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Released: 11-Apr-2013 4:45 PM EDT
Depressed Teens Have Rocky Twenties
Health Behavior News Service

Depressed teenagers are more likely to have serious problems during their twenties, including ongoing mental illness and excessive drinking, finds a recent study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Released: 11-Apr-2013 8:00 AM EDT
Do Drugs for Bipolar Disorder “Normalize” Brain Gene Function?
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Every day, millions of people with bipolar disorder take medicines to stabilize their moods. But just how these drugs work is still a mystery. Now, a new study of brain tissue helps reveal what might actually be happening. And further research using stem cells programmed to act like brain cells is already underway.

Released: 10-Apr-2013 4:00 PM EDT
Brain Imaging Studies Reveal Neurobiology of Eating Disorders
UC San Diego Health

Walter Kaye, MD, professor of psychiatry and director of the Eating Disorder Treatment and Research Program at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine. and colleagues are beginning to be use advanced brain imaging technologies to study and improve eating disorder treatments.

Released: 9-Apr-2013 11:00 AM EDT
Hallmarks of Psychiatric Illness Can Reveal Themselves Remotely
Virginia Tech

Healthy people and those with borderline personality disorder behave differently during an online strategy game. When playing people with borderline personality disorder, healthy people gave up trying to predict their partners would do next in this neuroimaging study.

Released: 4-Apr-2013 6:00 PM EDT
Study Links Suicide Risk with Rates of Gun Ownership, Political Conservatism
University of California, Riverside

Residents of states with the highest rates of gun ownership and political conservatism are at greater risk of suicide than those in states with less gun ownership and less politically conservative leanings, according to a UC Riverside study.

Released: 4-Apr-2013 1:30 PM EDT
New Genetic Evidence Suggests a Continuum Among Neurodevelopmental and Psychiatric Disorders
Geisinger Health System

A paper published this month in the prestigious medical journal The Lancet Neurology suggests that a broad spectrum of developmental and psychiatric disorders, ranging from autism and intellectual disability to schizophrenia, should be conceptualized as different manifestations of a common underlying denominator, ‘developmental brain dysfunction,’ rather than completely independent conditions with distinct causes.

29-Mar-2013 3:00 PM EDT
Feeling Hungry May Protect the Brain Against Alzheimer’s Disease
University of Alabama at Birmingham

A study in mice with genetic mutations seen in human Alzheimer's disease found that the feeling of hunger itself may protect against the disease.

Released: 2-Apr-2013 2:15 PM EDT
Access to Mental Health Care Lacking for Children, Teens Across the U.S.
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

National survey shows adults who work and volunteer with children and teens do not believe youth have appropriate access to mental health care.

Released: 28-Mar-2013 10:00 AM EDT
Wilderness Therapy Programs Less Risky Than Daily Life
University of New Hampshire

Adolescents participating in wilderness and adventure therapy programs are at significantly less risk of injury than those playing football and are three times less likely to visit the emergency room for an injury than if they were at home, a new study finds.

26-Mar-2013 5:00 PM EDT
Anti-Smoking Drug Improves Smokers’ Chances of Stopping
University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center

Varenicline reduces depressive mood, craving and reward value of cigarettes when smokers attempt to quit

19-Mar-2013 9:00 AM EDT
Serious Mental Illness No Barrier to Weight Loss Success
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Through a program that teaches simple nutrition messages and involves both counseling and regular exercise classes, people with serious mental illness can make healthy behavioral changes and achieve significant weight loss, according to new Johns Hopkins research.

Released: 21-Mar-2013 1:40 PM EDT
Primary Care Physicians Missing Early Signs of Serious Mental Illness
Health Behavior News Service

Primary care providers could help people with warning signs of psychosis get critical early treatment and potentially reduce the current burden on emergency departments and inpatient units, finds a study in the journal Social Psychiatry and Psychiatric Epidemiology.

20-Mar-2013 12:55 PM EDT
Can We Treat a “New” Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factor?
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Depressive symptoms after heart disease are associated with a markedly increased risk of death or another heart attack. However, less has been known about whether treating heart attack survivors for depressive symptoms could relieve these symptoms, be cost-effective, and ultimately, reduce medical risk? Columbia University Medical Center’s Karina W. Davidson, PhD and her research team now report a patient-centered approach that answers these questions in the affirmative.

Released: 20-Mar-2013 2:35 PM EDT
Media Coverage of Mass Shootings Contributes to Negative Attitudes Towards Mental Illness
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

First study to confirm influence of media portrayals of mass shootings involving a shooter with mental illness on attitudes towards persons with mental illness.

19-Mar-2013 12:00 PM EDT
Study Shows How Two Brain Areas Interact to Trigger Divergent Emotional Behaviors
University of North Carolina Health Care System

New research from the University of North Carolina School of Medicine for the first time explains exactly how two brain regions interact to promote emotionally motivated behaviors associated with anxiety and reward. The findings could lead to new mental health therapies for disorders such as addiction, anxiety, and depression.

