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September 2, 2010

Naurex’s Novel Antidepressant GLYX-13 Recognized As One Of Windhover’s Top 10 Neuroscience Projects To Watch

Naurex Inc., a clinical stage company developing innovative treatments for depression and other CNS disorders, reported that its clinical stage candidate for the treatment of depression, GLYX-13, and its second-generation NRX-1050 series have been selected for inclusion on Windhover's list of the "Top 10 Most Interesting Neuroscience Projects to Watch...

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May 21, 2010

‘I didn’t know what was wrong’: Physicians should help patients with depression name their problem, experts urge

To improve recognition and treatment of depression, primary care physicians should do three things: help their patients name their distress, provide explanations for the depression that conform to patients' experiences and reduce blame and stigma, according to new recommendations.

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February 6, 2010

Behavioral treatment of depression for individuals with substance use disorders

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by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. I had actually planned to write about a different topic today, but an interaction this morning led me to shift gears. A few hours ago, I attended a seminar led by Carl Lejuez of the...

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January 7, 2010

Antidepressant medications versus placebos: The impact of depression severity

by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. In a number of past PBB articles, we have discussed the mountains of research supporting the efficacy and effectiveness of antidepressant medications in the treatment of depression. Within the past 24 hours, both Thomas Joiner...

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December 23, 2009

Could acetaminophen ease psychological pain?

Over-the-counter pain relieving drugs have long been used to alleviate physical pain, while a host of other medications have been employed in the treatment of depression and anxiety. But is it possible that a common painkiller could serve double duty, easing not just the physical pains of sore joints and headaches, but also the pain of social rejection?

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November 7, 2009

New TMS Clinic At Rush University Medical Center Offers Non-Invasive Treatment For Major Depression

Rush University Medical Center has opened the Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) Clinic to offer patients suffering from major depression a safe, effective, non-drug treatment. TMS therapy is the first FDA-approved, non-invasive antidepressant device-based treatment clinically proven for treatment of depression. Psychiatrists at Rush University Medical Center were among the first to test t

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August 12, 2009

Predicting who will respond to a particular treatment for depression

by Michael D. Anestis, M.S. Recently, I wrote an article in which I described the evidence that variations of cognitive-behavioral therapy and interpersonal psychotherapy perform as well as or better than antidepressant medication in the treatment of depression. In the...

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June 16, 2009

FDA Warnings Led To Unintended Changes In Depression Diagnosis, New Report Finds (Science Daily)

Government warnings about suicidality among children taking antidepressants appear to be associated with unintended and persistent changes in the diagnosis and treatment of depression in children and adults, according to a new report.

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May 13, 2009

Role of Acupuncture in the Treatment of Depression

Acupuncture is being integrated into Western medicine, particularly for treatment of pain, nausea, asthma, and neurological conditions. Although the exact mechanism of action for acupuncture is unknown, it is associated with an increase in the level of neurobiologically active substances, such as endorphins and enkephalins. There are also data indicating that acupuncture induces the release of no

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May 7, 2009

Maintaining Treatment of Depression in Adolescents Increases Remissions

A new study shows that the rate of remission in adolescents treated for depression for 36 weeks was more than double that of adolescents treated for 12 weeks, whether treatment was with an antidepressant, cognitive-behavioral therapy, or a com­bination of both.1

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