New Anxiety and Mood Disorders Intensive Treatment Program in Downtown Chicago
CHICAGO, Feb. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- On March 1st, Insight Psychological Centers, LLC will open its new Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP) and Partial Hospitalization Program (PHP) for anxiety and mood disorders. Uncommon in the U.S. and virtually non-existent in Chicago, Insight's intensive program...Physical activity, mood and serious mental illness
A new study from Indiana University suggests that even meager levels of physical activity can improve the mood of people with serious mental illnesses (SMI) such as bipolar disorder, major depression and schizophrenia. The study, published in the November issue of the " International Journal o...Challenges in Diagnosing Psychotic and Mood Disorders
MONTVALE, N.J., Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Mental illness is very troubling for patients. Often, they are misdiagnosed and therefore are medicated incorrectly and symptoms are not alleviated. As a clinician, it is imperative to recognize symptoms of mental illness, prescribe proper medication, and pro...Brain's Serotonin May Explain Seasonal Mood Changes
Higher binding potential in winter could clarify why people feel down when sun shines less TUESDAY, Sept. 2 (HealthDay News) -- Fluctuations in the actions of the serotonin transporter, which helps regulate the mood-altering neurotransmitter serotonin, may help explain seasonal affect...PET scans help identify mechanism underlying seasonal mood changes
Brain scans taken at different times of year suggest that the actions of the serotonin transporterinvolved in regulating the mood-altering neurotransmitter serotoninvary by season, according to a report in the September issue of Archives of General Psychiatry , one of the JAMA/Archives journals. ...Anxiety, mood disorders put cancer patients at risk for PTSD
COLUMBUS, Ohio Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests. A study of 74 breast cancer patients at the Ohio State University Medical Cente...Biomarkers for Mood May Alter Psychiatric Treatments
Study finds blood can used to diagnose severity of bipolar illness THURSDAY, Feb. 28 (HealthDay News) -- Biomarkers in the blood associated with mood disorders have been identified by Indiana University School of Medicine researchers, who said the finding may change the way bipolar ill...Marijuana Use Among MS Patients Raises Risk for Cognitive, Mood Problems
Study found slowed information-processing, increase in depression, anxiety WEDNESDAY, Feb. 13 (HealthDay News) -- Multiple sclerosis patients who smoke marijuana in search of symptom relief are more likely to suffer cognitive shortfalls and mood disorders, new Canadian research suggest...Experts call for better research into link between women's hormones and mood disorders
Countless movies and TV shows make light of womens so-called moodiness, often jokingly attributing it to their menstrual cycle or, conversely, to menopause. In fact, mood disorders are a serious and pervasive health problem, and large-scale population studies have found women are 1.5 to 3 times mo...Institution of a bedtime routine improves sleep in infants and toddlers, maternal mood
Westchester, Ill. A study in the May 1 issue of the journal SLEEP demonstrates that the use of a consistent bedtime routine contributes to improvements in multiple aspects of infant and toddler sleep, bedtime behavior and maternal mood. Results indicate that the establishment of a nightly be...Labopharm files New Drug Submission with Health Canada for novel antidepressant
...nificance was achieved for the primary endpoint (p value of 0.012). The majority of the secondary efficacy end points, including the HAMD-17 depressed mood item, the Clinical Global Impressions Severity (CGI-S) scale, the Montgomery Asberg Depression Rating Scale (MADRS) total score and a Responder's Anal...British Woman Celebrates a Year of Living Cancer-Free
...ork then, but I haven't been. I've been working five days a week from 9 to 5. I've been feeling fine," Ms. Scott said. Her good health and good mood mark a sharp change from how she felt when she was diagnosed with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) four years ago. AML is a cancer of the myeloid line of ...When It Comes to Natural Remedies for Hormonal Balance, the Proof Is in the Clinical Research
...range of uncomfortable symptoms that can include hot flashes, night sweats, mood decline, and loss of libido. As common as these symptoms are, women's optio...es are profoundly important to a woman's health - hormones affect a woman's mood and cognitive function, they directly affect a woman's bone density, and ho...FDA Advisory Committee Votes in Favor of Zyprexa for Two Adolescent Indications
...s Toward Recovery in Bipolar Disorder. Retrieved July 17, 2008 from http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/441618 ; NARSAD (1996). How Prevalent are mood Disorders in Children and Adolescents? Retrieved July 17, 2008 from http://www.narsad.org/news/newsletter/specialreports/archchildmood.html ...Pre-pregnancy depressed mood may heighten risk for premature birth
Researchers trying to uncover why premature birth is a growing problem in the United States and one that disproportionately affects black women have found that pre-pregnancy depressive mood appears to be a risk factor in preterm birth among both blacks and whites. Black women, however, have nea...Scientists find hormone activity explains adolescent mood swings
