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Antidepressant use in teens seen as effective
• Psychiatry / Psychology • Jun 03 04
A U.S. study has found that the antidepressant Prozac helps teenagers overcome depression far better than talk therapy, but that a combination of the…
Quick test helps spot dementia
• Psychiatry / Psychology • May 31 04
While not quite as swift as its title suggests, the “seven minute screen” is an accurate means of testing for dementia, Dutch researchers report.
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Madrid bomb trauma may linger years
• Psychiatry / Psychology • May 27 04
Mental wounds from the Madrid bombings could linger for years and damage Spanish society if victims are not helped, psychologists who provided emergency help…
High rates of crime, drug use in schizophrenics
• Psychiatry / Psychology • May 27 04
Schizophrenics are more likely to be convicted of crimes than non-schizophrenics, new research suggests.
Australian investigators found that, over a 25-year period, 21.6 percent…
Stroke survivors have a high risk of dementia
• Psychiatry / Psychology • May 27 04
The results of a study published in the journal Stroke suggest that patients who have suffered a stroke have twice the risk of dementia…
Anti-Depressant Taken Off Market
• Psychiatry / Psychology • May 27 04
Serzone, a controversial antidepressant, is being taken off the American market as by its manufacturer, Bristol-Meyers Squibb, reports CBS News Correspondent Sharyl Attkisson.
The…
Substance abuse linked to 25% of violent crimes
• Psychiatry / Psychology • May 27 04
People with serious drug and alcohol abuse problems are linked to about a quarter of all violent crimes, many of which could be…
CJD cases ‘in decline’
• Psychiatry / Psychology • May 24 04
The worst of human BSE infection may be over, according to scientists monitoring vCJD.
The National CJD Surveillance Unit said the number of people…
Ј1m boost for epilepsy care
• Psychiatry / Psychology • May 24 04
Over a million pounds will be invested in epilepsy care over the next two years, the government has announced.
The investment is part of…