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Some children who were exposed to the flu virus in the womb may be at increased risk of developing schizophrenia later in life, a new study suggests.

It’s known that…

Contrary to a previous report, an analysis of 14 previous studies does not find an association between a serotonin transporter gene variation, stressful life…

People with memory problems who are depressed are more likely to develop Alzheimer’s disease compared to people who are not depressed, according to a…

It is well known that chronic pain and clinical depression go together, but a study in The Journal of Pain, published by the American Pain Society, shows that…

A report released by the U.S. National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism found that binge drinking and drinking-related deaths among college-age students are…

Psychological therapy should be offered to every person in the country with depression, anxiety or schizophrenia, says a report from an influential group of health professionals published today.

Only…

A new report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIHW) has revealed that schizophrenia and depression dominate hospital admissions for mental health conditions.

Mental Health Services in Australia…

It is generally accepted that the first building block of modern psychiatric nosology was Kraepelin’s distinction between those disorders we now know as mood disorders and the illness (or illnesses) we…

Figure 2­1 depicts an integrative schema that conceptualizes the interplay of extrinsic and intrinsic factors with the schizophrenia diathesis. The basis for this formulation is the familiar stress-diathesis model…

An appropriate treatment approach to depression begins with a consideration of the differential diagnostic possibilities outlined earlier in this chapter. Obviously, since there are no available biological tests (except for the medical/organic conditions), or even…

More than two dozen studies have been published examining the rates of occurrence of depression in the course of schizophrenia (Koreen et al. 1993; Sands and Harrow 1999;…

Just one drink can quickly go to your head. Researchers in Heidelberg tested this well-known adage. Only six minutes after consuming an amount of alcohol equivalent to three…

New research suggests that 17.5 percent of people in China have at least one mental disorder, a figure that is much higher than previously reported estimates of 1.1 percent to 9.1…

Geisinger Health System senior investigator and U.S. Army veteran Joseph Boscarino, Ph.D., is proud of his military service, yet he doesn’t like to talk much about his combat experiences.

Hormonal changes early in pregnancy cause maternal postpartum anxiety and behavior changes that can lead to a delayed onset of puberty in both birth and adoptive daughters, according to a new…

Introduction
Among the chronic health conditions experienced by people with schizophrenia, infection with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) or hepatitis C virus (HCV) occurs with notable frequency. People who…

HIV-related psychopharmacological interventions for people with preexisting schizophrenia follow similar guidelines for patients with new-onset psychosis associated with HIV infection. In advanced HIV infection, traditional neuroleptic agents have…

Mental health service settings vary in their ability to offer HIV-related interventions, and the range of services available may not yet be meeting the needs of people…

Risk Reduction Interventions and Strategies for HIV/HCV
HIV prevention programs that primarily dispense AIDS information have not been shown to influence risk behavior levels because, as evidence from studies demonstrates, knowledge by itself is…

Diagnostic testing to determine the presence of HCV viremia and the extent of liver pathology should be completed as early as possible in the care of a patient infected with HCV. Liver biopsy is useful…

Given preliminary estimates that one in five patients with severe mental illness is infected with HCV, a strong argument can be made that all such persons should be screened for the virus. Certainly,…

Clinical management is intended to decrease viral load, increase CD4 cell count, provide prophylaxis against OIs as appropriate, treat OIs when present, and decrease morbidity and mortality. New knowledge about the life cycle of HIV…

HIV targets host CD4 T lymphocytes by identifying certain surface molecules and attaching to and entering the cells (Staprans and Feinberg 1997). This begins the process of using the viral reverse transcriptase…

Although HIV has been isolated from a variety of body fluids, including blood, semen, vaginal secretions, breast milk, urine, saliva, and tears, the risk of transmission is a consequence of the amount of virus present…