Antidepressants Like Paxil May Affect Personality
Antidepressants may do more than just treat depression; certain drugs may also directly impact personality traits. There are five main traits that are used to…
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Education Reduces Risk of Dementia
Dementia has a more difficult time taking hold in more educated brains, according to recent research from Britain and Finland. Even a single additional year…
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Breaking Up Is NOT Hard To Do
Relationship breakups are not nearly as painful as those who are madly in love think it will be. New research shows that those who believe…
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Botox Reduces Emotional Response
When comedians poke fun at the popular cosmetic treatment Botox, they portray people whose faces have become so frozen they can’t express their emotions. Although…
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Mental Health Patients On Stage for Therapy
Shakespeare said that all the world’s a stage, and now the stage may play a key role in helping people overcome the symptoms of psychiatric…
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Late Life Depression Increases Risk of Dementia
Depression in older people may increase their risk of developing Alzheimer’s disease, according to research from the Framingham Heart Study. Late-life depression has been discovered…
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Antidepressants Increase Risk of Miscarriage
Women who take antidepressants, particularly selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) like Prozac and Zoloft, are more likely to suffer from miscarriage according to a Canadian…
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Depression Diagnosed by a Blood Test?
Depression is a difficult disorder to have and to treat. Symptoms can vary from person to person, and often what is actually depression is misdiagnosed…
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Child Pornography Dealer: Punishing the Crime and Treating While Treating Their Mind
International child pornography, sexual exploitation of minor and sexual abuse of children are criminal offense punishable by law. Individuals involved in these heinous crimes are…
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Intermittent Explosive Disorder Needs Updated Criteria
If you do more than just get angry when something doesn’t go your way, you may be suffering from a mental health disorder called intermittent…
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Victims of the Gulf Oil Spill & Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs: How Can One Cope in Such Dire Need?
Depression, anxiety, fear and desperation have gripped Gulf families victimized by the BP oil spill. Residents phoning the BP decontamination clean up site with thoughts…
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Columbia University Brain Imaging Center Under Fire
Columbia University, considered one of the leading research centers for positron emission tomography (PET) used in psychiatric research, has been forced to shut down its…
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Anxiety Increases Risk of Heart Disease and Heart Attack
Anxiety sufferers face a significantly increased risk of heart disease and are more likely to die from a heart attack. A meta-study conducted by Dr….
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Talk Therapy As Effective As Antidepressants?
Antidepressants usage is on the rise, with more than half the U.S. population taking some form of antidepressant to treat either depression or anxiety. The…
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Bipolar Disorder is Often Misdiagnosed as Depression
Bipolar disorder is often mistakenly diagnosed as depression, and the error occurs in nearly half of all sufferers. There are specific behaviors associated with bipolar…
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Ecstasy: Healing PTSD or Killing Our Youth?
Ecstasy, the recreational rave drug, has been criticized as a drug leading to death and lauded as a drug that give life to survivors of Post…
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Depression in Women has Possible Biological Explanation
Certain stress hormones appear to have a stronger effect on women than men, so that the same low levels of stress are more likely to…
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Happy Teens Are Healthy Teens
Teens that are happy are mentally healthier, according to a study conducted by Emily Shaffer-Hudkins of the University of South Florida, but that sense of…
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Depression in MS May Have Physical Cause
Depression is common among those suffering from Multiple Sclerosis (MS) and the reason may be directly related to the way MS acts on the brain….
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Depression in Cancer Patients Can Be Treated With Phone Support
Cancer patients undergo extensive treatment to deal with the physical aspects of their disease, including chemotherapy, radiation, and invasive surgery. However, one of the most…
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Treatment Developed to Help Survivors of Sexual Abuse
Adults who have survived sexual abuse as children frequently feel that they themselves share some part of the blame for their abuse. The greater the…
