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Lithium Reduces Risk of Suicide in People With Mood Disorders, Review Finds
June 27, 2013 The drug lithium is an effective treatment for reducing the risk of suicide and possibly deliberate self harm in people with mood disorders, an evidence review ... > full story -
Helping SAD Sufferers Sleep Soundly
June 27, 2013 Researchers report that individuals with seasonal affective disorder -- a winter depression that leads to loss of motivation and interest in daily activities -- have misconceptions about their sleep ... > full story -
Tired and Edgy? Sleep Deprivation Boosts Anticipatory Anxiety
June 26, 2013 Researchers have found that a lack of sleep, which is common in anxiety disorders, may play a key role in ramping up the brain regions that contribute to excessive worrying. The results suggest that ... > full story -
Teenage Physical Fitness Reduces the Risk of Suicidal Behavior Later in Life
June 26, 2013 Being in good physical shape at 18 years of age can be linked with a reduced risk of attempted suicide later in life. So says a study of over one million Swedish ... > full story -
Vietnam Vets With PTSD More Than Twice as Likely to Have Heart Disease
June 25, 2013 Male twin Vietnam veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) were more than twice as likely as those without PTSD to develop heart disease during a 13-year period, according to a new ... > full story -
Feeling Stressed? Oxytocin Could Help You Reach out to Others for Support
June 25, 2013 Scientists have shown that reaching out to other people during a stressful event is an effective way to improve your mood, and researchers suggest that the hormone oxytocin may help you accomplish ... > full story -
Genes Involved in Birth Defects May Also Lead to Mental Illness
June 24, 2013 Gene mutations that cause cell signaling networks to go awry during embryonic development and lead to major birth defects may also cause subtle disruptions in the brain that contribute to psychiatric ... > full story -
One in Four Stroke Patients Suffer PTSD
June 19, 2013 One in four people who survive a stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) suffer from symptoms of PTSD within the 1st year post-event, and one in nine experience chronic PTSD more than a year later. ... > full story -
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Altered Brain Structure in Pathological Narcissism
June 19, 2013 A far-reaching disorder of the self-esteem is denoted as a narcissistic personality disorder. Persons with pathological narcissism on the one hand suffer from feelings of inferiority, while on the ... > full story -
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Infections Increase Risk of Mood Disorders, Study Suggests
June 17, 2013 New research shows that every third person who is diagnosed for the first time with a mood disorder has been admitted to hospital with an infection prior to the diagnosis. The study is the largest of ... > full story
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