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POOR HEALTH OF GULF VETERANS NOT RELATED TO POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER
Most Gulf War veterans do not have a formal psychiatric disorder and rates of post-traumatic stress disorder amongst the group are low, finds a study in this weeks BMJ. Previous population-based studies have shown that Gulf veterans report medically unexplained symptoms such as fatigue, difficulty... view more (2002-09-10)

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)

Comorbidities common in bipolar disorder, may have genetic link
While the symptoms of bipolar disorder can be disabling on their own, most patients with the condition also are afflicted with a variety of other psychiatric, substance use and physical disorders.   view more (2007-06-11)

Psychiatric disorders delay cancer diagnosis
Patients with psychiatric disorders are diagnosed with esophageal cancer much later and at a more advanced stage than patients with no psychiatric diagnosis.   view more (2005-08-15)

Mental Disorders In Postconflict Communities
People who experience violence associated with armed conflict have a range of mental disorders, suggest researchers from the Netherlands in this week's issue of THE LANCET. Postconflict psychiatric research in low-income countries has so far been focused on symptoms rather than on full psychiatric... view more (2003-06-19)

Survey estimates more than 4 percent of US adults have some form of bipolar disorder
Approximately 4.4 percent of U.S. adults may have some form of bipolar disorder during some point in their lifetime, including about 2.4 percent with a "sub-threshold" condition, according to an article in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.   view more (2007-05-08)

Concern over clinical value of new mood disorder drugs
Recent changes to the classification of psychiatric disorders are encouraging pharmaceutical companies to develop new drugs that are of questionable clinical value, argue researchers in this week’s BMJ.   view more (2003-07-16)

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)

Pregnancy alone is not associated with increased risk for mental disorders
Pregnancy alone does not appear to be associated with an increased risk of the most prevalent mental disorders, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. However, post-partum women may have a higher risk of major depressive... view more (2008-07-08)

Mental disorders in parents linked to autism in children
Parents of children with autism were roughly twice as likely to have been hospitalized for a mental disorder, such as schizophrenia, than parents of other children, according to an analysis of Swedish birth and hospital records by a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill researcher and... view more (2008-05-05)

Patients With Psychatric Disorders Get Better, But Do Not Get Well.
A new epidemiological study performed in Italy by a group of investigators headed by Professor Carlo Faravelli (University of Florence) suggests that patients with psychiatric disorders get better, but do not often get well and still suffer from psychosopcial impairment in two articles published in... view more (2004-06-22)

Study Shows Inadequate Psychiatric Care in Assisted Living Facilities
Research conducted among elderly persons residing in assisted living ( AL) facilities in Maryland reveal high prevalence of dementia and other psychiatric disorders, but a lack of recognition and treatment by caregivers.   view more (2004-11-10)

Sudden death of a parent may pose mental health risks for children, surviving caregivers
Children who had a parent who died suddenly have three times the risk of depression than those with two living parents, along with an increased risk for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).   view more (2008-05-06)

What Are The Emotional Consequences Of Liver Transplantation?
The study aimed to explore the prevalence of psychiatric disorders among orthotopic liver transplantation (OLT) recipients, and to investigate how psychiatric morbidity was linked to health-related quality of life (HRQOL). We recruited 75 patients who had undergone OLT a median of 3.8 years... view more (2002-09-26)

Is bipolar disorder overdiagnosed?
A new study by Rhode Island Hospital and Brown University researchers reports that fewer than half the patients previously diagnosed with bipolar disorder received a diagnosis of bipolar disorder based on a comprehensive, psychiatric diagnostic interview--the Structured Clinical Interview for... view more (2008-05-06)

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... view more (2001-03-13)

For Iraq veterans, migraines may be sign of other problems
Soldiers returning from combat in Iraq who have migraine headaches are more than twice as likely to also have symptoms of post-traumatic stress, depression or anxiety than soldiers who do not have migraines.   view more (2007-05-04)

Bipolar disorder more common than expected in hospitalized adolescents
Clinicians at Bradley Hospital, the nation's first psychiatric hospital for children and adolescents, have found that bipolar disorder is more common than expected in teens in a psychiatric inpatient setting.   view more (2005-12-29)

Professor's Child Bereavement Research Makes Psychiatric News
Julie Cerel, an assistant professor at the University of Kentucky College of Social Work, and four colleagues are presenting answers to questions about child bereavement and its effects.   view more (2006-07-31)

Childhood headaches influence adult health
Children who experience frequent headaches are at an increased risk of recurring headache and other physical and psychiatric symptoms in adulthood, finds a study in this week's BMJ. These findings may have implications for the health of today's children and their future wellbeing. Data from over... view more (2001-05-09)

Hair-pulling disorder caused by faulty gene in some families
Scientists at Duke University Medical Center have identified gene mutations that cause trichotillomania, a psychiatric disorder that triggers people to compulsively pull their hair.   view more (2006-09-27)

Bipolar spectrum disorder may be underrecognized and improperly treated
A new study supports earlier estimates of the prevalence of bipolar disorder in the U.S. population, and suggests the illness may be more accurately characterized as a spectrum disorder.   view more (2007-05-08)

Psychiatrists, parents significantly differ in ADHD, psychiatric comorbidities perceptions
According to a small-scale, in-office, observational study, psychiatrists and parents have significantly different perceptions of the importance of pediatric ADHD and psychiatric comorbidities, particularly regarding the patients' most concerning behavior.   view more (2007-10-26)

Psychiatric Trainees Have No More Psychological Problems Than Other Medical Trainees.
It has long been believed that psychiatrists should have more psychological problems than other doctors for making their choice. This does not appear to be true according to a study published in the March issue of Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics by psychiatrists in Serbia-Montenegro and Greece.   view more (2005-03-18)

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)
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