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In the first-ever study of its kind, a team led by researchers at Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center (LA BioMed) report in November's Psychiatric Services journal that Spanish-speaking Hispanics took longer to respond to medication for depression and were less likely to go into remission than English-speaking Hispanics.

There are few studies comparing the efficacy of short-term psychodynamic psychotherapy (STPP) and pharmacotherapy in major depressive disorder. A group of finnish investigators conducted a comparative study on the efficacy of STPP versus fluoxetine treatment in patients with major depressive disorder in a primary care setting.

A new action plan to reduce suicide and self-harm in Wales was published today by the Welsh Assembly government. The plan establishes a number of new initiatives and pulls together existing programmes to provide a strategic approach to suicide prevention in Wales. Statistics show that almost three-quarters of people in Wales who complete suicide are unknown to mental health services in the year prior to their death.

Title: Anxiety Linked to Heart Attack Can Raise Death RiskCategory: health newscreated: 11/5/2008 2:00:00 amlast Editorial review: 11/5/2008