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- Stopping Antidepressant Use While Pregnant May Pose Risks
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February 1, 2006
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Pregnant women who discontinue antidepressant medications may significantly increase their risk of relapse during pregnancy, a new NIMH-funded study has found.
- Nobelist Discovers Antidepressant Protein in Mouse Brain
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January 6, 2006
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A protein that seems to be pivotal in lifting depression has been discovered by a Nobel Laureate researcher funded by NIMH.
- Initial Results Help Clinicians Identify Patients with Treatment-Resistant Depression
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January 1, 2006
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Initial results of the nation’s largest clinical trial for depression have helped clinicians to track “real world” patients who became symptom-free and to identify those who were resistant to the initial treatment.
- NIMH Expands Public Health Education Effort To Reach Latino Men With Depression
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October 7, 2005
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Research shows the majority of Latinos fail to recognize the symptoms of depression
- PTSD, Depression Epidemic Among Cambodian Immigrants
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August 2, 2005
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More than two decades after they fled the Khmer Rouge reign of terror, most Cambodian refugees who resettled in the United States remain traumatized.
- Depression Gene May Weaken Mood-Regulating Circuit
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May 9, 2005
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A brain scan study suggests that a suspect gene may increase susceptibility to anxiety and depression by weakening a circuit for processing negative emotion.
- Actor-Patients´ Requests for Medications Boost Prescribing for Depression
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April 27, 2005
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Critics of direct-to-consumer marketing fear the advertisements lead to over-prescribing. Proponents believe they can serve a useful educational function.
- Rat Brain’s Executive Hub Quells Alarm Center if Stress is Controllable
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February 11, 2005
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Treatments for mood and anxiety disorders are thought to work, in part, by helping patients control the stresses in their lives. A new study in rats by National Institutes of Health (NIH) grantees provides insight into the brain mechanisms likely involved.
- Mutant Gene Linked to Treatment-Resistant Depression
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December 13, 2004
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Science Update
A mutant gene that starves the brain of serotonin, a mood-regulating chemical messenger, has been discovered and found to be 10 times more prevalent in depressed patients than in control subjects, report researchers funded by the National Institutes of Health’s National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) and National Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI).
- Combination Treatment Most Effective in Adolescents with Depression
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August 17, 2004
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A clinical trial of 439 adolescents with major depression has found a combination of medication and psychotherapy to be the most effective treatment.
