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Updated September 12, 2004

When Depression Hurts (WashingtonPost.com, Psychport.com)
The Next Prozac? Consumers may soon be facing an ad barrage for the antidepressant Cymbalta, approved this month by the Food and Drug Administration. Financial analysts say maker Eli Lilly & Co. is looking for a follow-up to Prozac, which lost patent protection in 2001. A strong sales drive is key to the company's success. (more...)

FDA Urged Withholding Data on Antidepressants (WashingtonPost.com, Psychport.com)
The Food and Drug Administration has repeatedly urged antidepressant manufacturers not to disclose to physicians and the public that some clinical trials of the medications in children found the drugs were no better than sugar pills, according to documents and testimony released at a congressional hearing yesterday. (more...)

Thousands of Consumer Reports Readers Rate Mental-Health Care for Depression and Anxiety in One of the Largest Surveys of its Kind (US Newswire, Psychport.com)
In one of the largest surveys of its kind, 3,079 Consumer Reports (CR) readers rate the mental-health care they received for depression and anxiety. The survey results, plus CR's interviews with patients and experts, offer a compelling snapshot of how people fared given the mental-health care choices they made. (more...)

Brain Images Reveal Effects of Antidepressants (EurekaAlert!)
MADISON - The experiences of millions of people have proved that antidepressants work, but only with the advent of sophisticated imaging technology have scientists begun to learn exactly how the medications affect brain structures and circuits to bring relief from depression. (more...)

Dramatic Increases Seen In College Students' Mental Health Problems Over Last 13-Years (American Psychological Association)
WASHINGTON - College students frequently have more complex problems today than they did over a decade ago, including both the typical or expected college student problems -- difficulties in relationships and developmental issues -- as well as the more severe problems, such as depression, sexual assault and thoughts of suicide. That is the finding of a study involving 13,257 students seeking help at a large Midwestern university counseling center over a 13-year period. Some of these increases were dramatic. The number of students seen each year with depression doubled, while the number of suicidal students tripled and the number of students seen after a sexual assault quadrupled. (more...)

Bipolar Disorder More Common Than Previously Believed (Health Central)
Three times as many Americans may suffer from bipolar disorder than previously believed, says a nationwide study that appears in the January issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. (more...)

Depression and Chronic Pain Linked in Stanford Study; May Influence Diagnosis and Treatment (EurekaAlert!)
STANFORD, Calif. - A persistent, long-lasting headache or an endlessly painful back may indicate something more serious than a bad week at the office. A new study finds that people who have major depression are more than twice as likely to have chronic pain when compared to people who have no symptoms of depression. This study could change how depression is diagnosed and treated, say Stanford School of Medicine researchers. (more...)

Newly Published Strategic Plan for Mood Disorders Research (NIMH)
More than 20 million children and adults in the U.S. are affected by major depression or bipolar disorder, and depression has been shown to be a leading cause of disability worldwide. In recognition of the scope and burden of these serious medical illnesses, NIMH launched a major effort to assess our current knowledge and to plan a course of research that will move the Nation ahead in answering unsolved questions related to mood disorders. (more...)