News tagged with antidepressant treatment


Effects of stress on brain cells offer clues to new anti-depressant drugs

Research from King's College London reveals the detailed mechanism behind how stress hormones reduce the number of new brain cells - a process considered to be linked to depression. The researchers identified a key protein ...

Neuroscience created May 06, 2013 | popularity 3.9 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Researchers look at therapeutic benefits of ketamine

The largest trial into the use of Electroconvulsive Therapy (ECT) in the UK in more than 30 years will look into how the use of the Class C drug ketamine might reduce the side effects of ECT for those being treated for severe ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Induction of adult cortical neurogenesis by an antidepressant

The production of new neurons in the adult normal cortex in response to the antidepressant, fluoxetine, is reported in a study published online this week in Neuropsychopharmacology.

Neuroscience created Jan 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Current genetic tests unlikely to improve antidepressant treatment, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Genetic markers cannot predict which patients with major depression will respond to anti-depressant drugs, according to a large collaborative study led by researchers at King's College ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Biomarkers for antidepressant treatment response

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers from King's College London's Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) have identified new biomarkers for antidepressant treatment response, an important step towards developing personalised ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Targeting inflammation to treat depression

Researchers at Emory University have found that a medication that inhibits inflammation may offer new hope for people with difficult-to-treat depression. The study was published Sept. 3 in the online version of Archives of ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Sep 03, 2012 | popularity 4.9 / 5 (18) | comments 3 | with audio podcast

Off-label drug use common, but patients may not know they're taking them, study finds

Many people have probably heard of off-label drug use, but they may not know when that applies to prescriptions they are taking, a Mayo Clinic analysis found. Off-label drug use occurs when a physician prescribes medication ...

Medications created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New research confirms efficacy of transcranial magnetic stimulation for depression

In one of the first studies to look at transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) in real-world clinical practice settings, researchers at Butler Hospital, along with colleagues across the U.S., confirmed that ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jul 26, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

No difference in side-effects when switching or adding antidepressants

Patients with major depression who fail to see improvement after taking an antidepressant often have their initial medication switched or combined with a second drug. Many clinicians weigh the possibility ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 18, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New tool aims to improve measurement of primary care depression outcomes

Primary care doctors have long been on the front lines of depression treatment. Depression is listed as a diagnosis for 1 in 10 office visits and primary care doctors prescribe more than half of all antidepressants.

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 25, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast