Psychology & Psychiatry
Most homeless Americans are battling mental illness
Two-thirds of homeless people are experiencing some form of mental health disorder, a large, new review of data on the subject.
Apr 17, 2024
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Personality Disorder
Psychology & Psychiatry
Study finds higher rates of arrest for Black adults with psychological disorders
Black adults who are experiencing emotion dysregulation and/or psychological disorders, particularly Black men, are more likely to be arrested than are white American adults with symptoms of the same level of severity, a ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Medications
Psychedelics could make mental health worse in people with a personality disorder
The interest in psychedelics is growing both in scientific circles and among the public. These are powerful substances capable of altering perception, mood and various mental processes. They also show promise for treating ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Sydney attacker had 'mental health issues' but most people with mental illness aren't violent
The man who killed six people and injured countless others at a Bondi shopping center on Saturday, 40-year-old Joel Cauchi, reportedly had "mental health issues", police explained soon after the tragic event, while ruling ...
Apr 15, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Amid mental health staffing crunch, Medi-Cal patients help one another
Three people gathered in a classroom on a recent rainy afternoon listened intently as Derrick Cordero urged them to turn their negative feelings around.
Mar 25, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Borderline personality disorder patients more likely to seek hospital care, finds study
A new study published in The Primary Care Companion For CNS Disorders by Flinders University has uncovered links between a patient's initial diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, or BPD, and their recurrent visits ...
Feb 14, 2024
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Obstetrics & gynaecology
Study: High-school students with neurodevelopmental disorders experience worse premenstrual syndrome symptoms
Premenstrual syndrome (PMS) is a relatively common condition that affects most women who menstruate, at some point in their lives. Typically, PMS can cause a variety of symptoms, including mood swings, irritability, bloating, ...
Jan 10, 2024
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Investigating the constant performance monitoring that takes place in our brains
Psychologist Myrthe Jansen conducted research into the performance monitoring that constantly takes place in our heads. People with obsessive-compulsive symptoms are more afraid to make a mistake that harms others than when ...
Nov 20, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Which conditions should keep someone from having a gun?
Every time the country is shaken by a tragic mass shooting and the loss of innocent lives, mental illness and its role in the actions of the mass shooter come under scrutiny.
Nov 15, 2023
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Psychology & Psychiatry
A vicious cycle: Research examines depression as both cause and consequence of stress
Angela Santee studies stress. For several years, the University of Rochester graduate student in psychology had been sifting through research on stress generation and depression, working on a rigorous meta-analysis. Mentored ...
Nov 7, 2023
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