People caught up in terrorist attacks or natural disasters are more resilient, both as individuals and in groups, than previously thought. Far from being passive "victims" they can be highly organized survivors, so much so that they should be involved in drafting mental health guidelines to deal with major disasters. Richard Williams, professor of mental health strategy at the University of Glamorg...

Researchers from Denmark reported that patients who are long-term takers of tricyclic antidepressant medications have a 53% increased incidence of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL). These data were also published in the July issue of Epidemiology. More... ? 1998-2007 OncoEd.com All Rights Reserved.Comment: ?Non-Hodgkin lymphoma is one of the rarer cancers (lifetime risk = 2.05%). Do not stop any depressio...

By Jennifer Gibson, PharmD Could the treatment of psychiatric and mood disorders be as simple as eating more fish? Fish oil contains, specifically docosahexanoic acid (DHA) and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), which are known to have positive cardiovascular outcomes. Fish oil intake, through diet or supplementation, has noteworthy effects on lowering total cholesterol, lowering LDL ("bad" cholesterol),...

Actas Esp Psiquiatr. 2008 Mar-Apr;36(2):94-101. Agoraphobia: combined treatment and virtual reality. Preliminary results Pitti C, Pe?ate W, de la Fuente J, Bethencourt J, Acosta L, Villaverde M, Gracia R. Hospital Universitario de Canarias, Spain. [Article in Spanish] INTRODUCTION: Several validation studies have identified the use of certain psychodrugs, cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) and comb...

Psychosom Med 2008;doi:10.1097/PSY.0b013e31817bccafA Prospective Study of PTSD and Early-Age Heart Disease Mortality Among Vietnam Veterans: Implications for Surveillance and Prevention Boscarino JA. Objective: To examine prospectively early-age heart disease (HD) among a national random sample of 4328 male Vietnam veterans, who did not have HD at baseline in 1985. Studies have suggested that postt...