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4-Star General Confesses
to Post-Traumatic Stress

4-star general seeks PTS treatment, speaks out about it

USA Today USA Today Nov 25, 08 10:45 AM CST
(Newser) - The trauma associated with combat is a hushed topic among troops returned from Iraq—but a four-star general’s fight off the battlefield could help usher in a new attitude, USA Today reports. After witnessing the scene of a suicide bomb in an American mess hall at a base near Mosul, Carter Ham came home a different man, his wife said. But a psychological screening and talks with a chaplain put him on the road to recovery. More »

More about:  Iraq war • US military • psychology • psychotherapy • post-traumatic stress disorder

Drug Abuse Rising
Among US Soldiers

Military struggles to keep up with demand for substance-abuse counseling

USA Today USA Today Nov 22, 08 5:16 AM CST
(Newser) - US soldiers are testing positive for drugs in record numbers even as the number of Army counselors shrinks, USA Today reports. This year 2.38% of troops tested positive during routine urine screens, up from 1.74% in 2004, and more than 7,000 soldiers were sent to counseling for dependency, up from 5,727 in 2003. More »

More about:  US Army • military • therapy • psychotherapy • substance abuse

 Group Therapy 
 Linked to 
 Cancer Survival 

Study finds improved survival rates among breast cancer patients

Reuters Reuters Nov 17, 08 5:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Group therapy has been linked to improved survival rates among female participants with breast cancer, a new study has found. Findings appear to support the decades-old, controversial claim that psychological therapy can help cancer patients not only feel better emotionally, but survive longer and fight off recurrences of the disease, Reuters reports. More »

More about:  cancer • breast cancer • medical research • therapy • psychotherapy • survival rates

Electric Therapy Can Relieve Depression

New treatment using currents can help
when meds don't

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Oct 21, 08 12:11 PM CDT
(Newser) - People with major depression that doesn't respond to medication may get relief from a therapy that uses magnetic pulses to stimulate the cortex, the Wall Street Journal reports. In a clinical trial, transcranial magnetic stimulation worked in about a quarter of patients—about twice the success rate of patients on a placebo. More »

More about:  depression • mental health • psychiatry • psychotherapy • psychiatric disorders

Drugs Shrinking Psychiatrists' Talk Time: Study

Cost-conscious managed care also seen behind decline

HealthDay News Aug 5, 08 8:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - Psychiatry is increasingly focused on prescribing drugs and less on psychotherapy, a study published in the Archives of General Psychology finds. A reluctance by insurance firms to pay for therapy is one factor, HealthDay reports, along with the wide variety of drugs now available to treat various conditions. More »

More about:  psychology • mental health • antidepressant • psychiatry • pharmaceutical industry • psychotherapy • medication

 Doc: Brinkley, Ex Need Therapy 

Court-appointed shrink wants custody of kids to go to Brinkley

New York Post New York Post Jul 9, 08 11:11 AM CDT
(Newser) - A court-appointed shrink said both Christie Brinkley and her two-timing hubby needed time on a therapist's couch—adding that Peter Cook is a childish narcissist undeserving of custody, the New York Post reports. Psychiatrist Stephen Herman testified that “the father's behavior in this marriage has been terribly destructive and apparently continues to be." More »

More about:  celebrity divorces • celebrity parents • custody battle • Long Island • psychotherapy • Christie Brinkley • Peter Cook

Therapists See New Disorders
in Mega-Rich

Today's wealthy are too narcissistic to be depressed, say shrinks

New York Times New York Times Jul 7, 08 9:05 AM CDT
(Newser) - These days the rich in America are richer than ever—but with more money come more problems, from fears of inadequacy to neurotic consumption. To help them with their troubles, these titans of Wall Street or K Street call upon a small group of therapists who make a specialty of treating the mega-wealthy. The New York Times speaks to more than a dozen practitioners about the psychological effects of too much money. More »

More about:  money • wealth • therapy • psychotherapy • psychologist • neuroticism

Therapy by Any Other Name

Low-cost program
aims to reduce stigma, treat depression
in developing world

New York Times New York Times Mar 12, 08 6:56 PM CDT
(Newser) - A program that treats depression in Indian villages is seeking to transform mental health care throughout the developing world, the New York Times reports. Bypassing expensive doctors, the clinics train laypeople to avoid talk of mental illness—a shameful stigma in many cultures—by screening for "strain" and "tension," and offering patients therapy, yoga, and medication. More »

More about:  India • depression • mental health • developing world • psychotherapy

Transgender Con Upset
Over Fading Femininity

Killer suing for surgery wants more treatment

Associated Press Associated Press Feb 27, 08 3:21 AM CST
(Newser) - A prisoner who has sued for a sex-change operation has complained that treatments to feminize her body have stopped, the AP reports. “My breasts have shrunk, genitals have regained previous size, facial hair is thicker,” Michelle Kosilek, formerly Robert, wrote in a letter to the court considering the request for sex-reassignment surgery. Kosilek was convicted of the 1990 murder of his wife. More »

Merck May Pay $700M
for Schizophrenia Drug

Pharma giant restocks pipeline by snapping up Swiss psychotherapy

Reuters Reuters Jan 3, 08 11:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Merck today finalized a deal worth as much as $700 million to license a schizophrenia drug from Swiss biotech firm Addex Pharmaceuticals. Addex will get $22 million up front, and qualify for another $680 million in milestone payments. Such licensing deals are growing commonplace, Reuters reports, as big pharma turns to little biotech to refill drug pipelines. More »

More about:  pharmaceutical companies • Merck • schizophrenia • psychotherapy • biotechnology

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