Mental Health News and Research

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Mindfulness-based program effective for reducing stress in infertile women

An eight-week mindfulness-based program was effective for reducing stress and depressive symptoms while increasing general well-being in a study of infertile women.

17 Oct 2018

Study finds lower youth violence in countries with complete ban on corporal punishment

A study published today in the BMJ Open shows that in countries where there is a complete ban on all corporal punishment of children there is less fighting among young people.

17 Oct 2018

A special report on US’ aging societies

The United States is an aging society, where one in five people will be 65 or older by 2035.

17 Oct 2018

Improving access to behavioral health screenings for pregnant and postpartum women

The number one medical complication of pregnancy and childbirth for mothers is depression and/or anxiety, with one in seven women suffering from a mood disorder during pregnancy and the postpartum period.

16 Oct 2018

Men who conform to 'the man box' more likely to consider suicide and violence

An Australian first study involving 1000 men aged 18 to 30 has found those who conform to traditional definitions of manhood - dubbed 'the man box' - are twice as likely to consider suicide and seven times more likely to be violent towards others.

16 Oct 2018

HIV-infected infants more likely to acquire congenital cytomegalovirus infection

Infants born to HIV-positive mothers had high rates of congenital cytomegalovirus, or CMV. Infants who also were infected before birth by the virus that causes AIDS were especially prone to CMV infection.

16 Oct 2018

Study uses novel approach to investigate genetic origins of mental illnesses

A study in Biological Psychiatry has established a new analytical method for investigating the complex genetic origins of mental illnesses using brain cells that are grown in a dish from human embryonic stem cells.

16 Oct 2018

Many people have trouble understanding differences between OCD and OCPD

The general public has trouble understanding differences between obsessive compulsive disorder and obsessive-compulsive personality disorder, according to new research from Binghamton University, State University at New York.

16 Oct 2018

Patients coerced into mental health care less likely to perceive treatment as effective

While some may choose on their own to seek help for untreated mental illnesses, others can be substantially influenced by others or coerced into care by court order.

15 Oct 2018

Neuropsychiatric symptoms related to earliest stages of Alzheimer's brain pathology

UC San Francisco researchers, in collaboration with the unique Brazilian Biobank for Aging Studies at the University of São Paulo, have shown that the earliest stages of the brain degeneration associated with Alzheimer's disease are linked to neuropsychiatric symptoms including anxiety, depression, loss of appetite, and sleep disturbances.

15 Oct 2018

Sub-concussive impacts not associated with decline in neurocognitive function

In an investigation of head impact burden and change in neurocognitive function during a season of youth football, researchers find that sub-concussive impacts are not correlated with worsening performance in neurocognitive function.

15 Oct 2018

As U.S. suicides rates rise, Hispanics show relative immunity

The young man held the medication in his hand — and considered using it to end his life. But then he "put it down and said, ‘No. I need help,'" before heading to a Laredo, Texas, emergency room, said Kimberly Gallegos, who at the time earlier this year was a mobile crisis worker for a local mental health center.

15 Oct 2018

Research provides a more complete picture of suffering caused by terrorist attacks

Terrorist attacks injure far more people than they kill, leaving victims with lost limbs, hearing loss, respiratory disease, depression and other issues. But little research has measured the impact of that damage beyond the number of people who are hurt.

15 Oct 2018

Lab study shows effectiveness of potential therapy for treatment-resistant hypothyroidism

A new "metal-coordinated" drug-delivery technology potentially could be used to supplement the standard therapy for hypothyroidism, which affects nearly 10 million Americans, and many more patients worldwide, according to results of a study published in the journal Thyroid this month.

15 Oct 2018

King's commemorates activities and research on World Arthritis Day

King's has a long history with arthritis research and been recognised as having one of the premier rheumatology research units in Europe.

12 Oct 2018

Dementia and guns: When should doctors broach the topic?

Some patients refuse to answer. Many doctors don’t ask. As the number of Americans with dementia rises, health professionals are grappling with when and how to pose the question: “Do you have guns at home?”

12 Oct 2018

Working Towards a Sustainable Future for the NHS

An interview with Jennifer Lee, Director of Market Access and Advocacy at Janssen UK, the pharmaceutical company of Johnson & Johnson, discussing the importance of innovation in the private sector and making new technologies available to the NHS.

12 Oct 2018

Antidepressants can be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease

Scientists at the University of Waterloo have discovered that antidepressant medications can be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease.

12 Oct 2018

New patient-centric website launched in Europe to empower people with chronic conditions

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. today announced the European launch of Life Effects (https://lifeeffects.teva), a patient-centric website hosting content created by patients and checked by experts, at the European Committee for the Treatment and Research of Multiple Sclerosis Congress in Berlin.

12 Oct 2018

Kent State professor receives grant to study role of oxytocin in the developing brain

Heather Caldwell, Ph.D., a professor in Kent State University's Department of Biological Sciences, recently received a $450,000 grant to study the role that oxytocin plays in the developing brain.

12 Oct 2018

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Mindfulness-based program effective for reducing stress in infertile women

Study finds lower youth violence in countries with complete ban on corporal punishment

A special report on US’ aging societies

Improving access to behavioral health screenings for pregnant and postpartum women

Men who conform to 'the man box' more likely to consider suicide and violence

HIV-infected infants more likely to acquire congenital cytomegalovirus infection

Study uses novel approach to investigate genetic origins of mental illnesses

Many people have trouble understanding differences between OCD and OCPD

Patients coerced into mental health care less likely to perceive treatment as effective

Neuropsychiatric symptoms related to earliest stages of Alzheimer's brain pathology

Sub-concussive impacts not associated with decline in neurocognitive function

As U.S. suicides rates rise, Hispanics show relative immunity

Research provides a more complete picture of suffering caused by terrorist attacks

Lab study shows effectiveness of potential therapy for treatment-resistant hypothyroidism

King's commemorates activities and research on World Arthritis Day

Dementia and guns: When should doctors broach the topic?

Working Towards a Sustainable Future for the NHS

Antidepressants can be used to treat Alzheimer’s disease

New patient-centric website launched in Europe to empower people with chronic conditions

Kent State professor receives grant to study role of oxytocin in the developing brain

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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