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Women more likely to develop depression after stroke

Katherine Kahn Contributing Writer, HBNS Depression occurs in as many as one-third of patients after a stroke, and women are at somewhat higher risk, according to a large new review of studies. Post-stroke depression is associated with greater disability...

Published Tue, Dec 08 2009 11:15 PM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: clinical depression, stroke

Depression often goes untreated in working moms

Health insurance, employee assistance could help mothers get treatment, researchers say TUESDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) — More than 65 percent of U.S. mothers with depression don't receive adequate treatment, a new study has found. More......

Published Tue, Oct 27 2009 11:38 PM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: clinical depression

U.S. family doctors prescribe most mental health drugs

By David Morgan WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Fifty-nine percent of U.S. mental health drug prescriptions are written by family doctors, not psychiatrists, raising concerns about the quality of some treatments, according to a study released on Wednesday. Researchers...

Published Thu, Oct 01 2009 12:58 AM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: mental illness

Smokers Can't Blow Off Stress

Ask cigarette smokers why they light up and one answer you're likely to hear is that it relieves stress.1 But if that's the goal, it's not at all clear that cigarettes deliver the goods. Hat tip to https://www.treatmentonline.com Read More...

Published Sun, Aug 16 2009 5:02 PM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: smoking

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

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

Living near green lowers anxiety, depression rates, study finds

By Kristen Hallam Oct. 15 (Bloomberg) — People living near gardens, parks and other green spaces have lower rates of anxiety, depression and poor physical health than those living in urban areas, Dutch researchers found. More... ©2009 Bloomberg...

Published Thu, Oct 15 2009 11:42 PM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: clinical depression, anxiety disorders

Gene linked to increased PTSD susceptibility

Bill Hathaway - Yale University A gene variant makes people who experienced trauma as children or adults more susceptible to post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Yale researchers have found. The study, published in the November edition of the Archives...

Published Tue, Nov 03 2009 3:53 AM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: post traumatic stress disorder, genetics

Separating the stress from the trauma of sexual assault

Jayne M. Dawkins - Elsevier After exposure to extreme life stresses, what distinguishes the individuals who do and do not develop posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)? A new study, published in the October 1st issue of Biological Psychiatry , suggests...

Published Thu, Oct 22 2009 11:10 PM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: post traumatic stress disorder, resilience

Smaller brain linked to soldiers' PTSD risk

By Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today Some combat veterans' difficulty returning to civilian life may be in part connected to smaller brain volume, researchers found. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) after fighting in a war zone...

Published Tue, Dec 08 2009 11:12 PM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: post traumatic stress disorder

Early insecure relationships linked to teen depression, pain

Sylvain-Jacques Desjardins - University of Montreal Angst could be more than a rite of passage for insecure teenagers, according to a study published in the Journal of Pain . Researchers from the Université de Montréal, Sainte-Justine University...

Published Wed, Nov 25 2009 10:57 PM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: clinical depression

Antidepressants may change personality

Megan Fellman Northwestern University Individuals taking a medication to treat depression may experience changes in their personality separate from the alleviation of depressive symptoms, according to a report in the December issue of Archives of General...

Published Mon, Dec 07 2009 11:53 PM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: antidepressants, ssris

Money may buy happiness - if used for psychotherapy

Peter Dunn - University of Warwick Research by the University of Warwick and the University of Manchester finds that psychological therapy could be 32 times more cost effective at making you happy than simply obtaining more money. The research has obvious...

Published Sun, Nov 22 2009 11:55 PM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: psychotherapy, happiness

Introverts prone to more health problems

The Netherlands Organisation for Scientific Research People who experience a lot of negative emotions and do not express these experience more health problems, says Dutch researcher Aline Pelle. She discovered that heart failure patients with a negative...

Published Sun, Nov 22 2009 11:47 PM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: mental disorders

Research explores the therapeutic benefits of pets

Bethany Carland-Adams - Wiley-Blackwell A pet owner knows the enormous joy and comfort that an animal can provide, especially in troubled times. Most pets are considered important members of the family and irreplaceable companions. A growing body of research...

Published Mon, Nov 30 2009 11:31 PM by Latest entries from www.anxietyinsights.info

Filed under: alternative therapies

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