This study demonstrates that over 6 weeks of treatment, patients with melancholic depression and medical comorbidity (MC) (specifically cardiovascular or endocrinological MC) had poorer treatment response and a worse functional outcome as opposed to their counterparts without MC. Interestingly, these effects were not related to various antidepressant treatment regimens. [continue reading…]
October 2009
A conversation with the Alison Gopnik, Professor of Psychology and Affiliate Professor of Philosophy at the University of California at Berkeley.She is an internationally recognized leader in the study of children’s learning and development and she was one of the founders of the study of “theory of mind”, illuminating how children come to understand the minds of others, and she formulated the “theory theory”, the idea that children’s learn in the same way that scientists do.
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Current drugs for depression target the regulatory process for neurotransmitters, and while effective in some cases, do not appear to work in other cases. [continue reading…]
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Women can significantly improve ‘that time of the month,‘ by learning more about how premenstrual symptoms (PMS) can affect their minds and bodies and by adopting stress management and relaxation techniques. [continue reading…]
