Psychology & Psychiatry
Troubled childhood may boost bipolar risk: study
(HealthDay)—Adults who suffered childhood abuse may be at increased risk for bipolar disorder, researchers report.
Oct 20, 2016
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers find tests meant to predict future violence by psychopaths is less accurate than chance
(Medical Xpress)—A trio of British researchers has conducted a study that has revealed that tests given to jailed psychopaths to predict the likelihood of engaging in future violence, are less accurate than chance. In their ...
Medications
A quarter of patients with bipolar disorder in Scotland are being prescribed medication that could make symptoms worse
A quarter of patients with bipolar disorder in Scotland are being prescribed medication that could make symptoms worse and cause serious episodes of mania.
Feb 28, 2019
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Autism spectrum disorders
People with autism run a higher risk of premature death
A registry study conducted at Karolinska Institutet and published in The British Journal of Psychiatry shows that the risk of premature death is about 2.5 times higher for people with autism spectrum disorder than for the ...
Nov 12, 2015
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Why does the placebo response work in treating depression?
(Medical Xpress)—In the past three decades, the power of placebos has gone through the roof in treating major depressive disorder. In clinical trials for treating depression over that period of time, researchers have reported ...
Sep 11, 2014
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Researchers explore therapeutic uses of ketamine
First manufactured more than 50 years ago, ketamine is a fast-acting dissociative anesthetic often used in veterinary and emergency medicine. Ketamine also has a history of being an illicit party drug.
Mar 18, 2022
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression and poor diet during pregnancy 'can affect child cognitive function'
(Medical Xpress)—New research led by King's College London shows that women who are depressed during pregnancy are more likely to have an unhealthy diet – which can negatively impact on their children's cognitive functioning ...
Oct 10, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Coping strategy therapy for family dementia carers works long-term
A programme of therapy and coping strategies for people who care for family members with dementia successfully improves the carers' mental health for at least a six-year follow-up, finds a UCL study.
Jul 12, 2019
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Exploring the influence of complex trauma on mental health and cognitive function
New research from King's College London has explored whether different types of trauma confer the same risk of future mental illness, in the first study of its kind.
Aug 20, 2021
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Prior eating disorders linked to long-term depression risk for mothers
A history of eating disorders and body image concerns before or during pregnancy are associated with future depressive symptoms among mothers, finds a new UCL-led study published in the British Journal of Psychiatry.
May 14, 2019
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