Clinical Psychiatry News articles from September 2006

Clinical Psychiatry News archives from September 2006

Educating patients key in STEP-BD.(Adult Psychiatry)(Systematic Treatment Enhancement Program for Bipolar Disorder)
September 1, 2006... SANTA FE, N.M. -- The principal investigator for one of the largest studies ever conducted in patients with bipolar disorder is encouraging clinicians to look not just at the outcomes of the STEP-BD trial, but also at the methodology that went...

Clinical psychiatry news is pleased to announce two new editorial advisory board members.(NEW BOARD MEMBERS)(appointment of Dr. Catherine A Fullerton at Editorial Advisory Board )(appointment of Dr. Johnny Williamson at Editorial Advisory Board )(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... CLINICAL PSYCHIATRY NEWS is pleased to announce two new Editorial Advisory Board members: DR. CATHERINE A. FULLERTON is affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School, both in Boston. She is a postdoctoral fellow...

New study on antidepressants far from definitive: suicidality risk found in kids, not adults.(News)
September 1, 2006... A new case-control study showing that antidepressants appear to raise the risk of suicide in children and adolescents but not in adults should be interpreted with caution, a trustee at large for the American Psychiatric Association warned. ...

Medicare proposes 5.1% physician pay cut in 2007.(Practice Trends)
September 1, 2006... Unless Congress intervenes by the end of the year, physicians are scheduled to face a 5.1% cut in Medicare payments starting Jan. 1, 2007. Officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services published the proposed physician fee...

Psychiatrist skeptical of new ADHD data.(News)(attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder )
September 1, 2006... A new population-based study suggests that half of children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder are not receiving potentially helpful medication. The study, which looked at 1,610 twins aged 7-17 years, runs counter to previous...

Ketamine lifts treatment-resistant depression: intravenous infusion helps patients remit within 2 hours, preliminary study of 18 patients shows.(News)
September 1, 2006... A single intravenous infusion of low-dose ketamine relieved treatment-resistant depression within 2 hours, and the "robust" response persisted for 1 week in a preliminary study of 18 patients, reported Dr. Carlos A. Zarate Jr. and his...

FDA releases advisory on treating pregnant women with depression.(News)
September 1, 2006... The Food and Drug Administration has issued a public health advisory about the challenges of treating pregnant women with depression, citing two studies published in February that "provide important information" to consider when making the...

FDA cites Stevens-Johnson in modafinil's ADHD rejection.(News)(attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder )
September 1, 2006... Modafinil, first approved for narcolepsy almost a decade ago, will not be among the Food and Drug Administration-approved options for treating attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children and adolescents. In response to the FDA's...

Ketamine findings are significant.(GUEST EDITORIAL)
September 1, 2006... The findings by Dr. Carlos A. Zarate Jr. and his team at the mood and anxiety intramural program at the National Institute of Mental Health that low-dose ketamine relieves treatment-resistant depression within 2 hours are highly significant....

When can I retire?(GUEST EDITORIAL)
September 1, 2006... More physicians these days are turning their attention to retirement, and that's good, because the road to retirement is fraught with many challenges. The most common mistake made by physicians and other professionals is saving too little. We...

The many dangers of 'Radio Psychiatry'.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2006... Having recently participated as a guest on a radio program about mental health issues, I read with great interest Dr. Paul J. Fink's recent column ("Radio Psychiatry," Fink! Still at Large, July 2006, p. 8). In addition to the limitations...

Registry could provide incentives.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2006... I was puzzled by the lack of any discussion regarding the feasibility of a national registry of voluntary organ donors, offering various nonmonetary incentives to both individuals and families who preregister ("Proposals Debated to Address...

Pain remedy may suffice for agitation.(LETTERS)(Letter to the editor)
September 1, 2006... I appreciated the article about nonmedical treatment for agitation, but unfortunately it missed one important area ("Skip Meds First in Treating Agitation," June 2006, p. 40). Patients with dementia often become agitated as a result of pain...

