News related to Surmontil (Trimipramine) and/or conditions it is approved for
Depression Doubles Risk Of Stroke In Middle-Aged Women
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2013.05.18]
Depression doubles the risk of having a stroke in middle-aged women, according to a new study in Stroke: Journal of the American Heart Association. The research, a 12-year examination of 10,547 Australian females between the ages of 47 and 52 years old, showed that depressed women had a 2.4 times higher likelihood of stroke than those who were not suffering from depression. After adjusting for factors known to increase stroke risks, results showed that depressed women were still 1.9 times more likely to experience a stroke. Study author Caroline Jackson, Ph.D...
Screening for Depression Lacks Strong Evidence (CME/CE)
Source: MedPageToday.com - medical news plus CME for physicians [2013.05.17]
(MedPage Today) -- Primary care physicians don't need to regularly screen asymptomatic adults for depression, according to new recommendations from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care.
Adult Children of Substance Abusers More Prone to Depression
Source: MedicineNet Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism Specialty [2013.05.17]
Title: Adult Children of Substance Abusers More Prone to Depression
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 6:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM
Anti-Gay Bullying Tied to Teen Depression, Suicide
Source: MedicineNet Depression Specialty [2013.05.17]
Title: Anti-Gay Bullying Tied to Teen Depression, Suicide
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM
Depression May Boost Stroke Risk in Middle-Aged Women, Too
Source: MedicineNet Depression Specialty [2013.05.17]
Title: Depression May Boost Stroke Risk in Middle-Aged Women, Too
Category: Health News
Created: 5/16/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2013 12:00:00 AM
Vagus Nerve Stimulation Effective in Resistant Depression
Source: Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health Headlines [2013.05.16]
Neuroimaging studies show that the brains of people with treatment-resistant depression show altered metabolic activity in areas known to be linked to depression early after vagus nerve stimulation.
Medscape Medical News
'Clock Genes' Disrupted in Depression
Source: Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health Headlines [2013.05.16]
Daily cycles of gene expression exist in healthy human brains, but these patterns are disrupted in clinically depressed individuals, new research shows.
Medscape Medical News
Depression May Be Stroke Trigger in Women (CME/CE)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular [2013.05.16]
(MedPage Today) -- Depression appears to be a risk factor for stroke among middle-age women, even after accounting for other variables, an Australian study showed.
Serotonin And REM Sleep Linked To Depression
Source: Depression News From Medical News Today [2013.05.15]
All mammals sleep, as do birds and some insects. However, how this basic function is regulated by the brain remains unclear. According to a new study by researchers from the RIKEN Brain Science Institute, a brain region called the lateral habenula plays a central role in the regulation of REM sleep...
Routine Screening For Depression Not Recommended For Adults With No Apparent Symptoms Of Depression
Source: Depression News From Medical News Today [2013.05.13]
New guidelines from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care For adults with no apparent symptoms of depression, routine screening is not recommended in primary care settings because of the lack of high-quality evidence on the benefits and harms of screening for depression, according to new evidence-based guidelines from the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Ca...
Depression In Adulthood May Be Linked To Parental Addictions During Childhood
Source: Alcohol / Addiction / Illegal Drugs News From Medical News Today [2013.05.12]
The offspring of parents who were addicted to drugs or alcohol are more likely to be depressed in adulthood, according to a new study by University of Toronto researchers...
Postpartum Depression More Likely After Unintended Pregnancy
Source: Depression News From Medical News Today [2013.05.10]
Women with unintended pregnancy are four times more likely to suffer from postpartum depression at twelve months postpartum, suggests a new study published in BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology...
Brain Function Altered By Nerve Stimulation For Severe Depression
Source: Depression News From Medical News Today [2013.05.10]
For nearly a decade, doctors have used an implanted electronic stimulator to treat severe depression in people who don't respond to standard antidepressant therapy. Now, preliminary brain scan studies conducted by researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St...
Link Between Intimate Partner Violence And Depression Is In Both Directions
Source: Depression News From Medical News Today [2013.05.07]
Not only are women who have experienced violence from their partner (intimate partner violence) at higher risk of becoming depressed, but women who are depressed may also be at increased risk of experiencing intimate partner violence, according to a study by international researchers published in this week's PLOS Medicine...
