http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. For several years, the pharmaceutical industry has tried to develop drugs that target a specific neurotransmitter receptor in the brain, the NMDA receptor. This receptor is present on almost every neuron in the human brain and is involved in learning and memory. NMDA receptors also have been implicated in several neurological and psychiatric conditions such as Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, schizophrenia and depression. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-scientists-advance-brain-receptor-neurological.html Neuroscience Tue, 28 May 2013 17:03:07 EST news288979380 (HealthDay)—Certain non-cancer pain conditions, including back pain, migraine, and psychogenic pain, are associated with increased risk of suicide in patients using Veterans Health Administration (VHA) services, according to research published online May 22 in JAMA Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-pain-conditions-linked-suicide.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 27 May 2013 13:40:02 EST news288876829 A new study determined that children and adolescents with seizures involving the temporal lobe are likely to have clinically significant behavioral problems and psychiatric illness, especially depression. Findings published in Epilepsia, a journal published by Wiley on behalf of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), highlight the importance of routine psychiatric evaluation for pediatric epilepsy patients—particularly for those who do not respond to anti-seizure medications and require epilepsy surgery. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-depression-common-children-temporal-lobe.html Neuroscience Thu, 23 May 2013 13:32:51 EST news288534764 New research from Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center finds that suicide, while strongly associated with psychiatric conditions, also correlates with environmental pollution. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-nc-coal-emissions-role-state.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 13 May 2013 16:52:38 EST news287682753 Long waits for insurance authorization allowing psychiatric patients to be admitted to the hospital from the emergency department waste thousands of hours of physician time, given that most requests for authorization are ultimately granted. A study to be published in the May issue of Annals of Emergency Medicine argues that pre-authorization process is akin to health care "rationing by hassle factor" ("Insurance Prior Authorization Approval Does Not Substantially Lengthen the Emergency Department Length of Stay for Patients with Psychiatric Conditions"). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-ers-de-facto-psych-wards.html Health Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:35:20 EST news286025714 (Medical Xpress)—Affecting 6% of Australians, bipolar disorder is characterised by distinctive fluctuations in mood and energy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-online-bipolar-disorder-screening-tool.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 19 Apr 2013 09:30:02 EST news285580886 (HealthDay)—Eugene King ran away from home at the age of 16, the start of a lifelong pattern of drug abuse, crime and incarceration. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-mental-illness-frequent-cell-bars.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:50:01 EST news284380431 Depression may inhibit the anti-inflammatory effects typically associated with physical activity and light-to-moderate alcohol consumption, according to researchers at Duke Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-people-depression-reap-full-benefits.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:29:47 EST news283519780 In a world first, a team of researchers at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre and the University Health Network have shown that Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in patients with chronic, severe and treatment-resistant Anorexia Nervosa (anorexia) helps some patients achieve and maintain improvements in body weight, mood, and anxiety. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-deep-brain-patients-chronic-treatment.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 06 Mar 2013 18:30:01 EST news281808694 Brain images from newborns are giving scientists a glimpse of the future - not just into the lives of their tiny subjects but also paths to treatment for adult patients with schizophrenia and Alzheimer's disease. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-infant-brains-imply-adult-ills.html Neuroscience Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:10:02 EST news281200504 On April 14, 2003 a map of the human genome was completed, ushering in a new era of genetics in medicine with applications that include genetic testing; newborn screening; susceptibility to diseases such as cancer, cardiovascular disease, or psychiatric conditions; screening, diagnosis and monitoring of disease; and treatment planning. A special Genomics Issue, including an evidence review by researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH), published by Wiley in the Journal of Nursing Scholarship on behalf of the Honor Society of Nursing, Sigma Theta Tau International, addresses these genetic applications that are essential to advancing nursing knowledge and patient care. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-nurses-forefront-genomics-healthcare.html Genetics Fri, 01 Feb 2013 05:06:36 EST news278917585 Actress Amanda Seyfried says she undergoes therapy for them. They were a staple of the cable TV show "The Sopranos." And in probably the most high-profile occurrence of the past year, pro golfer Charlie Beljan had one on the second day of a tournament, completing the round but leaving the course in an ambulance. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-panic-treatable.