U.S. autism estimates climb to 1 in 50 school-age children: 72% increase since 2007
Thu, 21 Mar 2013 00:05 GMT Reuters * Boys four times more likely than girls to have diagnosis * Milder cases made up much of the increase (Adds CDC and…
Research shows what you say about others says a lot about you
2010 report posted for filing Contact: Cheryl V. Walker walkercv@wfu.edu 336-758-6073 Wake Forest University How positively you see others is linked to how happy, kind-hearted and emotionally stable you are,…
Dance boosts young girls’ mental health
Contact: Anna Duberg anna.duberg2@orebroll.se 46-070-550-9324 Swedish Research Council Young girls can dance their way to better mental health. Symptoms like depression, stress, fatigue, and headaches are alleviated with regular dancing.…
Mental health academic warns of reality TV ‘threat to British psyche’
Will Coldwell Monday, 12 November 2012 Reality television’s obsession with the “emotional meltdown of losers” is damaging the British psyche – creating a society in which we revel in…
Young adults’ blood lead levels linked to depression, panic disorder
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Todd Datz tdatz@hsph.harvard.edu 617-432-3952 JAMA and Archives Journals Young adults with higher blood lead levels appear more likely to have major depression and panic…
Health food supplement may curb compulsive hair pulling
2009 study posted for filing Contact: Nick Hanson hans2853@umn.edu 651-235-2265 University of Minnesota Patients with the disorder, known as trichotillomania, reported feeling much improved after taking the supplement MINNEAPOLIS/ ST.…
Link between creativity and mental illness confirmed
Simon Kyaga [PRESS RELEASE 16 October 2012] People in creative professions are treated more often for mental illness than the general population, there being a particularly salient connection between writing…
Live Vaccination against ( German Measles ) Rubella caused Signifigant Depression up to 10 weeks – Vaccines/ Bacteria Can Alter Mood and Behavior
Mood Disorders April 30, 2007 Norman Sussman, MD, DFAPA Editor, Primary Psychiatry and Psychiatry Weekly, Professor of Psychiatry, New York University School of Medicine There is growing interest in a…
A high-profile whistleblower at the Care Quality Commission, the health watchdog, was subjected to a mental health assessment after raising concerns about poor leadership and performance at the organisation, internal documents show
CQC whistleblower 'subjected to mental health assessment' The organisation’s chief executive Cynthia Bower stood down in February after a Government review endorsed Mrs Sheldon’s concerns about poor governance, poor leadership…
Yale team discovers how stress and depression can shrink the brain
Public release date: 12-Aug-2012 [ Contact: Bill Hathaway william.hathaway@yale.edu 203-432-1322 Yale University Yale team discovers how stress and depression can shrink the brain Major depression or chronic stress can cause…
Harvard psychologist Jerome Kagan, offers a scathing critique of the mental-health establishment and pharmaceutical companies, accusing them of incorrectly classifying millions as mentally ill out of self-interest and greed.
SPIEGEL Interview with Jerome Kagan 2 AUG 2012 Harvard psychologist Jerome Kagan is one of the world's leading experts in child development. In a SPIEGEL interview, he offers a scathing…
Progestogen-only contraceptive pills were three times more likely to have a mental illness than women who were not on any medication
Depression alert over progesterone-only Pill as doctors are warned to prescribe with caution By Mail On Sunday Reporter PUBLISHED:16:46 EST, 4 August 2012 | UPDATED:08:50 EST, 5 August 2012 Women…
Young adults’ blood lead levels linked to depression, panic disorder
Public release date: 7-Dec-2009 - The one-fifth of participants with the highest blood lead levels (2.11 micrograms per deciliter or more) had 2.3 times the odds of having major depressive…
Most antidepressants miss key target of clinical depression
Public release date: 8-Dec-2009 TORONTO, Dec. 8 /CNW/ - A key brain protein called monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) - is highly elevated during clinical depression yet is…
New evidence that dark chocolate helps ease emotional stress
Public release date: 11-Nov-2009 - found that eating about an ounce and a half of dark chocolate a day for two weeks reduced levels of stress hormones in the bodies…
Why antidepressants don’t work for so many
Public release date: 23-Oct-2009 - She said another reason current antidepressants are often ineffective is that they aim to boost neurotransmitters based on the popular molecular explanation of depression, which…
Irritability should be considered when diagnosing bipolar disorder in children
Public release date: 24-Jun-2009 - One of the chief controversies is whether irritability should be included among the criteria for this diagnosis because it can also overlap with a number…
Health food supplement may curb compulsive hair pulling – N-Acetylcysteine
Public release date: 6-Jul-2009 - After nine weeks, those on supplement had significantly reduced hair-pulling. By the end of the 12 week study, 56 percent reported feeling much or very…
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