Below are news releases* and up-to-date information relating to mental health, medical advances, promising research studies and the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center.

• Cedars-Sinai Studying Whether Omega-3 Fatty Acids Can Help Depression (December 14, 2007)

• Avoid the Holiday Blues With These Tips for a Happier Holiday Season (November 29, 2007)

• Jeffrey Wilkins, MD Named Inaugural Chair in Addiction Medicine at January 24 Ceremony (February 13, 2007)

• Psychological Trauma Center Affiliated With Cedars-Sinai Receives Grant to Expand Services to Elementary Students in Venice (November 1, 2006)

• Cedars-Sinai Researchers Publish First Large-Scale Study Addressing Augmentation Treatment for Resistant Major Depressive Disorder; Results Offer New Hope for the Chronically Depressed (August 4, 2006)

• Surgical Procedure Is an Additional Tool for Some Cases of Treatment-Resistant Depression (February 3, 2006)