antidepressants

published 78 days ago in antidepressants.

Study maps the prescription of antidepressants - Management in Practice

A possible disparity in the provision of NHS care is being looked at after a study showed GPs prescribe lower volumes of antidepressants in areas with more ...

published 78 days ago in antidepressants.

Prozac for pets may be panacea for owners - Vancouver Sun

"At that point it seemed so hopeless and far more likely that I was the one who was going to end up on antidepressants." Kathryn Sutton and Andy Price hold ...

published 78 days ago in antidepressants.

Crabby tabby? Owners giving pets Prozac - Times Colonist

"It seemed so hopeless and far more likely that I was the one who was going to end up on antidepressants." Designed for humans, Novo-triptyn is just one of ...

published 78 days ago in antidepressants.

Crabby tabby? Owners smooth the flying fur with Prozac - Canada.com

"At that point it seemed so hopeless and far more likely that I was the one who was going to end up on antidepressants." Designed for human use, ...

published 78 days ago in antidepressants.

Pet owners find answer in Prozac for depressed four-legged friends - Vancouver Sun

"At that point it seemed so hopeless and far more likely that I was the one who was going to end up on antidepressants." Designed for use in humans ...

published 78 days ago in antidepressants.

Medicare's Poison Pill - Mother Jones

A few years after my esophageal cancer scare, a doctor encouraged me to consider antidepressants, and I grudgingly went to see the psychiatrist he ...

published 78 days ago in antidepressants.

Suicide Rampant Among US Youth - The Money Times

A novel study found that the number of US children being prescribed antidepressants has dropped. It has been a controversial subject, with both parents and ...

published 78 days ago in antidepressants.

Suicide among youth in US increases - ToTheCenter.com

According to Washington Post ,a new study suggests that this may be as a result to the fact that prescribed antidepressants are being prescribed to fewer ...

published 78 days ago in antidepressants.

Teen Suicide Rates In US Rising - eMaxHealth.com

In 2003 FDA issued a warning concerning selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), which were the main antidepressants prescribed to teens. ...

published 78 days ago in antidepressants.

Sex differences seen in response to common antidepressant - Media Newswire (press release)

Women with depression may be much more likely than men to get relief from a commonly used, inexpensive antidepressant drug, a new national study finds. ...

published 78 days ago in antidepressants.

Suicide Rates among Teens Still High Compared to Previous Years - eFluxMedia

Researchers have linked the results with the fear of antidepressants. Prescriptions for antidepressants declined after the Food and Drug Administration ...

published 78 days ago in antidepressants.

Antidepressants & Suicide Rates Debated… Again - Pharmalot

By Ed Silverman // September 3rd, 2008 // 7:55 am The ongoing controversy over the links between antidepressant use and suicide among teenagers remains one ...

published 79 days ago in antidepressants.

Youth suicide rate is still high - Los Angeles Times

A key year was 2003, when widespread publicity linked antidepressants, such as Prozac and Zoloft, to suicidal thoughts and behaviors in teenagers. ...

published 79 days ago in antidepressants.

Suicide rate among teens still high despite earlier trend downward - Minneapolis Star Tribune

... slightly but the rate remains disturbingly high, researchers said, possibly fueled by drug warnings that have scared many from using antidepressants. ...

published 79 days ago in antidepressants.

Youth Suicides Rose After Stiffer Warnings Curbed Antidepressant Use - Wall Street Journal Blogs

Popular antidepressants may increase the risk of suicidal thoughts and behaviors in children and adolescents. But going untreated for severe depression can ...

published 79 days ago in antidepressants.

New Study Raises More Questions - Wall Street Journal Blogs

By SARAH RUBENSTEIN A new study raises fresh questions over whether strong warnings about the use of antidepressants among young people have sparked an ...

published 79 days ago in antidepressants.

Youth Suicides Continue to Rise in US - Washington Post

One year later, the FDA directed manufacturers of antidepressants to revise their labeling to include a "black-box" warning. The warning alerts health-care ...

published 79 days ago in antidepressants.

Teen suicides dip, experts worry rate remains high - The Associated Press

He said he has no financial ties to makers of antidepressants. The new report shows the rate dropped by about 5 percent from 4.7 in 2004 — or from 1983 ...

published 79 days ago in antidepressants.

Youth Suicides Continue to Rise in US - U.S. News & World Report

One year later, the FDA directed manufacturers of antidepressants to revise their labeling to include a "black-box" warning. The warning alerts health-care ...

published 79 days ago in antidepressants.

Teen Suicide Rates Remain Abnormally High - MedPage Today

A 2007 study by other researchers had found that fewer teens with depression were treated with SSRIs following the advisory, which asked antidepressant drug ...

published 79 days ago in antidepressants.

