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Comprehensive overview covers symptoms, causes and treatment of this type of depression.
MayoClinic.com (Psichiatria) - Mar, 31 Agosto 2010
http://www.mayoclinic.com
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Babies whose mothers are attentive and caring tend to grow into happy, well-adjusted children. But the psychological benefits of having a doting mother may extend well beyond childhood, a new study suggests.
CNN.com (Psichiatria) - Mar, 27 Luglio 2010
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Most people consider practices like hand washing and checking that the lights are turned off good habits. But for others these are compulsive behaviors that disrupt everyday life, said a Baylor College of Medicine clinical psychologist.
Baylor College of Medicine (Psichiatria) - Gio, 22 Luglio 2010
http://www.bcm.edu
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The method used for a suicide attempt is highly significant for the risk of subsequent successful suicide, reveals a long-term study from Karolinska Institutet. The results may be of help in acute risk assessment following a suicide attempt.
Karolinska Institutet (Psichiatria) - Mer, 14 Luglio 2010
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Mary Zanarini and her colleagues at McLean Hospital have now followed for a decade nearly 300 former inpatients with borderline personality disorder. For their prospective study reported in this issue of the Journal, they reinterviewed these patients at 2-year intervals over 10 years in an effort to answer three highly important questions about borderline personality disorder: How many of them eventually become well? How long did their progress to remission take? And how many remained stably well without succumbing to another episode of illness?
American Journal of Psychiatry (Psichiatria) - Mer, 16 Giugno 2010
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/
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The comorbidity of alcohol use disorders and independent major depressive disorder has long been acknowledged, but treatment guidelines, in particular pharmacotherapeutic approaches for patients with both conditions, have remained unclear. Clinicians treating a depressed alcoholic patient have not had empirical data on whether antidepressant and antialcohol medications, singly or in combination, reduce the symptoms of either or both disorders.
American Journal of Psychiatry (Psichiatria) - Mer, 16 Giugno 2010
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/
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Alcoholism remains a serious cause of morbidity and mortality despite progress through neurobiological research in identifying new pharmacological strategies for its treatment. Drugs that affect neural pathways that modulate the activity of the cortico-mesolimbic dopamine system have been shown to alter drinking behavior, presumably because this dopaminergic system is closely associated with rewarding behavior. Ondansetron, naltrexone, topiramate, and baclofen are examples. Subtyping alcoholism in adults into an early-onset type, with chronic symptoms and a strong biological predisposition to the disease, and a late-onset type, typically brought on by psychosocial triggers and associated with mood symptoms, may help in the selection of optimal therapy. Emerging adults with binge drinking patterns also might be aided by selective treatments. Although preliminary work on the pharmacogenetics of alcoholism and its treatment has been promising, the assignment to treatment still depends on clinical assessment. Brief behavioral interventions that encourage the patient to set goals for a reduction in heavy drinking or abstinence also are part of optimal therapy.
American Journal of Psychiatry (Psichiatria) - Mer, 16 Giugno 2010
http://ajp.psychiatryonline.org/
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In a meta-analysis of 43 studies, published in JAMA on May 19, James Paulson and Sharnail Bazemore concluded that the overall rate of paternal depression between the first trimester and 1 year after birth was 10·4%—more than double the background rate of depression in men. The rates were highest in the 3–6 months after birth (25·6%) and overall higher in US studies than in international ones (14·1% vs 8·2%). Unsurprisingly, there was a positive correlation between maternal and paternal depression. There are caveats to these figures. Few studies included the 3–6 month period and most studies used as diagnosis self-reported depression via questionnaires only.
The Lancet (Psichiatria) - Lun, 31 Maggio 2010
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Low mood associated with a certain season (usually winter) is very common. For example, in the UK, up to 6% of adults have "recurrent major depressive episodes with seasonal pattern", commonly known as seasonal affective disorder (SAD).
British Medical Journal (Psichiatria) - Lun, 24 Maggio 2010
http://www.bmjjournals.com
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New research shows a possible explanation for the link between mental health and creativity. By studying receptors in the brain, researchers at Karolinska Institutet have managed to show that the dopamine system in healthy, highly creative people is similar in some respects to that seen in people with schizophrenia.
Karolinska Institutet (Psichiatria) - Mar, 18 Maggio 2010
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