Archives for April, 2010

Risk of Depression in Young Women

Posted By Kelly On Friday, April 30th 2010   under:  Research Digest      
A recent study sought to examine the risk of depression among young women. Researchers at the University of California, Los Angeles, studied the psychiatric health of 155 female high school students, aged 17 to 18 years at the beginning of the study, over a period of five years to collect data. It was found that 47 percent of the participants had at least one episode of major depression within five ... Read More

Effects of Some Antidepressants Depressing

Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, April 27th 2010   under:  Research Digest   Tags: ,    
Sexual dysfunction associated with antidepressants may be more prevalent than previously believed, according to researchers at Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine. The American Psychiatric Association reports that depression, a serious mental health problem affecting more than 17 million Americans, is a highly treatable condition. Unfortunately, many of the medications used to provide relief from symptoms are linked to orgasm dysfunction (the absence or delay of orgasm). This study, published in ... Read More

Why Epileptics Suffer from Depression

Posted By Kelly On Saturday, April 24th 2010   under:  Research Digest      
Having epilepsy seems to increase the likelihood that you'll suffer from chronic depression and multiplies the risk for suicide by five times. Researchers from the University of California Los Angeles don't believe it results from dealing with the stress of having epilepsy, but may simply be a part of the disease process. As many as 35 percent of epileptics suffer from some type of depression. Women seem particularly susceptible, but the ... Read More

Depression Takes Heavy Toll on Diabetics

Posted By Kelly On Wednesday, April 21st 2010   under:  Research Digest   Tags: , , ,    
Recent studies indicate that depression precedes Type II diabetes in 90 percent of people with both illnesses. What does that really mean to you? Researchers from the University of Oregon Health Sciences Center conducted a study of 10,000 people, 5,000 with Type II diabetes and 5,000 without it. The two groups were similar in other ways such as age and gender. The team hoped to answer three questions: · Are diabetics more ... Read More

Suicide Attempt

Posted By Kelly On Saturday, April 17th 2010   under:  Question - Answer   Tags: , , , , ,    
Question. Last month I attempted suicide. I still feel that my family would be better off without me, that there is no future for me, that there is no light at the end of the tunnel, and I'm utterly exhausted. There is no more fight within me. I am currently on Zoloft and Valium. I have taken Prozac, Elavil, Pamelor and Doxipan. I am also in outpatient counseling, which helps ... Read More

Debating Prozac for a Child

Posted By Kelly On Wednesday, April 14th 2010   under:  Question - Answer   Tags:    
Question. After having exhausted many other avenues of treatment for my 6-year-old son, I feel confident that Prozac could change his life for the better. My son has endured a lot in his short life, from the domestic abuse and alcoholism of my husband to moving twice. He was evaluated by two different psychiatrists, who found him to be a mad/sad child and they also said he was genetically loaded ... Read More

Zyprexa Approved for Treating Manic Depression

Posted By Kelly On Sunday, April 11th 2010   under:  Zyprexa (olanzapine)   Tags: , ,    
Brand Name Drug: Zyprexa Active Ingredient Drug: olanzapine Indication: Treatment of manic depression/bipolar disorder Company Name: Eli Lilly and Company Introduction Manic depression, also called bipolar disorder, afflicts some 4 million Americans. Characterized by severe mood swings between incredible elation and deep depression, the disorder has been difficult to treat. Many patients either do not respond to drug therapy or stop taking their medication because of unwanted side effects. Now a new drug has entered the ... Read More

Zyprexa for Manic Depression

Posted By Kelly On Friday, April 9th 2010   under:  Zyprexa (olanzapine)   Tags: , ,    
Zyprexa Brand Name: Zyprexa Active Ingredient: olanzapine Indication: Treatment of manic depression (bipolar disorder); also approved for schizophrenia Company Name: Eli Lilly and Company Availability: Approved in 1997 for schizophrenia and on March 20, 2000 for manic depression (bipolar disorder) Introduction Bipolar disorder is a lifelong psychiatric disorder that features mood swings between mania and depression, and afflicts some 4 million Americans. Although lithium, valproate, carbamazepine, and antipsychotics have been prescribed to treat the disorder, many patients do not respond to these ... Read More

Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia May Respond to High-Dose Atypical

Posted By Kelly On Tuesday, April 6th 2010   under:  Pharmacotherapy   Tags: , ,    
Results from a recent study suggest that olanzapine (Zyprexa) given in moderate to high doses may be useful in treating schizophrenia in patients who have shown resistance to trials with other antipsychotic medications. Published in the September 1999 issue of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry, the prospective, open-label study by Serdar Dursun et al. reported on 16 patients (11 male, five female; mean age 40±7 years) having a documented history of ... Read More

Homeopathic Treatment for Depression

Posted By Kelly On Saturday, April 3rd 2010   under:  Question - Answer      
Question. Have there been any studies or support in the treatment of depression with homeopathic remedies? Answer. There is a good deal of interest in the use of herbal remedies for the treatment of depression, as well as in the use of naturally-occurring precursors (building blocks) of various brain chemicals, called amino acids. The most persuasive literature on herbal treatments involves the use of St. John's Wort (hypericum perforatum); this is ... Read More
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