AstraZeneca (NYSE:AZN) announced new study data on SEROQUEL XR™ (quetiapine fumarate) Extended-Release Tablets (quetiapine XR) for the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD) and generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) in adult patients. The results from the studies were presented today at the 161st Annual Meeting of the American Psychiatric Association (APA) in Washington, DC. In [...]
According to a recent study, faith-based positive religious resources can protect psychological well-being through enhanced hope and perceived social support during stressful experiences, like undergoing cardiac surgery. Furthermore, having negative religious thoughts and struggles may hinder recovery. These results will be presented at the 114th annual convention of the American Psychological Association (APA).
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Following the tragic event at the Virginia Tech campus, the American Red Cross is one of many organizations in the local community offering support at this time. Our trained relief workers, mostly mental health workers, arrived at Virginia Tech yesterday to support the efforts of local Red Cross volunteers who have been offering emotional support, [...]
Risk only increased during early pregancy
“Children born to women who suffer severe stress early in pregnancy are at increased risk of developing schizophrenia later in life,” The Daily Telegraph reported.
The newspaper said that a Danish study of 1.38million births from 1973 to 1995 found the risk of schizophrenia increased by 67 per [...]
Two new US studies suggest that taking SSRIs during pregnancy does not significantly increase the risk of most birth defects. However, both studies found that taking certain SSRIs while pregnant was linked with a small increased risk of some rare birth defects.
SSRI stands for selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor, a class of drugs [...]
A doctoral thesis carried out at the University of Granada has proved that patients with serious anxiety disorders (panic disorder with and without agoraphobia, social anxiety disorder or generalized anxiety disorder) think they suffer more physiological (palpitations, sweating, irregular breathing, shaking of the hands and muscular tension …) than they really have. In other [...]
Intranasal Therapeutics, Inc. (ITI) announced today that a proof-of-principle study published in the August issue of the peer-reviewed journal Anesthesia & Analgesia demonstrates the potential of intranasally delivered midazolam as a convenient, fast-acting and noninvasive alternative to intravenous and oral forms of this widely used sedative.
“Our preliminary study in 12 healthy volunteers [...]
New research at the University of Maryland looks at why kids decide to include – and exclude – other kids from their group of friends. It turns out the decision making process is much more complex than previously believed, and could even provide insights into how to intervene when children are rejected by their peers. [...]
Pfizer Inc said today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency issued a positive opinion recommending marketing authorization of Lyrica
Two veterans groups on Monday filed a notice with the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco to overturn the decision of a lower court judge that dismissed a class action suit seeking to force changes to the Department of Veterans Affairs‘ health care system, the Washington Times reports (Hudson, Washington Times, [...]