Is brain imaging clinically useful for psychiatrists?(POINT/COUNTERPOINT)
September 1, 2006... SPECT helps illuminate the variance of illnesses. Psychiatry remains the only medical specialty that rarely looks at the organ it treats. If we agree that mental disorders and aberrant behaviors are related to functional brain...

Weighing atypicals for depression, anxiety: don't overlook class warnings on tardive dyskinesia, hyperglycemia, diabetes, and other consequences.(PRACTICAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY)
September 1, 2006... Atypical antipsychotics are frequently prescribed off label, and much of this, it seems safe to say, is for depression and anxiety. "Interest in the antidepressant potential of antipsychotics dates back to the days of Thorazine...

Intervention during pregnancy can reduce depression.(PRACTICEAL PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... SAN ANTONIO -- A depression prevention course offered during pregnancy significantly reduced the incidence of major depressive episodes before delivery in a group of Hispanic women at high risk for depression, reported Huynh-Nhu Le, Ph.D., at...

The art of Laura Sherrill Ligon.(VISIONARY ART)
September 1, 2006... For Laura Sherrill Ligon, painting provides a portal to what's going on inside of her. "My paintings are very stream of consciousness," she said. "I paint about my fears and my dreams." Ms. Sherill Ligon, 40, started off painting flowers...

Effective OCD treatments largely overlooked.(Adult Psychiatry)(obsessive-compulsive disorder)
September 1, 2006... Evidence-based treatments for obsessive-compulsive disorder appear to be highly underused in psychiatric practices, and the reasons for this are unclear, reported Dr. Carlos Blanco of the New York State Psychiatric Institute in New York City...

Treating antisocial personality disorder.(FINK! STILL AT LARGE)
September 1, 2006... Steven D. Green, the former private accused in the rape/killing case in Iraq, reportedly was dismissed from the U.S. Army because he received a diagnosis of antisocial personality disorder. Epidemiologic surveys show that the prevalence of...

As luck would have it.(REEL LIFE)
September 1, 2006... Have you noticed how many films lately feature luck as a subtext? A prominent case in point is Woody Allen's recent film "Match Point," set in London, in which luck plays a pivotal role, resolving a predicament created by a young man's lust and...

Study replicates findings on bipolar depression.(Adult Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... BOCA RATON, FLA. -- Quetiapine monotherapy was safe and effective for depressive episodes in patients with bipolar depression, according to a poster presented at a meeting of the New Clinical Drug Evaluation Unit sponsored by the National...

A relearning technique for stuttering.(THE PSYCHIATRIST'S TOOLBOX)
September 1, 2006... Over the centuries, stuttering has caused children and adults serious psychological, social, and maladjustment problems. Numerous theories and concepts have been used in an attempt to explain the causes of the stuttering phenomenon. Early...

Personal accounts of mood disorders often undervalued.(Adult Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... BALTIMORE -- Personal accounts of mood disorders are an undervalued asset in understanding the manifestations of mental illness and in drawing attention to current issues, Kay Redfield Jamison, Ph.D., said at a symposium on mood disorders...

Head trauma precedes confusional migraine.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... LOS ANGELES -- Acute confusional migraines in children and adolescents are most common in young boys and are often associated with head trauma, Dr. A. David Rothner reported at the annual scientific meeting of the American Headache Society. ...

Brief scale assesses core symptoms of autism.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... BOCA RATON, FLA. -- Severity of autism core symptoms and monitoring of improvements with treatment can be measured with a brief 10-item scale developed by researchers at Ohio State University, Columbus, according to a study presented at a...

Autism symptoms at 18 months predict dx at age 3.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- Eighteen-month-old children who scored above the thresh-old for autism spectrum disorders on the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule were more than six times as likely to have a clinical diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder...

Access to specialists more likely to elude children with autism.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- Children with autism are significantly less likely to have a medical home, compared with children without autism and also compared with children who have other special health care needs, according to data from a large national...

