Archives for Research Digest
Antidepressant Gets High Marks
Posted By Kelly On Sunday, May 2nd 2010 under: Research Digest Tags: Edronax, Prozac
Results from several clinical studies designed to assess the effectiveness and tolerability of Reboxetine (Edronax), a new antidepressant agent, were announced recently at the annual meeting of the American Psychiatric Association.
Reboxetine, produced by Pharmacia & Upjohn, is the first of a new class of antidepressant medications known as selective norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors. It works through a novel mechanism of action, affecting the norepinephrine system of the body. Researchers have long ... Read More
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: Wellbutrin, Zoloft
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: Paxil, Prozac, prozac-pe-case-studies, Zoloft
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