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People With Restless Leg Syndrome May Be at Increased Risk of Psychiatric ComorbiditiesA study published in the Journal of Neuropsychiatry and Clinical Neurosciences shows that people with restless leg syndrome (RLS)—a neurological disorder characterized by an uncomfortable sensation in the legs, which worsens or appears in the evening or night during rest and improves or disappears with movement—may be at increased risk for psychiatric comorbidities.
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Escitalopram May Reduce Risk of Relapse in People With Body Dysmorphic DisorderA study published in AJP in Advance suggests that maintenance use of escitalopram can reduce the risk of relapse in patients with body dysmorphic disorder (BDD) while also continuing to improve symptoms of this common yet understudied disorder.
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Targeted Deep Brain Stimulation May Reduce Symptoms of Treatment-Resistant DepressionDeep brain stimulation (DBS) of the ventral anterior limb of the internal capsule (vALIC) may reduce depressive symptoms in patients with treatment-resistant depression, according to a report online in JAMA Psychiatry.
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Mixed Depression May Be More Common Than Previously ThoughtA study published today in AJP in Advance suggests the presence of “mixed features” (concurrent manic and depressive symptoms) is more common in patients with bipolar disorder—particularly in women—than may be diagnosed using the criteria in DSM-5.
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From the Experts: Richard Makover, M.D.Hypnotic suggestion in the hands of a willing psychotherapist may be equally effective.
.... could it be time to reexamine the role of this “low-tech” tool and return hypnosis to the rank of first-line treatments?
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Treating Depression May Help Improve Memory in Parkinson'sThose early treatment responders were also more likely to have less-severe anxiety symptoms and higher functioning, regardless of treatment type..
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Treatment for Child Anxiety Needs to Be Longer, More IntensiveThose early treatment responders were also more likely to have less-severe anxiety symptoms and higher functioning, regardless of treatment type..
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Health Status, Not Obesity, Raises Depression RiskCan being obese make you depressed? It all depends on other aspects of health.
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Youth Who Use Marijuana Risk Cognitive Decline"Persistent and dependent use of marijuana before age 18" contributes to memory and attention difficulties and a decline in IQ scores when these youngsters become adults.."
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Stress May Be Able to Alter GenesStress is known to be capable of triggering various types of illnesses, some quite serious.
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Olanzapine Appears to Activate Food-Related Reward SystemsThe antipsychotic olanzapine, which has been associated with weight gain, appears to enhance reward systems in the brain that respond to food..
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Self-Control Early in Life May Affect Adult Weight IssuesBut it's not just a lack of self-control regarding eating that appears to contribute to obesity; losing self-control while eating seems to as well.
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Suicide Now Leading Cause of Injury MortalityMortality rates for suicide rose substantially over the past decade, and suicide has passed motor-vehicle crashes as the leading cause of injury mortality, ..
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Delirium Is Too Often IgnoredDelirium also markedly increases the risk of developing dementia and triples the likelihood of premature death..
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Prenatal Tobacco Exposure Can Shrink the AmygdalaPrenatal exposure to maternal cigarette smoking is a well-established risk factor for obesity, and one reason why may be because it decreases the size of the amygdala in the brain.
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Decriminalizing Marijuana Increases Risk Children Will End Up in ERPediatricians, toxicologists, and emergency physicians need to be willing to advocate for the safety of children to lawmakers as this burgeoning industry expands..
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Antidepressant Shows Mixed Results in Treating Alzheimer's PatientsWhile citalopram has been used to reduce agitation and aggression in individuals with Alzheimer’s disease..
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Childhood Infection May Increase Risk for Psychosis In AdulthoodResearchers also found that bacterial infection and infection of the central nervous system during the preadolescent years (ages 10 to 13) further increased the risk for..
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Study Finds Link Between Air Pollution and AutismThough the etiology of autism is complex but still unclear, scientists have linked a novel factor—traffic-related air pollution—with autism rates, according to a report in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Can Youngsters Really Recover From Autism?In some cases, the answer is yes, a study reported in this month's Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry suggests.
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Psychiatric Geneticists Find Common Pathway Contributes to DisordersResearchers examined the link between experience of childhood trauma and development of a psychotic disorder in individuals deemed to be at “ultra high risk” for psychosis.
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Sexual Trauma Linked to Psychosis Risk in Those Already at High RiskResearchers examined the link between experience of childhood trauma and development of a psychotic disorder in individuals deemed to be at “ultra high risk” for psychosis.
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Little Effect Found for At-Home Autism TreatmentThe goal was to see if work at home by parents could have effects akin to those from intensive treatments provided by a professional.
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Knowing Patients' Goals Improves Med ComplianceMedications may help psychiatric patients get better, but “getting better” is a “profoundly value-laden term,” ..
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Better Recognition Memory Predicts Lower Dementia Risk..who had exhibited better recognition memory at the start of the study were less likely to progress to dementia than were those who had shown worse recognition memory.
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People With Mental Illness May Experience More ColdsIf you've experienced mental illness during the past year, you also may have had more than your share of colds.
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Hope Grows for Potential Bipolar Disorder BiomarkerThe study included 154 subjects, 19 adolescents or young adults with bipolar disorder...
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Range of Neuropsychiatric Disorders Linked to Alterations in DNAHaving multiple, large “copy-number variants”— either deletions or duplications of sections of DNA
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Enzyme Inhibitor Might Benefit Schizophrenia PatientsAn enzyme called HDAC2 is a promising new target for schizophrenia treatment
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Mother's Diabetes Ups Risk of ADHD in OffspringOther factors, such as a baby’s medical problems following birth, atopic eczema, or maternal smoking during pregnancy..
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Childhood Adversity Linked to Stroke Risk in Adulthood..have found an association between experiencing serious adverse events in childhood and an increased risk for stroke in late adulthood.
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Intervention Soon After Trauma Cuts PTSD SymptomsClinicians have searched with mixed success for interventions shortly after trauma occurs to prevent later posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
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Could There Be a Link Between Parasite and Suicidal Behavior?In a large prospective study, an association was found between the parasite Toxoplasma gondii and suicidal behavior.
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Dancing May Improve Teen Girls' Mental HealthDancing appears to improve the mental and physical health of adolescent girls, Swedish researchers report online this month in the Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine.
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Children Need Special Care After DisasterChildren are particularly limited in their cognitive capacities to process the meaning of sudden, unexpected chance happenings such as disaster and other traumatic events that uproot their personal and family lives.
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