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Study finds incidence of psychosis and schizophrenia is slightly higher than that found in recent studies

The Northern Ireland First-Episode Psychosis Study has shown that the incidence of psychosis and schizophrenia is slightly higher than that found in recent studies in Ireland and Nottingham.

21 Jun 2005

Better prognosis for depressed patients if spouses agree reasons for their illness

A new study has found for the first time that depressed patients whose spouses agree with them about the reasons for their illness have a better outcome than those whose spouses do not.

21 Jun 2005

'Bed blocking' in one adolescent unit costs NHS over a million

An 18-month study of 'bed blocking' in an adolescent unit in Birmingham has found that the cost to the NHS was over £1 million.

21 Jun 2005

New study investigates how healthy individuals and schizophrenia patients interpret their visual worlds

Healthy individuals possess an intact ability to distinguish between events that occur as a result of their own actions and events that occur as the result of someone else's.

20 Jun 2005

Acting violently could be protective against the effects of community violence

Researchers have known for some time that violent adolescents tend to become more depressed over time than other adolescents. And young people living in violent neighborhoods also are more subject to depression. But violent adolescent boys who also live in unsafe neighborhoods where they witness violent acts do not appear to get as depressed.

20 Jun 2005

Research suggests that children with a neuropsychiatric disease may be at risk for type 2 diabetes, and vice versa

As many as one in five children with newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes may also have a neuropsychiatric disorder, according to a new study. The illnesses include depression, attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder, autism, developmental delay, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder.

20 Jun 2005

Australian researchers at the forefront of an international project to identify genes associated with schizophrenia

University of Queensland researchers are at the forefront of an international project to identify genes associated with schizophrenia, a common mental illness whose causes are not fully understood.

20 Jun 2005

Marijuana vaporizers - get the dope without the smoke

The latest gadget on the medical marijuana scene is a high-tech contraption that lets people inhale the drug without the smoke.

20 Jun 2005

Smoking ban planned for many public areas in the UK

The British Government is all set to implement smoking bans in many public areas.

20 Jun 2005

Drug for schizophrenia can prevent and treat SARS

Chinese and European experts at a conference of the Sino-European Project on SARS Diagnostics and Antivirals in China say that a drug normally used to treat schizophrenia has been shown to prevent and treat Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome (SARS).

20 Jun 2005

Seroquel (quetiapine), may be an effective treatment option for patients with schizophrenia

A new study, published in the journal Human Psychopharmacology: Clinical and Experimental, shows that the atypical antipsychotic Seroquel (quetiapine), may be an effective treatment option for patients with schizophrenia who exhibit aggressive behaviour during psychotic episodes.

19 Jun 2005

Bipolar disorder more prevalent and costly than believed

The incidence of bipolar disorder in the general population is considerably higher than earlier studies have indicated, resulting in significantly less productivity and more days lost from work compared to the better known major depressive disorder, according to preliminary findings from a national survey presented today at the Sixth International Conference on Bipolar Disorder.

19 Jun 2005

Chronic insomnia medicines have not yet been rigorously evaluated for long-term use

Many of the medications widely used to manage chronic insomnia have not yet been rigorously evaluated for long-term use, according to an independent scientific panel convened this week by the National Institutes of Health.

16 Jun 2005

People with a history of epilepsy are at increased risk of developing schizophrenia

The study involved 2.27 million people who were born in Denmark between 1950 and 1987, and were identified from national registers. Personal and family histories of epilepsy and psychosis were obtained, and individuals were monitored for up to 25 years.

16 Jun 2005

Most powerful predictor for how much children eat is how much food is put on their plate

Contrary to what many people believe, preschool children do not adjust how much they eat in response to how much they ate at their last meal or in the past 24 hours or how calorie-rich their meal is. By far, the most powerful predictor for how much children eat is how much food is put on their plate, concludes a new study by Cornell University researchers.

15 Jun 2005

Poor mental health services in the UK in need of complete rethink

A new study, by the Institute for Public Policy Research in Britain, is calling for a complete rethink regarding the nation's mental health.

15 Jun 2005

The most frequently used drugs for treating chronic insomnia have never been approved for that purpose

Vaughn McCall, M.D., M.S., professor and chairman of the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, told a special consensus panel at the National Institutes of Health (NIH) that he could find no evidence that randomized controlled clinical trials had ever been conducted for five of the 10 pharmaceuticals prescribed most often for chronic insomnia.

14 Jun 2005

Tetanus toxin may help fight depression, anxiety, anorexia and Parkinson's

A team of researchers from the Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and the Institute of Neuroscience at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona has discovered that tetanus toxin, which causes tetanus, could be extremely useful as a therapy against psychological disorders such as depression, anxiety and anorexia, and to slow the progress of neurodegenerative disorders such as Parkinson's disease.

14 Jun 2005

'Hazardous' drinking and drug use are much less severe but much more common than dependence

Research has found that individuals with alcohol and drug dependencies have a greater occurrence of injuries, hypertension, HIV, hepatitis, acid-related peptic disorders, liver cirrhosis, depression, anxiety disorders, and major psychoses.

14 Jun 2005

Treating pregnancy-related diabetes helps babies and improves the mother's health-related quality of life

A major international study coordinated from Adelaide, South Australia has shown that treating pregnant women who develop mild gestational (pregnancy-related) diabetes helps their babies and improves the mother's health-related quality of life without increasing the risk of caesarean section.

14 Jun 2005

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Study finds incidence of psychosis and schizophrenia is slightly higher than that found in recent studies

Better prognosis for depressed patients if spouses agree reasons for their illness

'Bed blocking' in one adolescent unit costs NHS over a million

New study investigates how healthy individuals and schizophrenia patients interpret their visual worlds

Acting violently could be protective against the effects of community violence

Research suggests that children with a neuropsychiatric disease may be at risk for type 2 diabetes, and vice versa

Australian researchers at the forefront of an international project to identify genes associated with schizophrenia

Marijuana vaporizers - get the dope without the smoke

Smoking ban planned for many public areas in the UK

Drug for schizophrenia can prevent and treat SARS

Seroquel (quetiapine), may be an effective treatment option for patients with schizophrenia

Bipolar disorder more prevalent and costly than believed

Chronic insomnia medicines have not yet been rigorously evaluated for long-term use

People with a history of epilepsy are at increased risk of developing schizophrenia

Most powerful predictor for how much children eat is how much food is put on their plate

Poor mental health services in the UK in need of complete rethink

The most frequently used drugs for treating chronic insomnia have never been approved for that purpose

Tetanus toxin may help fight depression, anxiety, anorexia and Parkinson's

'Hazardous' drinking and drug use are much less severe but much more common than dependence

Treating pregnancy-related diabetes helps babies and improves the mother's health-related quality of life

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