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- 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 Study To Guide Treatment Choices for Schizophrenia (Phase 1 Results)
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September 19, 2005
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A large study funded by NIH's National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) provides, for the first time, detailed information comparing the effectiveness and side effects of five medications
- 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.
- New Neurons Born in Adult Rat Cortex
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February 2, 2005
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Recent evidence suggesting that antidepressants may act by triggering the birth of new neurons in the adult hippocampus the brain’s memory hub, has heightened interest in such adult neurogenesis and raised the question: Could new neurons also be sprouting up in the parts of the adult brain involved in the thinking and mood disturbances of depression and anxiety?
- 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).
- Psychotherapy, Medications Best for Youth With Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
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October 28, 2004
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Children and adolescents with Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) respond best to a combination of both psychotherapy and an antidepressant, a major clinical trial has found.
- 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.
- Research to Test Treatment of Cognitive Dysfunction in Schizophrenia
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May 6, 2004
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The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), of the National Institutes of Health (NIH), has awarded a four-year, $9 million contract to the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and five other academic medical centers to create a network of Treatment Units for Research on Neurocognition and Schizophrenia (TURNS).
- “Care Managers” Help Depressed Elderly Reduce Suicidal Thoughts
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March 2, 2004
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An intervention that includes staffing doctors' offices with depression care managers helps depressed elderly patients reduce suicidal thoughts, a study funded by NIMH has found. Martha Bruce, Ph.D., Cornell University, Charles Reynolds, III, M.D., University of Pittsburgh, and colleagues report on the outcome of the intervention in three major Eastern U.S. metropolitan areas.
