Apathy and depression, separate issues in Parkinson’s disease • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 17 06 According to researchers in the U.S. people suffering from Parkinson’s disease can be apathetic without being depressed, and apathy may be a core feature of the disease. Apathy is… More children have autism • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 17 06 According to new research in the UK, autism and related disorders are possibly far more common than once thought. Researchers at Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital in London say that 116 in every… Spirituality, Breathing and Meditation for Relaxation • Stress • Jul 14 06 It has finally reached the medical forefront that overstressing our bodies and minds is not good for us. Stress, which most of us experience daily, causes our bodies to release the… Many Suicidal Adults Aren’t Getting Mental Health Treatment • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 13 06 Many adults who consider suicide fail to seek help from a doctor or mental health professional, and even those who do ask for help may find it difficult to… Imaging Confirms Link between Receptor Levels and Cocaine Abuse • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 12 06 Using positron emission tomography (PET), researchers have established a firm connection between a particular brain chemistry trait and the tendency of an individual to abuse cocaine and possibly… Genetic tendency to drug abuse seen in study • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 12 06 A study conducted in Norway provides more evidence that genetic factors may play an important role in the use of drugs such as marijuana and cocaine. According to study… Parkinson Patients Can Be Apathetic without Depression • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 11 06 People with Parkinson disease can be apathetic without being depressed, and apathy may be a core feature of the disease, according to a study published in the July 11, 2006,… Fombonne’s autism research is dangerously inaccurate • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 11 06 Dr. Eric Fombonne’s new Quebec study will soon be published in the July 2006 issue of Pediatrics. Fombonne, a thimerosal litigation expert witness on behalf of various pharmaceutical companies, will reportedly… Hallucinogen in Mushrooms Creates Universal “Mystical” Experience • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 11 06 Using unusually rigorous scientific conditions and measures, Johns Hopkins researchers have shown that the active agent in “sacred mushrooms” can induce mystical/spiritual experiences descriptively identical to spontaneous ones people have… How Group Dynamics Affect Fitness, Eating Habits, Mental Health • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 10 06 Imagine break-room vending machines featuring fruit juice and vegetables instead of cookies and soda pop. Consider colleagues who insist on mid-morning group exercise breaks and applaud a lunchtime… Improving your diet may not help you beat stress • Stress • Jul 10 06 New research shows that some dietary interventions may not prove effective in helping tackle stress and poor health. Research published online in the Journal of Proteome Research, shows… Depression tied to risky teen sex • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 10 06 Sexually experienced middle- and high-school teenagers with higher levels of depressive symptoms are more likely to engage in risky sexual behavior, a new study shows. “The study findings underscore that it… Anxious, Depressed People Over 65 Turn More Often to Alternative Therapies • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 07 06 People over 65 who are depressed or anxious turn to complementary or alternative medicine more often than older people who are not anxious or depressed - … Drug Approval Processes May Have Delayed Safety Warnings for Antidepressants • Antidepressants • Jul 07 06 Following GlaxoSmithKline’s recent letter to doctors pointing to a sixfold increase in the risk of suicidal behaviour in adults taking paroxetine, Professor David Healy examines the regulation… Autism and MMR jab laid to rest at last • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 07 06 A Canadian study which has found no link between autism and MMR vaccinations will hopefully finally close debate on the controversial issue. Developmental disorders such autism and Asperger… Clozapine cuts aggression in schizophrenics • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 07 06 The drug clozapine is more effective than olanzapine or haloperidol at reducing aggressive behavior in violent patients with schizophrenia, new research shows. This ability to curb aggressiveness seems to be separate from… Fat and clever and rich - equals depression • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 05 06 Major depression is a leading cause of disability globally and according to American researchers people who are obese are more at risk of suffering from a psychiatric disorder. The… Teen drinking a predictor for alcohol abuse later in life • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 04 06 Researchers in the U.S. say that those who start drinking alcohol in their early teens are more likely to suffer alcoholism later in life. Information from a… Mild Sadness Provokes Depressive Thinking in Some Recovered Patients • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 04 06 Some individuals with a history of depression may sink back into thinking patterns associated with the condition when faced with mild stresses or sadness, increasing their risk for… Women Given Specialized Treatment Half as Likely to Attempt Suicide • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jul 04 06 Women with a serious mental disorder called borderline personality disorder who received a specialized form of cognitive behavioral therapy were half as likely to attempt suicide as… Clozapine has serious health consequences • Antidepressants • Jul 04 06 Patients who take clozapine, the most effective antipsychotic drug, have significantly higher rates of metabolic syndrome, according to a first-of-a-kind study by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers. Metabolic syndrome is a… Third antidepressant seldom effective: study • Antidepressants • Jul 03 06 Two prior unsuccessful antidepressant trials usually spell treatment failure with a third, new research suggests. In this scenario, remission rates are less than 20 percent. The findings of the study, the Sequenced… The complex battle against anorexia • Eating disorders News • Jun 29 06 A young Scottish woman who lost a five-year battle against anorexia was let down by the system according to a report by the ombudsman for Scotland. Ombudsman, Professor Alice Brown, in her… Depression boosts aggression in demented elderly • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 29 06 Depression triples the likelihood that a nursing home resident with dementia will be physically aggressive, a new study shows. Delusions, hallucinations and constipation also appeared to be risk factors for physical… Targeted interventions for those at risk for depression have greater effect than universal intervent • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 27 06 Targeted interventions for those at risk for depression have greater effect than universal interventions Depression among youth is a growing public health… Page 106 of 148 pages « First < 104 105 106 107 108 > Last » << Back to main
