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A new Italian study finds that anxiety, depression and certain other mental health conditions are more prevalent among infertile couples than those who are not infertile.The small study, led by Dr. Chiara Sbaragli of the University of Siena School of Medicine in Italy, suggests that mental health screenings might be beneficial to those being treated for infertility, researchers say.Although most of the 81 infertile couples involved in the study did not experience any of the psychiatric...
A network of emotion-regulating brain regions implicated in the pathological worry that can grip patients with anxiety disorders may also be useful for predicting the benefits of treatment.A new study appearing online Jan. 2 reports that high levels of brain activity in an emotional center called the amygdala reflect patients' hypersensitivity to anticipation of adverse events. At the same time, high activity in a regulatory region known as the anterior cingulate cortex is associated with a...
A brain procedure that has been used to treat Parkinson's disease patients since the 1980s also shows promise for patients with severe Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD).To evaluate the usefulness of deep brain stimulation in the treatment of OCD, researchers selected sixteen patients with severe OCD and treated them with the procedure. After three months of active stimulation, seven out of 10 patients saw 25 percent of their symptoms disappear as measured by the Yale-Brown Obsessive...
The most common psychiatric illnesses in children are successfully treated with a popular antidepressant and months of psychotherapy, according to researchers. The study found the drug sertraline, available as a generic and under the brand name Zoloft, worked best when combined with therapy.Dr. John Walkup, lead author of the government-funded research, said each method alone also had big benefits.The study, published online in the New England Journal of Medicine, was scheduled for...
BioMedEcon Group, a leading provider of health economics and outcomes research, presented findings of a unique nine-year retrospective claims analysis that compared the per-patient, median healthcare costs of newly-diagnosed patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) to matched patients with depression. The study, supported by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., was presented at the European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) 21st Congress on Sept. 1 in Barcelona, Spain....
SEBAGO - The OCD (Obsessive Comedy Disorder) will present three episodes of "The Three Aliens Interactive Radio Show" Friday, Aug. 22, at Schoolhouse Arts Center. "The Moons of Altair, Episodes 1, 2, and 3," written and directed by Keith Halliburton, will be taped before a live audience that day for future airings on WJZF-Standish (97.1 FM). The family show revolves around the antics and adventures of three aliens as they are captured by pirates and discover the amazing uses of the...
The Washington County chapter of the National Alliance on Mental Illness will start a 12-week series of classes for families of persons diagnosed with serious mental illnesses. The first session will be from 7 to 9:30 p.m. Sept. 11 at the North Strabane Municipal Building on Route 519. The course will cover information about schizophrenia, mood disorders, panic disorder and obsessive compulsive disorder; coping skills; basic information about medications; listening and communication...
HOW DO YOU KNOW IF YOU HAVE A DISORDER? According to Dr Pauc, disorders tend to fall into five areas . . . dyslexia, dyspraxia, attention-deficit disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, Tourette's syndrome and autism. He said: "If you're really struggling to read, then you could have dyslexia. Those with dyspraxia might find that they're very clumsy. And people suffering from ADD will tend to have a history of impulsive behaviour, an inability to keep still and being constantly in...
Researchers at Cambridge University in Britain have found that people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), as well as their close relatives, show less activity in a particular part of their brain compared to those without the condition.  identified differences in the way brains of people with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) work. The scientists found that brain scans of those with OCD, as well as their close relatives, revealed less activity in a particular part of the...
The majority of newly diagnosed patients who are prescribed medications for obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) receive inadequate dose and/or duration of drug treatment, according to a study conducted by BioMedEcon, a leading provider of health economics and outcomes research. The study, which was supported by Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., was based on a nine-year retrospective claims analysis that assessed the adequacy of medication treatment among Medicaid-enrolled adults who were newly...
