Striving to Help War Veterans Reconnect to Their Lives and Break a Social Stigma

New centers to be opened by the Department of Veterans Affairs will offer counseling for post-traumatic stress disorder, marital tension and other issues.
From: www.nytimes.com

Special Treatment

As advocates complain that the Texas Youth Commission is no place for the mentally ill, the agency struggles with how to handle their growing numbers.
From: www.statesman.com

Dealing with depression

DEPRESSION and suicide are two issues many students do not think about on a daily basis. Others, however, cannot stop thinking about them and their effects on their lives.
From: www.cavalierdaily.com

Antidepressants: No Aid In Bipolar Fight?

Adding antidepressants to mood-stabilizing drugs may not help ? or hurt ? the treatment of bipolar depression, the depressive phase of bipolar disorder, according to a new report in The New England Journal of Medicine.
From: www.cbsnews.com

Study: Antidepressants Offer No Help for Bipolar Disorder

(The New York Times News Service) -- Patients seeking treatment for bipolar disorder depression are as likely to get relief from sugar pills as they are from widely used antidepressants, according to a new study.
From: www.intelihealth.com

Epix launches human trial for depression drug

Epix Pharmaceuticals Inc. has launched another mid-stage clinical trial to test a potential treatment for people who suffer from both depression and anxiety.
From: www.bizjournals.com

A potent foe links parents of addicts

Joanne Peterson wanted to believe the doctors when they said her 19-year-old son was suffering from depression. But instinct told her something else was wrong. Very wrong.
From: www.boston.com

HEALTH NOTES

"Depression and the Elderly" will be the topic of a free lecture in the activity room at Sandston Plateau Senior Apartments, 600 E. Williamsburg Road, Sandston.
From: www.timesdispatch.com

Study sheds light on medication treatment options for bipolar disorder

For depressed people with bipolar disorder who are taking a mood stabilizer, adding an antidepressant medication is no more effective than a placebo (sugar pill), according to results published online on March 28, 2007 in the New England Journal of Medicine.
From: www.eurekalert.org

An elusive diagnosis with a risk of cancer

Myositis is an autoimmune disease diagnosed in just 1 in 100,000 people a year, though some experts suspect that many cases may go unidentified because it is so often mistaken for the symptoms of aging or, in women, depression.
From: www.iht.com

Clinical Data Completes Phase III Enrollment of Vilazodone for Depression

NEWTON, Mass.----Clinical Data, Inc. announced today that its PGxHealth Division has completed enrollment in a pivotal Phase III study of Vilazodone, in development for the treatment of depression.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Know the signs of childhood depression

Q: How do parents know if their child is suffering from depression What are some warning signs
From: www.thenorthwestern.com

Man battles treatment-resistant depression

A good week for Jim Siepmann is when he can make it a couple of days without wanting to die.
From: www.thenorthwestern.com

Heart disease, depression linked

The relationship between heart disease and depression is like that between the chicken and the egg hard to tell which comes first.
From: deseretnews.com

Depression May Be Lifted By Phone Therapy

Depression can be a Catch-22: The very symptoms that may be helped by psychotherapy?fatigue, hopelessness, difficulty concentrating?often inhibit a person from actively seeking professional help. So the idea of phone-based therapy is appealing; therapists could reach out to patients who would never make it out of the house for an appointment. The question is whether the calls would actually help.
From: www.usnews.com

Depression Ups Heart Failure Death Risk

SATURDAY, March 24 (HealthDay News) -- Depression significantly increases the risk of major health problems and even death in elderly people with chronic heart failure, an Italian study finds.
From: news.yahoo.com

KELLY RICHARDSON: TEEN TALK: Watch for signs of teen depression

DEAR READERS: I am often asked: "What is the difference between depression and normal teenage issues or behaviors?" How familiar do these traits sound? Moodiness, lethargy, restlessness, crankiness, anger or sadness. Most teenagers sometimes experience one or all of these emotions. Parents often dismiss such behavior as "just being a teenager" instead of considering the possibility it might be ...
From: www.contracostatimes.com

