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Released: 8-Dec-2015 12:00 PM EST
Mental Disorders Increase Risk for Eventual Chronic Pain in Adolescents
American Pain Society

Affective, anxiety and behavioral disorders in adolescents are early risk factors for eventual development of chronic pain, according to research reported in The Journal of Pain, the peer-review publication of the American Pain Society.

3-Dec-2015 4:05 PM EST
One in Four New Doctors May Be Depressed – and Their Patients May Suffer Because of It
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

More than one in four doctors in the early stages of their careers has signs of depression, a comprehensive new study finds. And the grueling years of training for a medical career may deserve some of the blame.

Released: 8-Dec-2015 7:55 AM EST
Large Increase in Bed Capacity at North Carolina State Psychiatric Hospital Needed to Reduce Average Patient Wait Time Below One Day
RTI International

Without increasing community-based psychiatric services, a large number of additional state psychiatric hospital beds would be needed to make a substantial impact on the average wait time of admission for people in crisis in North Carolina, according to a study co-authored by a researcher at RTI Health Solutions, a business unit of RTI International.

7-Dec-2015 4:05 PM EST
UTSW-Led Study Establishes Biomarkers to Help Diagnose, Treat Psychosis
UT Southwestern Medical Center

In a groundbreaking study led by UT Southwestern Medical Center, a comprehensive set of empirical biomarkers has been established to aid in diagnosis and treatment of psychosis.

Released: 7-Dec-2015 4:05 PM EST
Reform Model Not Yet Helping People with Mental Illness
Harvard Medical School

People who are diagnosed with mental health conditions did not see improvements in coordination and quality of care as hoped but did not experience large cuts in access as some had feared under an early alternative payment model designed to encourage coordinated health care, according to a team led by researchers from Harvard Medical School and Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Released: 7-Dec-2015 2:05 PM EST
Can Your Childhood Pet Make You Depressed?
Taylor & Francis

Having a pet offers companionship, comfort and emotional security to millions; many love and cherish them like family members. This can in turn have positive effects on mental health.

Released: 3-Dec-2015 7:05 AM EST
Mental Health Courts Significantly Reduce Repeat Offenses, Jail Time
North Carolina State University

New research finds that mental health courts are effective at reducing repeat offending, and limiting related jail time, for people with mental health problems – especially those who also have substance use problems.

Released: 1-Dec-2015 1:05 PM EST
Antidepressant Medication Protects Against Compounds Linked to Dementia
Loyola Medicine

In addition to treating depression, a commonly used antidepressant medication also protects against compounds that can cause memory loss and dementia, a Loyola University Medical Center study has found.

Released: 30-Nov-2015 6:05 AM EST
The Importance of Place When It Comes to New Yorker’s Mental Health
New York Academy of Medicine

New research from The New York Academy of Medicine reveals the circumstances contributing to mental health problems in a range of urban residents.

   
Released: 24-Nov-2015 3:05 PM EST
Neurological Underpinnings of Schizophrenia Just as Complex as the Disorder Itself
University of North Carolina Health Care System

Schizophrenia is notoriously difficult to diagnose and treat, in large part because it manifests differently in different people. A new study helps explain why. Researchers at UNC have created a map that shows how specific schizophrenia symptoms are linked to distinct brain circuits.

24-Nov-2015 7:00 AM EST
Lower Availability of Omega-3 Fatty Acids in the Body Associated with Bipolar Disorder
Penn State Health

People with bipolar disorder have lower levels of certain omega-3 fatty acids that cross the blood-brain barrier compared to those who do not, according to researchers from Penn State College of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health.

Released: 23-Nov-2015 4:05 PM EST
Marijuana Dependence Influenced by Genes, Childhood Sexual Abuse
Washington University in St. Louis

Article Body 2010 Genetic variation within the endocannabinoid system may explain why some survivors of childhood adversity go on to become dependent on marijuana, while others are able to use marijuana without problems, suggests new research from Washington University in St. Louis. “We have long known that childhood adversity, and in particular sexual abuse, is associated with the development of cannabis dependence.

