antidepressants

Millisecond brain signals predict response to fast-acting antidepressant

harminka — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:56:45 -0500

Images of the brain's fastest signals reveal an electromagnetic marker that predicts a patient's response to a fast-acting antidepressant, researchers have discovered.

Antidepressants in suicide prevention

harminka — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 03:49:37 -0500

Antidepressants are the cornerstone of treatment of depressive disorders in health care. Their efficacy in treating depression is undisputable, although it leaves room for improvement.

Antidepressants need new nerve cells to be effective

harminka — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 02:37:12 -0500

Researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have discovered in mice that the brain must create new nerve cells for either exercise or antidepressants to reduce depression-like behavior.

Potential new targets for antidepressant medications

harminka — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 10:24:34 -0500

The news about antidepressant medications over the past several years has been mixed. The bad news from large multicenter studies such as STAR*D is that current antidepressant medications are effective, but not as effective as one might hope.

Antidepressant Use Tied to Poorer Driving

admin_huliq — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 14:09:22 -0500

Doctros aren not sure if the pills, or underlying depression, are to blame for the link between antidepressant use and poor driving.

How antidepressants and cocaine interact with brain cell targets

harminka — Wed, 30 Jul 2008 08:44:51 -0500

In a first, scientists from Weill Cornell Medical College and Columbia University Medical Center have described the specifics of how brain cells process antidepressant drugs, cocaine and amphetamines.

Antidepressants in suicide prevention

harminka — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:03:19 -0500

Depression is the most important single factor predisposing to suicide, and more than half of all subjects completing suicide are known to have suffered from depression. Unfortunately, depression is still often untreated or undertreated, even after a suicide attempt.

Some antidepressants associated with gastrointestinal bleeding

harminka — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:09:28 -0500

A class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) appear to be associated with bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal tract, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

No link between antidepressants and birth defects

harminka — Thu, 22 May 2008 09:11:26 -0500

Expectant mothers can safely use prescribed antidepressants during their first trimester, according to a new study from the Université de Montréal and Ste. Justine Hospital published in the May edition of the British Journal of Psychiatry.

Do antidepressants enhance immune function?

harminka — Fri, 09 May 2008 05:08:07 -0500

Infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), which leads to acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS), is an epidemic of global concern. According to the most recent estimates, released in November 2007, by the Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) and the World Health Organization (WHO), an estimated 33.2 million worldwide are living with HIV infection currently.

Antidepressants do work in depression while evidence for CBT is poorer

harminka — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:07:37 -0500

A new revision of clinical guidelines to help doctors manage patients with depression has challenged the rationale behind the UK government’s policy of rolling out of cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for milder depression.

Antidepressant ssymptoms of irritable bowel syndrome in adolescents

harminka — Fri, 02 May 2008 01:57:17 -0500

Researchers at Mattel Children's Hospital UCLA have found that low-dose antidepressant therapy can significantly improve the overall quality of life for adolescents suffering from irritable bowel syndrome, or IBS.