Seniors sought for depression study

Donna Wright Health Matters If you are 65 or older and suffer from depression, it could be worth your while to talk to Dr. Andrew Cutler, director of the Florida Clinical Research Center.
From: www.bradenton.com

Depression: Phone Based Therapy Helpful

Title: Depression: Phone Based Therapy Helpful Category: Health News Created: 3/23/2007 2:00:00 AM Last Editorial Review: 3/23/2007
From: www.medicinenet.com

MUSC Research Offers Hope for Those Resistant to Depression Treatment

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina have announced the results of a two-year study, which tested the long-term antidepressant response to VNS Therapy in patients with treatment-resistant depression .
From: biz.yahoo.com

Depression Therapy by Phone May Work

Getting depression therapy by phone may have lasting benefits, a new study shows.
From: www.webmd.com

Post-heart-attack depression worrisome

Although some U.S. physicians regard post-heart-attack depression as temporary, it may be more serious, researchers say.
From: www.upi.com

Depression Therapy By Phone May Be Helpful

A new study shows that getting depression therapy by phone may have lasting benefits.
From: www.cbsnews.com

Phone-Based Therapy Eases Long-Term Depression

THURSDAY, March 22 (HealthDay News) -- Phone-based counseling can provide long-term benefits to people with depression, according to a new U.S. study.
From: news.yahoo.com

House Passes 3 Bills To Help Veterans

The House on Wednesday directed the Veterans Affairs Department to develop a program dealing with suicide among veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and other depression issues. More Political News More U.S. And World News
From: wcco.com

Teens In Adult Jails A State Specialty

Connecticut locks up more minors in adult prisons than any other state in the nation, increasing the likelihood that those teens will be repeat offenders and increasing their risk of abuse, depression and untreated mental illness, a national report released Wednesday said.
From: www.courant.com

VA told to set up programs for depression care

The House on Wednesday directed the Veterans Affairs Department to develop a program dealing with suicide among veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and other depression issues.
From: www.chron.com

Phone-based therapy eases depression long term

SEATTLE? When people receive brief telephone-based psychotherapy soon after starting on antidepressant medication, strong positive effects may continue 18 months after their first session. So concludes a Group Health study in the April Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology.
From: www.eurekalert.org

House passes veterans suicide prevention bill

WASHINGTON The U-S House has directed the Veterans Affairs Department to develop a program dealing with suicide among veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and other depression issues.
From: wkbt.com

House Passes Three Bills To Help Veterans

The House on Wednesday directed the Veterans Affairs Department to develop a program dealing with suicide among veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and other depression issues. More Political News More U.S. And World News
From: wcco.com

House wants more VA suicide prevention

The House on Wednesday directed the Veterans Affairs Department to develop a program dealing with suicide among veterans suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder and other depression issues.
From: news.yahoo.com

Britney Spears leaves rehab

Britney Spears has completed a month in rehab and left a luxury Malibu facility with a plea for privacy while she rebuilds her life with her two young children.
From: news.yahoo.com

National Organization of Psychologists Cites Urgent Need for Mental Health Care for Military Service Members and Their ...

Psychologist Judy E. Hall, Ph.D., Executive Officer of the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology and content editor for www.findapsychologist.org, says returning members of the military and their families need immediate access to qualified psychologists to avoid treatment delays at military mental health centers and clinics.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Corcept Depression Drug Misses Primary Endpoint

Corcept Therapeutics has reported that a late-stage trial to evaluate its depression drug Corlux failed to reach its main goal but there was a statistically significant correlation between plasma levels and clinical outcome achieved during treatment.
From: www.redorbit.com

New Depression Treatment Offered

A relatively new treatment for depression is helping some people after medications and other therapies fail.
From: news.yahoo.com

Caring for ALS Patient Brings Emotional Strain

MONDAY, March 19 (HealthDay News) -- Family caregivers of patients suffering from debilitating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) are at higher risk for depression than the patients they care for, Italian researchers report.
From: news.yahoo.com

R) for Psychotic Major Depression Misses Primary Endpoint

Corcept Therapeutics Incorporated today announced that Study 06, the last of three Phase 3 trials evaluating CORLUX for treating the psychotic features of Psychotic Major Depression, did not achieve statistical significance with respect to its primary endpoint.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Depression more severe, less-treated among blacks