Released: 19-Nov-2015 4:00 PM EST
Tattoos May Be a Coping Mechanism for Some College-Age Women
Texas Tech University

Women with multiple tattoos report higher self-esteem than anyone else in the study and escalating acquisition of body art does not correlate with increased depression or suicide ideation. However, the same multi-tattooed women also report a much higher frequency of past suicide attempts.

Released: 19-Nov-2015 8:05 AM EST
Sociologists Available to Discuss Holiday-Related Topics: Family, Religion, Consumerism, and Mental Health
American Sociological Association (ASA)

As the holiday season begins, the American Sociological Association (ASA) has sociologists available to discuss holiday-related topics, including family, religion, consumerism, and mental health.

Released: 18-Nov-2015 7:05 AM EST
Liking on Facebook Good for Teens’ Stress, Being Liked… Not So Much
Universite de Montreal

Facebook can have positive and negative effects on teens levels of a stress hormone, say researchers at the University of Montreal and the Institut universitaire de santé mentale de Montréal.

Released: 16-Nov-2015 4:05 PM EST
Arrested Development: Study Examines How Arrests in the Homeless Population Impact Long Term Attitudes Toward Police
University of Alberta Faculty of Medicine & Dentistry

University of Alberta research is giving insight into how officer interactions with the homeless can shape their long-term attitudes toward police. The study, published in the International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, finds negative interactions can affect attitudes for at least two years.

Released: 12-Nov-2015 4:30 PM EST
Patients with Severe Mental Illness at Increased Risk for Diabetes Rarely Get Tested According to New Study
Florida Atlantic University

A new study examined diabetes screenings in a cohort of 50,915 publically insured adults with severe mental illness who were taking antipsychotic medication. Researchers found that more than 70 percent did not receive a diabetes screening test. However, those who had at least one primary care visit in addition to mental health services were twice as likely to be screened.

Released: 11-Nov-2015 12:05 PM EST
Adults with OCD Can Benefit from Exposure Therapy When Common Drug Treatment Options Fail, Penn Study Finds
Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania

Patients with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD) can improve their symptoms significantly by adding exposure and response prevention therapy to their treatment regimen when common drug treatment options have failed, according to new research from psychiatrists at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. The study is published in the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry.

Released: 11-Nov-2015 11:05 AM EST
This Thanksgiving, Count Your Blessings for a Boost to Your Health
Saint Louis University Medical Center

Suma Chand, Ph.D., associate professor in the department of psychiatry at Saint Louis University, uses cognitive exercises that help build the gratitude ‘muscle’.

Released: 10-Nov-2015 1:50 PM EST
Virginia Tech Shooting Has Lessons for Strengthening College Mental Health Services
Wolters Kluwer Health: Lippincott

As the nation reels from another mass shooting on a college campus, analysis of the 2007 attack at Virginia Tech University highlights the need for "comprehensive and coordinated mental health services on college campuses, according to a paper in the November/December issue of Harvard Review of Psychiatry. The journal is published by Wolters Kluwer.

Released: 9-Nov-2015 12:05 PM EST
Innovative Health Program Reduces Depression, Unhealthy Weights in Teens
Ohio State University

An innovative high school health program helped students maintain healthier weights and even alleviated severe depression for a full year after the program ended.

   
6-Nov-2015 1:05 PM EST
Patients with Severe Mental Illness Rarely Tested for Diabetes, Despite High Risk, Study Shows
University of California, San Francisco (UCSF)

Although adults with serious psychiatric disorders are at high risk for diabetes, a large study led by UC San Francisco reveals that low-income patients on Medicaid are rarely screened for it.

Released: 6-Nov-2015 1:05 PM EST
Feeling Feverish? It Might Be Stress!
Taylor & Francis

Psychogenic fever is a stress-related, psychosomatic condition that manifests itself in a high body temperature. It is caused by exposure to emotional events or to chronic stress.

5-Nov-2015 4:05 PM EST
Better Options for People with Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia
Columbia University Irving Medical Center

In real-world settings, patients with schizophrenia whose symptoms do not respond to standard antipsychotic medications have better outcomes if they are switched to clozapine instead of another standard antipsychotic.

