Mood Disorders
Mood Disorders
Depressive disorders affect approximately 18.8 million American adults or about 9.5% of the U.S. population age 18 and older in a given year. This includes major depressive disorder, dysthymic disorder, and bipolar disorder
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As Use of Herbal Remedies Soars, Patients Taking These and Cardiovascular Medications May be at Heightened Risk of Dangerous, Potentially Life-Threatening Interactions
"Many people have a false sense of security about these herbal products because they are seen as 'natural,'" said Arshad Jahangir, M.D.,...
Magnetic Stimulation Effective for Treatment-Resistant Depression
Patients treated with TMS may experience total remission of depression symptoms. A 50 percent improvement in depression symptoms is common.A...
Mayo Clinic Researchers Show Brain Waves Can "Write" on a Computer in Early Tests
Researchers say these findings, presented at the 2009 annual meeting of the American Epilepsy Society, represent concrete progress toward a ...
Treatment Strategies and Tactics for Treatment-resistant Depression
The recent National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)-funded Sequenced Treatment Alternatives to Relieve Depression (STAR*D) study showed that...
Evidence-based Psychotherapies for Eating Disorders
This article presents information from that review regarding the psychotherapeutic interventions that were shown to be efficacious for AN, BN, and...
Medical Guidelines
To evaluate the role of specific pharmacological agents in the treatment and management of bipolar disorder...
To provide a summary of current New Zealand and overseas evidence about the identification of common mental disorders and the management of depression among young people and adults in the primary...