Black Americans are more likely than whites to suffer severe, untreated and disabling depression, U.S. research shows.
From: www.news-leader.com

?Call? on mood disorders

If you or someone you care about is living with anxiety, depression or mood swings, it could be more than just their personality, a ?phase? or a bad day.
From: www.timesleader.com

Proposals for Mental Health Parity Pit a Father?s Pragmatism Against a Son?s Passion

Two Representatives from the same family are facing off over competing versions of legislation that would provide more generous benefits to people with mental illness.
From: www.nytimes.com

Herb may help treat PMS symptoms

Question: I have heard that chaste tree herb is quite effective in the treatment of prementrual symptoms. Can you comment on its usefulness? Answer: Chaste tree (Vitex agnus castus) is a medium-sized tree native to the southern regions of Europe.
From: www.poughkeepsiejournal.com

The original desperate housewife

She was pale and drawn, but she optimistically applied her rouge to resemble a cheerful Raggedy Ann doll. Every morning, she hoped her braided pigtails and happily colored pinafores would make her day a little brighter, despite a world of serial killers, cheating husbands, tragic car crashes, V.D., and hateful children. With just the right floor wax and coffee brand, ...
From: www.boston.com

Study focuses on Latino depression

PROVIDENCE - Latinos have a depression rate similar to non-Latino whites, yet studies show they receive less treatment and have poorer treatment outcomes for their depression.
From: www.pawtuckettimes.com

Concrete solution

A shot of cement to give support and relieve pain in the spine has in recent years become a more widely accepted treatment for patients with vertebral compression fractures.
From: www.bradenton.com

Antidepressant may boost brain function after stroke

Impaired cognitive function is common and often permanent following stroke. However, new study findings suggest that treatment with antidepressants may help stroke sufferers recover brain function and improve psychological and social capacities.
From: news.yahoo.com

Patrick Kennedy on addiction, recovery

The Rhode Island Congressman talks about his depression and dependence on painkillers.
From: www.msnbc.msn.com

Miss Hampton chronicles her own battle

Depression seminar hits a chord with those suffering from the often-neglected disease. Students and community members gathered at Hampton University this morning to learn about a disease that often gets overlooked: depression.
From: www.dailypress.com

NCAA Preview: Stiemsma Overcomes Hurdles To Assist Badgers

University of Wisconsin-Madison Badgers basketball player Greg Stiemsma has overcome nagging injuries, academic trouble and clinical depression to help propel his team.
From: news.yahoo.com

Healthcare workers gather at Fort Hood to discuss the treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury

Updated: Mar 14, 2007 7:18pm Healthcare workers from across the nation were at Fort Hood Wednesday discussing the treatment of Traumatic Brain Injury; a condition that affects thousands of soldiers.
From: www.kcentv.com

29 Most Frequently Asked Questions on Depression on the Internet: What Everybody Ought to Know About Depression

29 Most frequently asked questions on depression on the internet reveal the shortcomings of doctors and the medical industry. One woman shares her report. Her answers also reveal the scientific research of the medical journals. It appears that what the medical journals reveal and what the public know and are taught are two separate messages. [PR.com - March 14, 2007]
From: www.pr.com

Social Stress May Kill Off New Brain Cells

WEDNESDAY, March 14 (HealthDay News) -- Research in rats shows that a single, socially stressful situation may contribute to depression by killing new nerve cells in the hippocampus, the area of the brain that processes learning, memory and emotion.
From: news.yahoo.com

R) Trial

NUTLEY, N.J.----Roche today announced the start of a large, multinational trial to examine a new treatment strategy in hepatitis C patients with difficult-to-treat characteristics. This study will evaluate the effect of PEGASYS® and ribavirin in patients who have a high level of genotype 1 virus in their blood and who are heavier than average in weight.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Severe stress kills brain cells, fuels depression

New York, March 14 A single episode of severe stress could kill new nerve cells in the brain and may fuel depression, says a new study.
From: www.earthtimes.org

Stress and nerve cells survival in rats; finding may open widow for depression treatment

WASHINGTON, DC March 9, 2007 ? A single, socially stressful situation can kill off new nerve cells in the brain region that processes learning, memory, and emotion, and possibly contribute to depression, new animal research shows.
From: www.eurekalert.org

DO IT!: Depression on campus

The University of Michigan Depression Center is hosting its 5th annual conference on depression on college campuses Monday and March 20 at the Rackham Graduate School Building, 915 E. Washington, Ann Arbor.
From: www.freep.com

Is America Headed for a Depression?

