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ASD early intervention found cost effective through school years

The Early Start Denver Model (ESDM), a comprehensive behavioral early intervention program that is appropriate for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as young as 12 months, has been found to reduce the need for ...

Autism spectrum disorders created May 01, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Bigger birth weight babies at greater risk of autism

(Medical Xpress)—The biggest study of fetal growth and autism to date has reported that babies whose growth is at either extreme in the womb are at greater risk of developing autism.

Autism spectrum disorders created May 01, 2013 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Integrating mental health care: New series

The first article in a landmark series to help health care workers and providers, donors, and decision makers understand the importance of including mental health care in global health programs is being published in this ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 30, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Sniffing out schizophrenia: Neurons in the nose could be the key to early, fast, and accurate diagnosis

(Medical Xpress)—A debilitating mental illness, schizophrenia can be difficult to diagnose. Because physiological evidence confirming the disease can only be gathered from the brain during an autopsy, mental health professionals ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Dopamine regulates the motivation to act

The widespread belief that dopamine regulates pleasure could go down in history with the latest research results on the role of this neurotransmitter. Researchers have proved that it regulates motivation, causing individuals ...

Neuroscience created Apr 29, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Children's brain processing speed indicates risk of psychosis

(Medical Xpress)—New research from Cardiff and Bristol universities shows that children whose brains process information more slowly than their peers are at greater risk of psychotic experiences.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1 | with audio podcast

Examine social factors to explain rise in diagnoses of mental disorders, researchers say

(Medical Xpress)—Examining social factors is vital to better explaining and understanding the dramatic rise in the number of Americans diagnosed with mental disorders in recent years, according to an analysis by a team ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 26, 2013 | popularity 3.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

Controlling alcohol habits as students find 'release' may avoid later addiction

(Medical Xpress)—Current college culture allows for an environment where risks of addiction and alcohol dependency increase while mental health decreases.

Addiction created Apr 24, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Improving mental health starts with early childhood relationships

Making sure children grow up in a safe and stable environment is the goal of Iowa State University researchers working on a statewide evaluation through the Iowa Department of Public Health and the Maternal, ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 24, 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

One million hours of psychiatrist time wasted yearly on phone approval for hospitalization

A study published today in Annals of Emergency Medicine reports lengthy waits for severely ill psychiatric patients in need of immediate hospitalization in the Boston area, due in part to time-consuming prior authorizations requir ...

Health created Apr 23, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Large animal models of Huntington's disease offer new and promising research options

Scientific progress in Huntington's disease (HD) relies upon the availability of appropriate animal models that enable insights into the disease's genetics and/or pathophysiology. Large animal models, such as domesticated ...

Neuroscience created Apr 22, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lost your keys? Your cat? The brain can rapidly mobilize a search party

A contact lens on the bathroom floor, an escaped hamster in the backyard, a car key in a bed of gravel: How are we able to focus so sharply to find that proverbial needle in a haystack? Scientists at the University ...

Neuroscience created Apr 21, 2013 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (7) | comments 2 | with audio podcast

Video game addiction needs standard definition

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers at the University of Adelaide say treatment for people affected by video game "addiction" would be improved if a standard definition of the problem were adopted by psychologists.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals austerity's harmful impact on health in Greece

In one of the most detailed studies of its kind, a team of Greek and U.S. researchers have vividly chronicled the harmful public health impacts of the economic austerity measures imposed on Greece's population in the wake ...

Health created Apr 18, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0