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Over the last several years, accumulating data on the reproductive safety of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have included multiple reports evaluating the risks of teratogenicity, poor neonatal adaptation ("neonatal abstinence syndrome"), and persistent pulmonary... »
Depression, Physical Impairment Linger in ALI Survivors
Survivors of acute lung injury are likely to experience depression and physical impairment for up to 2 years after leaving the intensive care unit. In a prospective study, 40% of patients had new-onset depression and 66% had new physical impairment after discharge. The findings seem inextricably... »
Oxytocin System Functioning Mediates Effects of Maternal Depression
Children exposed to maternal depression throughout their first year of life are more likely than nonexposed children to develop mental disorders by age 6 years, particularly if their oxytocin system functioning is disordered, according to findings from a longitudinal study of 155 mother-child... »
PARIS – Existing evidence on the best ways to treat bipolar depression is limited, and must balance against what works in the real world based on empirical experience. When treating bipolar depression "we are in the... »
Short Course of Escitalopram Reduces Fear in Depression
PARIS – A 7-day treatment of escitalopram significantly decreased the response of the amygdala to fearful stimuli in adults with major depression, Dr. Beata Godlewska reported at the Annual Congress of the European College... »
Universal Themes Emerge for Psychotherapy With Suicidal Patients
HONOLULU – When it comes to working with patients at risk for suicide in psychotherapy, universal themes apply, according to Barbara Stanley, Ph.D. Be sure to ask patients explicitly about suicide ideation and collaborate... »
In 2010, an estimated 20% of adults aged 18 years and older in the United States – almost 46 million adults – had experienced "any mental illness" in the past year, with those aged 18-25 years, women, and the... »
Fatigue in Cirrhosis Linked to Psychosocial Factors
Cirrhosis patients have significantly more fatigue than do matched controls from the general population, and this fatigue often persists 1 year after liver transplantation, reported Dr. Evangelos Kalaitzakis and colleagues... »
Depression, Physical Impairment Linger in ALI Survivors
Survivors of acute lung injury are likely to experience depression and physical impairment for up to 2 years after leaving the intensive care unit. In a prospective study, 40% of patients had new-onset depression and 66%... »
PARIS – A 7-day treatment of escitalopram significantly decreased the response of the amygdala to fearful stimuli in adults with major depression, Dr. Beata Godlewska reported at the Annual Congress of the European College... »
Over the last several years, accumulating data on the reproductive safety of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have included multiple reports evaluating the risks of teratogenicity, poor neonatal adaptation... »
Does a Bipolar Disorder and Intelligence Link Matter?
The idea that bipolar disorder somehow links with creativity, intelligence, and even genius has an inescapable appeal and is a concept that has kicked around for at least a few decades. It seems somehow heartening to think... »
Editorial: Light Therapy for Depression in the Elderly
The Problem A 76-year-old female with a history of hypertension, coronary artery disease, and degenerative joint disease of the spine presents with her husband because of a several-month history of depression. She denies... »
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