Thoughts of high school faze boys.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... SAN ANTONIO -- The thought of the high school transition is enough to reduce boys' academic effort and performance--whereas for girls, it has no impact on those measures, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the Society for...

Foreign adoptees close development gap.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- Young children adopted from foreign orphanages show initial delays in nonverbal social communication, developmental behaviors, and adaptive behaviors that resolve within 6 months to 1 year, according to two posters that were...

Restless legs often present, rarely diagnosed.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... SALT LAKE CITY -- Restless legs syndrome is common, troublesome, and rarely diagnosed in children and teens, Dr. Daniel Picchietti reported at the annual meeting of the Associated Professional Sleep Societies. Multiple case reports,...

Source of aggression should determine treatment: it may be helpful to consider aggressive behavior in the context of a child's other traits.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... VANCOUVER, B.C. -- Aggression is not a diagnosis, it's a symptom. It may be secondary to a psychiatric diagnosis, or unrelated. It may be a temporary response to the environment, or deeply woven into a child's personality. ...

Diabetes control may suffer in children who are bullied.(Child/Adolescent Psychiatry)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Diabetic children and adolescents who are bullied are significantly less likely to adhere to glucose testing or attend to their diets, reported Eric A. Storch, Ph.D., and his associates at the University of Florida, Gainesville. Previous...

Body dissatisfaction, health behavior.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Adolescents who are unhappy with their bodies are more motivated to engage in health-compromising behavior than in health-promoting behavior, said Dianne Neumark-Sztainer, Ph.D., of the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, and her colleagues....

Bullying stresses boys more than girls.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)
September 1, 2006... A lower perceived risk of being bullied significantly mitigated the effect of past bullying experiences on psychological distress in girls, but not in boys, based on a survey of 100 girls and 86 boys aged 11-14 years. The findings suggest...

Combination improves insomnia.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Sleep hygiene combined with melatonin is safe and effective for initial insomnia in children aged 6-14 years with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder who take stimulants, reported Dr. Margaret D. Weiss of the Children's and Women's Health...

Imaging detects amyloid in preclinical Alzheimer's.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... MADRID -- PIB-PET imaging not only differentiated patients with mild cognitive impairment and Alzheimer's disease from normal controls, but it also identified amyloid pathology in subjects who did not yet express cognitive symptoms, according...

Overhaul proposed for Alzheimer's Disease Diagnostic Criteria.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... MADRID -- A set of newly proposed criteria could bring the diagnosis of Alzheimer's disease into the 21st century by shifting the focus from one based on loss of function toward one that incorporates measurable disease-induced biochemical and...

Rivastigmine good choice for Parkinson's dementia.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... MADRID -- Rivastigmine should be the first option for treating dementia and associated behavioral symptoms in Parkinson's disease, with the atypical antipsychotics reserved for unresponsive patients, Dr. Murat Emre said at the 10th...

Leading causes of death in the elderly.(DATA WATCH)
September 1, 2006... Leading Causes of Death in the Elderly Source: 2002 data, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ELSEVIER GLOBAL MEDICAL NEWS

High copper and fat intake accelerates cognitive decline.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... High dietary copper intake markedly accelerated the rate of cognitive decline in people whose diet was also high in saturated and trans fats, reported Dr. Martha Clare Morris of Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, and her associates. ...

New dementia risk score targets factors modifiable in midlife.(Geriatric Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... Age, education and cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, and obesity at midlife are significantly associated with the later development of dementia, according to findings from a 20-year follow-up study. A new, simple dementia-risk...

Drug treatment must be flexible, British study finds.(Addiction Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... Increasing numbers of drug users seeking addiction treatment in one region in England have led to a decrease in the proportion of addiction patients who are discharged drug-free and an increase in the proportion who drop out, a new study has...

Movie villains who smoke more influential on teens.(Addiction Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- Several studies have shown that depictions of smoking in films influence adolescents to begin smoking themselves, but a new study appears to show that teens are more influenced when the bad guys smoke than when the good guys...

