Mental Health Weekly Digest
Susan Hasty, Publisher
Table of Contents . . . July 10th, 2006
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Bipolar Disorder - Bipolar disorder may be associated with decreased creatine kinase expression
Depression - Depression predicts post-acute myocardial infarction mortality in older adults
Eating Disorders - Pregnancy outcome of women with eating disorders during and after pregnancy is examined
Mental Health - Managing violent patients in psychiatric emergencies is focus of review
Mental Health - Postpartum depression may cause women to seek help for related perinatal mental disorders
Alcohol Use - Disulfiram use for alcohol and cocaine dependence is subject of review
Alzheimer Disease - Positive study results on Nymox' Alzheimer test presented at behavioral disorders meeting
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder - Pine bark extract shown to reduce Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder symptoms in children
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer survival predicted by baseline psychosocial factors
Breast Cancer - Breast cancer survivors undergoing weight training may experience improved quality of life
Business Update - Dramatic results achieved in only three years with innovative Wayne County healthcare model
Business Update - NAMI, HealthCentral Network partner to develop online resources on mental illnesses
Business Update - Once-monthly injectable medication for alcohol dependence now available in United States
Depression Therapy - Antidepressant prescriptions in children decrease nearly 10% after warnings were issued
Diabetes Complications - Antidepressants are associated with increased risk of diabetes in pre-diabetics
Drug Development - Athenagen publishes results from trial of alpha-7 nicotinic receptor agonist in schizophrenia
Finance - Clinical Data announces $17 million private placement
Generalized Anxiety Disorder - MediciNova reports encouraging results from trial of compound for generalized anxiety disorder
HIV/AIDS Prevention - Syringe-exchange programs prevent HIV transmission yet remain controversial
Heart Failure - Heart failure is linked to increased risk of dementia and Alzheimer disease in older adults
Imaging - Brain imaging agents for PET are developed
Liver Disease - Drinking coffee could help protect liver
Mental Health - Early puberty may mean anxiety, abnormal eating behaviors later
Mental Health - Parental alienation syndrome involves using a child as a pawn
Mental Health - Researchers find success with brief, low-cost intervention to deal with depression
Mental Health - Study contradicts American warning that a popular antidepressant causes congenital abnormalities
Mental Health - Targeted programs reduce depression in youth better than universal interventions
Nausea Study - Preparation may help patients cope with nausea
Neuropsychology - Carotid artery stenting results in improved cognitive and memory performance
Obesity Control - Impact of Weight on Quality of Life-Lite questionnaire is reliable and valid measure
Obesity Research - Researchers find a new drug target for addiction and appetite regulation
Pain Management - Cancer patients with neuropathic pain rarely used antiepileptics and tricyclic antidepressants
Parkinson Disease - Many people with Parkinson experience depression but doctors not consulted, survey shows
Patient Care - Desire for hastened death related to psychological symptoms in terminally ill cancer patients
Patient Care - Junior physicians taught communication and stress management skills to deal with cancer patients
Pediatric Cancer - Adolescent survivors of cancer carry morbidity risk
Pediatric Cardiology - Children with treated congenital heart disease have poorer health-related quality of life
Pediatric Obesity - Childhood obesity measurements in schools could do more harm than good, warn researchers
Prostate Cancer - Prostate cancer survivor well-being discussed
Quality of Life - Healthy lifestyle determinants in older rural women have been identified
Schizophrenia - Schizophrenia patients demonstrate reduced error negativity amplitudes using the Stroop task
Sexual & Reproductive Health - Behavioral therapy can restore ovulation in infertile women
Sleep Study - REM sleep behavior disorder at young age is linked to antidepressant use
Stuttering - Stuttering problems may be eased by helping children handle emotions and stress
Tobacco Use - New nicotine vaccine treatment to be tested in Wisconsin
Treatment-resistant Depression - Study shows long-term treatment as usual is ineffective in treatment-resistant depression
Diabetes - Recent findings in diabetes described by researchers from the United States and United Kingdom
HIV/AIDS - New findings from Italy, France and the United States in the area of HIV/AIDS described
HIV/AIDS - Recent findings from the United Kingdom and United States illuminate research in HIV/AIDS
HIV/AIDS - Research from Netherlands, Australia and United States add new data to HIV/AIDS body of knowledge
Healthcare - Researchers from the United States describe findings in healthcare studies
Healthcare - Studies from the United States and Canada advance knowledge in healthcare research
Neurology - New findings in neurology described from Finland, the United States and Japan
Neurology - New research from Germany, Canada and the United States in the area of neurology detailed
Neurology - Reports from the United States, United Kingdom and Japan add new data to neurology research
Obesity - Research from the United States, Canada and France in obesity provides new insights
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