New Study Sheds Light On The Link Between Antidepressants And Birth Defects
A new study from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention finds that pregnant women who take certain drugs that are part of a class of antidepressants known as SSRIs (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors) are at slightly increased risk for having a baby with birth defects. While this sounds frightening, the absolute risk for birth defects is still very low, cautioned study authors. For instance, women who took Paxil (paroxetine) would increase their risk for giving birth to a baby with anencephaly (a serious and often fatal brain and skull defect) from two per 10,000 to seven per 10,000. For a certain heart ...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - July 10, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Study links Prozac, Paxil use with birth defects
(Reuters) - A sweeping government study of thousands of women has found links between the older antidepressants Prozac and Paxil and birth defects, but has cleared other popular treatments in the class, including Celexa, Lexapro and Pfizer's Zoloft, which is the subject of a major lawsuit over birth defect claims. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - July 10, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
U.S. jury clears Pfizer in second trial alleging Zoloft birth defects
NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. jury on Thursday said Pfizer Inc was not responsible for birth defects in a young girl whose mother took its antidepressant Zoloft while pregnant, the second straight win for the company out of hundreds of similar lawsuits. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - June 11, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
Zoloft, Vascor found effective against Ebola virus
Marilyn MalaraFREDERICK, Md., June 6 (UPI) -- New research finds that a preexisting antidepressant and discontinued heart drug may successfully fight the deadly Ebola virus. (Source: Health News - UPI.com)
Source: Health News - UPI.com - June 6, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Psychotherapy vs Sertraline for Nonepileptic Psychogenic SeizuresPsychotherapy vs Sertraline for Nonepileptic Psychogenic Seizures
This pilot study evaluated psychotherapy, with and without sertraline and compared with usual care, in the management of nonepileptic psychogenic seizures. Medscape Neurology (Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines)
Source: Medscape Neurology and Neurosurgery Headlines - April 29, 2015 Category: Neurology Tags: Neurology & Neurosurgery Commentary Source Type: news
Pfizer wins first U.S. trial over Zoloft birth-defect risk
(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc scored a key victory Friday when it was cleared of liability in the first U.S. trial involving claims that its antidepressant Zoloft can cause birth defects in children born to women who take the drug while pregnant. (Source: Reuters: Health)
Source: Reuters: Health - April 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: healthNews Source Type: news
The Future of Trauma
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) has been a mental health condition, classified in the Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM) of the American Psychiatric Association (APA), since 1980.
The Diagnostic Statistical Manual (DSM-III) in 1980 classified PTSD as an anxiety disorder, DSM IV (1994) and DSM-IV Textual Revision (TR) also reaffirmed PTSD as an anxiety disorder.
DSM-5 (2013) reclassified PTSD as a Trauma and Stress-Related Disorder.
PTSD in terms of its longevity, 35 years as a recognized diagnosis, can be seen as a young adult. However, the phenomena of intrusive thoughts, nightmares, startle response, psychic nu...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - April 3, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Medication and Anxiety
Medication can be an effective approach for managing various types of anxiety such as panic, hyperarousal, and constant worry. However, contrary to popular belief and subtle messages from pharmaceutical companies, medication is far from a cure. In fact, when it comes to “cures” for most psychiatric conditions, the data tends to support psychotherapy.
For example, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) responds very well to psychotherapy, whereas the positive effects of medication are somewhat limited. The same is true for panic disorder. Although certain types of medication are very good at relieving panic sympt...
Source: Psych Central - March 11, 2015 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Bret Moore, PsyD Tags: Anti-anxiety Antidepressants Benzodiazepines Disorders General Medications Panic Disorder anti-anxiety medications Drug Dependency Fear Hyperarousal Sedatives Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor snri Ssri Substance Abuse Source Type: news
The Science Behind Anti-Depressants May Be Completely 'Backwards'
Anti-depressants are the most commonly-prescribed medication in the U.S., with one in 10 Americans currently taking pills like Zoloft and Lexapro to treat depression. But these pharmaceuticals are only effective less than 30 percent of the time, and often come with troublesome side effects.
In a controversial new paper published in the journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, psychologist Paul Andrews of McMaster University in Ontario argues that this failure of medication may be based in a misunderstanding of the underlying chemistry related to depression.
Andrews surveyed 50 years' worth of research supporting t...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
The Science Behind Anti-Depressants May Be Completely 'Backwards'
Anti-depressants are the most commonly-prescribed medication in the U.S., with one in 10 Americans currently taking pills like Zoloft and Lexapro to treat depression. But these pharmaceuticals are only effective less than 30 percent of the time, and often come with troublesome side effects.
In a controversial new paper published in the journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, psychologist Paul Andrews of McMaster University in Ontario argues that this failure of medication may be based in a misunderstanding of the underlying chemistry related to depression.
Andrews surveyed 50 years' worth of research supporting t...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 28, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Why The Science Behind Anti-Depressants May Be Completely 'Backwards'
Anti-depressants are the most commonly-prescribed medication in the U.S., with one in 10 Americans currently taking pills like Zoloft and Lexapro to treat depression. But these pharmaceuticals are only fully effective roughly 30 percent of the time, and often come with troublesome side effects.
In a controversial new paper published in the journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, psychologist Paul Andrews of McMaster University in Ontario argues that this failure of medication may be based in a misunderstanding of the underlying chemistry related to depression.
Andrews surveyed 50 years' worth of research supporti...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 28, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Why The Science Behind Anti-Depressants May Be Completely 'Backwards'
Anti-depressants are the most commonly-prescribed medication in the U.S., with one in 10 Americans currently taking pills like Zoloft and Lexapro to treat depression. But these pharmaceuticals are only fully effective roughly 30 percent of the time, and often come with troublesome side effects.
In a controversial new paper published in the journal Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, psychologist Paul Andrews of McMaster University in Ontario argues that this failure of medication may be based in a misunderstanding of the underlying chemistry related to depression.
Andrews surveyed 50 years' worth of research supporti...
Source: Science - The Huffington Post - February 28, 2015 Category: Science Source Type: news
Gut Feelings: Diet, Depression and Bacteria
In another setback for the notion that depression is all in your head, recent research suggests it may be a gut reaction. Literally.
Brain has always bested bowel in the body battles for executive organ status. However, the gastrointestinal tract is moving up in the world and recently was labeled the second brain. Laboratories all over the world have been mapping a bi-directional information highway between these two organs called the gut-brain axis.
This connection has revealed the gut's influence on a wide range of things, from satiety and obesity to mood and anxiety. Even how we respond to stress is no longer the sole...
Source: Healthy Living - The Huffington Post - February 17, 2015 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Combining Seeking Safety with sertraline for PTSD and alcohol use disorders: a randomized controlled trial - Hien DA, Levin FR, Ruglass LM, López-Castro T, Papini S, Hu MC, Cohen LR, Herron A.
OBJECTIVE: The current study marks the first randomized controlled trial to test the benefit of combining Seeking Safety (SS), a present-focused cognitive-behavioral therapy for co-occurring posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and alcohol use disorder (AU... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 31, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Alcohol and Other Drugs Source Type: news
Treatment of postnatal depression with cognitive behavioural therapy, sertraline and combination therapy: A randomised controlled trial - Milgrom J, Gemmill AW, Ericksen J, Burrows G, Buist A, Reece J.
OBJECTIVES: Both antidepressant medications and psychological therapy are common treatments for depression in postpartum women. Antidepressant treatment may have a number of practical disadvantages, including a preference by women to avoid medication while... (Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated))
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - January 23, 2015 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Ergonomics, Human Factors, Anthropometrics, Physiology Source Type: news
