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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)
Breastfeeding may help protect against a childhood sleep-related breathing disorder
A childhood sleep-related breathing disorder (SRBD) is known to have negative consequences on cognitive development, behavior, quality of life and utilization of health care resources. view more (2007-06-11)
Hopkins study: When adult patients have anxiety disorder, their children need help too
In what is believed to be the first U.S. study designed to prevent anxiety disorders in the children of anxious parents, researchers at the Johns Hopkins Children's Center have found that a family-based program reduced symptoms and the risk of developing an anxiety disorder among these children. view more (2009-06-01)
Men who habitually consume alcohol more likely to have a sleep-related breathing disorder
Increased usual alcohol consumption among men is associated with an increased risk of a mild or worse sleep-related breathing disorder (SRBD), according to a study published in the April 15th issue of the Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine (JCSM). view more (2007-04-16)
Weight concerns more impairing for those with Body dysmorphic disorder
In a new study on Body dysmorphic disorder (BDD)-a distressing or impairing preoccupation with an imagined or slight defect in one's appearance-researchers from Bradley Hospital and Brown Medical School found that individuals who are concerned about their weight are more impaired than those whose appearance-concerns are not weight-related. view more (2007-01-11)
New Treatment Strategy for the Prevention of Recurrent Depression
Some patients who experience recurrent depression may benefit from long-term maintenance treatment with anti-depressant medication, according to a new study led by a Virginia Commonwealth University researcher. view more (2006-11-07)
History of hyperactivity off-base, says researcher
A Canadian researcher working in the U.K. says doctors, authors and educators are doing hyperactive children a disservice by claiming that hyperactivity as we understand it today has always existed. view more (2009-05-28)
The key of epilepsy can be in LGI1/Epitempina gene
Researchers of the Hospital of San Sebastian and the Biomedicine Institute of Valencia have discovered the genetic basis of hereditary epilepsy. The work leaded by the researchers Adolfo Lopez de Munain and Jordi Perez Tur has analysed the effect of the gene called LGI1/Epitempina. Temporal lateral epilepsy is the type of epilepsy that affects the... view more... (2002-05-07)
Link Suggested Between Regions on Two Chromosomes and Bipolar Disorder
An international team of 53 researchers has offered the most convincing evidence so far linking bipolar disorder, also known as manic depression, to two chromosomal regions in the human genome. view more (2005-09-16)
Growth in ADHD medication use due to improved ADHD identification in adult and female patients
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has been traditionally viewed as a childhood disorder, while ADHD in adults has been underdiagnosed and undertreated. view more (2007-06-08)
Mailman School of Public Health study shows smoking common during pregnancy
While pregnancy may be considered an effective motivator for smoking cessation, results of a new study by researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health indicate that pregnant U.S. women commonly smoke, placing themselves and their unborn children at risk for health and developmental complications. view more (2007-04-25)
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder May Occur Also In The Elderly
A group of Dutch researchers, headed by Dr W van Zeist (Univeristy of Amsterdam) reported the findings of the first epidemiological study on the prevalence of post-traumatic stress disorder in the elderly in the Nov-Dec 2003 issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics. Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) has scarcely been researched in the... view more... (2003-10-22)
FSU study links anxiety sensitivity to future psychological disorders
People who get scared when they experience a pounding heart, sweaty palms or dizziness - even if the cause is something as mundane as stress, exercise or caffeine - are more likely to develop a clinical case of anxiety or panic disorder. view more (2006-11-07)
Unleashing Parent Power
The way to unlock "parent power" when it comes to children's academic achievement is to be revealed by psychologists. Confusion about the role of parents in schooling can be seen in the terms used to describe them in the press and literature, such 'partners', 'consumers' and even 'problems'. But a recent Department for Education and... view more... (2004-01-08)
Are Anxiety Disorders All in the Mind?
Using single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), researchers in The Netherlands were able to detect biochemical differences in the brains of individuals with generalized social anxiety disorder (also known as social phobia), providing evidence of a long-suspected biological cause for the dysfunction. view more (2008-05-13)
Premature infants, toddlers more likely to have a sleep-related breathing disorder
A sleep-related breathing disorder among infants and toddlers born prematurely occurs earlier than expected in this population, and at higher rates than among full-term infants. view more (2007-06-11)
Gene controlling circadian rhythms may be involved in onset of bipolar disorder
Disrupt the gene that regulates the biological clocks in mice and they become manic, exhibiting behaviors similar to humans with bipolar disorder, UT Southwestern Medical Center researchers have found. view more (2007-03-20)
Selection on genes underlying schizophrenia during human evolution
Several genes with strong associations to schizophrenia have evolved rapidly due to selection during human evolution. view more (2007-09-05)
Study examines risk for misuse of ADHD stimulant medications
A major concern regarding the use of stimulant medications to treat attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in adolescents and young adults has been the risk that they will be misused or diverted to those for whom they have not been prescribed. view more (2006-03-31)
Emotions can help predict future eating disorders
A PhD thesis at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU) has analysed the role played by a number of emotional variables, such as the way in which negative emotions are controlled or attitudes to emotional expression, and to use these variables as tools to predict the possibility of suffering an eating disorder. view more (2009-03-17)
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