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Routine depression screening for adults not recommended in primary care settings

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 Care published in CMAJ.

14 May 2013

Clinical study reveals that Kava could be an alternative treatment for GAD

A world-first completed clinical study by an Australian team has found Kava, a medicinal South Pacific plant, significantly reduced the symptoms of people suffering anxiety.

14 May 2013

Study provides evidence of altered circadian gene rhythms in brain tissue of people with depression

UC Irvine Health researchers have helped discover that genes controlling circadian clock rhythms are profoundly altered in the brains of people with severe depression.

14 May 2013

Study examines key factors that influence development of mental disorder in Andalusia

Being a woman, unemployed and living in a situation of social adversity are the three strongest trigger influences in subjects with a genetic predisposition to mental disorder.

13 May 2013

Research: Patients with chronic pain should be evaluated for anxiety disorders

Patients coping with chronic pain should also be evaluated for anxiety disorders, according to new research published in General Hospital Psychiatry.

13 May 2013

Journal provides guidance for clinicians on prescribing exercise for depressed patients

Exercise has been shown to be an effective treatment for major depressive disorder, both when used alone and in combination with other treatments.

13 May 2013

Parents addicted to drugs are more likely to be depressed in adulthood

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.

10 May 2013

Methylphenidate normalizes activation of several brain areas in children with ADHD

The stimulant drug methylphenidate "normalizes" activation of several brain areas in young patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), according to a review published in the May Harvard Review of Psychiatry. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

10 May 2013

Severe anorexia nervosa improves with modification of standard goals, treatment methods

A new, multinational randomized clinical trial has found that patients with severe and enduring anorexia nervosa will not only stick with treatments but also make significant improvements with just a slight modification of the standard goals and methods of treatment.

10 May 2013

New study suggests opportunities for preventing youth suicides

More than 80 per cent of youth who die by suicide had some form of contact with the health care system in the year before their death, according to a new study from St. Michael's Hospital.

10 May 2013

FDA approves Novartis' Ilaris for treatment of active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Novartis announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has approved Ilaris (canakinumab) for the treatment of active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis in patients aged 2 years and older.

10 May 2013

Study: Hypersensitivity to motion may provide clues to fundamental cause of autism

Children with autism see simple movement twice as quickly as other children their age, and this hypersensitivity to motion may provide clues to a fundamental cause of the developmental disorder, according to a new study.

9 May 2013

Nearly 1/10 stroke patients suffer from chronic and debilitating pain

Nearly 1 in 10 stroke patients suffer chronic and debilitating pain, typically described as sharp, stabbing or burning. It's called central poststroke pain syndrome (CPSP). It was first described more than 100 years ago, and it is treatable with medications and magnetic or electrical stimulation of the brain.

9 May 2013

Frequent use of workplace wellness center improves overall quality-of-life

People who used a workplace wellness center on frequent basis reported an improvement in their overall quality-of-life, while those that used the center less often reported no improvements in their physical quality-of-life and a decline in their mental quality-of-life, finds a new study in the American Journal of Health Promotion.

9 May 2013

NIH official raises concerns about new psychiatry manual

The director of the National Institute of Mental Health says the American Psychiatric Association's DSM-5 lacks validity, and his organization plans to launch a possible replacement diagnostic tool.

9 May 2013

Clinical psychologist to receive Rockefeller University's 2012 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science

Clinical psychologist and author Kay Redfield Jamison will be presented with Rockefeller University's 2012 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science at a ceremony on June 5, 2013. The award recognizes Jamison's 1993 book Touched with Fire: Manic-Depressive Illness and the Artistic Temperament, which examines the relationship between artistic creativity and mood disorders.

8 May 2013

Peripheral neuropathic pain patch treatments: an interview with Anne Hodgkins, Astellas Pharma

Peripheral neuropathic pain is caused by lesion or disease to the peripheral somatosensory nervous system. Nerve damage that can lead to peripheral neuropathic pain can happen as a result of a range of different diseases, medications or traumatic injuries.

8 May 2013

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Routine depression screening for adults not recommended in primary care settings

Clinical study reveals that Kava could be an alternative treatment for GAD

Study provides evidence of altered circadian gene rhythms in brain tissue of people with depression

Study examines key factors that influence development of mental disorder in Andalusia

Research: Patients with chronic pain should be evaluated for anxiety disorders

Journal provides guidance for clinicians on prescribing exercise for depressed patients

Parents addicted to drugs are more likely to be depressed in adulthood

Methylphenidate normalizes activation of several brain areas in children with ADHD

Severe anorexia nervosa improves with modification of standard goals, treatment methods

New study suggests opportunities for preventing youth suicides

FDA approves Novartis' Ilaris for treatment of active systemic juvenile idiopathic arthritis

Study: Hypersensitivity to motion may provide clues to fundamental cause of autism

Nearly 1/10 stroke patients suffer from chronic and debilitating pain

Frequent use of workplace wellness center improves overall quality-of-life

NIH official raises concerns about new psychiatry manual

Clinical psychologist to receive Rockefeller University's 2012 Lewis Thomas Prize for Writing about Science

Peripheral neuropathic pain patch treatments: an interview with Anne Hodgkins, Astellas Pharma

Brain scan studies may provide clues about how the device improves depression

Study shows association between diet, sleepiness and alertness

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