Posted by SLS on July 11, 2000, at 23:11:01
In reply to New Clinical Advances in Depression, posted by stjames on July 11, 2000, at 22:36:09
Thanks.
> Want to talk about long term effects ? Left unchecked
> depression is a progressive process that eats away on mood but there are somatic inplications. Take a look at http://www.sigmaxi.org/amsci/articles/00articles/Jacobs.html
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> "Citing evidence that stress reduces neurogenesis (the production of new nerve cells)and that the most effective antidepressive medications increase it, the authors suggest that the waning and waxing of neurogenesis in the hippocampus might trigger the precipitation of and recovery from episodes of clinical depression. "
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> Then get the latest news from American Psychiatric Association 153rd Annual Meeting "New Clinical Advances in Depression" Day 2 - May 15, 2000 at:
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> http://www.medscape.com/Medscape/CNO/2000/APA/Story.cfm?story_id=1175
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> You will need to subscribe to Medscape, it's free.
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> I got all this from McMan's Depression and Bipolar Weekly, to subscribe (and you should) email jmcmanamy@snet.net and put "subscribe" in the heading and your email address in the body.
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