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Here's some information that will make you anxious: children of parents diagnosed with an anxiety disorder are up to seven times more likely to develop an anxiety disorder themselves. But researchers from Johns Hopkins found a family-based program can reduce the symptoms and risks of anxiety among these children.As few as eight weekly sessions, aimed at identifying anxiety-provoking behavior and teaching coping and problem-solving skills, proved effective at preventing or reducing anxiety in...

In what is believed to be the first U.S. study designed to prevent anxiety disorders in the children of anxious parents, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center have found that a family-based program reduced symptoms and the risk of developing an anxiety disorder among these children.Despite its small size, the study suggests that as few as eight weekly family sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy go a long way to prevent or minimize the psychological damage of childhood...

A recent study finds that the antidepressant effects of drugs like Prozac involve both neurogenesis-dependent and -independent mechanisms, a finding that may lead to development of better treatments for depression and anxiety. The research, published by Cell Press in the May 28th issue of the journal Neuron, utilizes a new experimental mouse model of depression/anxiety that is the first to permit simultaneous examination of multiple effects of antidepressant treatment in the same animal.The...

ATLANTA, April 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Late in 2007, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Georgia (BCBSGa) announced that it was cutting its hourly therapy reimbursement rate for clinical psychologists by approximately 19%. This new rate is about the same as you pay your auto mechanic or home handyman per hour. However, unlike your mechanic, BCBSGa wants to pay licensed psychologists about half of what they were paid 10 years ago by BCBSGa. In 1998 clinical psychologists were reimbursed by...

NEW YORK, March 20, 2009 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Company's supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for Lexapro (escitalopram oxalate) for the acute and maintenance treatment of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD) in adolescents, 12 - 17 years of age. Lexapro is only the second antidepressant to be approved for the treatment of MDD in adolescents, a medical condition that...

People who suffer from migraine headaches are at increased risk of also suffering form mood and anxiety disorders, according to research."An expanding body of literature has shown that migraine headaches are associated with higher rates of mental disorders," Dr. Jitender Sareen, of the University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada, and colleagues point out in a published report. Despite all this, previous studies have been subject to a number of limitations.Sareen and colleagues analyzed...

A study suggests that children who suffer physical abuse, death of a parent or other childhood adversity and are anxious or depressed are at increased risk of developing asthma in adulthood.Dr. Kate M. Scott told Reuters Health the study was particularly interesting because although doctors know that people with asthma are more likely to also experience some anxiety disorders and possibly depression, it is usually thought that these mental disorders occur as a consequence of asthma.She also...

Before now, very little has been known about how many Americans suffer from chronic depression and anxiety.  The question: of those who do suffer how many receive effective treatments that are available?In the first of its kind study, University of California, Los Angeles researchers found estimates for both the prevalence of chronic psychiatric illness in the U.S. and how often individuals suffering from such illnesses receive appropriate treatment.Researchers found approximately 4.7...

PHOENIX, Dec. 16 /PRNewswire/ -- Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders (http://www.remudaranch.com) reports the holidays are an extremely difficult time for those suffering from emotional eating. "Emotional eating is using food to meet emotional needs," said Juliet Zuercher, registered dietitian at Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders. "Emotional eaters use food to either avoid or attempt to change emotions ranging from slightly uncomfortable to...

A new study by researchers at Columbia University finds that nearly half of all young adults have suffered some type of mental health problem during the past year. However, few seek treatment.The researchers based their findings on a large government health survey involving more than 5,092 U.S. participants aged 19 to 25 conducted in 2001-2002.  The survey included standard questions used to diagnose substance abuse and other mental health problems such as depression, anxiety disorders and...