News -02-01-06 Pregnancy and Depression (CNN News) "Pregnant women who stop taking antidepressants run a high risk of slipping back into depression, a study found, busting the myth that the surge of hormones during pregnancy keeps mothers-to-be happy and glowing." "The study offers new information but no clear answers for expectant mothers who must balance the risk of medications harming the fetus against the danger of untreated depression." 9-05 -06-30-09 Study: Cognitive Behavior Therapy Can Prevent Depression in Teens (U.S. News) "After six months, the teens who had been in the therapy groups were less likely to have become depressed (21.4 percent vs. 32.7 percent). The therapy was most effective in preventing depression in children whose parent wasn’t depressed at the time (11.7 percent vs. 40.5 percent); its benefit disappeared if a parent of the child was depressed. Proof, if any is needed, that parents’ behavior has a huge influence on their children’s health and behavior, even when they’re teenagers." "In cognitive therapy, a person learns to: "Distinguish between thoughts and feelings. Become aware of how thoughts can influence feelings in ways that sometimes are not helpful. Learn about thoughts that seem to occur automatically and how they can affect emotions. Evaluate critically whether these 'automatic' thoughts and assumptions are accurate or perhaps biased. Develop the skills to notice, interrupt, and correct these biased thoughts." 06-09 Papers Depression Treatment and Sexual Dysfunction in Women (U.S. News) "Viagra might be more than a man's drug after all. Four years after Pfizer abandoned trials seeking FDA approval of its use as a potential treatment for female sexual arousal disorder, new research suggests that the diamond-shaped pill may help some women overcome sexual side effects caused by antidepressants." 08-07 Depression Treatment for Women (ABC News) "As I will remind you throughout this book, estrogen and serotonin are intimately related.When estrogen rises, as it does in the two weeks after your period and also during pregnancy, up goes serotonin, and with it your mood. But when estrogen falls, as it does before your period and also during the menopause transition or after delivering a baby, so does your mood and life can get difficult." "Add to all this Whammy #1, stress. Remember that serotonin is not only a neurotransmitter allowing brain cells to talk to each other, but also a buffer against stress." "There are three immediate steps you can take to help your brain make more serotonin and they're outlined in the Three-Week Cure: sunlight, exercise, and carbohydrate timing. There are also two bonus serotonin boosters: laughter and kindness. Learn jokes, visit comedy clubs, rent only comedies from your video store. And perform acts of kindness. People who regularly volunteer to help others have measurably higher levels of serotonin." "A February 2005 study in the British Medical Journal finally put to rest the effectiveness of St. John's wort as an antidepressant for people with moderate to severe depression. Half the study's partcipants took the antidepressant Paxil (paroxetine); the other half took a minimum 900 mg daily of St. John's wort. After six weeks on these regimens, one third of those taking the Paxil felt less depressed; but one half of those taking St. John's wort were less depressed. The well-designed study also showed that St. John's wort caused fewer side effects than Paxil." 01-06. Depression in Children (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions. 10-09 Manic-Depressive Illness in Teens (American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry) Provides basic suggestions for bipolar disorder or manic depression. 10-09

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