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21-Mar-2012 10:10 AM EDT
Study Shines Light on Brain Mechanism That Controls Reward Enjoyment
University of North Carolina Health Care System

UNC researchers manipulate brain wiring to identify inner workings of reward enjoyment.

Released: 14-Mar-2012 11:00 AM EDT
For College Students with ADHD, Self-Help Book Has Both Style, Substance
Florida State University

This concise, straightforward guide is tailored to fit the individual learning styles of young adults while helping them manage their lives.

Released: 8-Mar-2012 4:50 PM EST
Genetic Manipulation Boosts Growth of Brain Cells Linked to Learning, Enhances Effects of Antidepressants
UT Southwestern Medical Center

UT Southwestern Medical Center investigators have identified a genetic manipulation that increases the development of neurons in the brain during aging and enhances the effect of antidepressant drugs.

Released: 8-Mar-2012 3:55 PM EST
Pregnant Women on Antidepressants Less Likely to Breastfeed
UC San Diego Health

Researchers at the California Teratogen Information Service (CTIS) Pregnancy Health Information Line, a statewide non-profit organization based at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, have found women exposed to certain antidepressants during pregnancy were significantly less likely to breastfeed their babies compared to unexposed women.

Released: 8-Mar-2012 2:45 PM EST
Study Pinpoints Effects of Different Doses of an ADHD Drug; Finds Higher Doses May Harm Learning
University of Wisconsin–Madison

New research with monkeys sheds light on how the drug methylphenidate may affect learning and memory in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder.

   
Released: 7-Mar-2012 12:25 PM EST
Mental Health Care for Immigrants Needs Retooling
American Psychological Association (APA)

Report identifies need for research on immigrants, not just ethnic minority populations.

2-Mar-2012 2:55 PM EST
War Veterans with Mental Health Diagnoses More Likely to Receive Prescription Opioids for Pain
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Iraq and Afghanistan war veterans with mental health diagnoses, particularly posttraumatic stress disorder, are more likely to receive prescription opioid medications for pain-related conditions, have higher-risk opioid use patterns and increased adverse clinical outcomes associated with opioid use than veterans with no mental health diagnoses, according to a study in the March 7 issue of JAMA.

5-Mar-2012 1:50 PM EST
Blood Pressure Drug Effective for Treating PTSD-Related Nightmares
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic researchers this week will announce the use of the blood pressure drug prazosin as an effective treatment to curb post- traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)-related nightmares.

2-Mar-2012 3:25 PM EST
Persistent Depression Linked with Cognitive Decline in Older Patients with Coronary Artery Disease
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Persistent depression symptoms may be associated with significantly greater declines in cognitive performance in older patients with coronary artery disease who underwent cardiac catheterization, according to a study published in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

2-Mar-2012 3:30 PM EST
Maternal Use of SSRIs Associated with Fewer Depressive Symptoms, Delayed Fetal Head Growth
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Treating pregnant women with selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) appears to be associated with fewer depressive symptoms, reduced fetal head growth and a higher risk for preterm birth, but not with a delay in fetal body growth, according to a report published Online First by Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Released: 28-Feb-2012 6:50 PM EST
Schizophrenia Patients’ Ability to Monitor Reality May Be Helped by Computerized Training
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

People with schizophrenia who completed 80 hours of intensive, computerized cognitive training exercises were better able to perform complex tasks that required them to distinguish their internal thoughts from reality.

   
Released: 28-Feb-2012 11:40 AM EST
Study Compares Traits of Autism, Schizophrenia
University of Texas at Dallas

Research focuses on the social dysfunction of both disorders and how the causes are different.

Released: 28-Feb-2012 8:00 AM EST
Jefferson Researchers Discover Meditation has Positive Effects on Mood and Anxiety in Patients with Memory Loss
Thomas Jefferson University

Researchers at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital determined that mantra-based meditation can have a positive impact on emotional responses to stress, fatigue and anxiety in adults with memory impairment and memory loss. Their findings are published in the recent issue of the Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine.

