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FDA Approves New Injection Site for RISPERDAL® CONSTA® for Schizophrenia Treatment
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Alkermes, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALKS) today announced that patients with schizophrenia now have a new administration option for RISPERDAL([R]) CONSTA([R]) [risperidone Long-Acting Injection]. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA has approved a new injection site, the deltoid muscle in the arm, for RISPERDAL CONSTA for the treatment...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, FDA, Government, injection, medication, patient, therapy
Research articles 2008-10-09
Clinical Data on Somaxon Pharmaceuticals' Product Candidate for the Treatment of Insomnia Presented at American Psychiatric Association Annual Meeting
Data Presented from Three Phase 3 Clinical Trials of the Company's Product Candidate SILENOR[TM] Doxepin HCl for the Treatment of Insomnia SAN DIEGO -- Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: SOMX), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the in-licensing and development of proprietary product candidates for the treatment of diseases and...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, FDA, Government, HEALTHCARE, patient, Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Research articles 2008-05-07
Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Announces Data to Be Presented at American Psychiatric Association 161st Annual Meeting
Researchers to Present Data from Three Phase 3 Clinical Trials of Doxepin for the Treatment of Insomnia SAN DIEGO -- Somaxon Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:SOMX), a specialty pharmaceutical company focused on the in-licensing and development of proprietary product candidates for the treatment of diseases and disorders in the fields of...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, Government, Somaxon Pharmaceuticals Inc.
Research articles 2008-05-02
Fearing stigma, US soldiers hide mental problems: study
WASHINGTON AFP — A majority of US soldiers who have done tours of duty in Iraq or Afghanistan say they suffer from stress-related troubles linked to their deployments, a study showed Wednesday. But most keep their psychological problems to themselves for fear of being stigmatized or seeing their careers...
Tags: Afghanistan, Agence France-Presse, American Psychiatric Association, Benefits, CAREER, HEALTHCARE, Iraq, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-04-30
Study Finds Stigma May Still Be a Barrier for Many Military Members and Military Spouses Seeking Mental Health Care
ARLINGTON, Va. -- The American Psychiatric Association APA today released a study conducted by Harris Interactive([R]) that shows stigma may still play a significant role in preventing many military members and military spouses from obtaining the mental health care they need. The survey shows that six in ten military members...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, barrier, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-04-30
Psychiatry's valid but dishonest reconsiderations
MORE THAN HALF a century ago, Thomas Szasz shocked the world of psychiatry with his then, and still, electric book, The Myth of Mental Illness. Since that time, he has been unmasking the invalidity of psychiatric practice and its raison d'etre: the diagnosing and treatment of mental illnesses. His reasoning...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, Benefits, depression, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-03-01
APA Joins With Give an Hour to Help Military Families
To: STATE EDITORS Contact: Beth Casteel, press@psych.org, or Alissa Schulman, aschulman@psych.org, both of the American Psychiatric Association, +1-703-907-8640 ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 13 -- The American Psychiatric Association APA announced today it is joining with Give an Hour to provide mental health services to American troops and families impacted by...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2008-02-13
Domestic violence victim shares her tale of saving grace
L.Y. Marlow was 16 when she went on her first date. That's when she says she "met and fell head over heels" in love with her first boyfriend. That's also when she experienced her first encounter with abuse. "I had my eye blackened and my lip split. I was...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, violence, women
Research articles 2007-11-12
Is your mood taking a tumble?