3-Nov-2015 9:05 AM EST
In Preventing Return of Winter Blues, Talk Outshines Light, New Study Says
University of Vermont

In the long term, cognitive behavior therapy is more effective at treating seasonal affective disorder that light therapy, considered the gold standard, a study to be published in the American Journal of Psychiatry found. Two winters after the initial treatment, 46 percent of research subjects given light therapy reported a recurrence of depression compared with 27 percent of those who were administered CBT. Depressive symptoms were also more severe for those who received light therapy.

Released: 3-Nov-2015 10:05 AM EST
Death Rates Are Surprisingly Rising for Middle-Aged White Americans: Experts Needed
Newswise Trends

According to a surprising new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences on Monday, a decades-long decline in the death rate of middle-aged white Americans (age 45 to 54) has reversed in recent years. The causes are not the big killers such as heart disease and diabetes but an epidemic of suicides and substance abuse. The study was done by Nobel-winning researchers Angus Deaton and Anne Case of Princeton University.

28-Oct-2015 4:05 PM EDT
Sleep Interruptions Worse for Mood Than Overall Reduced Amount of Sleep, Study Finds
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers suggests that awakening several times throughout the night is more detrimental to people’s positive moods than getting the same shortened amount of sleep without interruption.

Released: 30-Oct-2015 9:05 AM EDT
Self-Injury: Raising the Profile of a Dangerous Behavior
Rutgers University

Nonsuicidal self-injury is not officially recognized by the American Psychiatric Association (APA) as a mental disorder, which means insurance may not cover treatment - despite estimates that anywhere from 10 to 40 percent of adolescents suffer from it. “The mental health system is failing patients who have a clear problem for which they need help,” says Edward Selby, an assistant professor of psychology in Rutgers’ School of Arts and Sciences in New Brunswick, whose research lays out a case for recognizing the condition.

Released: 27-Oct-2015 9:05 PM EDT
Combating Depression is UCLA’s Second Grand Challenge
University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), Health Sciences

UCLA is making a 35-year commitment to reducing the impact of depression

Released: 27-Oct-2015 1:05 PM EDT
Study Finds Complete Symptom Resolution Reduces Risk of Depression Recurrence
UC San Diego Health

People who have had an episode of major depression are at high risk for having another episode. Now, researchers at University of California, San Diego School of Medicine have found that the risk of recurrence is significantly lower for people with complete, rather than partial depressive symptom resolution.

21-Oct-2015 12:05 AM EDT
Provision of Mental Health Care Services – Not Just Screenings – Critically Important for Children with Food Allergies
Mount Sinai Health System

Mental health screenings – for anxiety, for example – is routinely recommended by various pediatric societies. Now, a study from Mount Sinai questions the wisdom of such guidelines. Findings from a large-scale screening effort in a pediatric food allergy clinic, made by researchers at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai and led by Eyal Shemesh, MD, were first published online in The Journal of Pediatrics.

16-Oct-2015 8:05 AM EDT
International Thyroid Congress Highlights Latest Research on Altered Thyroid Function and Impact of Dietary Habits on Thyroid Function
American Thyroid Association

The effect of altered thyroid function on cardiac disease, depression and how dietary restrictions impact the thyroid are all topics featured in oral presentations delivered at the 15th International Thyroid Congress, hosted by the American Thyroid Association, October 18-23, 2015, in Orlando, Florida.

13-Oct-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Study Finds Inflammation in the Brain Is Linked to Risk of Schizophrenia
MRC Clinical Sciences Centre/Institute of Clinical Sciences (ICS) Faculty of Medicine, Imperial College London

A study, published today in the American Journal of Psychiatry, is the first to find that immune cells are more active in the brains of people at risk of schizophrenia* as well as those already diagnosed with the disease.

Released: 15-Oct-2015 4:05 PM EDT
SAMHSA Report Shows Conversion Therapy Not Appropriate for Minors, Offers Methods to Support LGBTQ and Gender Non-Conforming Children
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration (SAMHSA)

The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) is releasing “Ending Conversion Therapy: Supporting and Affirming LGBTQ Youth,” a comprehensive report that provides an in-depth review of research and clinical expertise related to conversion therapy. This important new resource makes it clear that conversion therapy is not an appropriate therapeutic approach based on the evidence, and explores alternative ways to discuss sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression with young people.