   
Released: 20-Mar-2013 10:25 AM EDT
Family Dinners Nourish Good Mental Health in Adolescents
McGill University

Benefits of family meals to mental health examined in a large community sample of adolescents.

Released: 19-Mar-2013 12:25 PM EDT
Elderly Women in Rural Areas Less Likely to Recover from Depression
Health Behavior News Service

Being female and living in a rural area are among several factors that predicted whether an elderly person with depression recovered over the course of a year, finds a recent study in Depression Research and Treatment.

Released: 18-Mar-2013 1:00 PM EDT
Pneumonia Patients Nearly Twice as Likely to Suffer From Depression, Mental and Physical Impairments
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

Long-term cognitive and functional impairments that follow pneumonia hospitalization are comparable to the negative health effects of heart disease.

14-Mar-2013 1:00 PM EDT
Depression in Kids Linked to Cardiac Risks in Teens
Washington University in St. Louis

Teens who were depressed as children are far more likely than their peers to be obese, smoke cigarettes and lead sedentary lives, even if they no longer suffer from depression. The research, by scientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the University of Pittsburgh, suggests that depression, even in children, can increase the risk of heart problems later in life.

Released: 15-Mar-2013 9:55 AM EDT
New Study Confirms Rapid Rise in Antipsychotic Treatment of Medicaid-Insured Children
University of Maryland, Baltimore

More benefit/risk information is needed in community care efforts, says University of Maryland School of Pharmacy researcher.

7-Mar-2013 3:30 PM EST
Mental Health Stigma Addressed in Historic Am. Jrnl of Pub. Health Issue
American Public Health Association (APHA)

In a historic first, the American Journal of Public Health has devoted an issue to covering stigma and discrimination against people with mental illnesses, a topic that traditionally is under-researched and under-reported.

6-Mar-2013 1:00 PM EST
AAN: Doctors Caution Against Prescribing Attention-Boosting Drugs for Healthy Kids
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

The American Academy of Neurology (AAN), the world’s largest professional association of neurologists, is releasing a position paper on how the practice of prescribing drugs to boost cognitive function, or memory and thinking abilities, in healthy children and teens is misguided. The statement is published in the March 13, 2013, online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 13-Mar-2013 2:20 PM EDT
Brain & Behavior Research Foundation 2013 Conference & Webinars
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation presents "Discovery to Recovery: A Path to Healthy Minds" mental health conference, Apr. 30, 2013, Los Angeles and free, monthly "Meet the Scientist" webinars featuring experts sharing scientific discoveries related to depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, autism, ADHD, anxiety, OCD and PTSD.

   
Released: 13-Mar-2013 11:00 AM EDT
Parenting Positive: Hopkins Nursing’s Gross Recognized
Johns Hopkins School of Nursing

Driving force behind Chicago Parent Program sees it added to National Registry of Evidence-based Programs and Practices of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. And she's not stopping there.

Released: 13-Mar-2013 10:00 AM EDT
Innovative Respite Care Program Gives Parents Outlet During Child’s Cancer Treatment
St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

The Helping Hands initiative at St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital provides breaks to caregivers, underscoring the hospital’s commitment to family-centered care and serves as model program to other institutions.

Released: 11-Mar-2013 7:00 PM EDT
Children Who Avoid Scary Situations Likelier to Have Anxiety
Mayo Clinic

Children who avoid situations they find scary are likely to have anxiety a Mayo Clinic study of more than 800 children ages 7 to 18 found.

Released: 11-Mar-2013 10:00 AM EDT
Need for Culturally Sensitive Treatment for Deaf Patients with Psychiatric Disorders
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

Members of the Deaf community who suffer from mental health problems need culturally sensitive treatment to avoid misdiagnosis and inappropriate treatment, according to a report in the March Journal of Psychiatric Practice. The journal is published by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, a part of Wolters Kluwer Health.

Released: 8-Mar-2013 1:50 PM EST
Patients With Post-ACS Depression Benefitted From Active Treatment in Clinical Trial
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

A clinical trial of patients with post-acute coronary syndrome (ACS, heart disease) depression finds that a centralized, patient-preference program decreased depressive symptoms and may be cost-neutral over time, according to a report published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine, a JAMA Network publication. The study is being released early to coincide with its presentation at the American College of Cardiology's annual Scientific Sessions.

6-Mar-2013 6:35 PM EST
Deep Brain Stimulation Shows Promise for Patients with Chronic, Treatment Resistant Anorexia Nervosa
University Health Network (UHN)

In a world first, a team of researchers at the Krembil Neuroscience Centre and the University Health Network have shown that Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) in patients with chronic, severe and treatment-resistant Anorexia Nervosa (anorexia) helps some patients achieve and maintain improvements in body weight, mood, and anxiety.

Released: 6-Mar-2013 4:00 PM EST
Mental Health in Afghanistan: Poverty, Vulnerability Have Bigger Impact Than War, Study Finds
Washington University in St. Louis

A new study on mental health in Afghanistan looks beyond the effects of its 12-year war and identifies the root causes of mental distress and anxiety among its citizens: poverty and vulnerability.

