Children achieve sustained ADHD symptom improvement with long-term, once-daily use of Adderall XR
...rspectives and assessed patients' physical health, mood and family relationships as well as overall life satisfaction and contentment. Specifically, the 560 children, aged 6 to 12 years, who participated in the two-year extension study averaged significantly greater Q-LES-Q scores at 12, 18 and 24 months...Study suggests bipolar disorder may cause progressive brain damage
...ntified by behavioral symptoms, including frequent mood swings between high-energy mania and severe depres...ppocampi. Given that bipolar disorder also affects mood and emotion, it is not surprising that this study provides evidence for hippocampal damage or dysfun...Bupropion triples quit rates among women and formerly depressed smokers, study shows
... has shown that women tend to report more negative mood during withdrawal and are more prone to relapse th...his study, bupropion considerably improved women's mood and abstinence rates. About 25 percent of the women who had taken bupropion SR were still abstaining...Identifying depression in preschoolers
...tly sad that long. "Children have more fluctuating mood states than adults during the course of any given day," she says. "That's something we need to investigate in a more detailed, directed fashion." There's also the question of treatment. Even if it's possible to diagnose depression in a 3-year-old, is...Brain images reveal effects of antidepressants
...sing because patients don't usually begin noticing mood improvements until after they have been taking antidepressants for three to five weeks. The researchers also found that while the depressed patients displayed lower overall activity in the anterior cingulate than non-depressed controls, those depres...Depletion of body chemical can cause memory, mood changes
...iving dinner also plays a role in maintaining good mood and memory, especially among people with a family ...'s depletion of an amino acid called tryptophan on mood and cognitive function. They also measured how long the effects of the depletion lasted. Tryptophan,...Self-management program proves beneficial for macular degeneration patients
...surable depression had marked improvement in their mood and function. The results are reported in the November Archives of Ophthalmology. "Many people with macular degeneration experience not only the disability of vision loss due to this incurable disease; they also become anxious and depressed, which c...Exercise shown to have positive effect on cholesterol
... by having a positive effect on glucose levels and mood modification," he said. "We should understand that patients do not need to lose weight or focus so much on the scale, but they do need to exercise to decrease their risk of heart disease."...Expecting a laugh boosts stress-busting hormones
...t anticipating a funny video changed the subjects' mood states. In addition, Berk has shown that watching ... cells. "The anticipation of a funny event changes mood states, which appears to trigger profound physiological changes in the body," Berk said. "These mood...Animal studies prove hormone replacement therapy improves memory, report Pitt researchers
...t in postmenopausal women has important effects on mood and cognition. This research was focused on trying to understand what estrogen does in the brain to reduce the effects on brain aging and cognitive decline," stated Robert Gibbs, Pharm.D., associate professor of pharmaceutical sciences at the Univers...Anti-depressant bupropion may alleviate negative mood associated with quitting smoking
...e severity of the symptoms of withdrawal, negative mood was more strongly related to smoking relapse. WHAT IT MEANS: Bupropion may be beneficial for smokers who experience negative moods and who smoke, in part, to manage these symptoms. #...Why are people who recover from major depression never really out of the woods?
...cts. In the study, 25 adults underwent a temporary mood provocation technique -- memory induced sadness. The participants comprised three groups: An experimental group of 10 women who had recovered from a major depression (nine of the 10 were on a maintenance anti-depressant, one was medication free); ...University of Pittsburgh researchers link gene to depressive disorders in women
... show significant evidence for linkage of unipolar mood disorders to a specific region of chromosome 2q33-... major depressive disorder (RE-MDD), to developing mood disorders of varying severity. Men with the same genetic background did not have any more chance of ...Exercise, talk therapy may help relieve some symptoms of Gulf War veterans' illnesses
... respond to treatment. Veterans with disabilities, mood disorders and personality disorders did not improve as well as others. While Gulf War veterans illnesses are not well-defined, or even accepted by many experts, Clauw stresses the importance of trying to address veterans' symptoms with effective the...Pessimists more prone to post-stroke depression
...nality traits: the tendency to experience negative mood states called neuroticism, extraversion, openness to new experiences, agreeableness and conscientiousness. They responded to statements such as "I seldom feel lonely or sad," "I smile easily," and "I really like talking to people" on a five-point s...NIH convenes workshop on menopausal hormone therapy
...heart disease, and vasomotor symptoms that include mood and sleep disorders. Sessions will run from 8:30 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. on October 23 and 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on October 24 and will include audience discussion. On the afternoon of the 24th, there will be brief presentations by individuals and member...UT Southwestern researchers find clue to understanding tolerance to drugs of abuse
... addictive-drug usage and the biological causes of mood disorders. Dr. Michel Barrot, assistant professor of psychiatry at UT Southwestern and lead author of the paper, said researchers used genetically altered mice to show that pain both physiological and psychological as well as pleasure can activate ...Study results offer new hope for people with manic depression
...ade by AstraZeneca, when taken in combination with mood stabilizers (lithium or divalproex), is significan...eating the manic symptoms of bipolar disorder than mood stabilizers alone. Critically, the results also show that quetiapine is well tolerated a major con...New research sets out to help children suffering from Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
...as loss of appetite, headaches, sleeping problems, mood problems and growth reduction, means there is an urgent need for a more effective treatment." The study will examine whether a therapy known as EEG biofeedback, or neurofeedback, can help to treat children suffering from ADHD. Neurofeedback is a pro...Cancer patients with past mood disorders most at risk for post-traumatic stress disorder
... to be those who suffered from mood disorders, such as depression or anxiety, before t... breast cancer patients with PTSD had previous mood disorders. "PTSD does occur in breast cancer patients, but ...