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This Week - August 27, 2007

1. First-ever antipsychotic approved for kids
2. American Psychiatric Associaton reaction to Risperdal approval
3. Lawyers: American kids being drugged to death
4. College students overused as guinea pigs
5. Bipolar disorder relapses halved by Melbourne researchers
6. Scientist's simple test detects brain ills
7. Pain medicine use has nearly doubled
8. Stress makes inflammatory disease worse
9. Young people's heroes are parents
10. Help your child outgrow separation anxiety
11. Nonmedicinal treatment touted for preschoolers with ADHD
12. Role of depression in troubled vets
13. Men more likely to supress depression
14. AUDIO: Stuck and Suicidal in a Post-Katrina Trailer Park
15. Loneliness could be bad for health
16. Picks Disease: Rare brain disorder mimics other conditions
17. Helping find lost Alzheimer's patients
18. Sex and seniors: They're having more than you might think
19. Tel Aviv University redefines 'Internet addiction.' New standards for treatment.
20. More evidence of virus link to obesity
21. What causes sound hallucinations in people with schizophrenia?
22. Latest Schizophrenia News
23. "Just Diagnosed. Traumatized!"
24. Thought for today

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

Risperdal: First-ever Antipsychotic Approved for Kids

Until now, there has been no FDA-approved drug for the treatment of schizophrenia for pediatric use. Lithium has been the only approved drug for treating bipolar disorder in those 12 and up. But physicians have long prescribed drugs like Risperdal in adolescents off-label, a child psychiatrist told The Wall Street Journal.

What the agency's decision is likely to do is stoke a debate over whether such drugs are safe for teens. There is also a disagreement over what symptoms warrant use of the powerful, next-generation medicines, a debate that short-term clinical studies do not resolve. More.

APA Reaction to Risperdal Approval to Treat Pediatric Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

The American Psychiatric Association was quick to applaud the FDAs move.

American Kids Being Drugged To Death

A major online marketing and news site for lawyers claims that American kids are being pumped full of the most powerful and dangerous psychiatric medications on the market, in drug cocktails that are literally killing them.

College Students Overused As Guinea Pigs

Many participate in psychological studies, but are they really representative of the population at large?

Bipolar Disorder Relapses Halved by Melbourne Researchers

Australian researchers have developed a treatment that halves the number of manic episodes experienced by people with bipolar disorder.

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Simple Test Detects Brain Ills

A University of Minnesota scientist says he has discovered a way to detect Alzheimer's disease, schizophrenia and other brain disorders by using a device that tracks magnetic signals in the brain.

Pain Medicine Use Nearly Doubles

People in the United States are living in a world of pain and they are popping pills at an alarming rate to cope with it. Full details here.

Stress Makes Inflammatory Disease Worse

Researchers report that chronic stress can aggravate neurodegenerative diseases such as multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory diseases.

Young People's Heroes Are Parents

When it comes to those they most admire, young people turn to their own families.

Help Your Child Outgrow Separation Anxiety

Children have this irrational fear that "if I can't see Mom or see Dad, something may happen to them and they may not come back." Here's what you can do to help.

Nonmedicinal Treatment Touted for Preschoolers with ADHD

Non-medicinal interventions are highly effective in preventing the behavioral and academic problems associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD), according to a five-year study led by researchers at Lehigh University's College of Education.

Role of Depression in Troubled Vets

New study finds vets with depression diagnosis face increased risk of family problems and domestic abuse.

Men More Likely to Supress Depression

While sitting down to simply talk about daily troubles may seem like a perfectly normal activity for women, many men are reluctant to share their feelings in the same way.

Post-Katrina Mental Health: What Can Be Done?

What is the source of the dysfunction in the FEMA trailer parks, and what can possibly be done to help? Listen now

Part II: Stuck and Suicidal in a Post-Katrina Trailer Park

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Loneliness Could Be Bad For Your Health

A new study shows that lonelier people appeared more helpless and threatened. And ironically, they were less apt to actively seek help when stressed out.

Rare Brain Disorder Mimics Other Conditions

It's called Pick's Disease or frontotemporal dementia and causes memory loss and behavioral changes. Many patients are misdiagnosed for years as having depression, severe anxiety, obsessive-compulsive disorder and late-life schizophrenia. Read more.

Helping Find Lost Alzheimer's Patients

New devices help family members and caregivers keep track of Alzheimer's patients.

Sex and Seniors: They're having more than you might think ...

A new study report indicates that sex is important to many seniors into their 80s and 90s, and they work to enjoy it even if illness or other problems get in the way. For those seniors having sex, 54% were having sex two to three times each month, while 23% were having sex once or more each week.

Tel Aviv University Redefines 'Internet Addiction' and Sets New Standards for Treatment

Dr. Dannon and his colleagues have recently reported their findings in the Journal of Clinical Psychopharmacology; and have since waged a mini-campaign around the world to warn doctors about the dangers associated with excessive Internet use.

More Evidence of Virus Link to Obesity

For a minority, a virus may be the cause of their obesity.

What Causes Sound Hallucinations in People with Schizophrenia?

For the first time, a team of Spanish researchers has identified cerebral dysfunctions that could be the origin of the sound hallucinations experienced by some individuals suffering from schizophrenia – a condition that in many countries, affects around 1 in every 100 people.

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More Schizophrenia Stories:

• FDA says Pfizer schizophrenia drug ad misleading
• Scientist's simple test detects brain ills

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

"Just Diagnosed. Traumatized!"

quoi:

Anybody else go through a very bad time regretting they ever asked for help, cause now they are officially "crazy" and feel worse than ever. I know some feel comforted in having a diagnosis, but I feel worse.  respond here

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Something to think about...

"Why view life as half done, when tomorrow brings so much wonder? If you're living life by the day, then you're not living life at all."

- M.C. from Illinois

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