Knocking out a single gene in mice can produce symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), researchers report in tomorrow’s issue of Nature. Their experiments provide clues about the neural circuits and signaling pathways involved in compulsive behavior and may provide a useful animal model for studying OCD and evaluating treatments.
More than 2 million people in the […]
At last - an expert talking sense. “It is normal to feel depressed,” writes Professor Gordon Parker in the latest edition of the British Medical Journal. How many of his fellow psychiatrists have shrunk from that statement of the bleeding obvious?
Tony Hancock
Quintessential British gloom: Tony Hancock
Normal? You bet it is. People have been feeling depressed […]
The generic prescription drug program of Regence BlueCross/BlueShield in Utah said on Monday that people who are being prescribed antidepressants for the first time need prior authorization in order to be prescribed brand name antidepressants, but can obtain generic antidepressants without the prior authorization.
The program does not require prior authorization for patients already being prescribed […]
The finding may one day give doctors a better shot at choosing the right antidepressant for the right patient, helping to eliminate the trial-and-error process many people undergo before they find an effective treatment.
“This is definitely a step ahead,” said Dr. Gonzalo Laje, a researcher at the National Institute of Mental Health, in a telephone […]