JetBlue Airways pilot suffers psychotic episode in prison
August 9th, 2012 - 6:55 pm ICT by Aishwarya Bhatt
New York, Aug 9 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Clayton Osbon, a JetBlue Airways pilot was taken to the court after he was accused of disrupting a flight from New York to Las Vegas which ... Read more...
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NRI children row: Husband accuses wife of ‘psychological problems’
March 20th, 2012 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Kolkata, March 20 (IANS) The Norway child custody case involving an NRI couple which has already sparked off a diplomatic row has taken a curious turn following the husband and ... Read more...
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Urvashi as Komolika again! Albeit in positive avatar (With Images)
January 30th, 2012 - 8:59 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 30 (IANS) Urvashi Dholakia, best remembered as the nasty and vampish Komolika of "Kasautii Zindagii Kay", is set to play Komolika again! But this time, the popular ... Read more...
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Excessive ritualism linked to mental disorder
December 29th, 2011 - 2:26 pm ICT by IANS
Tel Aviv, Dec 29 (IANS) Hypersensitivity and sticking to childhood rituals may be an early warning sign of Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) later.
Its symptoms include excessive washing or cleaning, ... Read more...
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Sharad Pawar slapper gets bail (Lead)
December 19th, 2011 - 10:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Dec 19 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday granted bail to Harvinder Singh who was arrested last month for slapping union Agriculture Minister Sharad Pawar soon after a public ... Read more...
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Mentally ill can’t be hanged, Bhullar tells apex court
November 9th, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 9 (IANS) The death sentence can not be carried out in respect of a person who is mentally ill, the Supreme Court was Wednesday told by Devender ... Read more...
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Mullah Omar urges Taliban not to hurt civilians
November 5th, 2011 - 8:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kabul, Nov 5 (IANS) The elusive Taliban supreme leader Mullah Mohammad Omar has urged his fighters not to hurt civilians while continuing the war against NATO-led forces in Afghanistan."Our ... Read more...
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Cop dubbed unstable after anti-Mayawati remarks, probe ordered
November 5th, 2011 - 4:25 pm ICT by IANS
Lucknow, Nov 5 (IANS) A day after a senior police official - called "upright and honest" by his colleagues - levelled serious corruption charges against it, the Mayawati government Saturday ... Read more...
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Juggling work, kids - women more prone to depression
September 5th, 2011 - 6:12 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 5 (IANS) Depression among women has doubled since the 1970s, thanks to pressures of juggling work and children.Women are more than two-and-a-half times more likely than men to ... Read more...
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Is one in 25 bosses a psychopath?
September 2nd, 2011 - 11:43 pm ICT by IANS
London, Sep 2 (IANS) For occupying high positions in any company, many individuals are viewed as highly successful people worth being role models. A study, however, says business leaders are ... Read more...
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Decision making area inactive in schizophrenic brains
July 28th, 2011 - 1:03 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, July 28 (IANS) Scientists have identified a brain mechanism that derails decision-making in people suffering from schizophrenia -- a mental disorder characterised by a breakdown of thought processes and ... Read more...
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Unusual genes behind schizophrenia identified
July 11th, 2011 - 3:01 pm ICT by IANS
Toronto, July 11 (IANS) Scientists have stumbled upon unusual genetic configurations that explain why more schizophrenic patients tend to have them than normal people.
'De novo' mutations are genetic errors ... Read more...
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Nicolas Cage’s son hospitalised
June 9th, 2011 - 6:26 am ICT by IANS
London, June 9 (IANS) Actor Nicolas Cage's son, Weston, has been taken to hospital for a mental evaluation after an alleged altercation with his fitness trainer.Weston reportedly lost his cool ... Read more...
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Depression too has a positive effect
May 5th, 2011 - 4:00 pm ICT by IANS
London, May 5 (IANS) Traits likes sadness, pessimism and defeatism define depression, the world's most frequently diagnosed mental disorder -- but it does have a positive side-effect.A new study conducted ... Read more...
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More effective schizophrenia cure promised
April 18th, 2011 - 5:54 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 18 (IANS) Schizophrenia, a serious mental disorder that affects tens of millions of people worldwide, can be tackled through the amino acid L-lysine, a study suggests.
Preliminary research ... Read more...
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L-lysine alongside normal medication may benefit schizophrenia patients
April 18th, 2011 - 4:40 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, April 18 (ANI): A study has shown that patients with schizophrenia who received L-lysine alongside their normal medication found some reduction in the severity of their symptoms.Schizophrenia is a serious mental ... Read more...
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Indian-origin woman kills autistic son, jailed in Britain
April 2nd, 2011 - 8:03 pm ICT by IANS
London, April 2 (IANS) A 45-year-old Indian-origin woman has been sentenced to seven years in prison by a British court for forcing her 12-year-old son to drink bleach.Satpal Kaur Singh, ... Read more...
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Elderly victims of abuse more likely to use alcohol or drugs: Study
March 23rd, 2011 - 3:00 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Mar 23 (ANI): New research has found that victims of severe traumatic elder abuse are more likely to be female, suffer from a neurological or mental disorder, and to abuse drugs ... Read more...
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Ex-RAW official, who disrobed in court, suffering from paranoia
February 28th, 2011 - 9:34 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 28 (IANS) A former employee of India's spy agency Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), who created a stir in the Delhi High Court last month when she partially stripped ... Read more...
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Utsav’s parents put up defence for son
January 28th, 2011 - 11:57 am ICT by IANS
Ghaziabad, Jan 28 (IANS) Stressing that their son has a serious mental disorder, the Varanasi-based parents of Utsav Sharma, who attacked murdered teenager Aarushi's father Rajesh Talwar outside a court here earlier ... Read more...
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Ex-RAW official who disrobed in court to undergo check-up
January 27th, 2011 - 10:31 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Jan 27 (IANS) A former Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) woman official who tried to disrobe before a Delhi High Court bench Jan 20 is to be examined by the ... Read more...
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Yorkshire Ripper to die in jail after losing appeal against life sentence
January 15th, 2011 - 1:18 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 15 (ANI): British serial killer Peter Sutcliffe, dubbed 'The Yorkshire Ripper', will be spending the rest of his life in Broadmoor Hospital after he lost an appeal against his ... Read more...
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Kidney disease gene linked to debilitating mental disorder
January 5th, 2011 - 5:28 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 5 (ANI): Oz researchers have found that gene mutations, which cause a rare kidney disease, may also be involved in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).Researchers from the Centenary Institute in Sydney ... