http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. University of Rochester Medical Center researchers have pinpointed the prime factors identifying which elderly persons are at the highest risk for developing major depression. http://www.physorg.com/news180269168.html Medicine & Health Thu, 17 Dec 2009 11:00:02 EST news180269168 Children who lack a normal fear response are more likely to commit crimes when they grow up, a study published Monday in the American Journal of Psychiatry suggested. http://www.physorg.com/news177603961.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Nov 2009 14:29:32 EST news177603961 (PhysOrg.com) -- One of the largest surveys of substance use has found a remarkable amount of binge-drinking among older Americans. The findings, published in The American Journal of Psychiatry, were reported by researchers at Duke University Medical Center. http://www.physorg.com/news169752601.html Medicine & Health Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:40:02 EST news169752601 Anorexic patients drastically reduce food intake and are often not capable of changing their behavior. This can lead to life-threatening weight loss. Using MRI technology, scientists at Heidelberg University Hospital have discovered for the first time processes in brain metabolism that explain this disturbed eating behavior. http://www.physorg.com/news168525822.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 Aug 2009 14:10:01 EST news168525822 Depression in older adults too often goes unrecognized and untreated, resulting in untold misery, worsening of medical illness, and early death. A new study has identified one important remedy: Adding a trained depression care manager to primary care practices can increase the number of patients receiving treatment, lead to a higher remission rate of depression, and reduce suicidal thoughts. http://www.physorg.com/news164981188.html Medicine & Health Tue, 23 Jun 2009 13:07:09 EST news164981188 One reason antidepressant medication treatments do not work as well in real life as they do in clinical studies could be the limited type of study participants selected, researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center have found. http://www.physorg.com/news161367241.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 May 2009 17:14:31 EST news161367241 Findings from clinical studies used to gain Food and Drug Administration approval of common antidepressants are not applicable to most patients with depression, according to a report led by the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of Public Health. Published in the May issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry, the study suggests only a small percentage of people with depression qualify for these studies, and those who do not qualify are often treated with the same medications but may suffer poorer clinical outcomes. http://www.physorg.com/news160143778.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Apr 2009 13:23:57 EST news160143778 (PhysOrg.com) -- Rutgers geneticist Linda Brzustowicz and her colleagues have identified a specific DNA change that is likely to increase risk for developing schizophrenia in some people. It provides a potential mechanism that may be a point of entry for drug therapy, consistent with the growing trend of personalized medicine. http://www.physorg.com/news158321225.html Medicine & Health Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:07:26 EST news158321225 In a national clinical trial, adolescents with moderate to severe depression first given a placebo treatment and then an antidepressant medication alone or in combination with therapy responded just as well over the long term as participants who received active treatment throughout the study, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers report. http://www.physorg.com/news151225628.html Medicine & Health Thu, 15 Jan 2009 07:07:08 EST news151225628 A network of emotion-regulating brain regions implicated in the pathological worry that can grip patients with anxiety disorders may also be useful for predicting the benefits of treatment. http://www.physorg.com/news150091875.html Medicine & Health Fri, 02 Jan 2009 04:11:15 EST news150091875