Released: 24-Feb-2012 12:05 AM EST
Characteristics of Fathers with Depressive Symptoms
NYU Langone Health

Voluminous research literature attests to the multiple negative consequences of maternal depression and depressive symptoms for the health and development of children. In contrast, there is a profound paucity of information about depressive symptoms in fathers according to a follow up study by NYU School of Medicine researchers in the February 23rd online edition of Maternal and Child Health Journal.

Released: 23-Feb-2012 10:35 AM EST
Impulsive Kids Play More Video Games
American Psychological Association (APA)

Impulsive children with attention problems tend to play more video games, while kids in general who spend lots of time video gaming may also develop impulsivity and attention difficulties, according to new research published by the American Psychological Association.

8-Feb-2012 1:00 PM EST
Migraine Linked to Increased Risk of Depression in Women
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

New research suggests women who have migraine or have had them in the past are at an increased risk for developing depression compared to women who have never had migraine. The study was released today and will be presented at the American Academy of Neurology’s 64th Annual Meeting in New Orleans April 21 to April 28, 2012.

Released: 22-Feb-2012 11:00 AM EST
Blacks with Higher Education Less Likely to Seek Mental Health Services, Particularly if They Have Previous Treatment Experience
American Psychological Association (APA)

Young adult blacks, especially those with higher levels of education, are significantly less likely to seek mental health services than their white counterparts, according to a study published by the American Psychological Association.

Released: 21-Feb-2012 3:00 PM EST
Anticipation of Stressful Situations Accelerates Cellular Aging
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

The ability to anticipate future events allows us to plan and exert control over our lives, but it may also contribute to stress-related increased risk for the diseases of aging, according to a study by UCSF researchers.

Released: 21-Feb-2012 8:00 AM EST
NARSAD Grantees Discover that a History of Child Abuse and Maternal Separation Are Risk Factors for Mental Illness
Brain and Behavior Research Foundation

Two recipients of NARSAD Grants from the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation have provided new insights into the link between childhood stress and the development of mental illness.

Released: 15-Feb-2012 8:00 AM EST
United States Sees Highest Suicide Rate in 15 Years
Glendon Association

The latest data reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) shows that the rate of U.S. suicide has been increasing since 2000, with 2009 marking the highest number of suicides in 15 years. The CDC’s recommended increasing counseling, job placement, and financial services that can help reduce the mental distress that can increase suicide risk. Services and education, like that provided by The Glendon Association, have been proven to prevent suicide and save lives.

Released: 13-Feb-2012 10:40 AM EST
Phone Counseling Program Helps Workers with Depression
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

A work-focused, telephone counseling program for depressed employees not only improves depression but also leads to increased productivity and decreased costs, reports a study in the February Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

Released: 9-Feb-2012 8:00 AM EST
Diagnosing Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD)
University of Haifa

Children with developmental coordination disorder are unable to carry out simple motor actions, but they often go undiagnosed and must cope with shame and mockery. A new study from the University of Haifa hopes to change that.

Released: 8-Feb-2012 12:25 PM EST
Study to Determine Whether Fish Oil Can Help Prevent Psychiatric Disorders
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System (North Shore-LIJ Health System)

This new study is a National Institute of Mental Health-funded randomized double-blind trial that was designed to test whether Omega-3 fatty acids improve clinical symptoms, and help adolescents and young adults (ages 12 to 25) who are at elevated risk for severe psychiatric disorders function better in school, work and other social environments.

Released: 6-Feb-2012 2:00 PM EST
Beating the Winter Blues
Mount Sinai Health System

Dr. Dan Iosifescu offers tips and tricks on beating the winter doldrums.

Released: 2-Feb-2012 11:10 AM EST
Magnetic Therapy for Depression Becoming More Popular
Loyola Medicine

A new magnetic therapy that treats major depression "is rapidly gaining momentum." Nearly 300 centers in the United States now offer transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS).

