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Clinical psychology is emerging as the key profession in mental health
Proper understanding and treatment of mental ill health are not possible without the knowledge and skills of clinical psychologists.   view more (2005-03-21)

Childhood mental health problems blight adult working life
Mental health problems in childhood blight adult working life, suggests research published ahead of print in Occupational and Environmental Medicine. And problems in working life are associated with mid life depression and anxiety.   view more (2008-04-03)

Mental disorders and Genetics: the ethical context
PRESS RELEASE   view more (1998-09-22)

National study finds post-traumatic stress disorder common among injured patients
Suffering a traumatic injury can have serious and long-lasting implications for a patient's mental health, according to the largest-ever U.S. study evaluating the impact of traumatic injury.   view more (2008-09-11)

National study finds post-traumatic stress disorder common among injured patients
Suffering a traumatic injury can have serious and long-lasting implications for a patient's mental health, according to the largest-ever U.S. study evaluating the impact of traumatic injury.   view more (2008-09-12)

Unemployment Can Triple Risk Of Suicide
Unemployment carries up to three times the risk of suicide, suggests research in the Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health. The findings held true even after taking account of risk factors, such as household income, education, and marital status. The researchers based their findings on the... view more (2003-07-25)

Prognosis after attempted suicide impaired by psychiatric disorder
People who have attempted suicide at some point in their lives are more likely to actually succeed in committing suicide at a later date.   view more (2008-11-20)

Children with special health care needs report unmet needs for mental health care services
Children with special health care needs (CSHCN) and members of their families are at risk of not getting the mental health care services they need.   view more (2006-06-23)

EMOTIONAL PROBLEMS OF CHILDREN LIVING IN WAR ZONES NOT RECOGNISED (PP 1790, 1801)
Health professionals need to be trained in the detection and treatment of the emotional disturbances associated with   children's exposure to war zones and political violence, conclude authors of a study in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Children living in war zones are at a high... view more (2002-05-22)

Value of community treatment orders in doubt
Compulsory psychiatric treatment in the community is thought to reduce the use of health services by patients with mental health disorders. However, a study in this week's BMJ raises questions about the effectiveness of such an invasive procedure. Researchers matched 228 psychiatric patients placed... view more (2002-05-22)

IQ linked to long life
Children with higher IQs may live longer, suggests a study in this week's BMJ. These findings add to our knowledge of the personal traits in youth that contribute to survival in adult life. Results of an intelligence test, given to all 11-year olds attending Aberdeen schools in 1932, were used to... view more (2001-04-03)

Mentally ill smoke at 4 times the rate of general population, says University of Melbourne study
Australians with mental illness smoke at four times the rate of the general population, says a new study from the University of Melbourne.   view more (2008-10-07)

Severe mental retardation gene mutation identified
Researchers have identified a novel gene mutation that causes X-linked mental retardation for which there was no previously known molecular diagnosis, according to an article to be published electronically on Tuesday, March 20, 2007 in The American Journal of Human Genetics.   view more (2007-03-20)

Therapy program export treats borderline personality disorder
Trade between countries usually involves products. However, one successful export from the United States to the Netherlands, Norway and several other countries is a cognitive therapy treatment program created by University of Iowa experts to help people with borderline personality disorder.   view more (2006-03-29)

Invitation to the Media - The Draft Mental Health Bill: getting a fair treatment?
"We have a bill, which if enacted, would be worse than the current law with significant loss of individual rights, greater powers of compulsory treatment, and the real risk people will be scared away from seeking the help they genuinely need when experiencing mental distress. This would be a... view more (2002-08-29)

Study sheds light on medication treatment options for bipolar disorder
For depressed people with bipolar disorder who are taking a mood stabilizer, adding an antidepressant medication is no more effective than a placebo (sugar pill), according to results published online on March 28, 2007 in the New England Journal of Medicine.   view more (2007-03-29)

Manic phase of bipolar disorder benefits from breast cancer medication
The medication tamoxifen, best known as a treatment for breast cancer, dramatically reduces symptoms of the manic phase of bipolar disorder more quickly than many standard medications for the mental illness, a new study shows.   view more (2007-09-12)

Largest study of its kind implicates gene abnormalities in bipolar disorder
The largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery involved in the balance of sodium and calcium in brain cells.   view more (2008-08-18)

Mental health problems do not explain links between handgun ownership and US suicide rates
Mental health problems do not explain the increased risk of suicide among handgun owners, concludes research in Injury Prevention.   view more (2002-12-03)

Fragile X retardation syndrome corrected in mice
Researchers working with mice have significantly alleviated a wide range of abnormalities due to fragile X syndrome by altering only a single gene, countering the effects of the fragile X mutation.   view more (2007-12-20)

LONG-LASTING RESULTS CAN BE OBTAINED WITH PSYCHOTHERAPY IN PANIC DISORDER
Panic disorder with agoraphobia is a chronic and disabling illness, with little spontaneous improvement. A report by a team of researchers of the Affective Disorders of the University of Bologna, headed by Professor Giovanni Fava, however, sheds a new light on the prognosis of the disorder. In the... view more (2001-09-21)

Going to bed late may affect the health, academic performance of college students
College students who go to bed late are more likely to have poor quality sleep, which may affect their mental health and academic performance.   view more (2007-06-13)

Inflammation, depression and antidepressant response: Common mechanisms
Major depressive disorder is a common and complex condition that impacts about 15% of the population of the United States, yet very little is known about the mechanisms behind the psychiatric disorder.   view more (2008-05-30)

Largest survey on depression suggests higher prevalence in U.S., reports Mailman school
Findings from the largest survey ever conducted on the co-occurrence of psychiatric disorders among U.S. adults indicates a sharper picture than previously reported of major depressive disorder (MDD) in specific population groups.   view more (2005-10-27)

Bipolar disorder exacts twice depression's toll in workplace
Bipolar disorder costs twice as much in lost productivity as major depressive disorder, a study funded by the National Institutes of Health's (NIH) National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) has found.   view more (2006-09-01)
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