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Dramatic fall in suicide rates among British teens and young adults

Saturday, 16 February 2008 8:19 A GMT+01
The reasons for the steady decline in suicides among young people in the UK are explored in two studies by researchers from the University of Bristol published on bmj.com.

Mistrust a barrier to Canadian troops using mental health services

Friday, 15 February 2008 9:03 A GMT+01
Mental disorders ranging from depression to alcoholism need to be de-stigmatized among military personnel to encourage troops to seek support when needed,

More postnatal depression, lower quality of life when 'Its a boy'

Thursday, 14 February 2008 8:39 A GMT+01
Giving birth to a boy can lead to higher levels of severe postnatal depression (PND) and reduced quality of life than having a girl, according to research published in the Journal of Clinical Nursing.

Team-based depression care for elderly improves health, cuts costs

Wednesday, 13 February 2008 8:26 A GMT+01
A team approach to treating depression in older adults, already shown to improve health, can also cut total health-care costs, according to a new study led by the University of Washington.

Insomnia often untreated in patients with mental disorders

Tuesday, 12 February 2008 9:31 A GMT+01
Patients with insomnia who are diagnosed with accompanying mental health ailments often are not prescribed medication that will help them sleep - which could then make related anxiety or depression worse, new research suggests.

“Love Hormone” may alleviate mental illnesses

Monday, 11 February 2008 7:08 A GMT+01
Gazing into your lover's eyes isn't only romantic; it may also mimic early attachments that forever alter your brain and body.

Psychological stress may upset gastrointestinal flora balance

Friday, 8 February 2008 8:21 A GMT+01
Some people find stressful life experiences coincide with gastrointestinal problems. New research has shown that their stomachs may be churning for a reason.

Easing loneliness by 'humanizing' animals, gadgets and spiritual entities

Thursday, 7 February 2008 8:40 A GMT+01
New research at the University of Chicago finds evidence for a clever way that people manage to alleviate the pain of loneliness: They create 'people' in their surroundings to keep them company.

Gene variant protects some abused children from depression in adulthood

Tuesday, 5 February 2008 8:42 A GMT+01
Some forms of a gene that controls the body's response to stress hormones appear to protect adults who were abused in childhood from depression, psychiatrists have found.

Music therapy may ease depression

Friday, 25 January 2008 5:54 A GMT+01
Therapist may be able to use music to help some patients fight depression and improve, restore and maintain their health, states a Systematic Review from The Cochrane Library.

The pursuit of happiness can go too far

Friday, 25 January 2008 5:50 A GMT+01
Could the pursuit of happiness go too far? Most self-help books on the subject offer tips on how to maximize one's bliss, but a new study suggests that moderate happiness may be preferable to full-fledged elation.

Immune system molecule key to stress triggered brain atrophy

Wednesday, 23 January 2008 9:08 A GMT+01
Acute and chronic stress can have devastating effects on the brain, and Yale School of Medicine researchers have pinpointed one receptor that plays a key role in that harmful cycle, according to a report in the Proceedings of the National Academy of

Matters of the mind can affect matters of the heart

Monday, 21 January 2008 7:13 A GMT+01
A new study by McGill University and Université de Montréal researchers has found that major anxiety and/or depression, can double a coronary artery disease patient's chances of repeated heart ailments.

Diabetics' mental health affects risk of limb amputation

Sunday, 20 January 2008 6:00 A GMT+01
For U.S. veterans with diabetes, lower scores on a test of mental health functioning are associated with an increased risk of major amputations, reports a study in the November/December issue of the journal General Hospital Psychiatry. "Our findings

Psychotherapy has rapid positive effect on OCD patients' brain activity

Friday, 18 January 2008 8:09 A GMT+01
Researchers have shown that significant changes in activity in certain regions of the brain can be produced with as little as four weeks of daily cognitive-behavioral therapy in patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).

Depression relapse more likely with continuous antidepressant treatment

Thursday, 17 January 2008 8:24 A GMT+01
Maintenance antidepressant medication is the most commonly used preventive strategy for depression, a highly recurrent disease.

Selective reporting of antidepressant trials exaggerated the drugs' effectiveness

Thursday, 17 January 2008 12:05 A GMT+01
Selective publication in reporting results of antidepressant trials exaggerates the effectiveness of the drugs, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine.

The role of stress in just about everything — part 3/3

Wednesday, 16 January 2008 8:31 A GMT+01
by Eric Wargo Association for Psychological Science Personality and environmental factors are not the whole story when it comes to stress. The next frontier of stress research is the rapidly growing field of behavioral genetics. Modeling the interact

The role of stress in just about everything — part 2/3

Tuesday, 15 January 2008 8:34 A GMT+01
Besides heart disease, PTSD, and depression, chronic stress has been linked to ailments as diverse as intestinal problems, gum disease, erectile dysfunction, adult-onset diabetes, growth problems, and even cancer.

Stress from 9/11 attacks increased risk of heart problems

Monday, 14 January 2008 5:29 A GMT+01
Stress and fear in the aftermath of the 9/11 terrorist attacks may be making Americans sicker, according to a groundbreaking new study by UC Irvine researchers.

Some brain injuries may protect against PTSD

Monday, 24 December 2007 9:03 A GMT+01
A new study of combat-exposed Vietnam War veterans shows that those with injuries to certain parts of the brain were less likely to develop post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).

Study finds Swedish herbal extract an effective antidepressant

Friday, 21 December 2007 7:40 A GMT+01
A new clinical trial has found that an extract of Rhodiola rosea (Golden root) roots and rhizomes demonstrated anti-depressive activity in patients with mild to moderate depression.

Some preschooler tantrum 'styles' may indicate an emotional or behavioral disorder

Thursday, 20 December 2007 8:17 A GMT+01
Temper tantrums are common among preschool children 3 to 6 years of age. Although these tantrums can range in duration and intensity, many parents often worry whether tantrums are also symptoms of more serious problems.

Dolphin 'therapy' fad a danger to patients and dolphins

Wednesday, 19 December 2007 8:12 A GMT+01
People suffering from chronic mental or physical disabilities should not resort to a dolphin "healing" experience, warn two researchers from Emory University.

Study finds behavior therapy better than drugs for adolescent social anxiety

Tuesday, 18 December 2007 8:46 A GMT+01
A behavioral therapy designed to treat children diagnosed with social phobia helped them overcome more of their symptoms than the antidepressant fluoxetine (Prozac), according to a study

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