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US approves new HIV drug

The US Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved a new drug, Edurant, to fight HIV in combination with other antiretrovirals already on the market.

Medicine & Health / HIV & AIDS

created May 21, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Promising new depression treatment

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new, non-invasive treatment for depression that delivers barely perceptible electric currents to the scalp has had promising results in a Sydney trial, and researchers are now looking for participants for ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Apr 05, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Lay counsellors may help tackle depression in resource-poor settings

Trained lay counsellors can be effective at helping treat people who have depression and anxiety in public primary care facilities, according to a study published today in the Lancet.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Psychotic-like symptoms associated with poor outcomes in patients with depression

Among patients with depression, the presence of many aspects of illness which may be associated with bipolar disorder does not appear to be associated with treatment resistance—evidence against the common hypothesis ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Dec 06, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Culturally sensitive treatment model helps bring depressed Chinese immigrants into treatment

A treatment model designed to accommodate the beliefs and concerns of Chinese immigrants appears to significantly improve the recognition and treatment of major depression in this typically underserved group. In a report ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 18, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Curbing depression in adults with epilepsy

A telephone- and Internet-delivered mindfulness-based depression treatment has been shown to significantly reduce depressive symptoms in adults with epilepsy, according to a study by Emory University public health researchers, ...

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 03, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Social class may impact treatment for depression

(PhysOrg.com) -- Current treatments for depression don't help working-class and poor patients as much as they help middle-class patients improve their ability to function at work, according to a recent University of Illinois ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 28, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

The neural basis of the depressive self

Depression is actually defined by specific clinical symptoms such as sadness, difficulty to experience pleasure, sleep problems etc., present for at least two weeks, with impairment of psychosocial functioning. These symptoms ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 31, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Pramipexole shows promise for treating depression in patients with Parkinson's disease

Pramipexole, a dopamine agonist, improves depressive symptoms in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD), and has the potential to become an important antidepressant treatment for these patients. The Article published Online ...

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created May 09, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Could new psychological treatment be a viable alternative to anti-depressants?

(PhysOrg.com) -- Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy (MBCT), an emerging psychological treatment which focuses on targeting negative thinking and behaviour, is the subject of new research at the Universities ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Mar 29, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0

Belief in a caring god improves response to medical treatment for depression

Research suggests that religious belief can help protect against symptoms of depression, but a study at Rush University Medical Center goes one step further.

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Feb 23, 2010 | popularity 2.7 / 5 (14) | comments 46 | with audio podcast

Treating depression by stimulating the pleasure center

Even with the best of available treatments, over a third of patients with depression may not achieve a satisfactory antidepressant response. Deep brain stimulation (DBS), a form of targeted electrical stimulation in the ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jan 26, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 3

New brain stimulation treatment may offer hope for those with treatment resistant depression

A new neurosurgical procedure may prove helpful for patients with treatment-resistant depression. Bilateral epidural prefrontal cortical stimulation (EpCS) was found generally safe and provided significant improvement of ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Oct 13, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Researchers develop biomarker for rapid relief of major depression

(PhysOrg.com) -- It is a long, slow slog to treat major depression. Many antidepressant medications are available, but no single biomarker or diagnostic test exists to predict which one is right for an individual. As a result, ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Ketamine reduces suicidality in depressed patients

Drug treatment options for depression can take weeks for the beneficial effects to emerge, which is clearly inadequate for those at immediate risk of suicide. However, intravenous (IV) ketamine, a drug previously used as ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Sep 10, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (4) | comments 0