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Drug Approval
Quetiapine (Seroquel) has been approved for treatment of bipolar depression. Quetiapine is now the only drug approved for treating both manic and depressive states of bipolar disorder.
Drug Warning
The anti-seizure drug lamotrigine (Lamictal) can cause cleft lip and palate birth defects if taken during the first trimester of pregnancy.
Bipolar Disorder in Children and Adolescents
- The course of bipolar disorder is different in young people than in adults, indicates a 2006 study...
Expert & Community Posts
Dealing with Depression after a Stroke
By Deanne Stein , Health Expert...stroke, an estimated 10 to 27 percent experience major depression. An additional 15 to 40... Read more »
How to Be a Smart Patient: Four Tips for Taking Charge of Your Health Care
By Deborah Gray , Health ExpertI just read a very informative book called, You: The Smart Patient: An Insider's Handbook for... Read more »
Suicidal Ideation and Urgent Care
By Kimberly Tyler , Health Expert...a day of the first) my friend was diagnosed with major depression and generalized anxiety... Read more »
Walking in My Shoes
By Tracy Davenport , Health ExpertThe importance of finding an empathetic doctor. Any online dictionary will define the term... Read more »
Mental Health and MS: Depression Symptoms
By Lisa Emrich , Health Expert...attention to the dream that I’m in trouble, a sign of a major depression episode that has... Read more »
Health Guide
Depression Risk
According to a major surveys, more than 13% of Americans experience major depression disorder over the course of their lifetimes. Furthermore, an estimated 18 million Americans experience... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Prognosis
PrognosisMedical evidence has shown that patients with bipolar disorder have higher death rates from suicide, heart problems, and death from all causes than those in the general population. Patients... Read more »Depression Treatment
...treatable illness, with many therapeutic options available. Increasingly, professionals are viewing major depression as a chronic illness (the condition nearly always returns when treatment is... Read more »Depression Medications, Antidepressants, Suicide Risk
...early relapse and who may require ongoing antidepressants are:Patients with at least two episodes of major depression or major depression that lasts for 2 years or longer before initial... Read more »Bipolar Disorder Diagnosis
...have experienced three or more depressive episodes. In such cases, the condition is often diagnosed as major depression. An accurate diagnosis is important because patients with bipolar disorder... Read more »Images
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Connecting the Brain and Pain
November 13, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- A common brain imaging technology is unlocking the connection between depression and pain. Statistics show more than 75 percent... Read summary »
1 in 4 depressed people may be bipolar, experts say
October 03, 2008British researchers say as many as one in every four people diagnosed with major depressive disorder may in fact have bipolar disorder. In a recent... Read summary »
PTSD and Metabolic Syndrome in Veterans
January 22, 2009(Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) are more likely to have Metabolic Syndrome than veterans without PTSD.... Read summary »
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Deadly Infections in Hospitals
June 25, 2008(Ivanhoe Newswire) Deadly infections are on the upswing in hospitals around the world. Overcrowding and understaffing may be at least partially to... Read summary »
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