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 The ADAA Board and leadership recognizes that this past year has been a tumultuous and, for many in our country, a very stressful and distressing one. Numerous instances of hate speech and angry sound bites have left many in our country, particularly minority groups, feeling extremely anxious, depressed and uncertain about the future.
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 Have you read the latest edition of our journal? Depression and Anxiety, the official journal of the Anxiety and Depression Association of America, is available online for ADAA members only. The journal welcomes original research and synthetic review articles covering neurobiology (genetics and neuroimaging), epidemiology, experimental psychopathology and treatment (psychotherapeutic and pharmacologic) aspects of mood and anxiety disorders, and related phenomena in humans.
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We are delighted to share recent news articles that feature ADAA members. We encourage our members to send us links to any articles, published research papers, etc. so that we can share (via Insights, social media and on the ADAA website) with the ADAA member community.
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 Hilton San Francisco Union Square
Don't miss the kick-off networking event of the 2017 Conference — ADAA's Welcome Reception, from 7 to 8:15 p.m. Thursday, April 6 (following the Opening Session and Keynote.) This special event is open to all attendees and is brought to you by the Beck Institute for Cognitive Behavior Therapy. Learn more and register for the conference.
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 Deadline: Tuesday, Jan. 3
This award is presented at the ADAA Conference to an early career investigator for the best original research paper on neurobiology, psychopharmacology, psychosocial treatments, or experimental psychopathology of anxiety disorders and depression. Learn more and apply here.
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Special Conference Sponsored Offer!
ADAA is pleased to offer CE credits free of charge for our upcoming webinar. The webinar is offered in two parts with Part Two being offered as a special session at the April 6-9, 2017 ADAA Conference in San Francisco. We invite you to take advantage of this special webinar promotion (and to join us at the conference) — to learn the basics of CBT and how to successfully use this approach in your practice.
Questions/suggestions for topics? Please contact Mary Gies, MSW, ADAA Program Director.
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By Terry Lynam
 There is a movement across the country to integrate behavioral healthcare into primary settings. This model not only facilitates access for patients with mild to moderate behavioral health conditions, but has also been shown to markedly reduce overall medical costs. Integrating behavioral health and primary care ensures patients with behavioral health needs receive help. It also means the medical needs of patients with mental illness are addressed in a timely way.
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Reuters
People with acute coronary syndrome caused by poor blood flow to the heart may be at an increased risk of suicide — especially in the six months following their diagnosis, according to a new study from Taiwan. The study was published Journal of the American Heart Association.
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HealthDay News
Cats, dogs, birds and other pets can help people manage their mental disorders, a new study says. Researchers from the United Kingdom asked more than 50 adults with long-term mental conditions about the role pets play in their social networks. Sixty percent placed pets in the central and most important circle — above family, friends and hobbies. Another 20 percent placed pets in the second circle.
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The CDI 2 can be used in both educational and clinical settings to evaluate depressive symptoms in children and adolescents.
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HealthDay News
Women who generally believe that good things will happen may live longer. That's the suggestion of a new study that seems to affirm the power of positive thinking. "This study shows that optimism is associated with reduced risk of death from stroke, respiratory disease, infection and cancer," said Eric Kim, co-lead author of the investigation. The study was published Dec. 7 in the American Journal of Epidemiology.
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Science Daily
Patients with depression can be categorized into four unique subtypes defined by distinct patterns of abnormal connectivity in the brain, according to new research. In a study published Dec. 5 in Nature Medicine, researchers have identified biomarkers in depression by analyzing more than 1,100 functional magnetic resonance imaging brain scans of patients with clinical depression and of healthy controls.
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CNN
More than a quarter of medical school students report depressive symptoms or depression, while about one in 10 experiences suicidal thoughts, according to a new analysis in the Journal of the American Medical Association. The analysis reviewed nearly 200 studies involving more than 129,000 students in 47 countries.
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National Public Radio
The 21st Century Cures Act that gained congressional approval recently has been championed as a way to speed up drug development, but it's also the most significant piece of mental health legislation since the 2008 law requiring equal insurance coverage for mental and physical health.
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Psych Central
New research suggest medications alone do not increase the risk of being overweight or developing obesity among adolescents with bipolar disorder. But there appears to be a direct relationship between obesity and greater severity of bipolar disorder. The relationship is complex and the new study is the first to examine the relationship in teens between being overweight and bipolar disorder.
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HealthDay News
Insomnia is common in adults with asthma and tied to worse asthma control and other health problems, a new study finds. University of Pittsburgh researchers found that 37 percent of adults with asthma also had significant insomnia. Those with insomnia had worse lung function. They also weighed more, according to the study published in the journal Chest.
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NBC News
An early warning sign of depression in teenagers may not be sadness, but rather anxious and even irritable behavior, British researchers reported. They found that the children of parents with major depression often gave clues not only in the form of anxiety, but also with angry, resentful behavior. The study was published in JAMA Psychiatry.
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Psych Central
The link between gut bacteria and mood and anxiety received strong scientific support during a series of presentations at the recent meeting of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology. "Current state-of-the-art research in both animal models as well as humans point to the link between the gut microbiota and mood and anxiety models, as well as the potential for psychiatric medications to directly affect the gut microbiome," said Dr. Vicki Ellingrod, chair of this session.
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ABC News
Naomi Judd is part of country music royalty who, with her daughter Wynonna Judd, skyrocketed to the top of country music fame as The Judds. Naomi Judd, 70, is now revealing that six years ago, out of the spotlight, she began to battle a "completely debilitating and life-threatening" depression that led to several stints in psychiatric wards.
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