Inpatients + cigarettes = comorbidities.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Nearly half of psychiatric inpatients with at least one medical comorbidity were smokers, based on data from 1,097 adults aged 18-93 years admitted to a psychiatric hospital over 10 months. Overall, 48% of the patients had multiple medical...

Ask blue-collar patients about smoking.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)
September 1, 2006... Significantly fewer white-collar workers than blue-collar workers are smokers, according to National Health Interview Survey data from more than 140,000 respondents. Pooled smoking data from 1997 to 2004 showed the highest reported rates...

Tobacco tx guidelines to be updated.(CLINICAL CAPSULES)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... The U.S. government's guidelines for the treatment of tobacco dependence are due for a checkup, and clinicians can help. An updated version of the government-sponsored publication, "Treating Tobacco Use and Dependence," will be published in...

Paying patients not to abuse can prove effective.(Addiction Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- Recent studies show that direct behavioral incentives are effective in treating substance abuse that is comorbid with psychiatric disorders. But contingency management can be difficult to implement in real-world settings, Dr....

Maternal smoking can predict toddlers' bad behavior.(Addiction Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Two-year-olds whose mothers smoke regularly during pregnancy are significantly more likely to exhibit clinically disruptive behavior than are children of nonsmoking mothers, according to a review presented at a conference on...

Mood elevation could be marker for suicidality.(Community Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... SEATTLE -- The search is on for clinically useful, empirically validated warning signs of impending suicidal behavior--and one particularly promising candidate is mood elevation within the context of a depressive mixed state, Matthew Schumacher...

Perspective.(Community Psychiatry)
September 1, 2006... It can be difficult for lone clinicians who lack educational, psychological, and social service team support to differentiate between children with autism and those with developmental delays. Clinical impressions are subjective and often...

Autism: early screening, intervention imperative.(PREVENTION IN ACTION)
September 1, 2006... When it comes to understanding autism, more questions remain than answers. But the importance of early intervention is a certainty. Numerous studies have shown that appropriate behavioral interventions implemented early and aggressively in...

PET/CT pinpoints temporal lobe seizure foci.(Neuropsychiatric Medicine)(Positron emission tomography)(computed tomography)
September 1, 2006... SAN DIEGO -- Positron emission tomography/computed tomography can reveal seizure foci in patients with temporal lobe epilepsy who have normal magnetic resonance imaging. PET/CT is more sensitive than ictal single-photon emission computed...

Parkinson's cognitive pattern imaged.(Neuropsychiatric Medicine)
September 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- Cognitive changes in Parkinson's disease can be seen on positron emission tomography imaging and correlate well with psychological tests, according to data reported in a poster at the World Parkinson Congress. Dr. David...

Brain deterioration seen in older sleep apnea patients.(Neuropsychiatric Medicine)
September 1, 2006... SALT LAKE CITY -- The combination of obstructive sleep apnea and increased age may have an overwhelming effect on the brain's compensatory mechanisms, and early diagnosis and treatment of OSA in older patients may be important for preserving...

Health care use dips after fibromyalgia diagnosis.(Pain Medicine)
September 1, 2006... AMSTERDAM -- Many physicians mistakenly believe there is no effective treatment for fibromyalgia, and some even argue that the diagnosis should not be made at all, but they are wrong on all accounts according to Dr. Ernest H.S. Choy. "If...

Military in Iraq show greater rate of migraine.(Pain Medicine)
September 1, 2006... LOS ANGELES -- Nearly 40% of soldiers had migraines or probable migraines during their tours of duty in Iraq, but few had a history of migraines before their deployments, Capt. Brett Theeler, MC, USA, reported at the annual meeting of the...

Ginger/feverfew combo may relieve migraine.(Pain Medicine)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... LOS ANGELES -- An over-the-counter herbal supplement touted for headache relief proved reasonably effective in treating migraines, Dr. Sheena Aurora reported at the annual meeting of the American Headache Society. Dr. Aurora, of the...

Eating disorder risk elevated in type 1 diabetes.(Psychosomatic Medicine)
September 1, 2006... KEYSTONE, COLO. -- A high index of suspicion for eating disorders is warranted in adolescents and young adults with type 1 diabetes, Stephanie H. Gerken said at a conference on the management of diabetes in youth. The largest studies...

Diabetes patients' psychological needs not being addressed.(Psychosomatic Medicine)
September 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- A significant number of patients with diabetes say they need help coping with the disease, but too few have such psychological needs addressed during initial diabetes education sessions, Mark Peyrot, Ph.D., reported at the annual...

Topiramate seems to improve sleep-related eating disorder.(Psychosomatic Medicine)
September 1, 2006... SALT LAKE CITY -- Patients with sleep-related eating disorder may benefit from topiramate treatment, a small study suggests. Of 17 patients with chronic sleep-related eating disorder (SRED) who were treated with the anticonvulsant, 4...

Menopausal changes linked to depression.(Psychosomatic Medicine)
September 1, 2006... The "changing hormonal milieu" of menopause is strongly associated with new-onset major depression as well as depressive symptoms in women with no history of mood disturbance, reported Ellen W. Freeman, Ph.D., of the departments of ob.gyn. and...

Depression and anxiety worsen asthma in preteens, adolescents.(Psychosomatic Medicine)
September 1, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- Pre-teens and adolescents with asthma who were also depressed or anxious had asthma symptoms on significantly more days and were more prone to individual symptoms, according to a study presented at the annual meeting of the...

Quick screen identifies depression and panic disorder in sports medicine clinic.(Psychosomatic Medicine)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... MIAMI -- Athletic patients with significant musculoskeletal pain should be screened for co-morbid depression and panic disorder, according to study findings presented at the annual meeting of the American Medical Society for Sports Medicine....

Metabolic syndrome criteria miss at-risk blacks.(Across Specialties)
September 1, 2006... ATLANTA -- Current sets of criteria for diagnosing metabolic syndrome fail to identify many African American patients at increased risk of cardiovascular disease and diabetes, said Dr. Anne E. Sumner in a presentation given at a meeting...

New drug class for diabetes looks promising: dipeptidyl peptidase 4 inhibitors give good control and cause few side effects.(Across Specialties)
September 1, 2006... WASHINGTON -- A new class of drugs for type 2 diabetes shows promise in reducing blood glucose, improving beta-cell function, and helping patients control their weight--all via one oral dose per day, researchers reported at the annual...

Heart association guidelines now stress behavior change.(American Heart Association)
September 1, 2006... The American Heart Association's updated guidelines on cardiovascular health for Americans are moving beyond diet to lifestyle. The guidelines, last issued in 2000, were revised after a panel of nutrition and cardiovascular disease experts...

Exercise cuts breast cancer risk after menopause: new data show 10% reduction, but previous prospective studies have yielded mixed results.(Across Specialties)
September 1, 2006... ATLANTA -- In postmenopausal women, an active lifestyle provided about a 10% reduction in the risk of developing breast cancer over a 17-year period in over 36,000 women, according to findings from a prospective cohort study presented at the...

Chemo-induced cognitive impairment usually transient.(Across Specialties)
September 1, 2006... ATLANTA -- Cognitive impairment occurs in some patients during chemotherapy but usually resolves after treatment is over, according to several longitudinal studies presented at the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology....

Valproate riskier than other AEDs to fetus: risk of major malformation or fetal death with valproate is 20%, vs. 8% with carbamazepine.(antiepileptic drugs)
September 1, 2006... Valproate poses by far the greatest teratogenic risk of all the commonly prescribed antiepileptic drugs, according to Dr. Kimford J. Meador of the University of Florida, Gainesville, and his associates in the Neurodevelopmental Effects of...

Impact of prenatal exposure to anticonvulsants appears small.(Across Specialties)
September 1, 2006... TUCSON, ARIZ. -- The use of carbamazepine, phenytoin, or phenobarbital as monotherapy by pregnant women was not associated with significant deficits in full-scale IQ in their offspring, a small study showed. However, these data counter...

