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This Week - November 27, 2006

1. New Spanish language mental health site
2. Surviving a family member's mental illness
3. No scientific basis for multiple psychiatric drugs being used by children
4. New findings on SSRIs and youth suicide contradict FDA warnings
5. New brain-chemistry differences found in depressed women
6. Diagnosing and treating bipolar disorder can be difficult
7. 'Paxil defense' embezzler avoids prison
8. Anxiety sensitivity linked to future psychological disorders
9. Panic attacks are linked to poor outcomes for diabetic patients
10. Job stress may produce or worsen diabetes
11. Neurofeedback improves ADHD symptoms
12. AUDIO: Exercise helps students in the classroom
13. Stimulant vs. non-stimulant ADHD medications in children
14. Conquering ADHD on the job
15. Writer lashes out at British health agency over Strattera side-effects
16. Models' deaths put spotlight on eating disorders
17. Just being around money affects behavior
18. Psychiatrists less frustrated than other specialists
19. Older antipsychotic drugs as effective as newer ones
20. Latest Schizophrenia News
21. "Newly diagnosed bipolar and scared"
22. Thought for today

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Spanish Language Mental Health Site Opens

HealthyPlace.com has opened an all-Spanish mental health site, AlmaTranquila.com, covering major psychological disorders and psychiatric medications. We feel it's an important step in helping to support the mental health of the Hispanic / Latino community.

Besides detailed, trusted mental health information in Spanish, you'll also find bulletin boards and chat.  We invite you to join us.  And please feel free to pass our link around to others who can benefit from the new site. http://www.almatranquila.com

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Chat Conference: Surviving A Parent's Mental Illness

Tina Kotulski’s mother has schizophrenia. She went undiagnosed for 20-years. Tina says: “Mental illness, like any affliction, is a burden not only to those with a diagnosis, but family, friends, daughters and sons, husbands and wives, and medical professionals.”

Tina tells her story in a book entitled Saving Millie: A Daughter's Story of Surviving Her Mother's Schizophrenia.

She'll be addressing the needs of children who have parents with a mental illness, what that’s like, and what can be done to help children, even adult children, who have a parent with a mental illness. And, of course, Tina will be taking your personal questions.

Tuesday, December 5, 2006. The conference will be in our chatroom at 9pm Eastern, 8pm Central, 7pm Mountain and 6pm Pacific. There is no charge to participate.

Multiple Psychiatric Drugs For Children

No scientific basis for them

The New York Times reports that 1.5M children and teenagers in the U.S. are taking two or more psychiatric medications. There are very few studies that show two or more psychiatric drugs can be helpful to children and no scientific evidence for 3 or more. Details.

New Findings on SSRIs and Youth Suicide Contradict FDA Warnings

U.S. counties with the highest SSRI prescription rates had the lowest annual suicide rates among youths ages 5 to 14. Latest study here.

New Brain-Chemistry Difference Found in Depressed Women

A new brain study finds major differences between women with serious depression and healthy women in a brain-chemical system that's crucial to stress and emotions.

Diagnosing and Treating Bipolar Disorder

As many as 30% of patients with bipolar disorder go untreated for 10 years or more, largely because the condition is so tricky to diagnose.  Read more.

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"Paxil Defense" Embezzler Gets Lighter Sentence

Judge believes defense argument that Paxil sometimes triggers arrogant and uncontrollable behavior in people with bipolar disorder and hands executive a "no-prison" sentence.

Anxiety Sensitivity Linked to Future Psychological Disorders

"When people start having repeated panic attacks, plus a lot of what we call panic-related worry -- they worry when the next attack will occur and they start avoiding things due to worry -- this is when someone has panic disorder."More.

More Anxiety Stories

• Panic Attacks Are Linked to Poor Outcomes for Diabetic Patients
• Study Shows Job Stress Can Fuel Diabetes

Neurofeedback Improves ADHD Symptoms

Children with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) can be trained through biofeedback to regulate their brain waves, investigators in Germany report.

Exercise Helps Students in the Classroom
Increasingly, researchers are finding that brain activity and brain development are enhanced by physical exercise. It now appears that exercise can help kids learn at school.
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Stimulant vs. Non-stimulant ADHD Medications in Children

Shire Pharmaceuticals, manufacturer of ADHD stimulant medication Adderall XR, claims stimulants are more effective than non-stimulants in treating ADHD children. Study

Conquering ADHD on the Job

Many job-related tasks are difficult for adults with ADHD. Read about some effective ways to deal with them.

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Writer Lashes Out at British Health Agency's Response to Strattera Side-effects

Swedish health writer, Janne Larsson, takes MHRA (the British equivalent of the U.S. FDA) to task for not investigating "600 cases of suicidality and 12000 'psychiatric reactions'" to Strattera.

Models' Deaths Put Spotlight on Eating Disorders

The death of a 21-year-old Brazilian model from complications of anorexia has reignited debate about the fashion industry and eating disorders at a time when various cities around the world are considering banning the ultrathin from the catwalk. continued

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Just Being Around Money Affects Behavior

A new study shows that just the mere presence of money changes people.

Psychiatrists Less Frustrated Than Other Specialists

Psychiatrists are more satisfied with their careers than are other medical specialists, a newly published survey suggests.

Among 647 psychiatrists who answered a national LocumTenens.com survey, more than three-fourths (77%) said they would enter medicine if they could choose again. By comparison, 56% of obstetricians/gynecologists, 57% of orthopedic surgeons, 67% of anesthesiologists, 69% of general surgeons, and 70% of pediatricians, internists and radiologists said they would choose a medical career.

Only 9% of psychiatrists said they are not frustrated about practicing in today's health care marketplace. However, fewer anesthesiologists (6%) and surgeons (4%) said they are not frustrated.

Job-related frustrations most commonly cited by psychiatrists include:
• administrative and business agendas interfering with clinical decisions (cited by 33% of psychiatrists)
• reimbursement issues (19%)
• too much time at work (13%).

Interestingly, the survey estimates the average psychiatrist’s salary at $178,000, compared with $250,200 for general surgeons and $309,950 for anesthesiologists.

Older Antipsychotics Work Just As Well As Newer Ones

...except they're a lot cheaper, according to the latest report from Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs.  But there are some important "bewares" included in that recommendation.

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More Schizophrenia Stories:

• Genetic Deformities Linked to Schizophrenia
• Broken Home Linked to Psychosis

Additional stories linked from the HealthyPlace.com Thought Disorders Community homepage.

"May Be Bipolar and Scared"

Castor:

I have no diagnosis at the moment but have just come back from my family doctor who suggested to me that I may have bipolar. Talk about shock! I did not even know it existed until today.

I am currently living on my own due to the breakdown of my marriage due to incidents I think I can now attribute to BP. I have had many bouts of depression over my later teens and throughout my adult life but until recently had just put it down to the strains of life. I suppose things have really hit home since I left my home and my kids.

I was wondering if someone could give me a little insight as to what to expect regarding a diagnosis and what happens from there on in. respond here

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Something to think about...

"Scientists have proven that it's impossible to long-jump 30 feet, but I don't listen to that kind of talk. Thoughts like that have a way of sinking into your feet."

- Carl Lewis, Olympic Track and Field Champion

From all of us here at HealthyPlace.com, we hope you have a good week.

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