Can Discontinuation Trials Inform the Use of Antidepressants in ... - Am J Psychiatry (subscription)

To the Editor: In their randomized discontinuation trial, published in the April 2008 issue of the Journal, Graham J. Emslie, MD, et al. ...

published 79 days ago in antidepressants.

Drug Companies Rebuked for Withholding Clinical Trial Data ... - Natural News.com

Looking at the data from both published and unpublished studies, researchers found that while selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants ...

published 80 days ago in antidepressants.

Review by Nassir Ghaemi, MD, MA, MPH - Metapsychology

Barber's basic thesis has validity: if we grant the utility of antidepressants for severe depression, we can still critique their widespread usage for ...

published 80 days ago in antidepressants.

Variations In Antidepressant Prescribing Suggest Disparities In ... - Medical News Today (press release)

GPs prescribe lower volumes of antidepressants in areas with more Black or South Asian people, suggesting possible disparities in the provision of care. ...

published 81 days ago in antidepressants.

Rate of smoking in pregnancy is highest in London - Enfield & Haringey Independent

By Carl Brown » THE health team in charge of persuading Enfield's smokers’ to quit is the most successful in London, but more pregnant women in the borough ...

published 81 days ago in antidepressants.

Suicide Prevention And Antidepressants - Medical News Today (press release)

Antidepressants are the cornerstone of treatment of depressive disorders in health care. Their efficacy in treating depression is undisputable, ...

published 81 days ago in antidepressants.

Non-psychiatric drugs investigated - Washington Times

Until now, the Food and Drug Administration's attention to the suicide risks of medications has focused on psychiatric drugs, such as antidepressants ...

published 81 days ago in antidepressants.

Ethnic density, physical illness, social deprivation and ... - British Journal of Psychiatry (subscription)

To explore the relationship between physical illness, social deprivation, ethnicity, practice characteristics and the volume of antidepressants prescribed ...

published 81 days ago in antidepressants.

New insights on new neurons - Science News

Another recent study demonstrates that some antidepressants require neurogenesis — the creation of fresh neurons — to work. Both studies are part of a new ...

published 81 days ago in antidepressants.

Neurogenesis in the adult brain: The association with stress and ... - EurekAlert (press release)

Antidepressants stimulate the growth of neurons and glial cells again so the brain changes that occur as a consequence of stress and depression are ...

published 81 days ago in antidepressants.

Women benefit more from antidepressants - Times of India

Women with depression are more likely than men to benefit from antidepressant drug citalopram (Celexa), according to a new study, which suggests a ...

published 82 days ago in antidepressants.

Sex difference in antidepressant response - Los Angeles Times

In the largest analysis of gender differences in response to antidepressant treatment, researchers found that women are more likely to benefit from ...

published 83 days ago in antidepressants.

Men and women respond differently to antidepressants - Thaindian.com

Washington, Aug 30 (ANI): Women with depression are more likely than men to benefit from antidepressant drug citalopram (Celexa), according to a new study, ...

published 83 days ago in antidepressants.

Mother’s Act could put all Americans on Antidepressants - USPRwire (press release)

This could put virtually every mother and every child on anti-depressants (SSRI’s) in America (also see ssristories.com). Many of the groups backing the ...

published 83 days ago in antidepressants.

Datapoints: Receipt of Psychotherapy by Adolescents Taking ... - Psychiatric Services (subscription)

This column presents data on the percentage of children with Medicaid or private insurance taking antidepressants with and without psychotherapy. ...

published 83 days ago in antidepressants.

Sleep quality drops with age, but effects diminish - San Diego Union Tribune

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Men and women in their 80s and 90s sleep less and have poorer quality sleep than young individuals, but they are also less ...

published 83 days ago in antidepressants.

Sex Differences Seen In Response To Common Antidepressant - Science Daily (press release)

29, 2008) — Women with depression may be much more likely than men to get relief from a commonly used, inexpensive antidepressant drug, a new national study ...

published 83 days ago in antidepressants.

Antidepressants In Suicide Prevention Reviewed - Science Daily (press release)

29, 2008) — Antidepressants are the cornerstone of treatment of depressive disorders in health care. Their efficacy in treating depression is undisputable, ...

published 83 days ago in antidepressants.

Developing a New Antidepressant - PsychCentral.com

By Rick Nauert, Ph.D. Friday, Aug 29 (Psych Central) -- Current use of antidepressants has been a mixed bag – sometimes they work and sometimes not. ...

published 83 days ago in antidepressants.

Sex differences seen in response to common antidepressant - U-M Health System News

Women with depression may be much more likely than men to get relief from a commonly used, inexpensive antidepressant drug, a new national study finds. ...