If your mood takes a nose-dive about this time each year, you might have a common, treatable condition that comes and goes with the seasons, experts say. Seasonal affective disorder, or SAD, often dubbed the "winter blues," afflicts about 10% to 20% of Americans, especially those...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, Loyola University, therapy
Research articles 2007-10-15
APA Comments on FDA's First Approval of Medication to Treat Pediatric Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder
To: MEDICAL EDITORSContact: Lydia Sermons-Ward, +1-703-907-8640, press@psych.org, or Alissa Schulman, +1-703-907-8562, aschulman@psych.org, both of the American Psychiatric Association ARLINGTON, Va., Aug. 22 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Psychiatric Association APA applauds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration FDA for its review of scientific evidence that led to the approval of a...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, FDA, Government
Research articles 2007-08-22
Mental Health 101: Massachusetts Psychiatric Society Offers Expertise on College Mental Health
WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Across the country, students are preparing to start or return to college. This is an exciting time, though for some it's overwhelming and stressful. Depression, substance use and eating disorders are increasingly common mental health issues on college campuses. According to a recent survey1, the rate of...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, Benefits, depression, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-08-02
APA Names DSM-V Task Force Members
To: MEDICAL EDITORSContact: Lydia Sermons-Ward, +1-703-907-8640, press@psych.org, or Jason Young, +1-703-907-8582, jyoung@psych.org, both of American Psychiatric Association ARLINGTON, Va., July 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- At a teleconference news briefing today, the American Psychiatric Association APA announced the task force that will oversee the development of the fifth edition of APA's Diagnostic...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, M.D., SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-07-23
Massachusetts Psychiatric Society Commemorates Mental Health Month with its 2007 Annual Meeting
The Honorable Salvatore F. DiMasi is Keynote Speaker; New MPS President to be Installed WELLESLEY, Mass. -- Massachusetts Psychiatric Society MPS WHAT: Massachusetts Psychiatric Society Annual Meeting WHEN: Thursday, May 3, 2007, at 6:00 p.m. WHERE: The Doubletree Hotel, Waltham, Mass. Wellesley, Mass. - May...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, president
Research articles 2007-05-03
Eighty-Five Percent of Americans Say Taking Care of Mental Health is as Important as Physical Health
To: HEALTH/MEDICAL EDITORSContact: Lydia Sermons-Ward of the American Psychiatric Association, +1-703-907-8640 or press@psych.org; Marisa Rainsberger of Porter Novelli, +1-202-973-1388, marisa.rainsberger@porternovelli.com, for the American Psychiatric Association ARLINGTON, Va., April 30 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Today, more than ever, Americans are confronted with challenges to their mental and physical wellbeing -- whether resulting from...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, MARKETING, SOFTWARE, survey
Research articles 2007-04-30
Go to the summit
THERE'S no such thing as senioritis. The American Psychiatric Association doesn't consider it a real illness. Nor does any other reputable medical organization. Nope, senioritis is just another one of those stupid, spoiled American habits that cause the rest of the world to shake...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, summit
Research articles 2007-04-28
Clinical psychiatry news is pleased to announce a new editorial advisory board member
DR. JAMES W. JEFFERSON serves as a director of Healthcare Technology Systems Inc. in Madison, Wis., and is clinical professor of psychiatry at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health in Madison. He is board certified in psychiatry and internal medicine and is a Distinguished Life Fellow...
Tags: American College of Physicians, American Psychiatric Association, University of Wisconsin
Research articles 2007-04-01
APA Advocates for Soldiers' Mental Health Amid New Reports on Impact of War
To: MEDICAL EDITORSContact: Lydia Sermons-Ward, +1-703-907-8640, or Jason Young, +1- 703-907-8582, both of the American Psychiatric Association, press@psych.org ARLINGTON, Va., March 14 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The youngest of veterans (ages 18-24 years) returning from the Afghanistan and Iraq wars are more likely to be diagnosed with mental health or posttraumatic stress...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, Benefits, HEALTHCARE, SOFTWARE
Research articles 2007-03-14
The devil made them do it
THE STUDY OF RHETORIC and the relationship between situations and rhetoric have critical importance for understanding and criticizing some of the more invalid practices of psychiatry. None of these applications is more apt and more important than what perhaps is the most questionable extant psychiatric role in our society--support of...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, HEALTHCARE, INTERNET, Leadership, prosecutor, rhetoric
Research articles 2007-03-01
APA Mourns the Passing of Congressman Charlie Norwood
To: POLITICAL EDITORSContact: Lydia Sermons-Ward, +1-703-907-8640, press@psych.org, or Jason Young, +1-703-907-8582, jyoung@psych.org; both of APA ARLINGTON, Va., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Psychiatric Association APA mourns the loss of Congressman Charles Whitlow Norwood Jr. (R-Ga.), who died today after a long battle with cancer. The APA offers this statement...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, patient
Research articles 2007-02-13
ADHD and achievement: meta-analysis of the child, adolescent, and adult literatures and a concomitant study with college students.(attention deficit hyperactivity disorder )
Poor academic performance is among the most prominent features associated with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder ADHD. Findings reported in a substantial literature have indicated that individuals with ADHD are at risk for a range of academic complications, including a higher incidence of failing grades, elevated rates of grade...
Tags: American Psychiatric Association, Cohen, G., Learning, M., mathematics, performance, Reading
Research articles 2007-01-01
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