Released: 15-Oct-2015 1:40 PM EDT
APA Applauds SAMHSA Report Calling for End to 'Conversion Therapy' for Youth
American Psychological Association (APA)

The American Psychological Association expressed support for a report released today by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration calling for an end to the practice of “conversion therapy” for children and youth.

Released: 15-Oct-2015 6:00 AM EDT
Peers and Mental Health Can Influence Dating Violence
Michigan Medicine - University of Michigan

A new emergency department study from the University of Michigan Injury Center looks deeper at risk and protective factors among teenagers who report dating violence and alcohol use.

Released: 14-Oct-2015 4:05 PM EDT
The Medical Minute: Pregnancy and Infant Loss a Painful Reality for Many
Penn State Health

For most, pregnancy is a joyful time of anticipation of the arrival of a child. Unfortunately for some, the arrival is of painful loss.

8-Oct-2015 2:05 PM EDT
Can Work Stress Be Linked to Stroke?
American Academy of Neurology (AAN)

Having a high stress job may be linked to a higher risk of stroke, according to an analysis of several studies. The meta-analysis is published in the October 14, 2015, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

Released: 13-Oct-2015 4:30 PM EDT
Schizophrenia Symptoms Linked to Features of Brain’s Anatomy​​
Washington University in St. Louis

Using advanced brain imaging, researchers have matched certain behavioral symptoms of schizophrenia to features of the brain’s anatomy. The findings, from a research team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis could be a step toward improving diagnosis and treatment of schizophrenia.

Released: 13-Oct-2015 2:05 PM EDT
Inhalant Use Linked to Head Injuries, Traumatic Experiences and Mental Illness
Georgia State University

Incarcerated youth who have suffered head injuries, traumatic experiences and mental illness diagnoses are more likely to abuse multiple inhalants, according to researchers at Georgia State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

Released: 12-Oct-2015 11:05 AM EDT
Stimulant Medications Safe and Effective for Children With ADHD and Congenital Heart Disease
Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

A new study finds that children with congenital heart disease and ADHD can take stimulant medications without fear of significant cardiovascular side effects.

9-Oct-2015 12:10 PM EDT
Lithium Safe, Effective for Children with Bipolar Disorder
Johns Hopkins Medicine

A multicenter study of young patients with bipolar disorder provides what may be the most scientifically rigorous demonstration to date that lithium — a drug used successfully for decades to treat adults with the condition — can also be safe and effective for children suffering from it.

8-Oct-2015 7:00 AM EDT
New Study Suggests Hallucinations, Alone, Do Not Predict Onset of Schizophrenia
University of North Carolina Health Care System

A new analysis led by researchers at the UNC School of Medicine identified “illogical thoughts” as most predictive of schizophrenia risk. Surprisingly, perceptual disturbances – the forerunners of hallucinations – are not predictive.

Released: 5-Oct-2015 8:00 AM EDT
New Directory Features Sources of Help for Psychiatric and Addiction Treatment
National Association for Behavioral Healthcare

The NAPHS Membership Directory is a comprehensive referral resource providing information on the nation’s behavioral healthcare systems.

Released: 2-Oct-2015 4:05 PM EDT
Does Knowing High-Status People Help or Hurt?
Vanderbilt University

How happy you are may have something to do with who you know—and where you come from. Lijun Song, assistant professor of sociology, set out to discover whether knowing high-status people helped or harmed mental health, using depressive symptoms as a proxy. Her findings appear in the July 2015 issue of Social Science and Medicine.

29-Sep-2015 7:30 PM EDT
Screening for Mental Health Issues in a Pediatric ED
Children's Hospital Los Angeles

In a study to be published on Oct.1 by the journal Pediatric Emergency Care, investigators at Children’s Hospital Los Angeles piloted a brief mental health screening tool to be used with patients accessing the emergency department for medical complaints who might be at risk for mental health problems.



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