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Americans living today will suffer from major depressive illness during their lives. Seasonal affective disorder is major depression that appears in the fall or winter and goes away in spring, thought to be caused by lack of sunlight. Postpartum depression occurs within four weeks of a women giving childbirth. Most new mothers suffer from some form of the �baby blues.� Postpartum depression, by contrast, is major depression, thought to be triggered by changes in hormonal flows associated with childbirth. Catatonic depression is a rare form of major depression characterized by (at least two): Stupor, excessive motor activity, extreme negativism, peculiarities in voluntary movement, and repetition of other people's words or actions. - mcmanweb.com Psychotic depression is a rare form of depression characterized by delusions or hallucinations, such as believing you are someone you are not and hearing voices. According to the National Institute of Mental Health, approximately 18.8 million American adults, or about 9.5 percent of the US population age 18 and older in a given year, have a depressive disorder. Depression is a chronic illness that exacts a significant toll on America's health and productivity. It affects more than 21 million American children and adults annually and is the leading cause of disability in the United States for individuals ages 15 to 44. Lost productive time among U.S. workers due to depression is estimated to be in excess of $31 billion per year. Depression frequently co-occurs with a variety of medical illnesses such as heart disease, cancer, and chronic pain and is associated with poorer health status and prognosis. It is also the principal cause of the 30,000 suicides in the U.S. each year. In 2004, suicide was the 11th leading cause of death in the United States, third among individuals 15-24. According to the World Health Organization, depression is presently on track to becoming the world's second-most disabling disease (after heart disease) by the year 2020. Depression is responsible for some $87 billion a year in lost productivity in the US (a conservative estimate), and according to Bank One, is responsible for most lost work days in its employees after pregnancy and childbirth. Additionally, one million people worldwide die by their own hand, most as a result of a mood disorder. Finally, the linkage between depression and a host of physical illnesses makes it arguably the world's greatest killer. Research presented at the 56th Annual Conference of the Canadian Psychiatric Association shows a marked link between bipolar disorder and migraines. The odds of migraine in persons with bipolar disorder were 40% higher than the general population. Data obtained from 36,984 people aged 15 and over, who screened positive for manic or depressive episodes with migraine, were compared against those who screened positive for mania but who didn�t suffer from migraines. Amongst males, 14.9% of those with manic episodes were also diagnosed with migraines compared with 5.8% of the general population. Amongst females, 34.7% had both migraines and bipolar disorder compared with 14.7% who only had migraines.unquote.gif While the research was skewed towards persons who were already diagnosed with bipolar disorders, what does it mean for people who suffer from migraines but who may have an undiagnosed bipolar disorder? Migraines and headaches aren�t fully understood but the manifestations are very real and debilitating for their sufferers: Throbbing pain Nausea Heightened sensitivity to light or sound Seeing dots, wavy lines, flashing lights, or blind spots Difficulty with speech, sensation, or movement Our DF Members
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Who Are We? Coming of Age on Antidepressants
“I’ve grown up on medication,” my patient Julie told me recently. “I don’t have a sense of who I really am without it.” At 31, she had been on one antidepressant or another nearly continuously since she was 14. There was little question that she had very serious depression and had survived several suicide attempts. In fact, she credited the medication with saving her life. But now she was raising an equally fundamental question: how the drugs might have affected her psychological development and core identity. When one antidepressant doesn't work, another may
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - For people suffering from depression that doesn't respond to treatment with one type of antidepressant, switching to a different type may be the best treatment, according to a new report. Relatively new antidepressants such as Prozac and Zoloft, for example, are called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors or SSRIs. In recent clinical trials, only about a third of depressed patients achieved remission with SSRI treatment, the authors explain, but there is little consensus among psychiatrists about the best treatment for patients when an SSRI doesn't work.
To look into this, Dr. George I. Papakostas from Harvard Medical School, Boston, and his associates conducted an analysis of four clinical trials that compared a switch to a second SSRI versus a non-SSRI antidepressant for SSRI-resistant major depression. The pooled data included 1496 patients who had not responded to treatment with one SSRI and were subsequently randomly assigned to treatment with another SSRI or a non-SSRI antidepressant.
Cymbalta Comes to Canada
February 14, 2008 | 
Health Canada has approved Cymbalta for the symptomatic relief of major
depressive disorder in adults—the first new antidepressant available in
several years.
“Our studies have shown that patients treated with 60 mg per day of Cymbalta experienced greater improvement in the core emotional and physical symptoms of depression, compared to placebo,” says Dr. Doron Sagman, MD and associate vice-president, clinical research at Eli Lilly Canada. Drug will combat nicotine, not withdrawal depression
02.24.2008
Recent warnings that the smoking-cessation drug Chantix may cause erratic behavior and suicidal thoughts provide a new window into nicotine's dark and powerful grip on the brain. As any smoker, or ex-smoker, can attest, nicotine can rev you up
if you're tired and relax you if you're stressed. It focuses the mind
and smooths over irritations.
 Though far from a cure-all, the drug Chantix is proving to be a powerful aid in weaning smokers from their cigarettes.
2/19/08
At one time or another, most college students feel like they can't get out of bed or don't want to go to class. Not being able to do these things because of depression, however, is a different story. Depression is not largely uncommon, especially on college campuses and one of the ways to combat it is the use of antidepressants.  "[Antidepressants] can be useful for a variety of different problems," Dr. James Terfruchte, staff psychiatrist at Student Health Services, said. "They can treat depression, dysthymia and a variety of anxiety disorders such as Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder and Bulimia." Sunday » February 17 » 2008Compiled from Herald News ServicesPublished: Saturday, February 16, 2008Biovail Corp. said Friday Canadian health regulators have approved the use of its Wellbutrin XL antidepressant for the treatment of seasonal depression.  Scientists create new way to make drugs Published: Jan. 29, 2008 at 12:07 PM
BUFFALO, N.Y., Jan. 29 (UPI) -- U.S. scientists have developed a new method for manufacturing pharmaceutical compounds using a catalyst based on the element rhodium.  Epo May Be Body's Natural Antidepressant
Epo May Be Body\'s Natural Antidepressant
Antipsychotic Drug May Treat Depression
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What is Clinical Depression?
Clinical depression can affect your body, mood, thoughts, and behavior. It can change your eating habits, how you feel and think about things, your ability to work and study, and how you interact with people. Clinical depression is not a passing mood, a sign of personal weakness or a condition that can be willed away. Clinically depressed people cannot "pull themselves together" and get better. Depression can be successfully treated by a mental health professional or certain health care providers. With the right treatment, 80 percent of those who seek help get better. And many people begin to feel better in just a few weeks. Depression a Big Factor in Poor Health World Health Organization Finds Depression Often Goes Untreated By Salynn Boyles WebMD Medical News Reviewed by Louise Chang, MD Sept. 6, 2007 -- Depression has a greater impact on overall health than arthritis, diabetes, angina, and asthma, but it all too often goes unrecognized and untreated, a report from the World Health Organization (WHO) suggests. more...Depression a Big Factor in Poor Health For Additional Information About Depression Write To: The National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) 6001 Executive Boulevard, Room 8184, MSC 9663 Bethesda, MD 20892-9663 For free brochures on depression and its treatment call: 1-800-421-4211. or visit: http://www.nimh.nih.gov Link To Us
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