News tagged with archives of general psychiatry

Folate and vitamin B12 reduce disabling schizophrenia symptoms in some patients

Adding the dietary supplements folate and vitamin B12 to treatment with antipsychotic medication improved a core symptom component of schizophrenia in a study of more than 100 patients. The study focused on negative symptoms ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 06, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Economic environment during infancy linked with substance use, delinquent behavior in adolescence

The larger economic environment during infancy may be associated with subsequent substance use and delinquent behavior during adolescence, according to a report published Online First by Archives of General Psychiatry, a JAMA ...

Health created Dec 31, 2012 | popularity 1.3 / 5 (6) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Elevated levels of C-reactive protein appear associated with psychological distress, depression

Elevated levels of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammatory disease, appear to be associated with increased risk of psychological distress and depression in the general population of adults in Denmark, according to a ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 24, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

For psychiatric patients, cancer is often spotted too late

(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 ...

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Mental health lags behind global health and lifespan improvements

A leading international expert on autism at the University of Leicester has been involved in contributing to a major new study of global health.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Dec 17, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Dramatic rise in autism prevalence parallels research explosion

Autism Speaks Chief Science Officer Geraldine Dawson, Ph.D. describes how the dramatic progress in autism research has paralleled increased recognition of autism's prevalence and financial impact in the December issue of ...

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Study shows autism risk for developing children exposed to air pollution

Research conducted by University of Southern California (USC) and Children's Hospital Los Angeles scientists demonstrates that polluted air – whether regional pollution or coming from local traffic sources – is associated ...

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The brain of OCD sufferers is more active when faced with a moral dilemma

Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder are characterised by persistent thoughts and repetitive behaviours. A new study reveals that sufferers worry considerably more than the general population in the ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Nov 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

PTSD linked to smaller brain area regulating fear response

Recent combat veterans who are diagnosed with post traumatic stress disorder have significantly smaller volume in an area of the brain critical for regulating fear and anxiety responses, according to research led by scientists ...

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Are schizophrenia and autism close relations?

(Medical Xpress)—Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD), a category that includes autism, Asperger Syndrome, and Pervasive Developmental Disorder, are characterized by difficulty with social interaction and communication, or repetitive ...

Autism spectrum disorders created Oct 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Uncovering the source of inflammatory malaise

(Medical Xpress)—A study conducted by researchers at Emory indicates that inflammation targets a part of the brain called the basal ganglia, causing symptoms of depression and fatigue. The study was recently ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 22, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study suggests men diagnosed with ADHD as children had worse outcomes as adults

Men who were diagnosed as children with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) appeared to have significantly worse educational, occupational, economic and social outcomes in a 33-year, follow-up study that compared ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 15, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Study links deletion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor to major depression, anxiety, and obesity

McGill researchers have identified a small region in the genome that conclusively plays a role in the development of psychiatric disease and obesity. The key lies in the genomic deletion of brain-derived neurotrophic factor, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 08, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Moving from high-poverty to low-poverty neighborhoods appears beneficial for some adolescent girls

Although some girls benefited from a program that moved families from high-poverty areas to low-poverty areas, boys and adolescents from families with preexisting health-related vulnerabilities did not appear to experience ...

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Not getting sleepy? Study explains why hypnosis doesn't work for all

Not everyone is able to be hypnotized, and new research from the Stanford University School of Medicine shows how the brains of such people differ from those who can easily be.

Neuroscience created Oct 03, 2012 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Archives of General Psychiatry

Archives of General Psychiatry is a monthly professional medical journal published by the American Medical Association. Archives of General Psychiatry publishes original, peer reviewed articles about psychiatry, mental health, behavioral sciences and related fields. It is the psychiatric journal with the highest impact factor, considered a flagship of psychiatric research. The acceptance rate is 17%.

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