Psychology & Psychiatry
Report: Mental illness struck 1 in 5 US adults in 2010
One in five adults in the U.S. had a mental illness in 2010, with people ages 18 to 25 having the highest rates, according to a national survey.
Jan 20, 2012
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Scientists: They are surprisingly normal
(Medical Xpress) -- A multi-media production with a musical narrative set in the day room of a psychiatric hospital, Inside a Quiet Mind brought together Cambridge Neuroscientists and mental health service users to perform ...
Jan 16, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Childhood disorder bolsters research on infection link
Brody Kennedy was a typical sixth-grader who loved to hang out with friends in Castaic, Calif., and play video games. A strep-throat infection in October caused him to miss a couple of days of school, but he was eager to ...
Dec 12, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Post-partum psychiatric episodes linked with increased risk of developing bipolar affective disorder
Experiencing a psychiatric episode within the first 30 days post-partum appears to be associated with an increased risk of developing bipolar affective disorder, according to a report published Online First by Archives of ...
Dec 5, 2011
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Cardiology
Prior hospitalization for mental illness increases death risk in patients with chest pains
New research from Scotland has shown that the rate of death in men and women hospitalised for chest pain unrelated to heart disease is higher in those with a history of psychiatric illness than without.
Dec 1, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Childhood adversities contribute to bullying behaviors
(Medical Xpress) -- An accumulation of childhood adversities increases the likelihood that one becomes a bully, a new study found.
Nov 29, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Psychiatric nurses need training to reduce gun-related suicides, homicides
(Medical Xpress) -- Psychiatric nurses could play a role in preventing firearm suicides and homicides among the mentally ill, but few receive training on this issue, says a new study from Ball State University.
Nov 1, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Road map to mental illness is being redrawn, reshaping categories and research targets
When psychiatrists diagnose mental illness, they turn to an unwieldy book called the "Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders," or DSM for short.
Oct 21, 2011
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Medical research
Study finds bidirectional relationship between schizophrenia and epilepsy
Researchers from Taiwan have confirmed a bidirectional relation between schizophrenia and epilepsy. The study published today in Epilepsia, a journal of the International League Against Epilepsy (ILAE), reports that patients ...
Sep 19, 2011
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Psychology & Psychiatry
Improvements are needed for accuracy in gene-by-environment interaction studies
A new study from McLean Hospital/Harvard Medical School and the University of Colorado concludes that genetic research drawing correlations between specific genes, environmental variables and the combined impact they have ...
Sep 8, 2011
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