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- Switching to a Third Antidepressant Medication May Prove Helpful to Some with Treatment-Resistant Depression
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July 1, 2006
Science Update
The next wave of results from the nation's largest real-world study of treatment-resistant depressionshows that patients had a moderate chance of becoming symptom-free when they switched to a third antidepressant medication, following two previously unsuccessful medication attempts. - Behaviors, Not ADHD Diagnosis, Predict Adolescents’ Initial Substance Use
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June 23, 2006
Science Update
A small NIH-funded study that followed 12-to 14-year olds over four years suggests that specific behaviors can help predict which youth will begin to use tobacco, alcohol, or marijuana. - Adult Children of Depressed Parents Have Higher Risk of Mental and Physical Illness
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June 21, 2006
Science Update
As children of depressed parents enter adulthood, they continue to suffer greater risk of mental disorders and begin to report more physical illnesses than grown-up children of non-depressed parents. - Antipsychotic Prescriptions Rise Sharply for Children and Adolescents
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June 19, 2006
Science Update
The number of antipsychotic medication prescriptions for children and adolescents increased six-fold from 1993 to 2002, according to a study of visits made by people 20 years old and younger to doctors' offices. - Antidepressant Does Not Reduce Risk Of Relapse Among Patients With Anorexia Nervosa
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June 14, 2006
Science Update
An NIMH-funded study has concluded that the antidepressant medication fluoxetine (Prozac) is no more effective than placebo in preventing relapse among patients with anorexia nervosa who had achieved a healthy weight during inpatient or day-program treatment. - Intermittent Explosive Disorder Affects up to 16 Million Americans
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June 5, 2006
Press Release
A little-known mental disorder marked by episodes of unwarranted anger is more common than previously thought, a study funded by NIMH has found. - Fear Circuit Flares as Bipolar Youth Misread Faces
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May 29, 2006
Press Release
Youth with bipolar disorder misread facial expressions as hostile and show heightened neural reactions when they focus on emotional aspects of neutral faces, NIMH researchers have discovered. - Depression Rates Are Lower in Children Whose Mothers Are Successfully Treated
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May 9, 2006
Science Update
When women treated for depression become symptom-free, their children are less likely to be diagnosed with depression, according to a study published in the March 22/29 issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association. - Studies ID Molecular Accomplices of Suspect Schizophrenia Genes
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May 2, 2006
Science Update
NIMH-funded researchers have discovered how certain genes work at the molecular level to increase the risk of schizophrenia. - Properly Timed Light, Melatonin Lift Winter Depression by Syncing Rhythms
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May 1, 2006
Science Update
Most Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) symptoms stem from daily body rhythms that have gone out-of-sync with the sun, a NIMH-funded study has found.