http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Smartphones and tablets can make for sleep-disrupting bedfellows. One cause is believed to be the bright light-emitting diodes that allow the use of mobile devices in dimly lit rooms; the light exposure can interfere with melatonin, a hormone that helps control the natural sleep-wake cycle. But there may be a way to check your mobile device in bed and still get a good night's sleep. A Mayo Clinic study suggests dimming the smartphone or tablet brightness settings and holding the device at least 14 inches from your face while using it will reduce its potential to interfere with melatonin and impede sleep. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-06-smartphones-disrupting.html Health Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:04:06 EST news289501438 The mantra that quality is more important than quantity is true when considering how social relationships influence depression, say U-M researchers in a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-depression-quality-relationships.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:02:19 EST news286560127 (HealthDay)—It's the day after the Boston Marathon bombings and three people are dead, including an 8-year-old boy who came to cheer on friends during the race. The boy's mother and sister are both seriously injured. A nation is on edge—again. And parents are wondering what to tell their young children and how to help them cope with the carnage. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-children-senseless.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 17 Apr 2013 06:10:01 EST news285394271 (HealthDay)—Posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms are common in patients recovering from acute lung injury (ALI), according to a study published online March 5 in Psychological Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-posttraumatic-stress-disorder-common-lung.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:10:02 EST news281804384 A new study that looked at more than 75,000 children in day care in Norway found little evidence that the amount of time a child spends in child care leads to an increase in behavioral problems, according to researchers from the United States and Norway. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-links-day-behavioral-issues.html Pediatrics Thu, 17 Jan 2013 15:26:43 EST news277658797 Researchers from the University of Alberta are helping Canadian smokers butt out with a new textbook designed to give health professionals the right tools to treat tobacco addiction. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-tobacco-addiction-duty-text-editors.html Addiction Wed, 19 Dec 2012 06:06:30 EST news275119577 (Medical Xpress)—According to psychological lore, when it comes to items of information the mind can cope with before confusion sets in, the "magic" number is seven. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-magic-mind-coping.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:35:24 EST news273317663 (HealthDay)—Nightmares are common in children and upsetting for both youngsters and parents, but there are some things you can do to manage and prevent them, an expert says. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-terror-nightmares-parents.html Health Sun, 14 Oct 2012 14:43:06 EST news269444580 Canada announced Wednesday it was disbursing Can$19.4 million in aid for 14 poorer countries to treat mental health disorders. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-canada-tackles-mental-health-woes.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:52:27 EST news269063537 Between rice fields and coconut trees on Indonesia's "paradise" island of Bali, a man lies chained by the ankles to a rotting wooden bed in a garden, staring at roosters tottering by. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-indonesia-mentally-ill-shackled-forgotten.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 10 Oct 2012 04:50:48 EST news269063412 The suicide rate in the U.S. Army now exceeds the rate in the general population, and psychiatric admission is now the most common reason for hospitalization in the Army. These concerning trends are described by Timothy Lineberry, M.D., a Mayo Clinic psychiatrist and suicide expert for the Army, in the September edition of Mayo Clinic Proceedings. In the article, he also outlines steps to assess and address military suicide—an issue he calls a major public health concern. Dr. Lineberry proposes greater use of gun locks, improving primary care for depression, and better monitoring for sleep disturbances, among other steps. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-mayo-clinic-suicide-expert-outlines.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 10 Sep 2012 12:32:02 EST news266499114 (Medical Xpress) -- Television coverage of the shooting at a cinema in Colorado last week may traumatize children who watch it, according to a leading psychiatrist at The Australian National University. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-violent-news-bad-children.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 25 Jul 2012 07:31:18 EST news262420268 (AP) -- A prominent retired psychiatrist is apologizing to the gay community for a decade-old study that concluded some gay people can go straight through what's called reparative therapy. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-gay-therapy.html Psychology & Psychiatry Sat, 19 May 2012 04:46:03 EST news256621556 A Rhode Island Hospital psychiatrist and researcher explains the negative impact of broadening the diagnostic criteria for bipolar disorder in the upcoming Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5). In a newly published commentary in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry, Mark Zimmerman, M.D., explains that lowering the diagnostic threshold for bipolar disorder will likely do more harm than good for patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-rhode-island-hospital-broadening-bipolar.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 24 Apr 2012 11:32:25 EST news254485938 (Medical Xpress) -- When a psychiatrist sets out to write a diet book, he doesn’t have a slimmer waistline in mind. Drew Ramsey, assistant clinical professor of psychiatry and coauthor of The Happiness Diet (Rodale, 2011), believes good health and happiness are achieved when the brain is consistently fed all the nutrients it needs for optimal cognitive and emotional functioning. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-03-key-good-health-proper-diet.html Health Fri, 23 Mar 2012 07:23:14 EST news251706172 When autism researchers arrived at Norristown State Hospital near Philadelphia a few years ago, they found a 63-year-old man who rambled on about Elvis Presley, compulsively rocked in his chair and patted the corridor walls. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-autism-homing.html Autism spectrum disorders Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:50:03 EST news243518324 Official assessments of a doctor's professionalism should be considered carefully before being accepted due to the tendency for some doctors to receive lower scores than others, and the tendency of some groups of patient or colleague assessors to provide lower scores, claims new research published on bmj.com today. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-caution-patient-colleague-feedback-doctors.html Other Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:30:31 EST news238995022