Mood Disorders News Archive
Don’t Let Bipolar Disorder Break the Bank!The Bipolar Disorder Survival Guide, a book by David Miklowitz, professor of psychiatry and director of the child and adolescent mood disorders program at the Semel Institute, was highlighted Feb. 25 on iVilliage.com, and featured a chapter excerpt about managing money. (25 Feb 11) http://www.ivillage.com/don-t-let-bipolar-disorder-break-bank/4-a-326750 |
Got the Holiday Blues? You’re Not AloneDr. Andrew Leuchter, professor of psychiatry at the Semel Institute, was featured in a Dec. 6 Santa Monica Daily Press article about how to avoid feelings of loneliness and depression during the holidays. (6 Dec 10) http://www.smdp.com/Articles-c-2010-12-05-70861.113116-Got-the-holiday-blues-You... |
Non-invasive therapy significantly improves depression, UCLA researchers sayMajor depression is a common and disabling brain condition marked not only by the presence of depressed mood but also by its effects on sleep, energy, decision-making, memory and thoughts of death or of suicide. Major depression affects 15 million adults in the U.S., and the World Health Organization projects that by 2020, it will be the largest contributor to disability in the world after heart disease. While antidepressants have helped many to recover and resume their lives, only 30 percent of patients will experience full remission with the first medication they use. Patients typically move on to try a series of other antidepressants. A persistent problem with such drugs has been major side effects, including obesity, sexual dysfunction, fatigue, drowsiness and nausea. (2 Sep 10) |
Simple test can detect signs of suicidal thoughts in people taking antidepressantsWhile antidepressant medications have proven to be beneficial in helping people overcome major depression, it has long been known that a small subset of individuals taking these drugs can actually experience a worsening of mood, and even thoughts of suicide. No clinical test currently exists to make this determination, and only time — usually weeks — can tell before a psychiatrist knows whether a patient is getting better or worse. Now, UCLA researchers have developed a non-invasive biomarker, or indicator, that may serve as a type of early warning system. (8 Apr 10) |
Antidepressants – More than a Mood Changer?Ian Cook, Miller Family Professor of Psychiatry and director of the Depression Research Program at the Semel Institute, was interviewed on the Dec. 7 KPCC 89.3FM “Patt Morrison Show” about a report in the December Archives of General Psychiatry that states the bio-chemical properties of at least one common anti-depressant may actually be producing real personality changes. (7 Dec 09) http://www.scpr.org/programs/patt-morrison/2009/12/07/antidepressants-more-than-... |
