Blogs Posts in Antidepressants category; 23 blog posts

Children under six on anti-depressants

Federal health department data reveals prescribing rates of the controversial drugs have risen from 852 in 2007-08 to 1264 in 2009-10. But despite Health Minister Nicola Roxon ordering an investigation three years ago, a Freedom of Inform [...]

Posted On : May, 30 2011 | Comments : 0

Supermodel Speaks to 'GMA' About Her Experience With Antidep...

Paulina Porizkova, the 46-year-old supermodel and actress, said she was devastated when she was thrown off the television reality show "Dancing With the Stars" in 2007, feeling engulfed by anxiety. "I had been out of the pu [...]

Posted On : May, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

50% teenagers' depression relapses after treatment--study

According to a new study, the risk of a relapse looms large over nearly half of the teenagers who have recovered from a major bout of depression [a mental state characterized by a pessimistic sense of inadequacy and a despondent lack of [...]

Posted On : Nov, 05 2010 | Comments : 0

Thousands of children on antidepressants

Prescriptions of the controversial drugs have increased rapidly with pills for attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder up by one third in two years and antidepressant use in children under 16 rising by six per cent, according to data o [...]

Posted On : Oct, 31 2009 | Comments : 0

Antidepressant use doubled

USE of antidepressant drugs in the United States doubled between 1996 and 2005, probably because of a mix of factors, researchers reported on Monday. About 6 per cent of people were prescribed an antidepressant in 1996 - 13 million people. [...]

Posted On : Aug, 06 2009 | Comments : 0

Abuse Of Antidepressants And How To Avoid

There is a reason why there are strict laws against medicines being sold only with a prescription-not only are they harmful taken without a doctor's consultation, but also usually do not take effect in the manner desired by the consumer. In [...]

Posted On : Jul, 25 2009 | Comments : 0

What You Absolutely Need to Know

Introduction Change in social and economical states throughout the world although has brought prosperity among the individuals of the world but at a price. It has brought both physical and mental stressors. Now people have to work harder an [...]

Posted On : Jul, 24 2009 | Comments : 0

Depression in your life

People have to face depression naturally everyday & that is really painful & irritating .actually none of us know what is the exact reason behind depression & what it can hit someone but we can identify it by the way of our at [...]

Posted On : Mar, 07 2009 | Comments : 1

Anti Social Behaviour In Girls As Pointers To Depression In ...

The University of Washington has come up with a research that says anti-social behaviour among girls and anxiety among both sexes act as pointers to depression in early adolescence. According to James Mazza, the lead author of the new stud [...]