You are here : health.am > Mental Health Center > Mental health and Psychiatry news Mental health and Psychiatry news Cosmetic Breast Augmentation and Suicide • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 06 07 This article discusses the unexpected relationship between cosmetic breast implants and suicide that has been found in six epidemiological investigations completed in the last several years. METHOD: The epidemiological studies are… Panic Disorder in Clinically Referred Children and Adolescents • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 06 07 The present study examined the frequency and characteristics of panic disorder in children and adolescents who had been referred to a pediatric psychopharmacology clinic. Of the 280 children… Parkinson’s symptoms or depression? Look for clinical signs • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 06 07 Many depressive symptoms are seen in the normal course of Parkinson’s disease (PD). As a result, depression—the most common neuropsychiatric disturbance in PD—is difficult to assess in PD and… Cosmetic Breast Augmentation and Suicide - Research and Clinical Recommendations • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 06 07 As suggested by the six epidemiological studies, there appears to be an association between cosmetic breast augmentation and suicide. The specific nature of this relationship, however, is… Actions taken to cope with depressed mood: The role of personality traits • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 05 07 It is still largely unknown which actions people take to improve their mood when they feel they are getting depressed. Using the five-factor model of… Heroin-assisted treatment for opioid dependence • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 05 07 Heroin-assisted treatment has been found to be effective for people with severe opioid dependence who are not interested in or do poorly on methadone maintenance. To study heroin-assisted treatment in people on… New study shows half of children with autism can be accurately diagnosed at close to 1 year of age • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 04 07 Researchers at the Kennedy Krieger Institute recognize children with autism earlier than ever before, paving the way for… Higher Rates of Personality Disorders in Nose Job Candidates • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 03 07 Patients seeking cosmetic rhinoplasty (“nose jobs”) often exhibited personality abnormalities, including obsessiveness, hypochondriasis, and making false statements that make them look better compared with others (“good faking”), according… New study in the journal SLEEP finds that chronic insomnia can lead to anxiety and depression • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 03 07 Everyone has an occasional night of bad sleep. For most people, insomnia lasts only a few days and goes away without… The Relationship Between Antidepressant Prescription Rates and Rate of Early Adolescent Suicide • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 02 07 In 2002, 264 children and adolescents ages 5–14 died by suicide in the United States, the fifth leading cause of death. Of these suicides, 260… Depression, Antidepressants, and the Risk of Suicide • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 02 07 On May 2, 2007, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ordered that all antidepressant medications carry an expanded black-box warning incorporating information about an increased risk of suicidal symptoms in… Eating disorders in diverse lesbian, gay, and bisexual populations: study • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 28 07 This study estimates the prevalence of eating disorders in lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) men and women, and examines the association between participation in the gay community… Impact of Anxiety on Cardiac Patients • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 28 07 Anxiety has both functionally appropriate and inappropriate consequences. Among patients with cardiac disease, anxiety can be functionally appropriate when it prompts an individual to quickly seek treatment for acute cardiac signs… Do Mentally Ill Patients’ Own Perceptions Affect Their Well-Being? • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 28 07 Each year, one in four U.S. adults suffers from a diagnosable mental disorder according to the National Institute of Mental Health. When diagnosed, such individuals often are culturally… Psychiatric risk factors for traumatic brain injury: study • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 27 07 Objective: To examine the risk of sustaining a traumatic brain injury (TBI) associated with prior psychiatric conditions beyond that of fixed demographic variables. Design: Retrospective cohort study of non-referred… Adding folic acid to bread could help in the fight against depression • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 26 07 A unique study by researchers at the University of York and Hull York Medical School has confirmed a link between depression and low levels of… Sexual differences in the completed suicides in Turkey • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 22 07 The aim of this study was to determine whether there is a difference between men and women in terms of suicide age, suicide method and suicide reason in Turkey.… Heavy daily smoking among under 18-year-old psychiatric inpatients is associated with increased risk • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 22 07 Heavy daily smoking among under 18-year-old psychiatric inpatients is associated with increased risk for suicide attempts Purpose - To investigate the relationship between heavy… Lithium use and the risk of fractures • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 20 07 A recent study reported a decreased risk of fractures among lithium users. We conducted a case–control study within the UK General Practice Research Database, comparing never, ever, current, recent and… Relative antidepressant efficacy of bupropion and the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 20 07 Relative antidepressant efficacy of bupropion and the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors in major depressive disorder: gender-age interactions To determine whether age/gender-based differences in efficacy exist between… Psychiatric disorders and behavioral characteristics of pediatric patients with both epilepsy • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 20 07 Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) coexisting with epilepsy is poorly understood; thus, we compared the clinical correlates and psychiatric comorbid conditions of 36 children with epilepsy and… Borderline personality disorder, mother-infant interaction and parenting perceptions • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 19 07 Borderline personality disorder, mother-infant interaction and parenting perceptions: preliminary findings Parents diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD) are likely to find the emotional aspects of parenting challenging. Research into… Service responses for youth onset mental disorders • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 18 07 Purpose of review: Many psychiatric disorders have their highest first-onset rates in adolescence and young adulthood. We summarize recent work indicating where interventions are most needed and effective. We also… Prevention and early intervention for depression in young people - a practical possibility? • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 18 07 Purpose of review: Many studies aimed at prevention and early intervention for mental disorders have focused on depressive disorder because it causes substantial disability.… Poor sibling relationships linked with depression • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 16 07 Men who did not have good relationships with their siblings in childhood are more likely to develop major depression as adults, a new study shows. In fact, the quality of sibling… Page 59 of 81 pages « First < 57 58 59 60 61 > Last » << Back to main