Blog Carnival October 17, 2006 Edition
Monday, 16 October 2006
Check out what you have submitted so far to the October 17, 2006 edition of carnival of depression, bipolar disorder, and mental health journeys. As you send new entries I will update this carnival. Thanks for everyone who have contributed!
depression
Mona Johnson presents Stress, Depression and Alzheimer’s, Part 1 posted at Stress, Depression and Alzheimer’s, Part 1, saying, “A history of depression may increase your risk of developing dementia later in life.”
On the other hand, Yahoo News proclaimed antipsychotics showing no sign to help Alzheimer patients and similiary, New York Times presents Alzheimer’s Drugs Offer No Help, Study Finds (requires free subscription) posted at The New York Times, saying “The drugs most commonly used to soothe agitation and aggression in people with Alzheimer’s disease are no more effective than placebos for most patients, and put them at risk of serious side effects, including confusion, sleepiness and Parkinson’s disease-like symptoms, researchers are reporting today,” and referencing this New England Journal of Medicine article.
Phil B. presents Phil for Humanity: Complaining is Good for You posted at Phil for Humanity.
medications
Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD presents Serotonin Transporter and Norepinephrine Transporter Genes Determine Effectiveness of Antidepressants posted at Genetics and Health.
mental health
Mental Health Source Page presents Spreading the word one hit at a time posted at Brony: “Brony is using her blog as a way to increase awareness of what it’s like to have mental illness and be a parent. This post includes some myths about mental illness.”
Mother Jones RN presents Dying to be Beautiful posted at Nurse Ratched’s Place.
Aleksandr Kavokin, MD, PhD presents Head Injury posted at RDoctor Medical Portal, saying, “Head injury may lead to behavior changes, depression, suicide”
recovery
purpleshazza presents Six ideas to get you started posted at Another Me, Inside.
This concludes this edition so far. Submit your blog article to this edition of carnival of depression, bipolar disorder, and mental health journeys here. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
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