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Postpartum Progress (Free subscription) | yesterday
Two great new books are being published for healthcare practitioners (and others!) by two amazing women in the field of postpartum mood disorders, Susan Dowd Stone and Karen Kleiman. The first, called "Perinatal and Postpartum Mood Disorders: Perspectives and Treatment Guide for the Health Care Practitioner", was edited by Susan Dowd Stone and Alexis E. Menken and is being...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/14/2008
"Antidepressants may help body fight HIV and cancer" was the headline in The Independent recently. The newspaper article was on research that suggests that antidepressant drugs may help the immune system to fight off serious infection. The newspaper says the drugs could increase the activity of Natural Killer (NK) cells, a part of the immune system that targets cancerous and infected cells and induces...
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Postpartum Progress (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
"Motherhood, Mood Disorders & Anxiety: Before & After Pregnancy" is a full-day conference being held at the University of Minnesota's Earl Brown Center on June 25th. The event is for professionals and families, and will explore diagnosis, treatment and support for women experiencing depression or anxiety before or after birth. It's being sponsored by NAMI Minnesota, the U of M School...
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ABC News (Free subscription) | 05/13/2008
Researchers say epigenetics may hold clues for decoding mood disorders.
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Medical,Health News and Articles (Free subscription) | 05/12/2008
May 9 — Breast cancer patients are more than twice as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder if they have had previous mood and anxiety disorders, new research suggests. About 16 percent of the 74 breast cancer patients studied by researchers at the Ohio State University Medical experienced PTSD 18 months after their cancer diagnosis. [...]
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JournalHome.com Free Blog Host (Free subscription) | 05/10/2008
HealthDay - FRIDAY, May 9 (HealthDay News) -- Breast cancer clients are more than twice as likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder if they have had previous mood and anxiety disorders, new fact-finding suggests. More: - Brought to my attention by
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US News (Free subscription) | 05/09/2008
"What is unique about breast cancer patients with PTSD is that they have already had this double hit of both anxiety and mood disorders even before they got the diagnosis," study co-author Barbara Andersen, a professor of psychology at Ohio State University, said in a prepared statement. "So when they are in a new situation that is very anxiety-provoking -- cancer diagnosis and treatment...
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Postpartum Progress (Free subscription) | 05/08/2008
Postpartum Support International of Washington and the Council for Children & Families will host "Postpartum Mood Disorders: A Community Discussion of PPMDs" on June 12th from 10:30am to 5pm at the Downtown Spokane Public Library. Presentations will include information on the cultural implications of PPMDs, the importance of early assessment and diagnosis, and the wellness model of treating...
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Medical News Today (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests.A study of 74 breast cancer patients at the Ohio State University Medical Center found that 16 percent of them (12 women) suffered from PTSD 18 months after diagnosis.
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Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Washington, May 6 (ANI): Breast cancer patients with a history of anxiety and mood disorders are at a greater risk of developing posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) following diagnosis, according to a new study. The study by Ohio State University Medical Centre involving 74 breast cancer patients revealed that 12 women experienced PTSD 18 months after diagnosis. What [...]...
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Science Daily (Free subscription) | 05/06/2008
Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing post-traumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests. A study of 74 breast cancer patients at the Ohio State University Medical Center found that 16 percent of them suffered from PTSD 18 months after diagnosis.
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Physorg (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests.
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Newswise (Free subscription) | 05/05/2008
Breast cancer patients who have a prior history of mood and anxiety disorders are at a much higher risk of experiencing posttraumatic stress disorder following their diagnosis, new research suggests.
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Nature (Free subscription) | 04/30/2008
Mood disorders are common, chronic, recurrent mental illnesses that affect the lives of millions of individuals worldwide. To date, the monoaminergic systems (serotonergic, noradrenergic and dopaminergic) in the brain have received the greatest attention in neurobiological studies of mood disorders, and most therapeutics target these
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Thaindian News (Free subscription) | 04/28/2008
Washington April 28 (IANS) How light is perceived by the eye does govern the sleeping patterns of people and those suffering from seasonal mood disorders, a John Hopkins University team has found. The eye uses light to reset the biological clock through a mechanism separate from the ability to see, which could have implications for [...]
