental health crisis. Directives indicate, in advance, what treatments a patient prefers or who should make decisions if he or she becomes incapacitated. However, two
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Low levels of vitamin B12 could speed mental decline in older people, a new study suggests. Among a group of men and women aged 65 and older, those whose levels of two B12 activity markers indicated higher blood levels of
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The study is the country’s first nationally representative research into common mental disorders and was concluded as part of an international World Health Organisation (WHO) study. Of the 14 countries in the WHO study, South Africa had the second-highest substance-abuse
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Mental illness is widespread and often undiagnosed, with the World Health Organisation estimating that 450-million people worldwide suffer from mental illness. So what is mental illness? It is “any diagnosable mental, behavioural, or emotional disorder that interferes with, or limits
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New research suggests African-Americans and Latinos may require an accentuated treatment regimen for depression than what is effective for whites. Drawing from data in the nation’s largest real-world study of treatment-resistant depression, scientists report the study reveals that the lower
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