27-Feb-2013 11:30 AM EST
Portion of Hippocampus Found to Play Role in Modulating Anxiety
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

Columbia University Medical Center researchers have found the first evidence that selective activation of the dentate gyrus, a portion of the hippocampus, can reduce anxiety without affecting learning. The findings suggest that therapies that target this brain region could be used to treat certain anxiety disorders, such as panic disorder and PTSD, with minimal cognitive side effects.

Released: 6-Mar-2013 12:00 PM EST
Alzheimer's Risk Gene Discovered Using Novel Imaging Method That Screens Brain's Connections
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA scientists have discovered a new genetic risk factor for Alzheimer's disease by screening people's DNA and then using an advanced type of scan to visualize their brains' connections.

28-Feb-2013 4:30 PM EST
ADHD Takes a Toll Well Into Adulthood
Mayo Clinic

The first large, population-based study to follow children with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder into adulthood shows that ADHD often doesn’t go away and that children with ADHD are more likely to have other psychiatric disorders as adults. They also appear more likely to commit suicide and to be incarcerated as adults. The findings appear in the March 4 online issue of Pediatrics.

21-Feb-2013 10:00 AM EST
Mayo Clinic Researchers Identify Possible Treatment Window for Memory Problems
Mayo Clinic

Researchers have identified a possible treatment window of several years for plaques in the brain that are thought to cause memory loss in diseases such as Alzheimer’s. The Mayo Clinic study is published in the Feb. 27 online issue of Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 26-Feb-2013 1:55 PM EST
Police and Firefighters in Early Career at Higher Risk for Mental Disorders Following Traumatic Events
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

New study suggests that exposure to diverse types of traumatic events among protective services workers is a risk factor for new onset of psychopathology and alcohol use disorders.

Released: 26-Feb-2013 11:30 AM EST
Persistent Negative Attitude Can Undo Effectiveness of Exposure Therapy for Phobias
Ohio State University

Because confronting fear won’t always make it go away, researchers suggest that people with phobias must alter memory-driven negative attitudes about feared objects or events to achieve a more lasting recovery from what scares them the most.

Released: 20-Feb-2013 11:00 AM EST
Diabetes + Depression = Increased Risk of Death
Health Behavior News Service

People living with diabetes who also have untreated depression are at increased risk of death, according to a recent evidence review in General Hospital Psychiatry.

Released: 18-Feb-2013 1:00 PM EST
New Subspecialty Proposed for Patients with Depression and Heart Disease
Loyola Medicine

A Loyola University Medical Center psychiatrist is proposing a new subspecialty to diagnose and treat patients who suffer both depression and heart disease. He’s calling it “Psychocardiology.”

15-Feb-2013 9:00 AM EST
Cancer Research, Environment and Climate Change, Nutrition, and Mental Health - Upcoming Newswise Theme Wires
Newswise

Newswise invites press release submissions from new and current members for inclusion in our Theme Wires on a variety of topics, including; Cancer Research, Environment and Climate Change, Nutrition, and Mental Health. Each wire is also open for sponsorships to promote your organization’s campaign, product, service, or news.

       
Released: 11-Feb-2013 4:00 PM EST
ADHD Symptoms Persist For Most Young Children Despite Treatment
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Nine out of 10 young children with moderate to severe attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) continue to experience serious, often severe symptoms and impairment long after their original diagnoses and, in many cases, despite treatment, according to a federally funded multi-center study led by investigators at Johns Hopkins Children’s Center.

Released: 11-Feb-2013 10:20 AM EST
Anxiety About Relationships May Lower Immunity, Increase Vulnerability to Illness
Ohio State University

Concerns and anxieties about one’s close relationships appear to function as a chronic stressor that can compromise immunity, according to new research.

Released: 11-Feb-2013 8:00 AM EST
Avatars May Reduce Depression in Young Adults
Case Western Reserve University

A preliminary study by Case Western Reserve University researchers suggests that depression symptoms may be significantly reduced when 18- to 25-year-olds interact with computerized avatars—virtual 3D images of a healthcare provider like a nurse practitioner or physician.

Released: 7-Feb-2013 10:00 AM EST
Veterans with Mild TBI Have Brain Abnormalities
University of Iowa

A study by psychiatrists with University of Iowa Health Care finds that soldiers returning from Iraq and Afghanistan with mild traumatic brain injury (TBI) have measurable abnormalities in the white matter of their brains when compared to returning veterans who have not experienced TBI.

Released: 5-Feb-2013 4:45 PM EST
American Indians at Greater Risk of Suicide After Alcohol Intoxication
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

American Indians are at much greater risk of suicide after acute alcohol intoxication, according to a study led by researchers at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth).

Released: 4-Feb-2013 1:25 PM EST
Human Brain Is Divided on Fear and Panic
University of Iowa

Researchers at the University of Iowa say the human brain has a new, second gatekeeper that registers fear. That region, likely the brainstem, signals fear from internal dangers. The finding could lead to more precise treatment for people suffering from panic attacks and other anxiety disorders. Results appear in Nature Neuroscience.



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