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Severely injured vets may need ongoing emotional care

(HealthDay)—U.S. veterans who suffered major limb injuries in combat showed little improvement with mental health problems such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in the two ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

'Backbone' of mental illness stigma common in 16 countries studied

An international study found that despite widespread acceptance that mental illness is a disease that can be effectively treated, a common "backbone" of prejudice exists that unfairly paints people with conditions such as ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 11, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Researchers discover new therapy for fragile X chromosome syndrome

Researchers at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) and the Achucarro neurosciences centre have discovered a new therapy for the fragile X chromosome syndrome. This new therapy proposes the modulation of the cerebral ...

Medical research created Apr 10, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Hallmarks of psychiatric illness can reveal themselves remotely

Researchers discovered that healthy people and those with borderline personality disorder displayed different patterns of behavior while playing an online strategy game, so much so that when healthy players ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (7) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

In autism, age at diagnosis depends on specific symptoms

The age at which a child with autism is diagnosed is related to the particular suite of behavioral symptoms he or she exhibits, new research from the University of Wisconsin–Madison shows.

Autism spectrum disorders created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Google searches about mental illness follow seasonal patterns

A new study published in the May issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine finds that Google searches for information across all major mental illnesses and problems followed seasonal patterns, suggesting mental ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 09, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Protecting against aging at the molecular level

Research from Western University and Lawson Health Research Institute sheds new light on a gene called ATRX and its function in the brain and pituitary. Children born with ATRX syndrome have cognitive defects and developmental ...

Medical research created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Mind over matter? Study reveals for the first time that core body temperature can be controlled by the brain

A team of researchers led by Associate Professor Maria Kozhevnikov from the Department of Psychology at the National University of Singapore (NUS) Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences showed, for the first time, that it is ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 08, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Depression, anxiety and war in Pakistan's tribal belt

After nine friends and relatives were killed in a US drone strike four years ago, Mohammed Fahim took tranquillisers to blot out the nightmares.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 07, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Mental illness a frequent cell mate for those behind bars

(HealthDay)—Eugene King ran away from home at the age of 16, the start of a lifelong pattern of drug abuse, crime and incarceration.

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Public support can influence soldiers' mental health, study finds

(Medical Xpress)—Can events like Red Fridays, Tickets for Troops and the yellow ribbon campaign reduce the chances of Canadian soldiers experiencing combat-related stress disorders? The authors of a new ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 05, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Writing can be a therapy after a traumatic stress

This study demonstrates that writing therapy resulted in significant and substantial short-term reductions in post traumatic symptoms (PTS) and comorbid depressive symptoms. Writing therapy is an evidence-based treatment ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Breivik killer was 'psychotic and afraid of losing his masculinity', says researcher

An alternative view of the Norway killer Anders Behring Breivik – as a psychotic man with a terror of losing his masculinity – was presented at the British Sociological Association in London today [Thursday 4 April].

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Research effort reveals differences in brain activity for two types of mental illness

(Medical Xpress)—Researchers in Australia have uncovered what they describe as differences in brain behavior for people diagnosed with either bipolar disorder (BP) or borderline personality disorder (BPD). ...

Psychology & Psychiatry created Apr 04, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast report

Multiple factors predict repeat suicide-related behavior in youth

New research out of St. Michael's Hospital has found that multiple factors independently predict what makes youth more likely to make repeat suicide-related behaviour.

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