Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors antidepressants and risk of violent behavior
...m to others" and the "United States labels for all antidepressants as of August 2004 note that 'anxiety, agitation, p...in adult and pediatric patients being treated with antidepressants for major depressive disorder as well as for other indications, both psychiatric and nonpsychiatric'...About 5 percent of adults with insomnia use alternative therapies
...ude prescription and non-prescription medications, antidepressants and cognitive behavioral therapy. Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) therapies, defined as those practices that are not scientifically proven and are not currently considered part of conventional medicine, also are used to treat insomnia. ...Depressed stroke patients often not treated for depression
...n antidepressant. About 28 percent of those taking antidepressants were still depressed. 72 percent of those taking antidepressants were not depressed, which could mean the medication was successful in this group. "We have confir...New treatment for post-concussion syndrome pioneered at UB
...so anti-depressant treatment makes sense. However, antidepressants do little more than relieve some of the depression symptoms. We were interested in a treatment that didn't just treat the symptoms, but actually improved the patient's brain function." The researchers call their new treatment "regulated exercise." ...Regular follow-up important during antidepressant treatment
...cant difference in suicide risk among those taking antidepressants compared to those taking a placebo. The issue is f...reassurance." For example, increasing use of newer antidepressants has been accompanied by lower rates of suicide mortality in teens and adults. Finally, he suggests ...Depression, not antidepressants, increases mortality risks in heart failure
...on, in Chicago. "Although patients who were taking antidepressants during the first admission to the hospital were mo...of antidepressants, especially the newest class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors that negatively affected the prognosis of patients ...Antidepressants associated with increased risk for suicide attempts, decreased risk for death
...suicide was 9 percent lower among those taking any antidepressants than among those not taking antidepressants. Howe... taking medications) compared with those taking no antidepressants (106.2 per 1,000 years); a slightly greater increase in risk was observed among those age 10 to 19 y...Patients' requests for antidepressants can influence physician evaluation of depression
.... The study also found that general requests for antidepressants increased the likelihood that patients would be screened for the existence of suicidal acts or impulses. The research was led by an investigator at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) in collaboration with researchers from the Unive...Youth are receiving shorter inpatient stays for mental health treatment
...in four days, well before the onset of response to antidepressants or the emergence of side effects. To do so safely requires access to extensive clinical resources, including specialized inpatient mental health services and intensive outpatient follow-up, the authors report. "It remains unclear whether the change...Daily use of antidepressants associated with increased risk of fracture in older adults
... profile. Past studies have found the use of these antidepressants to be associated with an increased risk of clinical fragility fracture (fractures due to falling from bed, chair or standing height), but did not reliably examine such factors as falls and bone mineral density, the authors note. J. Brent Richards, ...Embargoed Jan./Feb. Annals of Family Medicine tip sheet
...ns are associated with higher rates of prescribing antidepressants for patients who will likely benefit from them, and with a weakened effect of patient requests on prescribing behavior, lowering the likelihood that patients will receive unnecessary medication. Exploring and Validating Patient Concerns: Relation to ...CIHR-funded research: Antidepressants help men decrease alcohol consumption, but not women
...ded study explored the relationship between use of antidepressants and level of alcohol consumption, examining whether using antidepressants affected the link between depression and level of alcohol consumption. The research conducted by the...Cost control measures limit patient and physician choice in psychotropic medications
...ance rates are high for psychotropic drugs such as antidepressants and treatments for schizophrenia. The study evalua...ance abuse services. Most plans covered at least 2 antidepressants and at least 2 antipsychotic drugs at a medium copayment (averaging $21) that gave the physician som...Antidepressants improve post-stroke 'thinking outside the box'
...xecutive functions, whereas the group treated with antidepressants had clear and significant improvement, regardless ...her 21 months after the initial treatments for the antidepressants to have a detectable effect," Paradiso said. The investigators hypothesize that antidepressants ma...Study sheds light on medication treatment options for bipolar disorder
...ing depressive episodes. The results suggest that antidepressants are safe but not more effective than placebo as as...24 percent of those who had been randomized to the antidepressants stayed well for at least eight consecutive weeksthe study's stringent standard for recovery; 27 perc...Antidepressants safe for children and adolescents
...uicidal events from 27 trials of second-generation antidepressants used to treat pediatric major depressive disorder,...no completed suicides. The results showed that antidepressants were most effective in treating anxiety, moderately effective for OCD and modestly effective for dep...Monthly interpersonal psychotherapy prevents relapse of depression in many women
... other conditions, may not feel comfortable taking antidepressants for long periods of time, said Ellen Frank, Ph.D., professor of psychiatry, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine. We found that interpersonal psychotherapy is a valid alternative to help women with recurrent depression remain symptom-free, esp...New treatments needed for irritable bowel syndrome
... fibres to improve pain and bowel habit. Tricyclic antidepressants can also prevent pain especially where diarrhoea is one of the symptoms present. But true drug effects in trials (10-15%) were smaller than the placebo effect (40-50%). Professor Spiller concludes: "There remains a substantial unmet need for more e...Efficacy and safety of Aripiprazole as adjunctive therapy in major depressive disorder
.... atypical antipsychotic aripiprazole was added to antidepressants in patients who did not have an adequate response ...nt therapy in patients who inadequately respond to antidepressants alone. Study Design and Findings This double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled, multi-cente...Clinical review -- A psychological approach to the management of irritable bowel syndrome
...and a growing body of evidence supports the use of antidepressants for IBS, write the authors. However, many doctors are reluctant to prescribe such agents to patients who are clearly not depressed. Other psychological therapies exist that patients with IBS should be made aware of, they say. For example, talking...