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21-12-2006
Manic depression, which doctors call bipolar disorder, is usually a genetic disease, but it can also be self-induced through the use of drugs and a lifestyle which causes damage to the brain.
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05-12-2006
Theme: Psychiatry and Mental Health: Practice Beyond Ambiguity,
Venue: The Prince Hotel and Residence, Jalan Conlay, Kuala Lumpur
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03-12-2006
The effects of antidepressants on sleep in depression have been extensively investigated, although to date there have been relatively few studies of newer drugs classes such as specific serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs)...
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28-11-2006
One theory concerning the action of antidepressants relates to the drugs’ ability to induce an adaptive plasticity in neurons such as neurite sprouting...
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28-11-2006
Psychotic major depression is a difficult-to-treat illness that is associated with high functional impairment and that has significantly higher mortality than nonpsychotic major depression...
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28-11-2006
We assessed the pattern of changes in depressive symptom in delusional depressed inpatients treated openly with 300 mg/day of fluvoxamine for 6 weeks. We studied 59 patients affected by bipolar (n = 23) and major depressive (n = 36) disorder with psychotic features (DSM – IV) who showed complete response to fluvoxamine treatment. Responses were evaluated using the Hamilton Rating Scale for Depression...
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