News tagged with archives of general psychiatry
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Certain therapies appear beneficial in reducing PTSD symptoms in some trauma survivors
Prolonged exposure therapy, cognitive therapy, and delayed prolonged exposure therapy, appear to reduce posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms in patients who have experienced a recent traumatic event, according to a report ...
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Oct 03, 2011 |
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Severely impaired schizophrenics enter dynamic cycle of recovery after cognitive therapy
Cognitive therapy has dynamically improved the most neurologically impaired, poorly functioning schizophrenic patients. For the first time, researchers from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania ...
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Oct 03, 2011 |
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Sudden death of a parent may pose mental health risks for children
In the first longitudinal study of its kind, researchers at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine have found that 40 percent of children bereaved by sudden parental death will require intervention to prevent prolonged ...
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Sep 07, 2011 |
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The search for predictors of risk for post-traumatic stress disorder
Data in a study published in the Archives of General Psychiatry suggest that certain variants of a gene that helps regulate serotonin (a brain chemical related to mood), may serve as a useful predictor of risk for symptoms ...
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Sep 05, 2011 |
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Researchers find novel drug target for the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder
A team of researchers at Mount Sinai School of Medicine has identified a promising therapeutic target in the brain that could lead to the treatment of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). This is the first evidence of a ...
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Sep 05, 2011 |
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Brain chemical may explain why heavy smokers feel sad after quitting
Heavy smokers may experience sadness after quitting because early withdrawal leads to an increase in the mood-related brain protein monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A), a new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) ...
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Aug 02, 2011 |
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Shrinking brain could aid diagnosis of clinical depression
(Medical Xpress) -- Parts of the brain appear to shrink when people suffer from severe depression, according to research funded by the Wellcome Trust and the National Institute for Health Research.
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Jul 05, 2011 |
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Patients with eating disorders have an elevated rate of death
Individuals who have eating disorders have an elevated mortality rate, especially those with anorexia nervosa (AN), according to a meta-analysis of previous studies, reported in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Jul 04, 2011 |
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Exposure to certain antidepressants in pregnancy may modestly increase risk of autism spectrum disorders
Prenatal exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors, especially during the first trimester, is associated with a modest increase the risk of developing an autism spectrum disorder, according to a report published ...
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Brain scans appear to show changes associated with violent behavior
A brain imaging study suggests that men with a history of violent behavior may have greater gray matter volume in certain brain areas, whereas men with a history of substance use disorders may have reduced gray matter volume ...
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Jun 06, 2011 |
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Cognitive behavioral therapy may benefit patients in residential substance abuse treatment programs
Patients in residential treatment programs for drug and alcohol abuse may benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy for depressive symptoms, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Study finds older adults with mild cognitive impairment may also have some functional impairment
Difficulty remembering important dates and medications, and gathering paperwork, is more common in older individuals with mild cognitive impairment than in those with no cognition problems, according to a report in the June ...
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Jun 06, 2011 |
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Researchers find new way to examine major depressive disorder in children
A landmark study by scientists at Wayne State University published in the May 6, 2011, issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, the most prestigious journal in the field, has revealed a new way to distinguish children with m ...
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May 10, 2011 |
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'Most adults with autism go undiagnosed' -- new findings
Not a single person identified with autism or asperger's syndrome during a community survey in England actually knew they had the condition, research led by the University of Leicester reveals.
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May 04, 2011 |
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Post-deployment PTSD symptoms more common in military personnel with prior mental health disorders
Military service members who screened positive for mental health disorders before deployment, or who were injured during deployment, were more likely to develop post-deployment posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms ...
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