Risperdal (risperidone) produces continuous improvement of 'manic' symptoms in bipolar disorder
...ipolar disorder. In contrast, haloperidol improved depressive symptoms at some points in time, it did not do so at others. The research also showed that Risperdal was better tolerated than haloperidol, with a lower incidence of extrapyramidal symptoms (EPS). EPS frequently result from treatment with antipsychot...New scientific study finds forgiveness a factor in decreasing spread of AIDS
...en and forgiving others were associated with fewer depressive symptoms, fewer life stressors, a greater degree o...en and forgiving others were associated with fewer depressive symptoms, fewer life stressors, a greater degree of religious involvement, and higher global quality...Mild depression breeds prolonged inflammation in caregivers
... predicted there would be a link between a persons depressive status and the levels of a specific immune system component Interleukin-6 (IL-6) found in the blood. The survey showed that present and former caregivers had modest levels of depression, Kiecolt-Glaser said. These people are not clinically depressed....Depression, trauma stress linked to physical complaints
...sical symptoms, post-traumatic stress symptoms and depressive symptoms. They also recorded the severity of inju...nough for a PTSD diagnosis and 42 percent had high depressive scores. A year later, those patients who had both higher depression and higher PTSD reported signifi...Among elderly, depression more prevalent in Hispanics and blacks
...percent in whites in this age group. The odds of depressive disorders among older Hispanics were 44 percent greater than among whites, representing a significantly greater prevalence of major depression, said lead author Dorothy D. Dunlop, research associate professor at the Institute for Health Services Rese...Sleep apnea, depression linked in Stanford study
...t sleep apnea is associated with a higher rate of depressive disorder and that treating sleep apnea could help ...een percent of respondents who were experiencing a depressive disorder (4 percent of all respondents) also had a breathing-related sleep disorder, compared with 3...Exercise has a more powerful impact on the brain than previously thought
...o antidepressant medications significantly reduces depressive symptoms in patients with major depressive disorders. The study involved 17 patients with major depression. All were taking a single antidepres...Antidepressants decrease chronic pain by inhibiting TNF production in brain, UB researchers find
...rimary action of antidepressant drug treatment for depressive behavior and chronic pain symptoms is to decrease levels of TNF in the brain," said Robert N. Spengler, Ph.D., UB associate professor of pathology and anatomical sciences and senior researcher on the project. Tracey A. Ignatowski, Ph.D., UB assistan...News tips for Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2003
...ade. Using a standard scale, researchers measured depressive symptoms, dividing subjects into quartiles, and sc... baseline variables, the team found that worsening depressive symptoms "significantly predicted" increased odds of carotid plaque, with those in the third and fou...Caregivers for patients with dementia need more support before patient dies, less after
...wed that while caregivers exhibited high levels of depressive symptoms while caring for the relative with dement...ulz and his colleagues examined the changes in the depressive symptoms of 180 caregivers in their research group whose relatives were institutionalized. "Our resu...Financial problems linked to depression symptoms in breast cancer patients
...ficulties appear to be related to higher levels of depressive symptoms. "Having cancer may add to the financial stress that some of these women were already experiencing before they were diagnosed," Golden-Kreutz said. "They may be worried about insurance issues and missing work." As expected, the study also fo...Vitamins help treat depression
...2 and the treatment outcome in patients with major depressive disorder who have normal or high vitamin B12 levels". A previous study showed that elderly patients with depression responded better to treatment if they took a supplement containing vitamins B1, B2 and B6. This supplement indirectly increased the l...Starting dose of Lexapro as effective as optimally dosed Zoloft in the treatment of depression
... this study, most patients experienced relief from depressive symptoms. Patients treated with Lexapro received 1...ents treated with Zoloft received dosages based on depressive symptoms and the development of side effects," said George Alexopoulos, M.D., Professor of Psychiatr...Lexapro receives FDA approval for the treatment of generalized anxiety disorder
...for the initial treatment and maintenance of major depressive disorder. "One of the biggest challenges in treating GAD patients is finding a treatment that is not only effective, but also one that patients will be able to tolerate for the long term," said Philip Ninan, M.D., professor of Psychiatry and Beha...Methamphetamine withdrawal associated with brain changes seen in mood disorders
...se metabolism was lower in brain regions linked to depressive disorders, depressed mood, and sadness. It was higher in brain regions linked to anxiety and drug cravings. "Improving our awareness of substance abuse as a condition that does not exist in isolation will contribute to more effective prevention and ...Depression, other psychiatric illnesses common following traumatic brain injury
...he 91 patients with TBI, 30 (33 percent) had major depressive disorder during the first year after their injury. Major depressive disorder was significantly more frequent among patients with TBI compared to controls. The research...Patients recovering from depression with talk therapy show a 'distinct' pattern of brain changes
...ehaviors resulting in eventual upstream changes in depressive thinking. In this current study in Archives, 14 clinically-depressed adult patients underwent a full course of CBT. They each received 15 to 20 individualized outpatient sessions. None were on drug therapy. The patients' brains were scanned prior to ...Morning headaches associated with depression, anxiety disorders
...icant factors associated with CMH were anxiety and depressive disorders. Dr. Ohayon also found that CMH was si...ic morning headaches are a good indicator of major depressive disorders and insomnia disorders. Contrary to what was previously suggested, however, they are not ...Phone counseling helps smokers quit
...ho smoked more cigarettes each day and people with depressive symptoms also found it harder to quit. Failure to sustain a prior attempt to quit for more than six months increased the odds of smoking at one year. ......s week shows that adolescents diagnosed with major depressive disorder tend to have a small hippocampus - a part... years old, half of whom were suffering from major depressive disorder (MDD). Using magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) they scanned each volunteer's brain and measu...