A Novel Cytokine Inhibitor Effectively Treats Depression
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
Patients with psoriasis and generally mild depression showed improvements in depression and fatigue.
By Peter Roy-Byrne, MD
February 8, 2006
Covering:
Tyring S et al., Lancet 2006 Jan 7; 367:29-35
Rethinking the Diagnostic Criteria for Generalized Anxiety Disorder
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
The criteria of excessive worry and an episode lasting at least 6 months may not be definitive.
By Deborah Cowley, MD
February 8, 2006
Covering:
Kessler RC et al., Psychol Med 2005 Jul; 35:1073-82
Ruscio AM et al., Psychol Med 2005 Dec; 35:1761-72
Paroxetine and Birth Defects: The FDA Issues an Advisory
Psychiatry General Medicine
In response to the findings of two as-yet-unpublished trials, the FDA has issued a public health advisory on the risk for birth defects with the . . .
By Judith G. Hall, OC, MD
February 8, 2006
Covering:
Health Canada.,
Carroll JC et al., CMAJ 2005 Aug 2; 173:253-9
Emerging Perspectives: New Stories of How Genes and Life Events Interact in Depression
Conflicting findings might eventually lead to elegant, more accurate explanations of how the serotonin system is involved in depression.
By Joel Yager, MD
January 25, 2006
"I’ve Got You Under My Skin"
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
Stress from marital discord may affect wound healing and cytokine production.
By Steven Dubovsky, MD
January 25, 2006
Covering:
Kiecolt-Glaser JK et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2005 Dec; 62:1377-84
How Does Depression Alter Emotional Reactivity?
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
Depressed individuals reported attenuated responses to both positive and negative affective stimuli.
By Michael W. Otto, PhD
January 25, 2006
Covering:
Rottenberg J et al., J Abnorm Psychol 2005 Nov; 114:627-39
Reducing PTSD and Depressive Symptoms in Disaster Victims
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
Results from a 5-year follow-up study of teens after the 1988 earthquake in Armenia
By Joel Yager, MD
January 25, 2006
Covering:
Goenjian AK et al., Am J Psychiatry 2005 Dec; 162:2302-8
Would You Rather Be Hypomanic or Depressed?
Psychiatry Summary and Comment
In bipolar patients, depressed symptoms seemed to worsen psychosocial functioning more than similarly severe manic symptoms.
By Steven Dubovsky, MD
January 25, 2006
Covering:
Judd LL et al., Arch Gen Psychiatry 2005 Dec; 62:1322-30
Troubled Kids, Troubled Moms
Psychiatry General Medicine
The mental health of a mother and her child are closely entwined, with reciprocal effects on each. These U.S. investigators examined the prevalence of mental . . .
By Nada L. Stotland, MD, MPH
January 25, 2006
Covering:
Swartz HA et al., Psychiatr Serv 2005 Sep; 56:1077-83
Paroxetine and Birth Defects: The FDA Issues an Advisory
In response to the findings of two as-yet-unpublished trials, the FDA has issued a public health advisory on the risk for birth defects with the . . .
By Judith G. Hall, OC, MD
January 12, 2006
Covering:
Health Canada.,
Carroll JC et al., CMAJ 2005 Aug 2; 173:253-9
Paxil and Birth Defects: Don't Panic
Women's Health News in Context
In December 2005, the FDA changed the pregnancy category of paroxetine from C to D, citing preliminary results from two studies indicating that the drug . . .
By Nada L. Stotland, MD, MPH
January 10, 2006
Dolphins: A Novel Treatment for Depression
General Medicine Summary and Comment
In a group of patients with mild-to-moderate depression, swimming with dolphins led to substantial improvements in mental health.
By Keith I. Marton, MD
January 3, 2006
Covering:
Antonioli C and Reveley MA., BMJ 2005 Nov 26; 331:1231-4