Study Finds Late-Life Depression Associated With Increased Risk For Dementia
Source: Depression News From Medical News Today [2013.05.03]
Late-life depression is associated with an increased risk for all-cause dementia, Alzheimer's disease and, most predominantly, vascular dementia, according to the results of a new meta-analysis published today in the British Journal of Psychiatry...
In The US Over-Diagnosis And Over-Treatment Of Depression Is Common
Source: Depression News From Medical News Today [2013.05.03]
Americans are over-diagnosed and over-treated for depression, according to a new study conducted at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. The study examines adults with clinician-identified depression and individuals who experienced major depressive episodes within a 12-month period. It found that when assessed for major depressive episodes using a structured interview, only 38...
Having A Poor Relationship With A Spouse Can Increase Risk Of Depression
Source: Depression News From Medical News Today [2013.05.03]
The mantra that quality is more important than quantity is true when considering how social relationships influence depression, say U-M researchers in a new study...
In Adolescents, Intervention Can Prevent Postpartum Depression
Source: Pregnancy / Obstetrics News From Medical News Today [2013.05.02]
By targeting the factors that may play a significant role in the development of postpartum depression (PPD) in adolescent mothers, researchers at Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island believe they have found a way to prevent it. The team - led by Maureen G...
TBI Increases Odds For Depression, Behavior Impulsivity, PTSD In Patients With Nonepileptic Seizures
Source: Epilepsy News From Medical News Today [2013.04.10]
A new study by a Rhode Island Hospital researcher has found that traumatic brain injury (TBI) can significantly increase the odds of having major depression, personality impulsivity and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in patients with psychogenic nonepileptic seizures (PNES). The paper, by W. Curt LaFrance Jr., M.D., M.P.H...
An Antioxidant May Prevent Neuron Loss In Schizophrenia And Depression
Source: Bipolar News From Medical News Today [2013.03.15]
Gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA) deficits have been implicated in schizophrenia and depression. In schizophrenia, deficits have been particularly well-described for a subtype of GABA neuron, the parvalbumin fast-spiking interneurons. The activity of these neurons is critical for proper cognitive and emotional functioning...
Antipsychotic Meds Not That Helpful for Depression: Study
Source: MedicineNet Bipolar Disorder Specialty [2013.03.13]
Title: Antipsychotic Meds Not That Helpful for Depression: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 3/12/2013 6:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/13/2013 12:00:00 AM
Vision Loss, Depression May Be Linked, Study Finds
Source: MedicineNet Eye Care Specialty [2013.03.08]
Title: Vision Loss, Depression May Be Linked, Study Finds
Category: Health News
Created: 3/7/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/8/2013 12:00:00 AM
Health Tip: When Grief Becomes Depression
Source: MedicineNet Loss, Grief, and Bereavement Specialty [2013.03.04]
Title: Health Tip: When Grief Becomes Depression
Category: Health News
Created: 3/4/2013 8:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 3/4/2013 12:00:00 AM
Shared Genes May Link ADHD, Autism and Depression
Source: MedicineNet Schizophrenia Specialty [2013.02.28]
Title: Shared Genes May Link ADHD, Autism and Depression
Category: Health News
Created: 2/27/2013 8:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/28/2013 12:00:00 AM
Untreated Depression May Cut Shingles Vaccine Effectiveness
Source: MedicineNet Chickenpox (Varicella) Specialty [2013.02.14]
Title: Untreated Depression May Cut Shingles Vaccine Effectiveness
Category: Health News
Created: 2/14/2013 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/14/2013 12:00:00 AM
Depression In Both Stroke Patients And Spouse Caregivers Influenced By Self-Esteem And Optimism
Source: Caregivers / Homecare News From Medical News Today [2013.02.08]
Self-esteem, optimism and perceived control influence depression in stroke survivors and their spouse caregivers - who should be treated together, according to research presented at the American Stroke Association's International Stroke Conference 2013...