26-Jan-2012 2:50 PM EST
Young Children Exposed to Anesthesia Multiple Times Show Elevated Rates of ADHD
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic researchers have found that multiple exposures to anesthesia at a young age are associated with higher rates of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).

Released: 30-Jan-2012 6:00 PM EST
Exercise Can Help the Blues in Those with Chronic Illnesses
University of Alabama at Birmingham

Weekly work-outs can reduce depression in the chronically ill, according to new research from UAB.

30-Jan-2012 11:50 AM EST
Mom’s Love Good for Child’s Brain
Washington University in St. Louis

School-age children whose mothers nurtured them early in life have brains with a larger hippocampus, a key structure important to learning, memory and response to stress. The new research, by child psychiatrists and neuroscientists at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, is the first to show that changes in this critical region of children’s brain anatomy are linked to a mother’s nurturing.

Released: 30-Jan-2012 10:35 AM EST
National Study Shows Majority of Self-Harming Adolescents Don’t Receive a Mental Health Assessment During Emergency Room Visit
Nationwide Children's Hospital

A national study of Medicaid data shows most young people who present to emergency departments with deliberate self-harm are discharged to the community, without receiving an emergency mental health assessment. Even more, a roughly comparable proportion of these patients receive no outpatient mental health care in the following month. These are the findings from a study conducted by researchers at Nationwide Children’s Hospital that appears in the Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry.

Released: 25-Jan-2012 11:35 AM EST
Mental Illness Protects Some Inmates From Returning to Jail
Case Western Reserve University

People with mental illness have gotten a bad rap, being labeled the group of people with the highest return rates to prison. But a researcher from the Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences at Case Western Reserve University finds that inmates with severe mental illnesses alone actually have lower rates of recidivism than those with substance abuse issues or no mental or substance abuse issues.

Released: 19-Jan-2012 8:50 AM EST
National Report Finds One-in-Five Americans Experienced Mental Illness in the Past Year
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

A new national report reveals that 45.9 million American adults aged 18 or older, or 20 percent of this age group, experienced mental illness in the past year. The rate of mental illness was more than twice as high among those aged 18 to 25 (29.9 percent) than among those aged 50 and older (14.3 percent). Adult women were also more likely than men to have experienced mental illness in the past year (23 percent versus 16.8 percent).

Released: 5-Jan-2012 11:20 AM EST
Low Vitamin D Levels Linked to Depression
UT Southwestern Medical Center

Low levels of vitamin D have been linked to depression, according to UT Southwestern Medical Center psychiatrists working with the Cooper Center Longitudinal Study. It is believed to be the largest such investigation ever undertaken.

29-Dec-2011 10:00 AM EST
Gestational Diabetes and Low Socioeconomic Status Raise Risk of ADHD
Mount Sinai Health System

In the first study of its kind, researchers at Queens College and Mount Sinai School of Medicine have found that low socioeconomic status (SES) and maternal gestational diabetes together may cause a 14-fold increased risk of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in six year olds.

29-Dec-2011 4:00 PM EST
Schizophrenia Diagnosis Associated with Progressive Brain Changes Among Adolescents
JAMA - Journal of the American Medical Association

Adolescents diagnosed with schizophrenia and other psychoses appear to show greater decreases in gray matter volume and increases in cerebrospinal fluid in the frontal lobe compared to healthy adolescents without a diagnosis of psychosis, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

Released: 22-Dec-2011 10:30 AM EST
SAMHSA Announces a Working Definition of “Recovery” from Mental Disorders and Substance Use Disorders
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

A new working definition of recovery from mental disorders and substance use disorders is being announced by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).

19-Dec-2011 2:25 PM EST
Rare Genetic Mutations Linked To Bipolar Disorder
UC San Diego Health

An international team of scientists, led by researchers at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, reports that abnormal sequences of DNA known as rare copy number variants, or CNVs, appear to play a significant role in the risk for early onset bipolar disorder.

Released: 21-Dec-2011 12:00 PM EST
Training Addresses Returning Service Members’ Mental Health Needs
Vanderbilt University

A Vanderbilt-led workshop for military health care providers could lead to more post-deployment mental health referrals.