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 28 Jan 2013 07:30:01 EST news278579620 Psychiatric disorders are prevalent among current and former inmates of correctional institutions, but what has been less clear is whether incarceration causes these disorders or, alternatively, whether inmates have these problems before they enter prison. A study co-authored by Jason Schnittker, an associate professor of sociology at the University of Pennsylvania, shows that many of the most common psychiatric disorders found among former inmates, including impulse control disorders, emerge in childhood and adolescence and, therefore, predate incarceration. Yet, incarceration seems to lead to some mood related psychiatric disorders, such as major depression, which have important implications for what happens to inmates after their release. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-link-incarceration-psychiatric-disorders.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 16 Jan 2013 09:54:41 EST news277552475 (Medical Xpress)—In a surprise finding, Yale researchers report that adding cognitive behavioral therapy to the most commonly used drug treatment for opioid dependence does not further reduce illicit drug use by patients. The study, which could change how such dependence is viewed and treated in the U.S. healthcare system, appears online in the American Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-cognitive-behavioral-therapy-drug-treatment.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 04 Jan 2013 06:50:35 EST news276504624 (HealthDay)—People with psychiatric disorders have a 30 percent higher death rate from cancer, even though they are no more likely to develop the disease than others. And the underlying reason may be relatively simple: Their cancer is frequently discovered late, often after it has spread, a new Australian study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-psychiatric-patients-cancer-late.html Cancer Wed, 19 Dec 2012 10:08:58 EST news275134131 Studies reporting the results of industry sponsored clinical trials present a more favourable picture of the effects of drugs and medical devices than those reporting on non-industry sponsored trials, according to a new Cochrane systematic review. The researchers call for a rethink of the way that industry bias is handled in medical guidelines and reviews. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-industry-sponsorship-bias-clinical-trials.html Other Tue, 11 Dec 2012 19:00:12 EST news274465731 (Medical Xpress)—Depressed older men are twice as likely as those not suffering depression to be admitted to hospital, according to a study published today in the Canadian Medical Association Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-higher-emergency-admissions-depressed-older.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 10 Dec 2012 06:54:16 EST news274344833 New research, to be published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, finds that men who developed persistent sexual side effects while on finasteride (Propecia), a drug commonly used for male pattern hair loss, have a high prevalence of depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts. The study, titled "Depressive Symptoms and Suicidal Thoughts Among Former Users of Finasteride With Persistent Sexual Side Effects," was authored by Michael S. Irwig, M.D., an assistant professor of medicine in the Division of Endocrinology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-depressive-symptoms-suicidal-thoughts-finasteride.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 07 Aug 2012 13:14:14 EST news263564035 Named in a scientific paper for the first time in 1979, bulimia nervosa has been studied extensively since. But while researchers explore its causes, diagnosis and treatment, the origins of the condition have attracted considerably less attention. Chrissie Giles meets two researchers who were instrumental in establishing bulimia nervosa as an eating disorder to find out more about their thoughts on its history. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-blue-bulimia-nervosa-modern-disease.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 20 Feb 2012 07:53:47 EST news248946791 Soldiers in the National Guard with no history of alcohol abuse are at significant risk of developing alcohol-related problems during and after deployment, according to a new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence journal. Researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health and colleagues at three other institutions found that the soldiers at greatest risk of developing alcohol-related problems also experienced depression and/or PTSD during or after deployment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-02-national-guardsmen-high-alcohol-abuse.html Health Thu, 16 Feb 2012 14:30:01 EST news248624433 A hallmark of the individual is the cultivation of personal interests, but for some people, their intellectual pursuits might actually be genetically predetermined. Survey results published by Princeton University researchers in the journal PLoS ONE suggest that a family history of psychiatric conditions such as autism and depression could influence the subjects a person finds engaging. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-survey-family-history-psychiatric-disorders.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 26 Jan 2012 17:00:01 EST news246806603 As soldiers return home from tours in Afghanistan and Iraq, America must cope with the toll that war takes on mental health. But the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) is becoming increasingly expensive, and promises to escalate as yet another generation of veterans tries to heal its psychological wounds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-shot-cortisone-traumatic-stress.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 04 Oct 2011 04:24:08 EST news236921037 Knowledge about the biological origin of diseases like schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and other psychiatric conditions is critical to improving diagnosis and treatment. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-large-genetic-overlap-schizophrenia-bipolar.html Genetics Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:41:28 EST news235838470 The judgments we make about the intimacy of other couples' relationships appear to be influenced by the brain chemical serotonin, reports a new study published in Biological Psychiatry. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-serotonin-critical-chemical-human-intimacy.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:41:02 EST news221996450