The "raging hormones" of puberty are known to produce mood swings and stress for most teenagers, making it difficult to cope with this period of life. Until now, the specific causes of pubertal anxiety have not been identified, making it harder to understand and treat adolescent angst. In the cu...Melatonin improves mood in winter depression
Researchers at Oregon Health & Science University(OHSU) have found that melatonin, a naturally occurring brain substance, can relieve the doldrums of winter depression, also known as seasonal affective disorder, or SAD. The study is publishing online this week in the Proceedings of the National...Stop and smell the flowers -- the scent really can soothe stress
...ince ancient times to help reduce stress, fight inflammation and depression, and induce sleep. Aromatherapy, the use of fragrant plant oils to improve mood and health, has become a popular form of alternative medicine today. And linalool is one of the most widely used substances to soothe away emotional s...Lithium may help radiation target cancer, spare healthy tissue
... Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center investigators have uncovered a mechanism that helps explain how lithium, a drug widely used to treat bipolar mood disorder, also protects the brain from damage that occurs during radiation treatments. In the May 1 issue of the Journal of Clinical Investigation...New light on bipolar treatment drugs
... for more than 50 years as one of the most effective treatments for bipolar mood disorder. However, scientists have never been entirely sure exactly how ...MPA2, a gene for a variant of IMPase, has previously been linked to bipolar mood disorder. This new result suggests that Lithium could counteract the change...Laughter remains good medicine
...ects. Two hormones beta-endorphins (the family of chemicals that elevates mood state) and human growth hormone (HGH; which helps with optimizing immunity)...djunct therapeutic mirthful laughter Rx (a potential modulator of positive mood state) to standard diabetes care may lower stress and inflammatory response...Laughter remains good medicine
...ects. Two hormones beta-endorphins (the family of chemicals that elevates mood state) and human growth hormone (HGH; which helps with optimizing immunity)...djunct therapeutic mirthful laughter Rx (a potential modulator of positive mood state) to standard diabetes care may lower stress and inflammatory response...Lancet study supports new, highly effective treatment for blood disorder
...ounts as the placebo group. Currently, patients are treated with corticosteroids, such as prednisone, which may have side effects such as fatigue, mood swings and weight gain. Other common treatments include IV anti-D and IV gammaglobulin, and also rituximab. More drastic measures, like surgical remov...The genetics of fear: Study suggests specific genetic variations contribute to anxiety disorders
...ght to play a role in anxiety disorders: the serotonin transporter gene and the gene for the enzyme COMT. Serotonin is a brain chemical involved in mood regulation. The serotonin transporter, which is the target of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) used to treat anxiety and depression, har...Atherotech Taps Canyons Medical Center Director, Lipidologist as Chief Medical Officer
...Center and continue to practice a full range of medicine, including diabetes care, cardiovascular disease, hypertension, dyslipidemia, and bipolar and mood disorders. "I'm excited to join Atherotech with their dedication to lipid assessment and risk management," said Cobble. "Too many cardiovascul...Vimpat(R) (lacosamide) C-V, a New Antiepileptic Drug (AED), To Be Available in U.S. Pharmacies
... Patients taking Vimpat should be monitored for the emergence or worsening of depression, suicidal thoughts or behavior, and/or any unusual changes in mood or behavior. The most common adverse reactions occurring in greater than or equal to 10 percent of Vimpat-treated patients, and greater than pla...Neurocrine Biosciences Reports First Quarter 2009 Results
...ne and GSK has identified multiple unique high affinity and selective antagonists for the CRF1 receptor that are currently in clinical development for mood disorders. GSK has advanced a novel lead CRF1 receptor antagonist compound, 561679, into a Phase II trial. This six week randomized, double-bli...First oral uveitis drug reduces both inflammation and recurrence in potentially blinding eye disease
...h as osteoporosis, resulting in increased risk for hip or spinal fractures, and metabolic disturbances including obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. mood disturbances are also associated with chronic corticosteroid use. "The tapering of systemic corticosteroids to 5 mg or less per day, as implement...Vanda Pharmaceuticals Reports First Quarter 2009 Results
...m the FDA, Vanda is concentrating its efforts on the design and evaluation of clinical development options for tasimelteon, its compound for sleep and mood disorders, including Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorders. FINANCIAL DETAILS * Operating Expenses. First quarter 2009 R&D expenses...Psylin Neurosciences Commences Development of Compound for Depression
...e first compound in Psylin's pipeline to enter into clinical development. Other compounds are being investigated for development as antipsychotic and mood stabilizing therapies. Amylin's proprietary peptide library known as PHORMOL encompasses an extensive panel of potentially valuable biologics tha...