Navigation Links
Patients who use anti-depressants are more likely to suffer relapse, researcher finds
Date:7/19/2011

Patients who use anti-depressants are much more likely to suffer relapses of major depression than those who use no medication at all, concludes a McMaster researcher.

In a paper that is likely to ignite new controversy in the hotly debated field of depression and medication, evolutionary psychologist Paul Andrews concludes that patients who have used anti-depressant medications can be nearly twice as susceptible to future episodes of major depression.

Andrews, an assistant professor in the Department of Psychology, Neuroscience & Behaviour, is the lead author of a new paper in the journal Frontiers of Psychology.

The meta-analysis suggests that people who have not been taking any medication are at a 25 per cent risk of relapse, compared to 42 per cent or higher for those who have taken and gone off an anti-depressant.

Andrews and his colleagues studied dozens of previously published studies to compare outcomes for patients who used anti-depressants compared to those who used placebos.

They analyzed research on subjects who started on medications and were switched to placebos, subjects who were administered placebos throughout their treatment, and subjects who continued to take medication throughout their course of treatment.

Andrews says anti-depressants interfere with the brain's natural self-regulation of serotonin and other neurotransmitters, and that the brain can overcorrect once medication is suspended, triggering new depression.

Though there are several forms of anti-depressants, all of them disturb the brain's natural regulatory mechanisms, which he compares to putting a weight on a spring. The brain, like the spring, pushes back against the weight. Going off antidepressant drugs is like removing the weight from the spring, leaving the person at increased risk of depression when the brain, like the compressed spring, shoots out before retracting to its resting state.

"We fou
'/>"/>

Contact: Wade Hemsworth
hemswor@mcmaster.ca
905-525-9140
McMaster University
Source:Eurekalert

0

GOOD

Page: 1 2

Related medicine news :

