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This Week - June 25, 2007

1. Intense psychotherapy relieves depression
2. Personalized depression drugs
3. AUDIO: Pentagon Faces Dilemma on Mental-Health Rest
4. Book offers guidance on diet and depression
5. Sleep problems linked to suicide in elderly
6. Moon workers likely to have mental health problems
7. Fear of medication
8. New diagnosis - video game addiction
9. Diabulimia: Skipping insulin to lose weight
10. Backlash on bipolar diagnoses in children
11. Risperdal for children-teens delayed
12. Starbucks settles with fired employee with bipolar
13. Discriminating fact from fiction in recovered memories of childhood sexual abuse
14. Childhood social skills linked to learning abilities
15. Non-stimulant ADHD med, Intuniv, for children approved
16. First-ever fibromyalgia drug approved
17. Lifestyle drug binge
18. Ding dong. It's not Avon. It's Johnson & Johnson with your meds
19. Predicting violence
20. Girls select partners who resemble dad
21. The origins and purpose of pride
22. Treating schizophrenia in developing countries
23. Latest Schizophrenia News
24. "How do I explain my social phobia to a date?"
25. Thought for today

Maybe it's not depression. Could it be part of bipolar disorder? Find out what you can do.

Intense Psychotherapy Relieves Depression

A new study shows that intensive psychotherapy not only relieves depression symptoms, but it also prevents depression relapse.

Personalized Depression Drugs

One big problem with antidepressant medication is there's no way to immediately tell which one works best for you.  Right now, doctors use a trial and error method.  But look what's on the near horizon.

Pentagon Faces Dilemma on Mental-Health Rest

Military mental-health experts say that soldiers need a minimum of 12 months at home between combat tours. The Pentagon's current troop-rotation policy requires that time now — but it often includes training and postings that take troops away from their families. As the Iraq war continues, it may be difficult for the Pentagon to observe the guidance its experts suggest.
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New Booklet Gives Guidance On Diet And Depression

Recent research from the UK Mental Health Foundation has shown that a healthy diet can have a positive impact on mental health. You can get your free copy here.

Sleep Disturbances Among the Elderly Linked to Suicide

Self-reported sleep complaints among the elderly serve as a risk factor for completed suicide. Read more.

Moon Jobs Will Tax Mental Health of Workers

Research indicates there are long-term implications for the mental health of employees working on space stations and later, other planets, who are in isolation for extended periods.

Fear of Medication

Recent news of tainted pet food, toothpaste and cough syrup preparations has put a scare into many people. If you were afraid to take medications before, a psychologist says it could be even worse going forward; especially for those who already have anxiety disorders.

Video Game Addiction

Doctors are seeing more and more children who are addicted to gaming. Now the American Medical Association is asking that video game addiction be declared a psychiatric disorder.

Diabulimia: Diabetics Skipping Insulin to Lose Weight

One expert who has studied the phenomenon estimates that 450,000 Type 1 diabetic women in the United States - one-third of the total - have skipped or shortchanged their insulin to lose weight and are risking a coma and an early death. And word of this little secret is spreading across internet bulletin boards and chatrooms.

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Backlash on Bipolar Diagnoses in Children

A prominent Massachusetts psychiatrist is at the forefront of the debate over whether children should be diagnosed and treated for bipolar disorder.  Part of the reason -- his research was backed by money from pharmaceutical companies.

More Bipolar Stories:

• FDA delays approval of Risperdal for children
• Starbucks settles with fired employee with bipolar

What's the Truth Behind Recovered Memories of Childhood Abuse?

How accurate are recovered memories? The answer is not so clear. In fact, this question has lead to one of the most contentious issues in the fields of psychology and psychiatry.

Social Skills and Their Relationship to Learning

There's growing interest in how social skills develop and how they contribute to learning. Read about the latest research.

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Non-Stimulant ADHD Medication  for Children Gets FDA Thumbs-Up

The FDA has approved Intuniv extended release tablets for ADHD in children.

First-ever Fibromyalgia Drug Approved

Pfizer's new drug, Lyrica, for treating Fibromyalgia was approved by the FDA. However, researchers admit that some patients in the clinical trials did not receive any benefit from the medication.

More Fascinating Pharmaceutical Stories:

• Lifestyle Drug Binge: With potentially huge profits, drugmakers can't resist the lifestyle drug market; even with their risks
• Who's at the Door? J&J With Your Meds: Johnson & Johnson wants to turn Girl Scout troops into "drug dealers"—but it's all for a good cause.
   

How to Predict Violence

A researcher who spent nearly 300 hours observing patients in an accident and emergency department has developed a method for identifying possible flashpoints leading up to violence.

Girls Select Partners Who Resemble Their Dads

The quality of a daughter's relationship with her father has an impact on whom she finds attractive. More

The Origins and Purpose of Pride

Two researchers have been exploring the origins and purpose of pride, both in the laboratory and in the field. They wanted to know if pride is as universal as, say, joy or anger.

Treating Schizophrenia in Developing Countries?

There are over 25 million people in developing countries with schizophrenia.  Researchers are debating the best way to help them.

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More Schizophrenia Stories:

• Judge Sets Date for First Zyprexa Trial
• More than 7.8 Million Chinese Suffer from Schizophrenia
   

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

"How Do I Explain My Social Phobia To A Date?"

Kimm20:

I'm 20 years old and when I was 14, I was diagnosed with anxiety disorders and social phobia. I just started feeling like I want to date, but I don't know how to explain my problem to guys. I still get very antsy in public places and I still have panic attacks from time-to-time. How would I explain this to a guy without scaring him off. Has anyone else ever had this problem? I'm afraid I'm going to be alone the rest of my life.

Any replies will be received with thanks.  respond here

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