Remuda Ranch Launches New Treatment Program for Women With Anxiety Disorders.
Women More Likely Than Men to Develop an Anxiety Disorder PHOENIX, Nov. 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Remuda Ranch Programs for Eating and Anxiety Disorders (http://www.remudaranch.com/), the nation's leading and largest inpatient treatment center for individuals suffering from eating disorders, has launched a new treatment program for women aged...

New Data, New Directions in the Management of Mood and Anxiety Disorders.
VIENNA, Austria, November 14 /PRNewswire/ -- - 8th International Forum for Mood and Anxiety Disorders Congress Roundup Clinicians and researchers from around the world attended this week's 8th International Forum on Mood and Anxiety disorders in Vienna, Austria to discuss the latest advances in the treatment of...

Evidence mounts on pediatric anxiety disorders.
NEW YORK -- When treating first-time, uncomplicated cases of anxiety in children and adolescents, it's usually best to start with a 6- to 12-week trial of psychosocial treatment, Dr. Moira Rynn said at a psychopharmacology update sponsored by the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry. If...

Magellan Bolsters Knowledge of VR Therapy at Its Annual Conference.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-18 November 2008-Magellan Bolsters Knowledge of VR Therapy at Its Annual Conference(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com Magellan Health Services, a manager of behavioral health care, recently hosted top virtual reality (VR) therapy and anxiety disorder expert Barbara Rothbaum, Ph.D., ABPP, at the company's annual...

Extended-release quetiapine maintained antianxiety effects.
Phoenix -- The extended-release form of quetiapine, an atypical antipsychotic, worked better than placebo to maintain the antianxiety effects of short-term treatment with the drug in a year-long study of 432 patients. Extended-release (XR) quetiapine (Seroquel) is approved for the treatment of schizophrenia but not generalized anxiety...

WebMD Announces 2008 Health Heroes.
NEW YORK, Nov. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- WebMD Health Corp. today announced the honorees of the 2008 WebMD Health Heroes awards, featured in the November/December issue of WebMD the Magazine. The third annual WebMD Health Heroes Awards honor four Americans who face health issues with the vision and drive to...

In a Down Economy, Women's Health Company Announces Growth.
WAYNE, Pa., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- At a time when industry retrenchment, lay-offs and even bail outs dominate the news, a specialty pharmaceutical company located outside Philadelphia is experiencing growth. This week, FemmePharma Global Healthcare, Inc announces the establishment of a new division, FemmePharma Mental Healthcare, Central Nervous System,...

Labopharm to host webcast presentation on novel trazodone formulation for treatment of major depressive disorder.
LAVAL, QC, Nov. 24 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Labopharm Inc. (TSX: DDS; NASDAQ: DDSS) today announced that it will host a webcast presentation on Tuesday, December 16, 2008 at 10:00 am (ET) during which the Company's senior management team will discuss the product profile, clinical and regulatory progress and the market...

Bipolar disorder difficult to diagnose.
Byline: YOUR HEALTH By Heather Hill For The Register-Guard Bipolar disorder, also known as manic-depressive illness, is a brain disorder that occurs in about 1 percent of the population. It is a disorder of abnormal mood and behaviors with emotional swings that are more than just the...

Anxiety disorders and health anxiety go hand in hand.
CHICAGO -- Health anxiety is a prominent feature of all types of anxiety disorders, Jonathan S. Abramowitz, Ph.D., reported at the annual meeting of the Association for Behavioral and Cognitive Therapies. "Health concerns are present across the anxiety disorders," said Dr. Abramowitz, professor of psychology at the...