Saturday, February 24, 2007

OCD in the genes?



Health 24 - Despite strong evidence for genetic susceptibility, no single or specific gene has been unambiguously identified for anxiety disorders such as OCD, panic or social anxiety disorder. Many researchers believe that this is due, in part, to the critical
Source: www.health24.com

Adoption rules shouldn’t be enacted early
Badger Herald - Last week, Great Wall China Adoption in Austin, Texas posted the new rules on its website and said, “Some families were just turned down. … One was a couple where the husband had social anxiety disorder and takes Zoloft.” Although that couple
Source: badgerherald.com

Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Health 24 - OCD is an anxiety disorder, a category in the standard diagnostic manual known as the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) that also includes post-traumatic stress disorder, social anxiety disorder (social phobia) and panic
Source: www.health24.com

Seroxat: Statement from GlaxoSmithKline
BBC News - From 1994 to 2002, nine paediatric trials were conducted in depression, obsessive compulsive disorder, and social anxiety disorder, involving over 1,000 patients treated with Seroxat. The study results from the individual trials were provided to
Source: news.bbc.co.uk


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