Friday, October, 30, 2009
Acute Depression
October 02, 2008
A new antidepressant has shown mixed results in new clinical
trials. Drugmaker Targacept reported that its new treatment for
acute depression, mecamylamine taken with Celexa, was effective in
improving depression symptoms. But the trials failed to show
conclusively that patients were able to achieve remission of their
depression.
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Expert & Community Posts
By Christine Miller
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Health Expert
...Medical Center, is a list of the symptoms of major or acute depression. For major depression, at...
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By Jerry Kennard
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Health Expert
...it may occur for all sorts of different reasons. Acute depression typically follows upsetting...
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By Lisa Emrich
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Health Expert
...of interleukin-6 (IL-6), a protein associated with acute inflammation and fever. The levels of...
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Health Guide
...determine whether treatment with escitalopram or problem-solving therapy over the first year following
acute stroke will decrease the number of
depression cases that develop compared with...
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...not discussed in this report. See In-Depth Report #66: Bipolar disorder.Major
DepressionIn major, or
acute,
depression, at least five of the symptoms listed below must occur for a period of at...
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depression in anyone. In fact, recent loss of a loved one is the most frequently reported precipitant of
acute depression. All major (and even minor) losses, however, cause grief reactions. People...
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...by feelings of sadness, hopelessness, loss of interest in life, and, sometimes, thoughts of suicide.
Acute depression is also accompanied by significant changes in the patient's functioning....
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...Causes The following lists give examples of the diseases and conditions that can cause malaise.
ACUTE INFECTIOUS DISEASE
Acute bronchitis or pneumonia
Acute...
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