Psychology & Psychiatry
More mental health visits tied to lower rates of youth suicide
The odds of suicide decrease among youths who have more mental health visits, according to a study recently published in JAMA Pediatrics.
May 4, 2020
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Genetics
Parkinson's disease may start in the gut
Researchers at Karolinska Institutet in Sweden and the University of North Carolina in the USA have mapped out the cell types behind various brain disorders. The findings are published in Nature Genetics and offer a roadmap ...
Apr 27, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Governments urged to act now to prevent coronavirus suicide risk
Governments need to give 'urgent consideration' to their public health response to prevent any possible impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the number of suicides, experts warn.
Apr 22, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Almost half of all postpartum psychoses are isolated cases
New research results from iPSYCH show that forty per cent of the women who suffer psychosis after giving birth—known as postpartum psychosis—do not subsequently become ill again.
Apr 20, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Depression, anxiety may be side effects as nation grapples with COVID-19
Millions of Americans are being impacted by the psychological fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic aftermath, and large numbers may experience emotional distress and be at increased risk of developing psychiatric ...
Apr 16, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Study suggests suicide attempt survivors have lower sensitivity to bodily signals
People who have survived a suicide attempt are less sensitive to bodily signals related to their heart and breath, and have a higher tolerance for pain, suggest new findings published today in eLife.
Apr 7, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
APA urges additional access to mental health services over phone during COVID-19 pandemic
In the face of the COVID-19 pandemic, increasing numbers of Americans are accessing their care through telehealth, and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services ...
Apr 3, 2020
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Oncology & Cancer
How we can better address stress during cancer diagnostic workup
Qing Shen's thesis aims to increase our understanding of cancer diagnostic workup, by investigating different stress-related health outcomes during the critical time period of cancer evaluation, diagnosis and treatment, and ...
Apr 3, 2020
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Revisiting the potential of using psychedelic drugs in psychiatry
Before they were banned about a half century ago, psychedelic drugs like LSD and psilocybin showed promise for treating conditions including alcoholism and some psychiatric disorders. In a commentary publishing April 2 in ...
Apr 2, 2020
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Neuroscience
Amyloid formation drives brain tissue loss in animal studies
Amyloid plaque formation directly causes brain tissue loss in animals, but a drug called lithium reduces the life-shortening effects of this loss, shows a study published today in eLife.
Mar 31, 2020
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