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Mental health and NCDs

Non-communicable diseases (NCD) and mental disorders each constitute a huge portion of the worldwide health care burden, and often occur together, so they should be addressed together. These are the conclusions of the third ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created May 14, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

No benefit from screening all patients for suicide risk, report says

(HealthDay)—After completing a review of existing research, an expert panel has determined that there is not enough evidence to recommend that all teens and adults be screened for suicide risk factors.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Meditation technique enhances children's mental health

(Medical Xpress)—Teachers in schools across the globe are turning to a new philosophy to help improve the behaviour and well-being of students.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Mar 27, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hurricane Katrina survivors struggle with mental health years later, study says

(Medical Xpress) -- Survivors of Hurricane Katrina have struggled with poor mental health for years after the storm, according to a new study of low-income mothers in the New Orleans area.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

N.Y. teens' mystery illness labeled 'conversion disorder'

It's a term used so rarely that most of us haven't heard of it. Even mental health professionals say they have read about it in textbooks rather than seen it up close.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Depression may go overlooked when physicians use electronic medical records, researchers find

(Medical Xpress) -- Patients who have three or more chronic medical conditions are half as likely to receive depression treatment in primary care practices that use electronic medical records as they are in practices that ...

Health created Aug 16, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Jaw pain disorder tied to anxiety, depression

(HealthDay)—There's a link between depression and anxiety symptoms and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) disorder pain, a condition that affects the jaw, according to a new study.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Jan 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study identifies co-factors critical to PTSD development

Research led by Ya-Ping Tang, MD, PhD, Associate Professor of Cell Biology and Anatomy at LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, has found that the action of a specific gene occurring during exposure to adolescent trauma ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 03, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Opioids involved in most medical overdose deaths

(HealthDay)—Opioid analgesics are involved in the majority of pharmaceutical-related overdose deaths, frequently involving drugs prescribed for mental health conditions, according to a research letter published ...

Medications created Feb 21, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mental illness tied to higher rates of physical problems: report

(HealthDay) -- Adults with mental illness are more likely to have certain types of chronic physical health problems than those without mental illness, according to a U.S. government report released this week.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 13, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Mothers of kids with autism earn less, study shows

(HealthDay) -- Mothers of children with autism and autism spectrum disorders earn significantly less than what mothers of children who have no health limitations earn, a new study has found.

Autism spectrum disorders created Mar 19, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Religious, spiritual support benefits men and women facing chronic illness: study

Individuals who practice religion and spirituality report better physical and mental health than those who do not. To better understand this relationship and how spirituality/religion can be used for coping ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Oct 26, 2011 | popularity 2.3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

After hospital discharge, other ills may land seniors back in again

(HealthDay)—The days and weeks after hospital discharge are a vulnerable time for people, with one in five older Americans readmitted within a month—often for symptoms unrelated to the original illness.

Health created Jan 09, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Suvorexant drug may offer new approach to treating insomnia

A new drug may bring help for people with insomnia, according to a study published in the November 28, 2012, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Neuroscience created Nov 28, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

New findings validate the accuracy of autism diagnosis in children with Down syndrome

New findings from a 16-year study confirm that the Diagnostic and Statistic Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), the gold-standard for the classification of mental health conditions, can be used to accurately identify autism ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Oct 04, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0