Treatment for Seasonal Affective Disorder
Seasonal affective disorder(SAD) — also known as the winter blues or winter depression — is a seasonal but serious disorder that impacts many people with the changing of the seasons (from fall into winter, or from spring into summer). Luckily there are a number of effective treatment options for anyone who is suffering from seasonal affective disorder.
Light Boxes
Research has found that the majority of those suffering from the winter blues experienced relief solely from the regular use of light boxes. Light boxes emit high intensities of light of 2,500 to 10,000 lux (as compared to a normal light fixture that ...
Source: Psych Central - March 11, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Authors: John M. Grohol, Psy.D. Tags: Antidepressants Depression Disorders Medications Psychotherapy Seasonal Affective Disorder Treatment help for the winter blues help for winter depression seasonal affective disorder treatment treatment for sad treatment for seasonal Source Type: news
Comorbid tics have no effect on response to cognitive-behavioural therapy in youth with obsessive-compulsive disorder
Tic-related obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a DSM-5 diagnostic subtype that is estimated to occur in 10–40% of cases with childhood onset.1 Studies comparing tic-related and non-tic-related OCD have found consistent differences in sex, onset age, comorbidity and course, but inconsistent differences in OCD symptoms and prevalence of OCD and tics in first-degree relatives.1 ,2 Medication trials have indicated that tic-related OCD is less responsive to sertraline, fluvoxamine and paroxetine; however, tic history appears to have no effect on the res...
Source: Current Awareness Service for Health (CASH) - March 4, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Antidepressant may improve cognitive symptoms in people with HIV
The antidepressant paroxetine modestly improves decision-making and reaction time, and suppresses inflammation in people with HIV-associated cognitive impairment, physicians report at the conclusion of a small, placebo-controlled clinical trial. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)
Source: ScienceDaily Headlines - February 25, 2016 Category: Science Source Type: news
Antidepressant may improve cognitive symptoms in people with HIV
(Johns Hopkins Medicine) In a small, placebo-controlled clinical trial, Johns Hopkins physicians report that the antidepressant paroxetine modestly improves decision-making and reaction time, and suppresses inflammation in people with HIV-associated cognitive impairment. (Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health)
Source: EurekAlert! - Medicine and Health - February 25, 2016 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news
How Can Paxil Help Generalized Anxiety Disorder?
Paxil (paroxetine) is an antidepressant medication in the same class as Prozac and Zoloft. It is also used to treat generalized anxiety disorder. (Source: About.com Mental Health)
Source: About.com Mental Health - February 17, 2016 Category: Psychiatry Tags: health Source Type: news
What Are Current Treatments for Postpartum Depression?
Discussion
Postpartum depression affects 10 to 20% of women after delivery, but less than half of these women are detected. Postpartum depression is defined as major depressive episodes with symptom onset during pregnancy or in the first four weeks following delivery. There is recognition that symptoms may begin later after delivery but the mother would not be diagnosed with PPD.
PPD is distinct from postpartum blues which occur in 50 to 80% of new mothers. They occur within 1 to 2 days of delivery and resolve within 10-14 days of delivery. Symptoms include anxiety, depression, irritability, tearfulness, poor sleep, and ...
Source: PediatricEducation.org - February 15, 2016 Category: Pediatrics Authors: pediatriceducationmin Tags: Uncategorized Source Type: news
Antidepressants linked to suicide and aggression in teens
ConclusionPerhaps the most troubling aspect of this paper is not the increased risk of suicidal thoughts in young people, as that has been known for many years. What is worrying is the researchers’ conclusion that they are unable to tell the true extent of harms from antidepressants, because of poor data collection and availability.RCTs are designed to test the effects of treatments with as little bias as possible. However, if the right data on adverse effects is not collected in the trials, or is not made public, we cannot balance the benefits and risks of treatment in a fair and transparent way. According to the data w...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 28, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Mental health Medication Source Type: news
Anti-depressants for teens: A second look
This study highlights the importance of talking to your trusted doctor about the things you hear before just accepting the version of results presented to you. As a doctor, I look forward to more studies that re-examine our current understanding of research data. I hope they will help provide the important information I need to best guide my patients.
Related Post:Teen suicide tries increased after FDA toughened…Teens with upbeat friends may have better emotional healthAntidepressants cause minimal weight gainThe placebo effect: Amazing and realHeads up, parents: New study with important information…The post ...
Source: New Harvard Health Information - January 22, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Nandini Mani, MD Tags: Anxiety and Depression Behavioral Health Children's Health Parenting antidepressants teens Source Type: news
GSK to Face First Trial Over Adult Paxil Suicide
A U.S. District Judge declined to rule on a pair of motions filed by GSK defense lawyers, meaning the drugmaker will head to court to face claims that a generic version of its Paxil antidepressant caused an Illinois man's suicide. (Source: PharmaManufacturing.com)
Source: PharmaManufacturing.com - January 15, 2016 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Widely Prescribed Antidepressant Linked to Birth DefectsWidely Prescribed Antidepressant Linked to Birth Defects
Use of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor paroxetine during pregnancy may increase the risk of congenital and cardiac malformations in children, new research shows. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - January 14, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news
Paroxetine in early pregnancy once again linked to birth defects
(Reuters Health) - Women who take the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil, Seroxat) early in pregnancy may be more likely to have babies with birth defects, a review of previous research suggests. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - January 13, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Paroxetine Use in First Trimester Linked to Infant Heart Defects (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Meta-analysis shows increased risk of congenital, cardiac anomalies (Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN)
Source: MedPage Today OB/GYN - January 7, 2016 Category: OBGYN Source Type: news
Antidepressant paroxetine use linked to risk of birth defects
ConclusionThe big question for pregnant women with any type of illness is always whether the benefits of treatment will outweigh any possible risk of harm to their babies. The question of whether paroxetine can cause birth defects has been under discussion since 2005, when a small study suggested an increased risk of heart malformations. Since then, there have been many studies with conflicting results. This systematic review brings together the latest research and pools the results to come up with a best estimate of the risk of birth defects linked to paroxetine. The strengths of the study are that it was a systematic rev...
Source: NHS News Feed - January 6, 2016 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Medication Pregnancy/child Source Type: news
Take Antidepressants? You May Be Staving Off Dementia
When you take an SSRI or mood stabilizer, you encounter plenty of people who say they, too, think they could benefit from something like that but they never would because we don't yet know what the end results could be. What if, in old age, they ended up growing a third arm because of their decades of Prozac? (Okay, no one's ever said that to me, but there are so many ignorant people running around telling those who take such medications they are not sober that I wouldn't put it past them. Ahem. Different topic.) Point being: As someone who's taken various medications of this ilk over the years, I've wrestled with the noti...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - December 15, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
