October 2009 - Anxiety Insights - The Network of Care

FDA: Disposal by Flushing of Certain Unused Medicines: What You Should Know

Even long-term depression patients lack basic information about disorder

Expert panel develops three-step plan to guide people toward depression recovery Charlie McAtee, Eli Lilly and Company A new survey of 2,001 adults living with depression revealed that despite being diagnosed for an average of 12 years, many unknowingly...

Published Thu, Oct 15 2009 12:13 AM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: clinical depression

CBT better long-term than light therapy for 'winter blues'

Lee Ann Cox - University of Vermont In the September issue of the journal Behavior Therapy , Kelly Rohan, associate professor of psychology, presents the first published research study of the long-term effects of different treatments for seasonal affective...

Published Thu, Oct 15 2009 12:02 AM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: cognitive behavior therapy, seasonal affective disorder, light therapy

New brain stimulation technique offers treatment resistant depression hope

A new neurosurgical procedure may prove helpful for patients with treatment-resistant depression. Bilateral epidural prefrontal cortical stimulation (EpCS) was found generally safe and provided significant improvement of depressive symptoms in a small...

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 11:55 PM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: treatment resistant depression

Older antidepressant spurs more suicidal thinking in men than newer medication

The largest clinical trial to date comparing an older, tricyclic antidepressant with a newer antidepressant of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) class has found that the emergence of suicidal thinking was almost 10 times more common in...

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 11:52 PM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: suicidality, tricyclic antidepressants

Psychology: a reality check

If clinical psychology in the United States wants to remain viable and relevant in today's health systems, it needs to publicly embrace science. Anyone reading Sigmund Freud's original works might well be seduced by the beauty of his prose, the...

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 11:47 PM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: psychotherapy

Transcendental meditation effective at reducing psychological stress

Susan E. White - Resurrection Health Care Women with *** cancer reduced stress and improved their mental health and emotional well being through the Transcendental Meditation technique, according to a new study published in the current issue of the peer...

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 12:42 AM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: alternative therapies

Abstract+: Pharmacotherapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents

Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2009 Jul 8;(3):CD005170 Pharmacotherapy for anxiety disorders in children and adolescents Ipser JC, Stein DJ, Hawkridge S, Hoppe L. MRC Research Unit for Anxiety and Stress Disorders, University of Stellenbosch, Tygerberg,...

Published Wed, Oct 14 2009 12:35 AM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: anxiety disorders

Heart assessment reveals depression risk

Methods used to assess heart health can also shed light on depression, new research suggests. A study by the Australian National University tracked the health of more than 7,000 people in the ACT and surrounding areas over four years. More... © 2009...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2009 12:44 AM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: clinical depression

Birds in captivity lose hippocampal mass

PhysOrg.com — Being in captivity for just a few weeks can reduce the volume of the hippocampus by as much as 23 percent, according to a new Cornell study. Caged birds may still sing, but being in captivity for just a few weeks can reduce the volume...

Published Tue, Oct 13 2009 12:41 AM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: psychological stress, hippocampus

Impact of maternal depression and abuse on children studied

by Jeff Muise (HealthDay News) FRIDAY, Oct. 9 (HealthDay News) — When mothers have mental health problems or are victims of family abuse, it negatively impacts the care and health of their children, according to a pair of studies in the October issue...

Published Mon, Oct 12 2009 12:36 AM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: childhood abuse, postnatal depression

Abstract: Panic disorder and social anxiety disorder subtypes in a caffeine challenge test

Psychiatry Res. 2009 Sep 30;169(2):149-53 Panic disorder and social anxiety disorder subtypes in a caffeine challenge test Nardi AE, Lopes FL, Freire RC, Veras AB, Nascimento I, Valença AM, de-Melo-Neto VL, Soares-Filho GL, King AL, Araújo...

Published Mon, Oct 12 2009 12:33 AM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: social anxiety disorder, panic disorder, co2

Abstract: Association between the use of serotonin receptor 2A-blocking antidepressants and joint disorders

Arthritis Rheum. 2009 Sep 29;61(10):1322-1327 Association between the use of serotonin receptor 2A-blocking antidepressants and joint disorders Kling A, Danell-Boman M, Stenlund H, Dahlqvist R. University Hospital, Umeå, Sweden; Umeå University...

Published Mon, Oct 12 2009 12:28 AM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: antidepressants, side effects

Abused children more prone to illness in adulthood

By Maia Szalavitz, HBNS Contributing Writer Child abuse has had a known association with increased risk for virtually all types of psychological and psychiatric problems - but a new evidence review suggests that it raises the risk of physical illness...

Published Fri, Oct 09 2009 12:27 AM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: childhood abuse, psychological stress

Lacking science: The sorry state of psychotherapy

Kevin Lyn Sisson - APS The prevalence of mental health disorders in this country has nearly doubled in the past 20 years. Who is treating all of these patients? Clinical psychologists and therapists are charged with the task, but many are falling short...

Published Fri, Oct 09 2009 12:22 AM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: cognitive behavior therapy, psychotherapy

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