Mental Health News and Research

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Mood and anxiety disorders associated with poor health outcomes

Rates of mood and anxiety disorders appear to decline with age but the conditions remain common in older adults, especially women, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

4 May 2010

Maternal smoking during pregnancy increases risk of psychiatric problems in children

It is well-known that maternal smoking during pregnancy can have long-term effects on the physical health of the child, including increased risk for respiratory disease, ear infections and asthma. New research shows that prenatal smoking also can lead to psychiatric problems and increase the need for psychotropic medications in childhood and young adulthood.

4 May 2010

Trajectory Health, HeartMath partner to deliver clinical stress management solutions to corporates

Dallas-based Trajectory Health, LLC has announced a partnership with HeartMath® to deliver clinical stress management solutions to the corporate marketplace.

4 May 2010

Disabled children at great risk of developing obesity: Deutsches Arzteblatt International

Disabled children are at great risk of developing obesity. In the current issue of Deutsches -rzteblatt International, Thomas Reinehr and his colleagues from Witten/Herdecke University describe possible ways to prevent or treat this problem (Dtsch Arztebl Int 2010; 107(15): 268-75).

4 May 2010

Rush Center for Urban Health Equity to focus on disparities in heart and lung disease

Rush University Medical Center has been awarded a $10 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to establish the Rush Center for Urban Health Equity. The aim of the Center is to find ways to promote changes to eliminate the disparities in heart and lung disease affecting inner city residents, in particular those who are low-income persons of color.

4 May 2010

CalMHSA announces agreement with CDMH

The California Mental Health Services Authority (CalMHSA), a newly formed California joint powers authority (JPA) of counties focused on the efficient delivery of California mental health projects and programs, announced today it has entered into a contract with the California Department of Mental Health (CDMH) to provide program development, administrative oversight, and fiscal management services to county members and other program participants choosing to assign specifically named mental health funds to the joint powers authority.

4 May 2010

Difference between grief and depression

"A son is a son till he takes a wife, a daughter is a daughter all her life," goes the old Irish saying. Though there is an extraordinary bond between every mother and child there is something unique about the relationship between a mother and daughter

4 May 2010

Depressive symptoms after ACS associated with vascular brain changes

A new study published in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosmatics has examined brain activity after a heart attack.This study provides the first evidence that persistent depressive symptoms after acute coronary syndrome are associated with vascular brain changes.

4 May 2010

Play-based intervention trial at Sydney University for children with ADHD

The Sydney University Faculty of Health Sciences is seeking participants for a new play-based intervention program which aims to assist children with ADHD to develop their social interactions.

4 May 2010

Congress and the VA deal with complications of veterans' health care

The Associated Press/The Washington Post: Pressure from Congress telling the Department of Veterans Affairs that it should make it easier for veterans to settle their disability claims is seeing some controversy. "The system is dysfunctional, an open invitation to fraud. And the VA has proposed changes that could make deception even easier."

3 May 2010

California community health centers face potentially crippling budget cuts

North Bay (Santa Rosa, Calif.) Business Journal: "While community health centers are widely seen as winners with the passage of a sweeping health bill in late March, such centers in California face potentially crippling state budget cuts, which could offset potential gains that won't take effect until 2014, according to clinic directors throughout the North Bay.

3 May 2010

Today's Opinions and Editorials: The end of insurance rescissions, lessons from the health care rollout and the deficit panel's tough decisions

A lot of people laughed when Sue Lowden, the Nevada Republican running for the U.S. Senate, suggested last month that people start paying for their medical care with chickens. I didn't (Jonathan Cohn, 5/3).

3 May 2010

Targacept, AstraZeneca expand TC-5619 development program to include ADHD, Alzheimer's disease

Targacept, Inc., a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company developing novel NNR Therapeutics (TM), today announced an amendment to its 2005 collaboration agreement with AstraZeneca expanding the TC-5619 development program. In addition to the current development of TC-5619 in cognitive dysfunction in schizophrenia (CDS), the amended terms provide for parallel development in attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and potentially Alzheimer's disease.

3 May 2010

New classification of depressive subtypes of depression proposed

Lichtenberg and Belmaker propose a new classification of depressive subtypes of depression in the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. They argue that a simple diagnosis is no longer sufficient to guide treatment.

3 May 2010

Investigators examine effects of family-oriented interventions on adults with chronic physical diseases

In the current issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics a group of German investigators examines the literature concerned with the effects of interventions involving the family in the treatment of patients with chronic disease.

3 May 2010

Parents can play important role in preventing children from becoming bullies: Research

Communities across the United States are developing programs to address child bullying. New research shows that parents can play an important role in preventing their children from becoming bullies in the first place.

3 May 2010

Study finds servicemen and women at increased risk for suicide

When young servicemen and women return home from a tour of duty, their family and friends breathe a sigh of relief, knowing their loved ones finally are safe and sound. New research, however, shows that is not always the case.

3 May 2010

Green exercise decreases risk of mental illness, improves sense of well-being

How much "green exercise" produces the greatest improvement in mood and sense of personal well-being? A new study in the American Chemical Society's semi-monthly journal Environmental Science & Technology has a surprising answer.

3 May 2010

Research roundup: Managing nursing home patients, streamlining medical billing, financial disclosures

Saving Billions Of Dollars--And Physicians' Time--By Streamlining Billing Practices - "The U.S. system of billing third parties for health care services is complex, expensive, and inefficient," write the authors, who analyzed Massachusetts General Physicians Organization staffing and cost data in fiscal year 2006.

3 May 2010

Psychotic symptoms in children

Children normally experience flights of fancy, including imaginary friends and conversations with stuffed animals, but some of them are also having hallucinations and delusions which might be the early signs of psychosis.

3 May 2010

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Mood and anxiety disorders associated with poor health outcomes

Maternal smoking during pregnancy increases risk of psychiatric problems in children

Trajectory Health, HeartMath partner to deliver clinical stress management solutions to corporates

Disabled children at great risk of developing obesity: Deutsches Arzteblatt International

Rush Center for Urban Health Equity to focus on disparities in heart and lung disease

CalMHSA announces agreement with CDMH

Difference between grief and depression

Depressive symptoms after ACS associated with vascular brain changes

Play-based intervention trial at Sydney University for children with ADHD

Congress and the VA deal with complications of veterans' health care

California community health centers face potentially crippling budget cuts

Today's Opinions and Editorials: The end of insurance rescissions, lessons from the health care rollout and the deficit panel's tough decisions

Targacept, AstraZeneca expand TC-5619 development program to include ADHD, Alzheimer's disease

New classification of depressive subtypes of depression proposed

Investigators examine effects of family-oriented interventions on adults with chronic physical diseases

Parents can play important role in preventing children from becoming bullies: Research

Study finds servicemen and women at increased risk for suicide

Green exercise decreases risk of mental illness, improves sense of well-being

Research roundup: Managing nursing home patients, streamlining medical billing, financial disclosures

Psychotic symptoms in children

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Professor Nancy Ip: Pioneering New Paths in Neurodegenerative Therapy

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