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...amison, Ph.D.) a series of programs about manic depressive illness and creativity that aired on public television. In his cover story in the Washington Post Health section, Feb 13, 2001, Wyatt related some of this experiences battling cancer for the third time. | NIM...New study highlights impact of bipolar disorder on society
...antly more effective than haloperidol in improving depressive symptoms and reducing the risk of relapse in patients with schizophrenia. Notes to editors: Risperdal is currently used for the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychoses, when positive symptoms (hallucinations and delusions) and negative sympto...Persistent mild depression in older adults may lower immunity and ability to fight off disease
...epressed participants reported clinically relevant depressive symptoms at the beginning of the study and 18 mont...long with previous research findings suggests that depressive symptoms can exacerbate and accelerate the immunological declines that typically accompany aging. Ch...Alcoholics may be more injury prone than illicit drug users
...'risk takers' with impulsive behavior, or may have depressive symptoms which may influence injury, needs to be f...tures and dislocations. Identifying patients with depressive symptoms and impulsive behaviors may also be beneficial, so that additional counseling sessions be p...Severe symptoms, social functioning predict cancer patients depression
... As many as half of all cancer patients experience depressive symptomatology that would qualify for clinical diagnosis, says the studys lead author, Margot E. Kurtz of the Department of Family and Community Medicine at Michigan State University. Physical symptoms of the disease and declining physical abilities ...Certain behaviors can predict binge-eating disorders in teenage girls
...d to an increased risk of binge eating. Heightened depressive symptoms and emotional eating, as well as low self-esteem, but not anxiety symptoms and anger, predicted binge eating onset, says Eric Stice, Ph.D., an assistant professor at the University of Texas at Austin, writing in the current issue of Health P...Women may have poorer quality of life than men after bypass surgery
... compared cardiac symptoms, quality of life (QOL), depressive symptoms and rehospitalization rates between 294 women and 787 men over age 30 who underwent CABG for the first time at Yale-New Haven Hospital over a period of about a year and a half. The study participants were followed for six months after their...Depressed teens receptive to tobacco advertising more likely to experiment with smoking
...cigarettes is a psychostimulant and can ameliorate depressive symptoms by inducing feelings of euphoria and relaxation. Senior author Janet Audrain, PhD, from the University of Pennsylvania Cancer Center and Department of Psychiatry, and researchers from Georgetown University are exploring the social, psycholo...St. John's wort ineffective for depression
...edical Center. Major depression, also called major depressive disorder, is one of the most common forms of depre...thcare provider to assess the best treatment for a depressive episode." Another author on the study, Robert Califf, M.D., director of the Duke Clinical Research ...Reducing antiepileptics in VNS (TM) patients does not impair seizure control
... treatment-resistant or treatment-intolerant major depressive episodes including unipolar depression and bipolar disorder (manic depression)....Vagus Nerve Stimulation Therapy (TM) more effective in epilepsy patients when used earlier
... treatment-resistant or treatment-intolerant major depressive episodes including unipolar depression and bipolar disorder (manic depression)....Clinical depression may have negative effect on periodontal treatment
...periodontal treatment. Pretreatment assessment of depressive status may serve to improve the quality, accessibi... about 18.8 million American adults, suffer from a depressive illness, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. Women tend to experience depression a...Stanford study shows now-familiar medications at core of better outlook for depressed patients
... more closely examine their impact on treatment of depressive illness. "Past studies have focused on broader changes in depression treatment, but we wanted to go beyond this and look at the relationship between SSRIs and other medications," he said. "There was a perception that treatment had changed since the ...Childhood cancer survivors: Good health for some, long-term complications for others
... have a significantly increased risk for reporting depressive symptoms and symptoms indicating somatic distress. Increasing intensity of cancer chemotherapy was found to add to the risk of these symptoms. Pauline Mitby, M.P.H., from the University of Minnesota department of pediatrics, evaluated the utilization...Burnout patients helped by comparisons with colleagues
... is the difference between a burnout patient and a depressive person. People suffering from depression are less good at maintaining a favourable self-image. People with burnout have mixed feelings upon seeing a colleague who performs well. On the one hand they are stimulated, although less than healthy persons....Path from chronic stress to heart disease clarified
...ubjects level of psychological distress, including depressive symptoms and sleep problems; obtained a self-rating of exercise and diet habits; and looked for indications of metabolic syndrome, including obesity, high blood pressure, and elevated blood levels of cholesterol, insulin and sugar. The researchers re...How does serotonin effect depression
... person who is vulnerable to depression will cause depressive feeling while the same procedure in someone who is not vulnerable will have no effect," Dr. Delgado says. "We believe that the serotonin depletion procedure might be used to predict when patients no longer need medication. We also hope to identify th...Venlafaxine XR, first SNRI studied for social anxiety disorder
...50 percent lifetime prevalence of coexisting major depressive disorder. Study results In the two 12-week studies, venlafaxine XR significantly reduced patients' SAD symptoms compared to placebo as early as four or six weeks, with continued improvements through week 12, as measured by declines in their mean ...Study points to depression as a risk for developing Alzheimer's disease
...dy of people over age 65 suggests that severity of depressive symptoms is related to risk of developing Alzheime...sting showed about half of the participants had no depressive symptoms and the remainder had from one to eight. Only 1 percent had symptoms severe enough to warr...Cancer patients with past mood disorders most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder
...ncer patients for all kinds of depressive and anxiety symptoms and disorders, particularly asking about the past history of mood disorders," Andersen said. The researchers presented their findings August 23 in Chicago ...