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Subject: Accutane and Depression
Category: Health > Medicine
Asked by: crutchfield-ga
List Price: $20.00
Posted: 22 Mar 2006 06:19 PST
Expires: 21 Apr 2006 07:19 PDT
Question ID: 710501
There was a recent report (about a year ago or less) that patients on
accutane actually were less depressed because their skin looked better
and they had higher self esteem.
Can I get a reference to this report. Might be in one of the medical
dermatolgy journals.
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Subject: Re: Accutane and Depression
Answered By: answerfinder-ga on 22 Mar 2006 06:52 PST
Rated:5 out of 5 stars
 
Dear crutchfield-ga,

I believe that this is the report you are seeking.

Isotretinoin Therapy and Mood Changes in Adolescents With Moderate to Severe Acne. 
Christina Y. Chia, MD; Whitney Lane, MD; John Chibnall, PhD; Angel
Allen, MD; Elaine Siegfried, MD
Arch Dermatol. 2005;141:557-560. 


Abstract appears here.
http://archderm.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/141/5/557?maxtoshow=&HITS=10&hits=10&RESULTFORMAT=&fulltext=Elaine+Siegfried&searchid=1143038695809_740&FIRSTINDEX=0&journalcode=archderm

You can subscribe and obtain the report here. 2nd item on this list of
search results.
http://archderm.ama-assn.org/cgi/search?fulltext=Elaine+Siegfried&submit.x=11&submit.y=5&submit=GO

General article on the topic.
?New research appears to refute well-publicized reports linking the
use of the prescription acne drug Accutane to depression and suicide
among teens.

Researchers reporting in the May issue of Archives of Dermatology say,
on the contrary, Accutane may help reduce depression among young
users.

"We wanted to provide some counter-evidence to the anecdotal
suggestion that Accutane causes depression and can prompt suicide,"
explained lead researcher Dr. Elaine Siegfried, a dermatologist at
Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center.?
http://www.medicineonline.com/conditions/article.html?articleID=5687&catID=27&subCatID=150


I hope this answers your question. If it does not, or the answer is
unclear, then please ask for clarification of this research before
rating the answer. I shall respond to the clarification request as
soon as I receive it.
Thank you
answerfinder


Search strategy
accutane skin improved depressed, led me to the article on medicineonline.
://www.google.co.uk/search?q=accutane+skin+improved+depressed&btnG=Search&hl=en
crutchfield-ga rated this answer:5 out of 5 stars
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