Bill Cara submits: For several months, some of the U.S. homebuilder companies acknowledged abnormal supply as well as pricing pressures in the marketplace. More recently, the sub-prime mortgage companies that recklessly financed the bulk of the industrys business discovered a problem with delinquencies and foreclosures.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Forum tackles depression

Three local mental health providers are taking aim at a problem that afflicts one in four women at some point in their lives: depression.
From: www.wausaudailyherald.com

Depression More Severe Among Blacks

(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- More whites have depression than blacks, but the condition can be more severe in blacks.
From: www.abc25.com

Heart Disease, Diabetes, Depression a Deadly Mix

By Steven Reinberg , HealthDay Reporter FRIDAY, March 9 (HealthDay News) -- Heart disease, diabetes and depression can be a lethal triple-play -- boosting a...
From: www.kold.com

Federal bill would insure mental-health treatment

If you break your leg, you can usually count on your health insurance to pay for the treatment. But if you have depression or another mental-health problem, you often have to foot the bills for medication and therapy yourself.... By Violet Law.
From: www.pittsburghcitypaper.ws

Pain complicates depression treatment in elderly

Dr. Shahrzad Mavandadi, of the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, and colleagues examined the effects of pain on the response to depression treatment in 524 men, 60 years of age or older, who were seen at a VA medical center.
From: news.yahoo.com

Depression Hits U.S. Blacks Harder Than Whites

THURSDAY, March 8 (HealthDay News) -- Black Americans are more likely than whites to suffer severe, untreated and disabling depression, U.S. research shows.
From: news.yahoo.com

Rosie tackles depression in our topsy-turvy world

Rosie O?Donnell, who underwent treatment for depression after the Columbine school shootings in 1999, hangs upside down to improve her mental state.
From: www.dispatch.com

People in the news

? State Department to Kazakhstan: Be nice to Borat ? Lance Bass memoir to be published later this year ? O?Donnell began depression treatment after shootings ? Producer Timbaland wants to help Britney Spears come back
From: www2.ljworld.com

Study finds blacks suffer more severe depression --- HealthandAge

Depression is more disabling among black people, although it is more common among whites. Depression is the fourth leading cause of disability worldwide. Now researchers at Harvard School of Public Health reveal that depression is more common among white people, but more disabling among blacks.
From: www.healthandage.com

Psychologist recommends Stone Age lifestyle to ease modern depression.

Psychologist recommends Stone Age lifestyle to ease modern depression.
From: www.ocregister.com

=?iso-8859-1?Q?Dr._Mar=EDa_F=E9lix-Ortiz:_No_single_medical_treatment, _th?= erapy can effectively treat autism

Some people with autism are able to function well enough to live independently as adults, but even these high functioning individuals will often recall a childhood filled with patient and persistent teachers and therapists who engaged them in intensive, daily therapies. Most, if not all, children who have autism will require treatment. Some will require more therapies than others.
From: www.mysanantonio.com

Analysis: Depression not color blind

African-Americans have a lower reported rate of depression, but their symptoms last longer and are more severe, according to a new study.
From: www.upi.com

Treating depression improves diabetes control

A study of type 2 diabetics with depression confirms that depression has a negative impact on glycemic (blood sugar) control, researchers report, and "affirms the importance of depression management in diabetic patients in its potential to improve glycemic control."
From: news.yahoo.com

Ill treatment may be as traumatic as torture

Prisoners who endure poor or degrading treatment suffer much of the same long-term psychological distress as do captives who are tortured, suggests a study published Monday in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
From: www.msnbc.msn.com

Depression more often chronic and disabling among blacks

Rates of major depression are higher among whites, but the condition appears more likely to be severe, untreated and disabling among blacks, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.
From: www.eurekalert.org

