Tuesday, March 20, 2012

Medical News

Medical News


ECT equally effective for bipolar and unipolar depression

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Electroconvulsive therapy is an effective treatment for patients with either bipolar or unipolar depression, and is associated with "encouraging" remission rates, a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies shows.

Risk for eating disorders increased in schizophrenia patients

Posted: 20 Mar 2012 05:00 PM PDT

Antipsychotic-naïve patients with schizophrenia are at greater risk for eating disorders than the general population, results from an Egyptian study suggest.

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