Tuesday, December 14, 2004

Study Shows No Correlation in Suicide Attempts and Antidepressant Use in Teens
AScribe Newswire press release reprinted at PsycPORT - "Researchers at the University of Colorado at Denver and Health Sciences Center recently concluded an observational study to test the theory that antidepressant use by teens put them at increased risk for attempting suicide. The UCDHSC study that is published this month in the international journal CNS Drugs, found no correlation between antidepressant use and suicide attempt in teens after adjusting for many related factors. The study was completed by observing a sample of managed care enrollees across the United States, ages 12 to 18, who were newly diagnosed with major depressive disorder between January 1997 and March 2003..." See also the CNS Drugs abstract of the study, which is available at no charge (full text is available for a fee).  
  

Adherence and Communication in the Treatment of Patients With Bipolar Disorder
Medscape Psychiatry & Mental Health "expert interview" with Daniel Z. Lieberman, MD, Assistant Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, George Washington University; Director, Clinical Research Center; Washington, DC. [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
  

Improving Quality of Care for Bipolar Disorder
Current Opinion in Psychiatry article at Medscape - "The paper outlines the beginning dialogue of neuroscience and psychotherapy by reviewing neurobiological research relevant for therapeutic concepts, presenting recent neuroimaging studies on psychotherapy effects, and discussing some conceptual problems." [Viewing Medscape resources requires registration, which is free].  
  

Modest 2005 Funding Increases for Most Addiction Programs
Brief article at Join Together - "The FY2005 labor, education, and health and human services budget passed by Congress last month has mostly good news for alcohol and other drug-related programs: significant dollar increases for most programs tempered only somewhat by a .83-percent across-the-board reduction ordered by lawmakers... "