Psychology & Psychiatry
Shrinks, critics face off over psychiatric manual
(AP)—There's a new version of the world's most widely used psychiatric manual, and it's already getting lots of criticism.
May 15, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study supports alternative model for personality disorders in upcoming DSM-5
A new "alternative model" included in the upcoming Fifth Edition of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM -5) lines up well with the current approach to diagnosis ...
May 10, 2013
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Test to detect pre-menstrual syndrome
Even though there are many women who do not notice any special symptoms, there are some whose pre-menstrual disorders hamper their everyday lives: depressive mood, anxiety, excessive emotional sensitivity, fatigue, lack of ...
Dec 21, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Are you addicted to the internet?
People worried about the amount of time they spend online are invited to take part in a study about internet addiction.
Sep 26, 2012
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Disclosure of financial conflicts of interest may worsen medical bias
"Journals, professional associations, clinical guideline developers, and others need to worry not just that disclosure provides a band-aid to the real problem of the [conflict of interest] itself, but that any attempt to ...
Apr 24, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Conflicts of interest plague the next international manual of mental disorders
There are concerns that the revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM—an internationally recognised classification of mental disorders produced by the American Psychiatric Association), scheduled ...
Mar 13, 2012
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Autism spectrum disorders
Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital launches study to genetically test for autism
Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital has launched a study to determine whether genetic markers can be used to help identify children who are at risk of developing autism.
Feb 29, 2012
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Health
National guardsmen face a high risk of developing alcohol abuse problems following deployment
Soldiers in the National Guard with no history of alcohol abuse are at significant risk of developing alcohol-related problems during and after deployment, according to a new study published in Drug and Alcohol Dependence ...
Feb 16, 2012
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Oft-used DSM diagnosis of alcohol dependence shows reliability
Compared to other common psychiatric disorders, the diagnostic reliability of alcohol dependence (AD) as determined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders - Fourth Edition (DSM-IV) is relatively high. ...
Jun 15, 2011
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