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(Medical Xpress)—Patients with the most severe and dangerous form of chronic anorexia are more likely to make a significant improvement towards recovery and stay in therapy if traditional psychological treatments are re-focused from weight gain to quality of life issues. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-rethinking-treatment-goals-results-untreatable.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 20 May 2013 07:40:05 EST news288252713 (Medical Xpress)—New research from the Children of the 90s study at the University of Bristol shows that girls whose fathers were absent during the first five years of life were more likely to develop depressive symptoms in adolescence than girls whose fathers left when they were aged five to ten years or than boys in both age groups (0-5 and 5-10), even after a range of factors was taken into account. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-father-absence-early-childhood-linked.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 15 May 2013 08:40:02 EST news287823001 Compulsive gamblers suffer from an optimism bias that modifies their subjective representation of probability and affects their decisions in situations involving high-risk monetary wagers. This is the conclusion drawn by Jean-Claude Dreher's research team at the CNC (Centre de Neurosciences Cognitives, CNRS / Université Claude Bernard Lyon). These findings, published in the May print edition of Psychological Medicine, could help explain and anticipate certain individuals' vulnerability to gambling, and could lead to new therapeutic approaches. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-pathological-gambling-excessive-optimism.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 30 Apr 2013 09:25:49 EST news286532741 (Medical Xpress)—Young people seeking help who are at high risk of developing psychosis could significantly reduce their chances of going on to develop a full-blown psychotic illness by getting early access to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), new research shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-early-cognitive-behavioural-therapy-psychosis.html Psychology & Psychiatry Fri, 19 Apr 2013 07:40:02 EST news285574897 A study by researchers at King's College London highlights a link between lifelong exercise and improved brain function in later life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-lifelong-key-cognitive-well-being.html Health Wed, 13 Mar 2013 08:50:59 EST news282383448 (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 One in three people who survived stays in an intensive care unit (ICU) and required use of a mechanical ventilator showed substantial post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms that lasted for up to two years, according to a new Johns Hopkins study of patients with acute lung injury. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-ptsd-symptoms-common-icu-survivors.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 26 Feb 2013 04:03:08 EST news281073682 (Medical Xpress)—Two treatments most likely to lead to recovery from chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) have been identified by UK researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-treatments-chronic-fatigue.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 31 Jan 2013 08:30:02 EST news278841481 A recent study by a researcher at the Centre for Studies on Human Stress (CSHS) at the Hôpital Louis-H. Lafontaine and professor at the Université de Montréal suggests that bullying by peers changes the structure surrounding a gene involved in regulating mood, making victims more vulnerable to mental health problems as they age. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-bullying-childhood-peers-gene-linked.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 18 Dec 2012 04:38:42 EST news275027909 People who worry constantly are at greater risk for post-traumatic stress disorder, according to new Michigan State University research published in the journal Psychological Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-chronic-worriers-higher-ptsd.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 17 Dec 2012 16:14:47 EST news274983281 Employment is usually associated with health benefits over unemployment. However, an article published in Psychological Medicine by a group of researchers from Australia and the UK has shown that having a job with poor psychosocial quality can be as bad for mental health as being unemployed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-common-mental-disorders-unemployment-psychosocial.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 21 Nov 2012 08:07:07 EST news272707604 (Medical Xpress)—Children at risk for eating disorders on average have a higher IQ and better working memory but have poorer attentional control, according to researchers at the UCL Institute of Child Health (ICH). The study, published in the journal Psychological Medicine, looked at what characteristics might make some children more likely to develop an eating disorder later in life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-children-disorders-higher-iq-memory.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 16 Oct 2012 07:52:18 EST news269592610 (Medical Xpress)—Targeted health support is necessary for people with lower IQs according to new research which shows that they are unhappier and more likely to have poorer health than people with higher IQs.  http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-health-iqs.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 27 Sep 2012 08:38:11 EST news267953880 (Medical Xpress)—A new study has found that young children with severe or persistent asthma are at higher risk of developing many common mental health problems. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-children-asthma-at-risk-mental-health.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:23:46 EST news266743409 Suicides by psychiatric in-patients have fallen to a new low, research published today has found. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-psychiatric-safer-in-patient-suicide-falls.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 16 May 2012 19:00:01 EST news256406433 Although the genetic basis of autism is now well established, a growing body of research also suggests that environmental factors may play a role in this serious developmental disorder affecting nearly one in 100 children. Using a unique study design, a new study suggests that low birth weight is an important environmental factor contributing to the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-01-birth-weight-role-autism-spectrum.html Autism spectrum disorders Thu, 19 Jan 2012 14:13:01 EST news246204771 Individuals suffering from mood and anxiety disorders such as bipolar, panic disorder and major depressive disorder may be more likely to abuse opioids, according to a new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health. They found that mood and anxiety disorders are highly associated with non-medical prescription opioid use. The results are featured in a recent issue of the Journal of Psychological Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-opioid-abuse-linked-mood-anxiety.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 13 Dec 2011 15:54:41 EST news243014073 (Medical Xpress) -- University of Sydney researchers have debunked the widespread belief that technological devices such as computers and mobile phones are increasingly eating into our sleep. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-adult-shortages-debunked.html Health Mon, 12 Dec 2011 06:04:45 EST news242892237 Computer analysis of brain scans could help predict how severe the future illness course of a patient with psychosis will be, according to research funded by the Medical Research Council and the Wellcome Trust. The findings could allow doctors to make more accurate decisions about how best to treat patients. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-scientists-brain-scans-outcome-psychotic.html Psychology & Psychiatry Mon, 07 Nov 2011 12:48:29 EST news239892502 (Medical Xpress) -- New research from the University of Leicester demonstrates that psychiatrists are not offering adequate checks for metabolic complications that are common in patients with mental ill health - especially those prescribed antipsychotic medication. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-08-psychiatrists-adequately-patients-metabolic-side-effects.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 10 Aug 2011 03:40:03 EST news232163249 Research led by the University of Cambridge has found a link between impulsivity and flawed reasoning (such as believing in superstitious rituals and luck) in problem gamblers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-good-luck-leaf-clovers-impulsivity.html Psychology & Psychiatry Wed, 29 Jun 2011 04:04:03 EST news228539016 (Medical Xpress) -- Premature or low birthweight babies are more than three times more likely to suffer from anxiety and mood disorders in adolescence than full-term infants, according to psychologists at the University of Birmingham. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-premature-babies-mental-health-problems.html Psychology & Psychiatry Tue, 28 Jun 2011 12:08:13 EST news228481672 People suffering from body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD — a severe mental illness characterized by debilitating misperceptions that one appears disfigured and ugly — process visual information abnormally, even when looking at inanimate objects, according to a new UCLA study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-people-body-image-disorders-big-picture.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 26 May 2011 13:43:52 EST news225636214 Children whose mother or father is affected by bipolar disorder may need to keep their stress levels in check. A new international study, led by Concordia University, suggests the stress hormone cortisol is a key player in the mood disorder. The findings published in Psychological Medicine, are the first to show that cortisol is elevated more readily in these children in response to the stressors of normal everyday life. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-mom-dad-bipolar-disorder-stress.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 05 May 2011 10:53:05 EST news223811557