Topic: Mood Disorders
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-22 15:23:54
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - When pregnant women take antidepressants, it sometimes causes their babies to hit developmental milestones late, Danish researchers reported on Monday. However, the delays--up to one month--still place the toddlers within the normal range of development. "These drugs have an effect on the fetus' brain," said Dr. Lars Henning Pedersen, who worked on the study. But, he ...
Reuters US Online Report Health News | 2010-02-18 19:08:50
<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Among people with bipolar disorder who strictly followed their medication plan, drinking alcohol did not appear to worsen their mood symptoms, hint findings of a small study from the Netherlands.</p><p>Bipolar disorder can cause extreme mood swings that require medication to control, and among ...
Reuters US Online Report Domestic News | 2010-02-09 22:45:55
<div><p>BOSTON (Reuters) - A Boston-area woman was convicted on Tuesday of second-degree murder in the 2006 death of her 4-year-old daughter from an overdose of powerful psychotropic drugs.</p><p>The case rekindled a debate about the rising diagnosis of very young children with serious psychiatric conditions, and their treatment ...
AP Features | 2010-02-09 20:54:07
<div><p>A Massachusetts woman was convicted of second-degree murder Tuesday in the fatal prescription drug overdose of her 4-year-old daughter.</p><p>Carolyn Riley, 35, was accused of overmedicating her daughter, Rebecca, on powerful drugs prescribed by a psychiatrist who diagnosed her with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and bipolar disorder by ...