1. ICU Patients at Risk for Rare Heart Rhythm Problem
2. Young patients with chronic illnesses find relief in acupuncture
3. For Some Breast Cancer Patients, Shorter Radiation Works Well
4. New Study Uses Adult Stem Cells in Effort to Save Limbs of Patients with Peripheral Arterial Disease
5. Patients with Lethal Lung Disease Finally Receive Recognition by Social Security Administration
6. Behavioral therapy improves sleep and lives of patients with pain
7. Protecting patients: Study shows that Johns Hopkins flu vaccination rates twice national average
8. MSU researcher linking breast cancer patients with alternative therapies
9. New American Heart Association Survey Finds Heart Disease and Stroke Patients Face Significant Barriers in Obtaining Quality, Affordable Care
10. Fishy Smell May Keep Patients From Diabetes Drug
11. AGA offers new recommendations for CRC surveillance for certain patients with IBD
Post Your Comments:
*Name:
*Comment:
*Email:
(Date:5/25/2013)... (PRWEB) May 25, 2013 Many orthodontists ... but wonder where exactly that cloud is. Most ... signing up with to provide their cloud service and ... that provide the service they're selling, they'd be wrong. ... center (a secure, redundant facility that houses servers ...
(Date:5/25/2013)... Los Angeles, CA (PRWEB) May 25, 2013 ... for both its effectiveness and results. This is due to ... these breathable adhesive patches. Slim weight patch offers an extra ... your weight loss, fitness goals and get the body you ... Slim Weight Patch Official Website , With Slim weight ...
(Date:5/25/2013)... 2013 Ayurveda is the traditional ... of life". While a medical science, its scope enters into ... Its fundamental philosophy is that disease is the end result ... to re-establish optimal health, one must discover where we are ... which brings us back into perfect harmony. , The Foundations ...
(Date:5/25/2013)... 2013 HealthCrave Medical Centers introduces ... in that it doesn’t just focus on making ... what causes the noticeable signs of aging to ... D. Weiss, M.D., the center provides safe and ... helping patients to live longer, healthier lives. ...
(Date:5/24/2013)... St. Petersburg, FL (PRWEB) May 25, 2013 ... new Cellulite Whisperer ® products from Sublime Beauty®. ... that work to diminish cellulite, and many of the ... tough to deal with and is dreaded by many ... with a concentrated holistic plan, women can diminish their ...
Breaking Medicine News(10 mins):Health News:Cirrus Ortho Launches Cloud Computing for Orthodontic Industry That is Unlike Any Other 2Health News:Slim Weight Patch Advanced Weight Loss System Offers Extra Two Month Supply and Membership for Maximum Weight Loss 2Health News:Fundamentos de Ayurveda in Mexico (Ayurvedic Principles) Offered by Escuela de Ayurveda de California 2Health News:Anti-Aging Center Offers Advanced Treatment that Controls the Aging Process from Within 2Health News:"Get Ready for Summer Sale" at Sublime Beauty® Continues: New Cellulite Whisperer® Products 2
... new study states that the outcome of a woman ... or not she is obese// . ,A ... October 1, 2006 issue of CANCER (http://www.interscience.wiley.com/cancer-newsroom), a journal ... evidence claiming that obesity leads to more aggressive types ...
... in the August 27 Advance Online issue of the journal ... been unraveled by// scientists at NYU School of Medicine. ... understood. They are essential as they enable an organ ... ascertain if it is growing and developing normally, and if ...
... Games, the Delhi government has decided to construct 36 hospitals.// ... facilities. ,"Some of these hi-tech hospitals will be ... official at the chief minister's office. ,"Initially the ... the hospitals, but more funds will be made available," the ...
... (JEF) has confirmed that 22 organizations have joined hands, ... discrimination// associated with AIDS in the working environment. ... companies, the employers group has been conducting workshops for ... HIV/AIDS discrimination. Creation of the national business council ...
... analytical capabilities of high-tech laboratory tools, like computers, their ... they have// developed a second generation "lab on a ... first time rapidly and reliably sequences all mitochondrial DNA, ... Diagnostics. Mitochondria which are the energy-producing organelles in cells, ...
... a method to outwit cancer cells and instigate them to ... could unlock reliable// treatments for cancer. ... activation of the body’s many defenses, to check the abnormal ... get the faulty cells to kill themselves. This natural ...
Cached Medicine News:Health News:Study Provides Evidence That Obesity Leads To A More Aggressive Ovarian Cancer 2Health News:Feedback Loop Governing Ovarian Development Unraveled 2Health News:Feedback Loop Governing Ovarian Development Unraveled 3Health News:Feedback Loop Governing Ovarian Development Unraveled 4Health News:High -tech Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing Tool Updated 2Health News:High -tech Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing Tool Updated 3Health News:High -tech Mitochondrial DNA Sequencing Tool Updated 4
(Date:5/24/2013)... 2013 The potential of the ... of therapeutic agents has been receiving undeniable attention with ... significant promise. The crucial formulation considerations for orally inhaled ... a major role in the efficiency of pulmonary delivery, ... of new formulation techniques and devices in recent years. ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... May 23, 2013 Neurocrine Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: ... , President and Chief Executive Officer of Neurocrine Biosciences, ... Annual dbAccess Health Care Conference in Boston.   ... 11:20 a.m. Eastern Time / 8:20 a.m. Pacific Time.  The ... Company,s website at http://www.neurocrine.com . If ...
(Date:5/23/2013)... PAUL, Minn. , May 23, 2013  MGC ... Corporation), a global medical technology company, today scheduled a ... second quarter of fiscal year 2013, ended April 30, ... on Thursday, May 30, 2013. The Company will report ... 2013 after the markets close on Thursday, May 30, ...
Breaking Medicine Technology:Inhalaltion Drug Delivery: 11-12 September - Berlin, Germany 2MGC Diagnostics Corporation to Report Second Quarter Fiscal 2013 Financial Results on Thursday, May 30, 2013 2
... At the 96th Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting ... November 28 - December 2 in Chicago, Siemens ... will unveil the Biograph™ mMR*, the world,s first ... simultaneous data acquisition technology, currently undergoing clinical use ...
... Schizophrenia is a chronic and disabling brain disorder ... results in substantial medical and societal costs, in particular ... devastating health-related and social effects on people with the ... analysis from a longer-term clinical study presented at the ...
Cached Medicine Technology:Siemens Unveils Biograph mMR Whole-Body Integrated MR-PET System Capable of Simultaneous Data Acquisition 2Siemens Unveils Biograph mMR Whole-Body Integrated MR-PET System Capable of Simultaneous Data Acquisition 3Analysis of Longer-Term Clinical Study Suggests Psychiatric Hospitalization Rates Decreased in Adults with Schizophrenia Treated With INVEGA® SUSTENNA® 2Analysis of Longer-Term Clinical Study Suggests Psychiatric Hospitalization Rates Decreased in Adults with Schizophrenia Treated With INVEGA® SUSTENNA® 3Analysis of Longer-Term Clinical Study Suggests Psychiatric Hospitalization Rates Decreased in Adults with Schizophrenia Treated With INVEGA® SUSTENNA® 4Analysis of Longer-Term Clinical Study Suggests Psychiatric Hospitalization Rates Decreased in Adults with Schizophrenia Treated With INVEGA® SUSTENNA® 5Analysis of Longer-Term Clinical Study Suggests Psychiatric Hospitalization Rates Decreased in Adults with Schizophrenia Treated With INVEGA® SUSTENNA® 6
... ergonomic chairs with concave seats and ... Select options like seats, backrests, armrests, ... the BE Series for top performance ... industry, education, laboratory, clean room, static ...
... with concave seats and large backrests with ... backrests, armrests, and casters and glides. • ... in a variety of environments including: industry, ... care and office. • With tubular base ...
... ergonomic chairs with concave seats and large ... like seats, backrests, armrests, and casters and ... top performance in a variety of environments ... control, health care and office. • With ...
Contoured waterfall-front ergonomic seats and generous backrests with lumbar support are standard on these ergonomic chairs. • With casters • With Tubular Base....
Medicine Products: