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VIAGRA: The drug eases some sexual problems for women taking anti-depressants

July 23, 2008
Viagra is well established for treating male impotence. A new study slated to appear in the Journal of the American Medical Association suggests the drug can also relieve some sexual difficulties in women caused by antidepres
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Can Schizophrenia Be Cured Before It Starts?...

July 22, 2008
By taking schizophrenia prevention to the community, McFarlane is charting a bold new course. Research during the late 1980s began showing that the sooner after a psychotic break patients were treated, the better they did.
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US News & World Report Best Hospitals: Psychiatry

July 15, 2008
New York Presbyerian Hospital of Columbia and Cornell is ranked 3rd in Psychiatry, according to a US News & World Report survey. The U.S. News & World Report’’s Best Hospitals rankings cover 170 hospitals in 1
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July 14, 2008
Medical News Today, :
American Academy Of Child And Adolescent Psychiatry Discusses Antiepileptic Medications’’ Psychiatric Side Effects At FDA Open Hearing The American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry President-Elect Laurence Greenhill,

July 9, 2008
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Pregnancy Alone Is Not Associated With Increased Risk For Mental Disorders ...according to a new report. However, post-partum women may have a higher risk of major depressive disorder...Oriana Vesga-López, M.D., of New York State Psychiatri

July 7, 2008
MedPage Today, :
Electromagnetic Treatments for Depression Seek to Improve on ECT There’’s a new wave of research into targeted electromagnetic treatments for resistant depression, all aiming to relegate traditional electroconvulsive therapy (ECT)

July 3, 2008
Science Daily, :
Violence Declines With Medication Use In Some With Schizophrenia Some schizophrenia patients become less prone to violence when taking medication, but those with a history of childhood conduct problems continue to pose a higher risk even with

November 13, 2007
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Teen Suicide On April 26, 2004, Daun Sidle’’s 16-year-old son Derek came home from baseball practice at BG high school and committed suicide. She said, "He put tobacco in his mouth and went to practice, thinking he wouldn’&rs

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