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High anxiety 2006-10-22 10:50:00 When everyday problems take on immense proportionsLesley Buhay was in a job interview for a waitressing position at a Saskatoon arena last year when the walls of the tiny office seemed to bear in on her. Read more:anxiety
Phobias A-Z: Politicophobia 2006-10-22 10:49:00 Politicophobia An abnormal, persistent fear or intense dislike of politicians Read more:Phobias
[EU] New contraindications to duloxetine recommended 2006-10-21 07:26:00 The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended adding new contraindications for four medicinal products that contain duloxetine.
Depressed workers need more than medications 2006-10-21 07:26:00 Strategies to help depressed workers perform well are urgently needed. Researchers are testing one approach on employees at the Lockheed Martin Corp. And will soon be testing it on government employees in Maine. Read more:Depressed
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Dealing with 'complicated bereavement' 2006-10-21 07:25:00 Losing a significant other often is the most stressful, and sometimes most traumatic event in one's life. While most people experience bereavement after a loss, many people are overcome by it. Read more:complicated
[USA] Vet Centers falling short, House report says 2006-10-20 06:55:00 Readjustment counseling for veterans is suffering because Vet Centers lack the capacity to provide needed treatment, according to a new congressional review released Thursday. Read more:falling
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It's a Brain Thing 2006-10-20 06:54:00 'It's a BrainThing
' is a lecture series by psychiatrist David Henley, M.D. aimed at reducing the stigma and discrimination of mental disorders through attempting to understand the science of the brain and viewing them as illnesses of that organ.
Burnout explains link between job stress and depression 2006-10-19 10:12:00 Workers with high levels of job strain are at increased risk of burnout, which seems to explain the relationship between job strain and depression
, reports a study in this month's Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Read more:Burnout
, stress
SSRIs may reduce effectiveness of tamoxifen breast cancer drug 2006-10-19 10:11:00 Breast-cancer patients should be told in prescribing information for the drug tamoxifen that a certain genetic profile or specific antidepressants might raise their risk of a relapse, advisers to U.S. regulators said. The panel of Read more:SSRIs
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Stem cells cure depression in mice 2006-10-23 07:38:00 A team of international scientists has found through rodent experiments that embryonic stem cells
can help control psychological disorders, such as depression
. Read more:Stem cells
Time course of psychiatric drug interactions 2006-10-24 06:59:00 Drugs have the potential to interact as long as they and/or their effects persist in the body. Thus, the potential for an interaction may persist for days to weeks and even months after one of the drugs has been discontinued. Read more:course
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Depression less likely in kids with accurate self-perceptions 2006-10-24 06:58:00 Children who can accurately assess how their classmates feel about them - even if those feelings are negative - are less likely
to show symptoms of depression, according to Florida State University researchers. Read more:perceptions
SSRIs linked to low sperm count 2006-10-24 09:07:00 Antidepressant drugs could lower men's sperm count
, the first investigation of their effect on male fertility has found. A case report on two patients taking the most common class of antidepressants, which includes the market leaders Read more:SSRIs
, linked
Sending baby to the shrink 2006-10-25 07:04:00 Jean M. Thomas, a Washington, D.C., psychiatrist, recently saw a patient who was struggling with her emotions. She was agitated and couldn't stop crying. She was recovering from an eating problem and had trouble forming relationships. Read more:Sending
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Phobias A-Z: Proctophobia; Rectophobia 2006-10-29 08:39:00 Proctophobia An abnormal, persistent fear of rectums (anus)Rectophobia An abnormal, persistent fear of rectums or rectal diseases Read more:Phobias