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August 26, 2004
Phone Counseling for Depression, Schizophrenia Drug for Bipolar Disorder
A report by the American Medical Association says improving success rates for treating depression may be a matter of picking up the phone.
"Pfizer Inc. said on Monday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved use of its Geodon schizophrenia drug to treat mania associated with bipolar disorder."
Posted by news editor at 07:56 AM
August 20, 2004
Antidepressant Labels, Depression Traced to Overactive Brain Circuit
"The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to update antidepressant labels to reflect studies that suggest a link between the drugs and suicide in youths, but remains cautious about the strength of such ties, according to new documents released on Friday."
"A brain imaging study by the NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found that an emotion-regulating brain circuit is overactive in people prone to depression - even when they are not depressed."
Posted by news editor at 11:18 AM
August 19, 2004
Schizophrenia Gene, Jane Pauley Had Struggle with Bipolar Disorder
Indian scientists claim to have identified a gene that causes schizophrenia.
"In 2001, Jane Pauley spent nearly three weeks in a hospital for treatment of bipolar disorder, the anchor reveals in her autobiography, Skywriting, in stores Tuesday and excerpted in People magazine, out Friday."
Posted by news editor at 12:41 PM
August 13, 2004
Schizophrenia Expert Dies, Anxiety May Be in Women's Genes
"Philip S. Holzman, a psychologist and researcher at Harvard University whose studies of schizophrenia led to a more detailed understanding of mental disease, died on June 1 at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in Boston. He was 82." He died of a post-operative stroke.
"Women may be more prone to stress-related anxiety and mood disorders because of their genes, claims a study carried out by the US National Institute on Alcohol Abuse."
Posted by news editor at 07:05 AM
August 08, 2004
Relics of Lobotomy, New Schizophrenia Drug, Princess Masako Unhappy
"While many now see it as a brutal procedure that left patients zombielike, Worden said lobotomy looked different at a time when there was no other help for people suffering enormous emotional pain. "
"A long-acting medication that has few side effects will help people with all types of schizophrenia, said Dr. Pierre Chue, an associate professor of psychiatry at the University of Alberta, who conducted the worldwide study."
The Imperial Household Agency recently announced that Princess Masako is receiving therapy for depression and anxiety.
Posted by news editor at 11:51 AM