Released: 19-Dec-2011 1:00 PM EST
Doing a Little Can Make a Big Difference;Psychologist Offers New Year’s Suggestions
Atrium Health Wake Forest Baptist

Wake Forest Baptist psychologist offers New Year’s resolutions suggestions.

Released: 16-Dec-2011 3:25 PM EST
Feelings of Depression and Binge Eating Go Hand in Hand in Teen Girls
Health Behavior News Service

Teenage girls who feel depressed are twice as likely to start binge eating as other girls are, according to a new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health. The reverse is also true: Girls who engage in regular binge eating face double the normal risk of depressive symptoms.

Released: 16-Dec-2011 3:15 PM EST
Group Programs to Prevent Childhood Depression Prove Effective
Health Behavior News Service

Psychological interventions to prevent depression in children and adolescents can be useful, with protective effects that last for up to a year, finds a new systematic review in The Cochrane Library.

Released: 16-Dec-2011 3:10 PM EST
Youth with Behavior Problems Are More Likely to Have Thought of Suicide
Health Behavior News Service

Children who show early signs of problem behavior are more likely to have thought of killing or harming themselves, suggests new research in the latest issue of the Journal of Adolescent Health.

Released: 15-Dec-2011 11:30 AM EST
Blood Test Might Predict How Well a Depressed Patient Responds to Antidepressants
Loyola Medicine

Loyola University Medical Center researchers are reporting what could become the first reliable method to predict whether an antidepressant will work on a depressed patient.

Released: 14-Dec-2011 2:30 PM EST
Website Lets Us Examine Our Automatic or Unconscious Associations About Mental Illness
University of Virginia

Nearly half of all people in the United States will experience a mental illness at some point during their lives, yet talking about mental illness remains taboo for many. A new website, Project Implicit Mental Health, allows visitors to examine and gain insight into their associations about mental health topics that may exist outside their conscious awareness or conscious control.

Released: 14-Dec-2011 10:30 AM EST
War Zone Peacekeepers and Relief Workers Show No Increase in Mental Illness
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Despite similar traumatic exposures, peacekeepers and relief workers don't show the same mental health effects as combat veterans, reports a study in the December Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, official publication of the American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (ACOEM).

Released: 14-Dec-2011 10:25 AM EST
Holiday Suicide Myth And Holiday Blues Truths
Loyola Medicine

Tips to spot and help someone who is depressed from Loyola University Health System Emergency Department medical director.

Released: 14-Dec-2011 9:00 AM EST
Schizophrenia: Small Genetic Changes Pose Risk for Disease
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Carrying single DNA letter changes from two different genes together may increase the risk of developing schizophrenia, Johns Hopkins researchers reported in the November 16 issue of Neuron.

9-Dec-2011 1:15 PM EST
A Novel Mechanism Regulating Stress is Identified
Tufts University

A new study from Tufts researchers reports that the action of neurosteroids on a specific type of receptor is responsible for the physiological response to stress. Further, stress-induced anxiety-like behaviors in mice can be prevented by blocking the synthesis of these neurosteroids.

Released: 13-Dec-2011 3:40 PM EST
Opioid Abuse Linked to Mood and Anxiety Disorders
Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health

New study provides support for a bi-directional pathway between non-medical prescription opioid use and opioid-use disorder due to non-medical use and several mood anxiety disorders

Released: 13-Dec-2011 12:25 PM EST
Facebook Provides First-of-a-Kind Service to Help Prevent Suicides
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration and the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline collaborate with Facebook to help those in crisis.

7-Dec-2011 1:45 PM EST
Long-Lasting Depressive Symptoms, Physical Impairment Often Follow ICU Stays
Johns Hopkins Medicine

Critically ill patients who recover from a potentially deadly syndrome known as acute lung injury frequently emerge with new, apparently long-lasting depressive symptoms and new physical impairments that make them unable to perform many daily tasks, Johns Hopkins research suggests.



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