Mental Health News

Posted January 3, 2001:

• Strong Link Exists Between Mental Disorders In Parents And Their Children

Posted December 15, 2000:

• Sustained Use Of Anti-Depressants Increases Cell Growth And Protects Cells In The Brain

Posted December 14, 2000:

• Bad Marriages Exacerbate High Blood Pressure
• Difficult Mood Disorder Successfully Treated; Largest Study Proves Effectiveness Of Lamotrigine For Rapid Cycling Manic-Depression

Posted December 1, 2000:

• Differences In Brain Function Make It Hard For People With Schizophrenia To Interpret Other People's Feelings

Posted November 22, 2000:

• Mentally Ill Make Up Nearly Half Of U.S. Tobacco Market And Are Twice As Likely To Smoke As Non Mentally Ill Americans

Posted November 1, 2000:

• New Imaging Research Suggests That Screening For Early Brain Changes May Predict Schizophrenia

Posted October 12, 2000:

• Unsafe Sex Among Gay Men Linked To Depression

Posted October 10, 2000:

• Feeling Down Could Raise The Risk For Heart Disease

Posted September 26, 2000:

• Vast Majority Of Depressed Teens Do Not Get Needed Psychiatric Treatment

Posted September 21, 2000:

• Research Measures Migraine's Impact On "Typical" Sufferer, Links Migraine And Depression

Posted September 4, 2000:

• Stress Makes St. John's Wort More Effective
• Estrogen Lifts Mood In Perimenopause

Posted August 11, 2000:

• Ritalin Helps Children With Adhd Maintain Normal Reaction Time
• UT Southwestern Researchers Test New Treatment For Schizophrenia
• Video Games May Lead To Better Health Through New NASA Technology

Posted July 27, 2000:

• Nursing Study Shows That Difficulties With Short-Term Memory And Concentration Can Be Sign Of Depression

Posted June 12, 2000:

• Study Opens Doors To Significant Changes In Medications For Schizophrenia

Posted May 19, 2000:

• Drug-Psychotherapy Combo Found Highly Effective In Depression Study

Posted May 15, 2000:

• Higher Dose Of Electroconvulsive Therapy Works Better To Relieve Depression

Posted April 27, 2000:

• Scientists Localize Susceptibility Gene For Schizophrenia

Posted April 21, 2000:

• Smoking In Later Life Linked To Impaired Intellect

Posted April 17, 2000:

• Opthalmologists Discover Relationship Between Eye Condition And Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Posted March 31, 2000:

• Brain Imaging Reveals Less Medication Just As Effective In Treating Schizophrenia

Posted March 27, 2000:

• Mothers' Depression May Induce Earlier Puberty In Daughters

Posted March 24, 2000:

• Depression And Anxiety Linked To Hypertension

Posted March 21, 2000:

• Environmental And Genetic Factors Influence Development Of Psychiatric Disorders

Posted March 8, 2000:

• Caught In The Web: UF/Cincinnati Study Shows Internet Addicts Suffer From Mental Illness

Posted February 28, 2000:

• Promising New Research On Schizophrenia Causes

Posted February 17, 2000:

• New Study Shows Link Between Hopelessness And Hypertension
• Progress In Mental Retardation Research

Posted February 4, 2000:

• Study Suggests Tailoring ADHD Treatment

Posted January 21, 2000:

• "Depressed" Preschoolers Are Tuned In To Negative Facial Expressions, Study Finds

Posted January 5, 2000:

• Schizophrenia Research Links Form And Function

Posted January 4, 2000:

• National Panel Headed By UC Irvine Researcher Urges Earlier Testing Of Children For Autism

Posted November 30, 1999:

• Depression Alters Immune Systems By Decreasing Physical Activity

Posted November 16, 1999:

• Personality Styles Predict Those At Risk For Recurring Major Depression

Posted November 15, 1999:

• New ADHD Center Helps Children With Attention And Learning Problems
• Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Not Fully Understood

Posted November 10, 1999:

• Scientists Identify New Pathway Of Antidepressant Action
• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder May Result In Heart Disease

Posted October 27, 1999:

• Exercise May Be Just As Effective As Medication For Treating Major Depression

Posted October 6, 1999:

• UF Researchers Show Magnetic Stimulation May Be A Safe Alternative To Shock Therapy

Posted October 4, 1999:

• "Silent Stroke" Linked To Depression

Posted September 28, 1999:

• Stressed-Out Mice Offer Clues To Depression, Anxiety, Anorexia

Posted September 14, 1999:

• 100 Years Of Freud's Interpretation Of Dreams -- 100 Years Of Study Of The Human Mind

Posted September 9, 1999:

• Study Indicates Majority Of Patients Complaining Of Insomnia Are Diagnosed With A Mental Disorder

Posted September 8, 1999:

• Study: Moms' Depression Hurts Kids' Development

Search ScienceDaily