Early marker for autism found in the placenta • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 27 06 A team from Yale School of Medicine have found an abnormality in the placenta which could be the first indication of autism and they believe the discovery could lead… Estrogen Plays Different Role During Stress in Black and White Teens • Stress • Jun 26 06 Estrogen seems to play a different role during stress in black and white girls, a difference that may help explain higher cardiovascular disease rates in blacks,… Some Symptoms of Schizophrenia Hard to Detect, Treat • Schizophrenia News • Jun 26 06 Hallucinations and delusions are the most obvious symptoms of schizophrenia. But such psychotic or “positive” symptoms are not necessarily the most important or disabling ones. Another set of symptoms,… 1 in 10 British children under 15 has a mental health disorder • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 22 06 According to a new report by the British Medical Association (BMA) as many as 1 in 10 children below the age of 15 in Britain… Identifying the Gap Between Possession, Use of Treated Bed Nets • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 22 06 Simply giving insecticide treated bed nets to families in malarious areas of the world may not be enough to stop malaria, says Tulane University international health researcher… Study contradicts USA warning that an antidepressant can cause congenital abnormalities • Antidepressants • Jun 21 06 A study carried out by German researchers has failed to show that a popular antidepressant, paroxetine, causes congenital abnormalities if taken by pregnant women, the 22nd… Brief Intervention Reduces Symptoms Of Depression • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 21 06 Taking a page from the treatment book on alcohol abuse, researchers from the University of Washington have successfully tested a brief, low-cost intervention to deal with depression, the No. 1 mental… REM Sleep Behavior Disorder at Young Age Linked to Antidepressant Use • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 19 06 A Mayo Clinic study has shown that the onset of REM Sleep Behavior Disorder (RBD) at a younger age appears to be connected to antidepressant use.… Study links depression in women with chronic pain to greater incidence of disability • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 19 06 Women with higher levels of depression when suffering with long-term pain report greater disability than men in the same situation, according to new research… FDA approves Wellbutrin X for treatment of seasonal depression • Antidepressants • Jun 14 06 The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Wellbutrin XL for prevention of major depressive episodes in patients with a history of seasonal affective disorder (SAD). This is… Prozac saves thousands of lives • Antidepressants • Jun 14 06 A new study should help alleviate any concern over a link between the use of certain antidepressants and suicide. A new class of drugs called selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) have been… Use of Anti-Depressant Does Not Decrease Risk of Relapse of Anorexia Nervosa • Eating disorders News • Jun 14 06 Use of the anti-depressant fluoxetine did not help patients with anorexia nervosa who had restored their body weight maintain that weight or reduce their risk… Drug therapy appears to lower suicide risk • Suicide • Jun 13 06 The findings of a new study raise questions about the previously reported link between a new class of antidepressant drugs and an increased risk of suicide. Specifically, the suicide rates… Diagnosing childhood depression • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 06 06 Diagnosing depression in the young is no child’s play. Among other requirements, it takes specialized skills, clinical practice, extended time and an understanding of the differences that separate the pediatric patient from his more… Anger syndrome not just bouts of bad behaviour • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 06 06 Researchers in the United States are saying that Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) often known as Road Rage, may be far more common than previously thought. The condition which causes… Number of Children, Teens Treated with Antipsychotics Increases Sharply • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 06 06 A steadily increasing number of patients younger than age 20 received prescriptions for antipsychotic medications between 1993 and 2002, according to a report published in the June issue… Most Children Diagnosed with Autism at Age 2 Years Have Condition at Age 9 • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 06 06 About three-fourths of children who are diagnosed with autism at age 2 years appear to have the condition at age 9 years, according… European drug watchdog backs Prozac for children • Antidepressants • Jun 06 06 Europe’s medicine watchdog said on Tuesday that Prozac could be used to treat children aged eight years and over. Despite controversy over giving antidepressants to adolescents, the European Medicines Agency… Depressed parents’ children prone to mental woes • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 05 06 Offspring of parents who suffered from depression face an increased risk themselves for depression, anxiety and drug dependence that extends well into adulthood, a new study shows. While children of… When Worry Gets in the Way of Life • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 02 06 To be human is to worry - about finances, your children’s health, work, even whether you remembered to unplug the iron when you go on vacation. But if you… Moderate alcohol intake helps women think • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 02 06 Research involving more than 7,000 older women found that those who drink a moderate amount of alcohol have slightly higher levels of mental function than non-drinkers, particularly in verbal abilities, according… New insights into how working memory works • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 02 06 Memory tests performed with amnesiacs have enabled researchers to refute a long-held belief in an essential difference between long-and short-term memories. In the study, researchers from the University of Pennsylvania… Heart rate recovery slower in depressed patients • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 01 06 Cardiac rehabilitation patients who have symptoms of depression take longer to return to their normal heart rate after taking a treadmill stress test, researchers report in the American Heart Journal.… Verbally abused kids may become depressed adults • Mental health and Psychiatry news • Jun 01 06 Children who are verbally abused are at risk of becoming self-critical adults prone to depression and anxiety, new research suggests. In a study of more than 5,600 U.S. adults,… Lower Income May Mean Higher Stress • Mental health and Psychiatry news • May 31 06 Poorer Americans also tend to be more stressed out, a new study shows. Researchers measured levels of three stress hormones - epinephrine, norepinephrine and cortisol - in 193 adults with annual… Page 107 of 148 pages « First < 105 106 107 108 109 > Last » << Back to main