Electrical Brain Stimulation Plus Drug Fights Depression: Study
Source: MedicineNet sertraline Specialty [2013.02.07]
Title: Electrical Brain Stimulation Plus Drug Fights Depression: Study
Category: Health News
Created: 2/6/2013 4:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 2/7/2013 12:00:00 AM
Yoga May Have Positive Effects On Major Psychiatric Disorders, Including Depression, Schizophrenia, ADHD And Sleep Complaints
Source: ADHD News From Medical News Today [2013.01.29]
Yoga has positive effects on mild depression and sleep complaints, even in the absence of drug treatments, and improves symptoms associated with schizophrenia and ADHD in patients on medication, according to a systematic review of the exercise on major clinical psychiatric disorders...
Jaw Pain Disorder Tied to Anxiety, Depression
Source: MedicineNet Temporomandibular Joint Disorder Specialty [2013.01.24]
Title: Jaw Pain Disorder Tied to Anxiety, Depression
Category: Health News
Created: 1/23/2013 12:35:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 1/24/2013 12:00:00 AM
Multiple Concussions Could Up Depression Risk in Former NFL Players
Source: MedicineNet Autopsy Specialty [2013.01.17]
Title: Multiple Concussions Could Up Depression Risk in Former NFL Players
Category: Health News
Created: 1/16/2013 4:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 1/17/2013 12:00:00 AM
Winter Depression May Require Treatment Plan
Source: MedicineNet Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Specialty [2012.12.26]
Title: Winter Depression May Require Treatment Plan
Category: Health News
Created: 12/26/2012 10:35:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 12/26/2012 12:00:00 AM
Depression Takes a Toll on Parkinson's Patients
Source: MedicineNet Tremor Specialty [2012.11.29]
Title: Depression Takes a Toll on Parkinson's Patients
Category: Health News
Created: 11/29/2012 11:01:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/29/2012 12:00:00 AM
Bright Light at Night Could Up Depression Risk, Mouse Study Suggests
Source: MedicineNet Ganglion Specialty [2012.11.15]
Title: Bright Light at Night Could Up Depression Risk, Mouse Study Suggests
Category: Health News
Created: 11/14/2012 2:36:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 11/15/2012 12:00:00 AM
Depression, DNA Linked to Higher Death Risk in Bladder Cancer Patients
Source: MedicineNet Bladder Cancer Specialty [2012.10.19]
Title: Depression, DNA Linked to Higher Death Risk in Bladder Cancer Patients
Category: Health News
Created: 10/18/2012 6:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 10/19/2012 12:00:00 AM
Depression Quiz: Test Your Medical IQ
Source: MedicineNet Fibromyalgia Specialty [2012.10.05]
Title: Depression Quiz: Test Your Medical IQ
Category: MedicineNet Quiz
Created: 7/1/2010 1:54:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 10/5/2012 5:28:24 PM
Seasonal Depression
Source: MedicineNet Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) Specialty [2012.07.22]
Title: Seasonal Depression
Category: WebMD Second Source
Created: 11/3/2005 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 7/22/2012 12:00:00 AM
Obesity, Depression Linked to Daytime Sleepiness
Source: MedicineNet modafinil Specialty [2012.06.14]
Title: Obesity, Depression Linked to Daytime Sleepiness
Category: Health News
Created: 6/14/2012 11:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 6/14/2012 12:00:00 AM
Depression in the Elderly
Source: MedicineNet Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Specialty [2012.05.17]
Title: Depression in the Elderly
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 1/31/2005 4:16:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/17/2012 12:00:00 AM
Depression
Source: MedicineNet Creutzfeldt-Jakob Disease Specialty [2012.05.15]
Title: Depression
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 12/31/1997 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/15/2012 12:00:00 AM
Depression in Children
Source: MedicineNet Loss, Grief, and Bereavement Specialty [2012.05.15]
Title: Depression in Children
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 1/31/2005 4:16:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 5/15/2012 12:00:00 AM
Being Bullied Tied to Anxiety, Depression in Special-Needs Kids
Source: MedicineNet Sickle Cell Specialty [2012.04.30]
Title: Being Bullied Tied to Anxiety, Depression in Special-Needs Kids
Category: Health News
Created: 4/29/2012 10:05:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 4/30/2012 12:00:00 AM
Study Explains How Shock Therapy Might Ease Severe Depression
Source: MedicineNet Electroconvulsive Therapy Specialty [2012.03.20]
Title: Study Explains How Shock Therapy Might Ease Severe Depression
Category: Health News
Created: 3/19/2012 6:06:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/20/2012 12:00:00 AM
Could a Statin Lower Your Risk for Depression?