Sen. Eagleton, Victim of Depression, Dead At 77

In 1972, depression was truly a misunderstood disease, as Sen. Thomas Eagleton (D-MO) was to learn firsthand as running mate in the doomed presidential campaign of Sen. George McGovern (D-SC)....
From: uspolitics.about.com

Impax settles suit over depression drug

Impax Laboratories Inc. said Monday it settled an expensive and time-consuming lawsuit over the marketing of its generic version of the depression drug Wellbutrin XL.
From: biz.yahoo.com

Minnesota Health / Depression gets new emphasis

Family doctors often treat depression as an afterthought, but Minnesota health care leaders are creating new incentives to make screening and treatment of the mental disorder a top priority.
From: www.twincities.com

Canadians and Americans Urged to Demand That Physicians Use Guidelines to Treat Patients with Depression

Canadians and Americans must "raise their voice and demand basic standards of care for those suffering depression and other common mental disorders."
From: biz.yahoo.com

A Record of Failure at Center for Sex Offenders

A treatment center for sex offenders is failing to meet its central purpose: preparing them to return to society.
From: www.nytimes.com

Ex-Sen. Eagleton, deprived of role by depression, dies

ST. LOUIS (AP) -- Former Sen. Thomas Eagleton, who resigned as the Democratic vice-presidential nominee in 1972 after it was revealed he had been hospitalized for depression, died yesterday. He was 77.
From: www.washingtontimes.com

Former Sen. Eagleton dead at 77

Former U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton, briefly a running mate of Democratic presidential candidate George McGovern until revelations of his treatment for depression forced him out of the race, died on Sunday at age 77, his family said.
From: news.yahoo.com

Ex-senator, VP candidate Eagleton dies

Former U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton, who resigned as a vice presidential nominee in 1972 after it was revealed he had been hospitalized for depression, died Sunday, according to the office of Sen. Claire McCaskill.
From: news.yahoo.com

Former U.S. Senator Thomas Eagleton dies at 77

Former U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton, who resigned as a vice presidential nominee in 1972 after it was revealed he had been hospitalized for depression, died today, according to the office of Sen. Claire McCaskill.
From: www.chron.com

Ex-1972 vice presidential running mate Eagleton dies

ST. LOUIS, Missouri (AP) -- Former U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton, who resigned as a vice presidential running mate in 1972 after it was revealed he had been hospitalized for depression, died Sunday, said a spokeswoman for Sen. Claire McCaskill.
From: www.cnn.com

Former U.S. Sen. Eagleton dies

Former U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton, who resigned as a vice presidential nominee after it was revealed he had been hospitalized for depression, died Sunday, said a spokeswoman for Sen. Claire McCaskill. He was 77.
From: www.usatoday.com

Former senator, VP candidate Thomas Eagleton dies

Former U.S. Sen. Thomas Eagleton, who resigned as a vice presidential nominee in 1972 after it was revealed he had been hospitalized for depression, died Sunday, said a spokeswoman for Sen. Claire McCaskill.
From: www.wave3.com

Father Arrives Home to Find Wife and Sons Dead

By STEPHEN WRIGHT A MOTHER suffering from postnatal depression killed her two young sons before hanging herself in the family home, it emerged yesterday.
From: www.redorbit.com

Methadone: When a medical solution turns into a problem

Methadone, a potent opiate once used to treat heroin addicts, is increasingly being abused by drug users searching for a cheap high, say physicians and federal drug officials. The drug recently came under scrutiny in the death of former Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith. A doctor in Los Angeles prescribed methadone to her for pain treatment. On Feb. 8, she was found dead in her hotel suite in ...
From: www.startribune.com

Universal Health Services confirms plans for mental health facility

The spokesman for a proposed mental health facility in Fayetteville said Friday the hospital will provide behavioral services, chemical abuse treatment and a boost to the city?s economy. (Northwest Arkansas Times)
From: www.nwanews.com

Drunk driver who killed girl sent back to prison

Unable to control her dual demons of alcoholism and depression, Lori Kasten - who killed one young girl and severely injured two children a decade ago while driving drunk - was sent back to prison Wednesday.
From: www.madison.com