News tagged with antidepressants

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Study clarifies antidepressant contribution to arrhythmia risk

A 2011 warning from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration about the popular antidepressant citalopram (Celexa) left many patients and physicians with more questions than answers. Now an analysis of the medical records of ...

Medications created Jan 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Marked geographic variation in mental health medication use

(HealthDay)—There is considerable local and regional variation within the United States in the use of antidepressants, antipsychotics, and stimulants, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in Health & ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 25, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Weathering the winter blues

The holidays are over and there's a calendar full of cold, gray days ahead. Some of us experience the "winter blues" and others experience a more serious kind of depression like seasonal affective disorder (SAD). It can bring ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 24, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

U.S. vets with Gulf War Syndrome need individualized treatment, report says

(HealthDay)—A one-size-fits-all approach to treating U.S. veterans with Gulf War Syndrome does not work, and therapy needs to be tailored to meet each patient's needs, according to a new Institute of Medicine ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Are antidepressants overprescribed?

Antidepressant prescriptions in the UK have increased by 9.6% in 2011, to 46 million prescriptions. Does this reflect overmedicalisation or appropriate treatment? Two experts debate the issue on BMJ website today.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Exposure to COI policies during residency reduces rate of brand antidepressant prescriptions

Psychiatrists who are exposed to conflict-of-interest (COI) policies during their residency are less likely to prescribe brand-name antidepressants after graduation than those who trained in residency programs without such ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 18, 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

Elevated levels of C-reactive protein appear associated with psychological distress, depression

Elevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammatory disease, appear to be associated with increased risk of psychological distress and depression in the general population of adults in Denmark, according to a ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Workplace bullying ups risk of prescriptions for anxiety, depression, insomnia

Witnessing or being on the receiving end of bullying at work heightens the risk of employees being prescribed antidepressants, sleeping pills, and tranquillisers, finds research published in BMJ Open.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 12, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New study shows need for caution, as drugs like Prozac can have some adverse effects on babies

(Medical Xpress)—Depression—one of the most crippling and costly illnesses in the United States—is the leading cause of disability among people ages 15 to 44. Since Prozac hit the market in 1987, many ...

Health created Nov 27, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

HHS details overhaul rules and required benefits

The Obama administration is strengthening the prescription drug coverage that will be available to the millions of people who will start getting insurance through the nation's health care overhaul.

Health created Nov 20, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Australians double their antidepressants

(Medical Xpress)—The use of antidepressants doubled in Australia between 2000 and 2011 and they now account for two out of every three psychotropic medications prescribed, a new study by the University of Sydney reveals.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 16, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Glutamate neurotransmission system may be involved with depression risk

Researchers using a new approach to identifying genes associated with depression have found that variants in a group of genes involved in transmission of signals by the neurotransmitter glutamate appear to increase the risk ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 13, 2012 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Controlling depression is associated with improved health for heart-failure patients

(Medical Xpress)—Controlling depression in patients with heart failure can improve health status, social functioning and quality of life, according to a new study by psychiatrists and cardiologists at the UC Davis and Duke ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 31, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | 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