Source: MedicineNet fluvastatin Specialty [2012.03.01]
Title: Could a Statin Lower Your Risk for Depression?
Category: Health News
Created: 2/29/2012 2:05:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 3/1/2012 12:00:00 AM
Teen Depression
Source: MedicineNet nefazodone Specialty [2012.02.12]
Title: Teen Depression
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 1/31/2005 4:16:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 2/12/2012 12:00:00 AM
Depression Pictures Slideshow: Myths and Facts
Source: MedicineNet Holiday Depression And Stress Specialty [2011.12.05]
Title: Depression Pictures Slideshow: Myths and Facts
Category: Slideshows
Created: 1/6/2011 7:25:00 PM
Last Editorial Review: 12/5/2011 12:00:00 AM
Postpartum Depression
Source: MedicineNet Hypothyroidism During Pregnancy Specialty [2011.11.15]
Title: Postpartum Depression
Category: Diseases and Conditions
Created: 9/24/2004 12:00:00 AM
Last Editorial Review: 11/15/2011 12:00:00 AM
Role of Seroquel in treating bipolar depression confirmed
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry
Seroquel achieved a statistically significant reduction in levels of bipolar depression when compared with placebo.
Social support more protective against major depression for women
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry
American Journal of Psychiatry article describes social support and risk for major depression in opposite-sex twins.
Depressed Patients Have As Many Goals As Healthy People, But Describe Them In Vague Terms
Source: Health News from Medical News Today [2013.05.17]
People suffering from clinical depression express personal goals and reasons for their attainment or failure in less specific terms than people without the disorder. This lack of specificity in representing personal goals may be partially responsible for the motivational deficits seen in these patients, according to research published in the open access journal PLOS ONE by Joanne Dickson from the University of Liverpool, UK and Nicholas Moberly from the University of Exeter, UK...
The Lancet Series On Bipolar Disorder: Advances In Biological Understanding Need To Be Brought Closer To The Experience Of The Patient
Source: Bipolar News From Medical News Today [2013.05.14]
Bipolar disorder - where patients experience recurrent episodes of mood disturbance, ranging from extreme elation (mania) to severe depression - is thought to affect roughly 2% of the world's population in its most pronounced forms (bipolar I and II), with milder forms of the disorder affecting another 2%...
Study Examines Use Of Creative Arts Therapies Among Patients With Cancer
Source: Anxiety / Stress News From Medical News Today [2013.05.13]
JAMA Internal Medicine Study Highlights Creative arts therapies (CATs) can improve anxiety, depression, pain symptoms and quality of life among cancer patients, although the effect was reduced during follow-up in a study by Timothy W. Puetz, Ph.D., M.P.H., of the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Md., and colleagues...
New More Precise Method Of Performing Electroconvulsive Therapy
Source: Depression News From Medical News Today [2013.05.09]
Electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) is the most effective acute treatment for severe major depression. However, even with newer forms of ECT, there remains a significant risk of adverse cognitive effects, particularly memory problems...
Study Of Stress On Brain Cells Offers Clues To New Anti-Depressant Drugs
Source: Anxiety / Stress News From Medical News Today [2013.05.08]
Research from King's College London reveals the detailed mechanism behind how stress hormones reduce the number of new brain cells - a process considered to be linked to depression...
New Antidepressants Should Target Stress Hormone Effect
Source: Depression News From Medical News Today [2013.05.07]
A stress hormone undermines the production of new brain cells, contributing to the development of depression - blocking this effect should be the target of new antidepressant medications, researchers from King's College London wrote in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS)...
High School Females Who Run, Play Sports Are At Lower Risk Of Fighting, Being In A Gang
Source: Sports Medicine / Fitness News From Medical News Today [2013.05.07]
Regular exercise is touted as an antidote for many ills, including stress, depression and obesity. Physical activity also may help decrease violent behavior among adolescent girls, according to new research presented Monday, May 6, at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting in Washington, DC...
