http://www.rxpgnews.com/ Medical News and Information Thu, 25 Oct 2007 07:48:36 PST en-us http://www.rxpgnews.com/mooddisorders/Double-trouble-Hopelessness-key-component-of-mood-disorder_53662.shtml Mood Disorders According to Thomas Joiner, Florida State University Distinguished Research Professor and the Bright-Burton Professor of Psychology, who has identified hopelessness as a distinguishing feature of double depression in a new paper published in the Journal of Affective Disorders. The finding could help therapists diagnose and treat the mood disorder. Mon, 23 Jul 2007 04:00:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/mooddisorders/Double-trouble-Hopelessness-key-component-of-mood-disorder_53662.shtml http://www.rxpgnews.com/seasonalaffectivedisorder/Light_Therapy_to_treat_SAD_963_963.shtml SAD A study commissioned by the American Psychiatric Association and led by a psychiatrist at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Medicine has found that light therapy effectively treats mood disorders, including seasonal affective disorder (SAD) and other depressive disorders. Tue, 05 Apr 2005 17:27:00 PST http://www.rxpgnews.com/seasonalaffectivedisorder/Light_Therapy_to_treat_SAD_963_963.shtml