Mental Health News

Posted February 8, 2012:

• Study to Determine Whether Fish Oil Can Help Prevent Psychiatric Disorders
• Physical Activity Yields Feelings of Excitement, Enthusiasm

Posted February 6, 2012:

• It's Not Solitaire: Brain Activity Differs When One Plays Against Others

Posted February 2, 2012:

• Young Children Exposed to Anesthesia Multiple Times Show Elevated Rates of ADHD

Posted February 1, 2012:

• Blood Test Accurately Distinguishes Depressed Patients from Healthy Controls

Posted January 31, 2012:

• Does Borna Disease Virus Cause Mental Illness?

Posted January 30, 2012:

• Mom's Love Good for Child's Brain
• Addicts' Cravings Have Different Roots in Men and Women

Posted January 27, 2012:

• Hope for Those With a Depressive Disposition

Posted January 26, 2012:

• How a Parent's Education Can Affect the Mental Health of Their Offspring
• Hurricane Katrina Survivors Struggle With Mental Health Years Later

Posted January 25, 2012:

• Working Too Much Is Correlated With Two-Fold Increase in Likelihood of Depression
• Mechanism Sheds Light on How the Brain Adapts to Stress

Posted January 24, 2012:

• Genetic Variation Increases Risk of Metabolic Side Effects in Children on Some Antipsychotics
• Children With ADHD Benefit from Healthy Lifestyle Options as First-Line Treatment

Posted January 20, 2012:

• PCE in Drinking Water Linked to an Increased Risk of Mental Illness, Study Suggests

Posted January 19, 2012:

• One-in-Five Americans Experienced Mental Illness in Past Year

Posted January 18, 2012:

• High Rates and Impact of Traumatic Brain Injury in Iraq/Afghanistan Veterans

Posted January 11, 2012:

• Treatment of Depression Can Increase Work Productivity

Posted January 10, 2012:

• Brain Activity Linked to Delusion-Like Experience
• Treatment for Diabetes and Depression Improves Both, Researchers Say

Posted January 5, 2012:

• Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Depression, Psychiatrists Report
• Inflammation in Depression: Chicken or Egg?

Posted January 4, 2012:

• A Gene for Depression Localized

Posted January 3, 2012:

• New Forms of Torture Leave 'Invisible Scars,' Say Researchers

Posted January 2, 2012:

• Maternal Gestational Diabetes and Low Socioeconomic Status Associated With Increased Risk of ADHD in Offspring

Posted December 27, 2011:

• Women With Celiac Disease Suffer from Depression, Disordered Eating, Study Finds
• Understanding Left-Handedness

Posted December 21, 2011:

• Rare Genetic Mutations Linked to Bipolar Disorder
• Diagnosis, Treatment of Depression Among Elderly Depend on Racial, Cultural Factors

Posted December 15, 2011:

• Blood Test Might Predict How Well a Depressed Patient Responds to Antidepressants

Posted December 7, 2011:

• Economic Recession Takes Toll on Family Relationships

Posted December 5, 2011:

• Trends in Quality of Care and Health Care Spending for Depression Examined in New Study
• Orphaned Children Exhibit Genetic Changes That Require Nurturing Parents, Study Finds
• Child Abuse Changes the Brain, Study Finds
• New Biochemical Changes Found in Children With ADHD

Posted December 4, 2011:

• New ADHD Gene Study Points to Defects in Brain Signaling Pathways

Posted November 28, 2011:

• Depression Can Lead to Heart Disease, Study Suggests
• 40 Percent of Youths Attempting Suicide Make First Attempt Before High School, Study Finds
• Functional Brain Pathways Disrupted in Children With ADHD

Posted November 23, 2011:

• Dreaming Takes the Sting out of Painful Memories, Research Shows

Posted November 17, 2011:

• Training in 'Concrete Thinking' Can Be Self-Help Treatment for Depression, Study Suggests

Posted November 15, 2011:

• Mental Illness: Early-Life Depression and Anxiety Changes Structure of Developing Brain

Posted November 14, 2011:

• Heart Implant Patients' Fears About Shock Can Lead to Sexual Dysfunction, Research Finds
• Every Mouse Is Different: How Mouse 'Personality' Sheds Light on Human Depression

Posted November 11, 2011:

• Depression in Young People Increases Risk of Heart Disease Mortality

Posted November 10, 2011:

• Can Fetus Sense Mother's Psychological State? Study Suggests Yes

Posted November 9, 2011:

• Depression and Chronic Stress Accelerates Aging

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