Younger siblings of autistic children often not immunized.(Across Specialties)
September 1, 2006... SAN FRANCISCO -- Less than half of the younger siblings of children with autism are fully immunized, according to a small study presented by Pamela E. Green in a poster session at the annual meeting of the Pediatric Academic Societies. The...

Binge drinking mapped.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... The highest rates of underage binge drinking in the United States occurred in the northeast region of North Dakota in 2002-2004, with the lowest rates reported in the District of Columbia's Ward 7, according to a report from the Substance Abuse...

Citizenship documentation regs.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Officials at the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services should ease citizenship documentation requirements for Medicaid recipients and applicants, the National Association of Psychiatric Health Systems said in comments to the agency last...

Eating disorder prevention.(POLICY & PRACTICE)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... An Internet-based prevention program can help certain college-aged women who are at risk of developing an eating disorder, according to the results of a study sponsored by the National Institutes of Health. The findings, which were published in...

HIV treatment adherence.(education for patients to comply use of HIV drugs)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Educational programs can be effective at improving adherence to HIV drug regimens when the programs are one-on-one and provide practical medication management strategies, according to a review of 19 randomized, controlled trials. The literature...

Drug Code Directory incomplete.(National Drug Code Directory information not accurate)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... The Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Inspector General has found that the Food and Drug Administration's National Drug Code Directory is incomplete and inaccurate, largely as a result of drug companies' failure to submit...

Medication errors cost over $3.5 billion a year: institute of medicine committee set deadline of 2010 for physicians to switch to e-prescribing.(Practice Trends)
September 1, 2006... Each year, patients in the United States experience at least 1.5 million preventable injuries because of medication errors, according to the findings of an Institute of Medicine analysis. The report, released in July, estimated that these...

'Attribute-based' medicine better than 'race-based' medicine.(antihypertensive drug administration based on race)
September 1, 2006... BALTIMORE -- Targeting medicines at particular racial categories "is a misguided approach, and what we should be pursuing is attribute-based medicine," Sharona Hoffman said at the annual meeting of the American Society of Law, Medicine, and...

World prescription generic drug market is expected to climb.(DATA WATCH)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... World Prescription Generic Drug Market Is Expected to Climb (revenues in millions) Note: Based on U.S. manufacturers' revenues in 2005 dollars. Source: Kalorama Information ELSEVIER GLOBAL MEDICAL NEWS

Some physicians serve through charitable work.(THE REST OF YOUR LIFE)
September 1, 2006... For as long as she can remember, Dr. Amy Kossoff has helped people less fortunate than she. "I was one of these kids who had probably an overdeveloped sense of justice in elementary school," said Dr. Kossoff, an internist who practices at...

Ideas raised for softening the stress of medicine.(Practice Trends)
September 1, 2006... TUCSON, ARIZ. -- Medicine is a high-risk profession for psychiatric morbidities. But several strategies can help reduce the risk of hitting bottom, Dan Shapiro, Ph.D., said at a psychopharmacology conference sponsored by the University of...

Generic venlafaxine gains approval.(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... The first generic formulation of the antidepressant venlafaxine has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The FDA approved the generic version of the immediate-release formulation of Effexor in 25-mg, 37.5-mg, 50-mg, 75-mg, and...

Generic Zoloft approved.(FYI)
September 1, 2006... The first generic versions of Zoloft (sertraline) tablets and liquid concentrate have been approved for the treatment of major depressive, obsessive-compulsive, panic, posttraumatic stress, premenstrual dysphoric, and social anxiety disorders....

Track family mental health.(FYI)(www.mentalhealthfamilytree.org)(Brief article)
September 1, 2006... Families for Depression Awareness, a non-profit organization, offers an online tool to help map family behavior patterns that may be associated with bipolar disorder. The mental health family tree builder provides a printout that people can use...