Mike-- >From your link it's not clear that they have demonstrated that damage to the >anterior cingulate cortex CAUSES depression; just that changes in it are >correlated with improvement while taking antidepressants. A subtle >difference, but a real one. And Deutsche Presse-Agentur is (according to Wikipedia) the largest press agency in Germany.
Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] On May 9, 2011, at 6:23 PM, Mike Palij wrote: > Breaking News: researchers in Taiwan have demonstrated to what > appears to be a first approximation the depression may actually be > a brain disease, specifically the gray matter of the anterior cingulate > which appears to be reduced in people with depression. Don't > take my word for it, consider this news story from what appears > to be a German news agency on the Aetna Intellihealth website > (my my, so many different counties in the same device!); see: > http://www.intelihealth.com/IH/ihtIH/EMIHC267/24479/24524/1400000.html?d=dmtICNNews > > I wonder if this means that Aetna health insurance will now treat > depression as a physical ("real") illness instead of as a mental > ("unreal") illness, that is, provide coverage for services and > treatment comparable to other physical/real illnesses? > > I won't hold my breath waiting to get an answer to that question. > > -Mike Palij > New York University > [email protected] > > P.S. I guess all those biological psychiatrists who thought that > they established depression as a brain/neurochemical disorder > with decades of research must be pretty bummed about having > their research ignored in this news story. > > > > > --- > You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. > To unsubscribe click here: > http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13438.3b5166ef147b143fedd04b1c4a64900b&n=T&l=tips&o=10475 > or send a blank email to > leave-10475-13438.3b5166ef147b143fedd04b1c4a649...@fsulist.frostburg.edu --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=10476 or send a blank email to leave-10476-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
