Lawmakers Are Close to New Mental Illness Law
November 19, 2007 (via Intelihealth)
WASHINGTON (The New York Times News Service) -- The House is expected to pass legislation in December that would require health insurance plans to cover mental illnesses the same way they treat physical ailments, but the initiative is hung up by a father-son dispute over just what types of disorders should be included.
Study: Depressed Young Adults Abuse Substances More
November 15, 2007 (via Intelihealth)
WASHINGTON (Cox News Service) -- Young adults with depression are more likely to start smoking cigarettes, use illicit drugs, and abuse alcohol and pain medication than their peers, according to a study released Thursday.
Iraq Vets May Suffer Depression, Stress
November 14, 2007 (via Intelihealth)
CHICAGO (AP) -- The euphoria of a soldier's homecoming from Iraq often gives way to depression, stress and trouble dealing with family members during the first months home, a new Pentagon study finds.
Slower Brain Maturity Seen in ADHD Kids
November 13, 2007 (via Intelihealth)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Crucial parts of brains of children with attention deficit disorder develop more slowly than other youngsters' brains, a phenomenon that earlier brain-imaging research missed, a new study says.
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Worm study shows antidepressant may lengthen life
Reuters - - Wed Nov 21, 4:24 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An antidepressant may help worms
live longer by tricking the brain into thinking the body is
starving, U.S. researchers reported on Wednesday.
Happy in old age: study shows anti-blues drug prolongs life
AFP - - Wed Nov 21, 1:14 PM ET
PARIS (AFP) - A commonly-prescribed antidepressant increases the lifespan of worms to the human equivalent of a centenarian, scientists looking for chemicals that prolong longevity reported Wednesday.
Abilify Approved as Additional Treatment for Major
Depression
HealthDay - - Tue Nov 20, 11:44 PM ET
TUESDAY, Nov. 20 (HealthDay News) -- The U.S. Food and Drug
Administration has approved Abilify (aripiprazole) as an add-on therapy
for people with major depressive disorder who don't benefit enough from
antidepressant therapy alone, its makers said Tuesday.
Diet Drug Rimonabant Tied to Depression, Anxiety
HealthDay - - Fri Nov 16, 11:44 PM ET
THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- People who take the weight-loss
drug rimonabant may face heightened risks for severe depression and
anxiety, Danish researchers report.
Study warns on safety of Sanofi's Acomplia
Reuters - - Fri Nov 16, 5:53 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) - Patients taking the Sanofi-Aventis
anti-obesity drug Acomplia have well over double the risk of
depression and anxiety, researchers said, adding to the bad
news for a drug already linked to suicidal thoughts.
Inflammation Can't Explain Depression's Link to Heart
Disease
HealthDay - - Thu Nov 15, 11:44 PM ET
THURSDAY, Nov. 15 (HealthDay News) -- Depression is known to hike
the risk of cardiovascular disease, but don't put all the blame on any
concurrent rise in inflammation.
Most alternative therapies ineffective in elderly
Reuters - - Thu Nov 15, 1:44 PM ET
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - While some alternative remedies
show promise for older adults' sleep problems, depression and
anxiety, the jury is still out on most, according to a new
research review.
Follow-Up Exams Uncover More Iraq Vets With Emotional Woes
HealthDay - - Tue Nov 13, 11:44 PM ET
TUESDAY, Nov. 13 (HealthDay News) -- The number of Iraq war
veterans needing mental-health care has risen sharply since the U.S.
Defense Department began screening them a second time for emotional
problems, U.S. military researchers reported Tuesday.
Iraq vets may suffer depression, stress
AP - - Tue Nov 13, 6:08 PM ET
CHICAGO - The euphoria of a soldier's homecoming from Iraq often gives way to depression, stress and trouble dealing with family members during the first months home, a new Pentagon study finds.
Later Army test finds more mental health issues
Reuters - - Tue Nov 13, 4:17 PM ET
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. soldiers are significantly more
likely to report mental health problems six months after
returning home from combat than on initial assessments, Army
researchers said on Tuesday.
US troops mental health concerns underestimated: study
AFP - - Tue Nov 13, 4:10 PM ET
WASHINGTON (AFP) - Mental health problems such as depression plaguing US soldiers months after they return from Iraq and Afghanistan are being largely underestimated, according to a Pentagon study published Tuesday.
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