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Adverse Effects From Antidepressants for Bipolar Treatment Are Common in Children
Medscape Medical News story - "Antidepressants for the treatment of bipolar symptoms cause adverse effects in more than three quarters of children within the first four months of treatment, a new study suggests. The rate is similar to that observed in adult bipolar patients with continuous cycling, which is the most common form of the disease in children." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
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Rapid Cycling Bipolar Patients Have More Severe Disease
Medscape Medical News story based on data presented at the Fifth International Conference on Bipolar Disorders indicating that "rapid cycling bipolar patients have more severe symptoms than non–rapid cycling bipolar patients ... Results showed that rapid cycling patients were more likely to be female, a fact more evident in bipolar I than bipolar II patients. Rapid cycling patients also showed a younger age of onset and a higher occurrence of depression at study entry." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
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PTSD in Men and Women
Article in Current Medical Research and Opinion at Medscape based on a study "to investigate the symptom frequencies of a relatively large sample of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) sufferers and compare male and female symptom profiles." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
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Flaws found in depression therapy
MSNBC story on findings published in Wednesday’s Journal of the American Medical Association - "Treatment rates for major depression have improved significantly over the last two decades, but more than half of patients nationwide are getting inadequate therapy, a new study suggests. The findings suggest that while the stigma of mental illness may be easing, many doctors may not be aware of treatment advancements, and many patients may be seeking unproven therapies, said Harvard Medical School researcher Ronald Kessler, the study’s lead author."  
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