Medicaid Expansion - Mental And Financial Health Improve, But No Improvement Shown In Physical Health
Source: Depression News From Medical News Today [2013.05.03]
New findings from the Oregon Health Insurance Experiment show that Medicaid coverage had no detectable effect on the prevalence of diabetes, high cholesterol, or high blood pressure, but substantially reduced depression, nearly eliminated catastrophic out-of-pocket expenditures, and increased the diagnosis of diabetes and the use of diabetes medication among low-income adults...
Anxiety And Stress Benefits From Exercise, Even When Forced
Source: Anxiety / Stress News From Medical News Today [2013.04.29]
Being forced to exercise may still help reduce anxiety and depression just as exercising voluntarily does, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Colorado Boulder. Past studies have shown that people who exercise are more protected against stress-related disorders. And scientists know that the perception of control can benefit a person's mental health...
Discovery Of Evolutionary Changes In The Brains Of Rats And Humans May Lead To Parkinson's Therapy
Source: Anxiety / Stress News From Medical News Today [2013.04.28]
Most of us are familiar with the "winter blues," the depression-like symptoms known as "seasonal affective disorder," or SAD, that occurs when the shorter days of winter limit our exposure to natural light and make us more lethargic, irritable and anxious. But for rats it's just the opposite...
International Study Reveals 'Backbone' Of Mental Illness Stigma
Source: Mental Health News From Medical News Today [2013.04.15]
An international study found that despite widespread acceptance that mental illness is a disease that can be effectively treated, a common "backbone" of prejudice exists that unfairly paints people with conditions such as depression and schizophrenia as undesirable for close personal relationships and positions of authority...
Brain Scan Offers First Objective Measure Of Pain
Source: MRI / PET / Ultrasound News From Medical News Today [2013.04.12]
Using fMRI scans of the brain, US scientists have for the first time developed a method of "seeing" pain and suggest it may lead to reliable ways for doctors to quantify objectively how much pain patients are feeling. They also propose their study may open the route to using brain scans to measure anxiety, depression, and emotional states like anger...
Improving Mood Symptoms In Children And Adolescents At Risk For Bipolar Disorder Through Family Intervention
Source: Bipolar News From Medical News Today [2013.03.09]
A study published in the February 2013 issue of the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry found that children and adolescents with major depression or subthreshold forms of bipolar disorder - and who had at least one first-degree relative with bipolar disorder - responded better to a 12-session family-focused treatment than to a briefer educational treatment...
Neurophysiological Review Shows Benefits Of Meditation
Source: Complementary Medicine / Alternative Medicine News From Medical News Today [2013.02.16]
Mindfulness meditation training in awareness of present moment experience, such as body and breath sensations, prevents depression and reduces distress in chronic pain. In a new paper, Brown University scientists propose a neurophysiological framework to explain these clinical benefits...
Distinct Circuit Dysfunctions May Contribute To Different Features Of Emotion Dysregulation In Bipolar Disorder
Source: Bipolar News From Medical News Today [2013.01.15]
Bipolar disorder is a severe mood disorder characterized by unpredictable and dramatic mood swings between the highs of mania and lows of depression. These mood episodes occur among periods of 'normal mood', termed euthymia. Prior research has clearly shown that brain emotion circuitry is dysregulated in individuals diagnosed with bipolar disorder...
Delivering Family-Focused Therapy To Youths And Adolescents With Mental Health Problems
Source: Bipolar News From Medical News Today [2012.10.11]
Approximately 14 percent of individuals suffering from depression and other mental health issues in the United States are minorities in underserved communities, yet very few medications or psychosocial interventions have been developed utilizing the participation of these groups. This year, Bowen Chung, M.D...
Prozac improves learning and memory in Huntington's disease
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Neurology
Scientists in Melbourne found that fluoxetine improves depression, learning and memory in Huntington's disease.
TV viewing of Katrina affects children psychologically
Source: The Doctors Lounge - Psychiatry
NYU Researchers say that repeated viewing of the disaster puts children at risk of developing PTSD, anxiety and depression.
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