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Common mental disorders may be more common than we think
The prevalence of anxiety, depression and substance dependency may be twice as high as the mental health community has been led to believe. view more (2009-09-11)
High risk of head injury after diagnosis of psychiatric illness
Patients with evidence of recent psychiatric illness have a high risk of sustaining head injury over the next 12 months, finds a study in the Journal of Neurology Neurosurgery and Psychiatry. view more (2002-04-19)
Stress Management Important In Treating Obesity
Obesity has often been related to mental illness. For a majority of obesity patients, mental illness seems to be a consequence of, rather than a cause of, weight problems. This is shown in a new study from the Sahlgrenska Academy at Göteborg University in Sweden. The results are from the Swedish SOS Study (Swedish Obese Subjects) in which... view more... (2003-12-12)
Intensive treatment does not reduce violence in psychotic patients
Increasing the intensity of treatment does not reduce the level of violence in patients with severe mental illness, concludes a study in this week's BMJ. view more (2001-11-07)
Patients with psychosis more interested in physical health than anticipated
People with serious mental illnesses may be more willing to look after their physical well-being than anticipated, according to a study in this week's BMJ. Researchers in London invited patients from seven inner London general practices to a cardiovascular risk assessment at their practice. Their analysis is based on 182 patients with psychosis... view more... (2003-05-21)
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)
World first initiative improves global mental health
An international observatory led by the University of Melbourne, Australia, will help eradicate human rights abuses against people suffering mental illness in developing countries. view more (2009-02-06)
Helping young people come to terms with mental illness
Creating websites and placing posters in schools are just some of the ways self-help support groups (SHSGs) could reach young people with a mental illness, according to a study just completed at the University of Western Sydney. view more (2005-08-31)
UNC project helps students with mental illnesses, support services prepare for 'what if' scenarios
Nationally, an estimated 15 percent of students experience some form of mental illness such as major depression while in college. Many often struggle with where to get support. view more (2008-09-26)
First-ever Study into the Psychological Prevention of Schizophrenia
Three in every 100 people will experience psychotic episodes, making psychosis more common that diabetes. Research is now underway into new ways of detecting and treating psychosis, in particular schizophrenia, in its early stages. This is the first-ever attempt to see if schizophrenia can be prevented. Schizophrenia is a very severe disorder,... view more... (2000-06-08)
People with psychiatric illness at disadvantage for cardiovascular care
This study, supported by the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia, concludes that patients with psychiatric illness have an increased rate of death and decreased access to some procedures related to circulatory disease (such as heart disease, stroke). view more (2007-03-13)
Greater health risks among single parents and their children
Single parenthood entails greater risks for serious ill health (requiring hospital care) and early mortality, among mothers, fathers, and children. This is shown in a dissertation by Gunilla Ringb'¤ck Weitoft, to be publicly defended at Ume'å University in Sweden on March 21. The dissertation's register-based studies trace illness and... view more... (2003-03-17)
Female sex offenders often have mental problems
Women who commit sexual offences are just as likely to have mental problems or drug addictions as other violent female criminals. This according to the largest study ever conducted of women convicted of sexual offences in Sweden. view more (2008-05-15)
Mental health units should not be exempt from smoking ban
Exempting mental health units from the ban on smoking in public places would worsen health inequalities for people with mental health problems. view more (2006-08-25)
Study links manic depression with brain tissue loss
People with bipolar disorder - or manic depression - suffer from an accelerated shrinking of their brain, researchers at the University of Edinburgh have found. view more (2007-07-20)
World Psychiatric Association launches a new journal.
World Psychiatry is the new official journal of the World Psychiatric Association (WPA), which will be sent free of charge to all the psychiatrists whose names and addresses will be provided by the WPA Member Societies and Sections. The first issue, published in February, contains 27 pieces by experts from 18 different countries. They include... view more... (2002-03-19)
Schizophrenia does not increase risk of violent crime
A new study from the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet and the University of Oxford finds that the severe mental disorder schizophrenia only marginally increases the risk of committing violent crime. view more (2009-05-20)
Mayo Clinic researchers examine the psychological impact of child abuse
According to a new Mayo Clinic study, a history of child abuse significantly impacts the wide range of challenges facing depressed inpatients. view more (2009-05-22)
Privatisation can affect health
A study in this week’s BMJ finds that loss of secure public sector employment through privatisation has a direct effect on minor psychiatric illness and longstanding health. Over 600 employees of one civil service department that was sold to the private sector were surveyed to examine the health implications of job loss and re-employment. In... view more... (2001-03-13)
Further Evidence Linking Suicide Risk To Family History (p 1126)
A Danish study in this week's issue of THE LANCET provides further evidence linking a family history of psychiatric illness and suicide to increased suicide risk-the study also shows how a family history of suicide and psychiatric illness act independently and are not influenced by socio-economic factors. Previous research has highlighted a... view more... (2002-10-09)
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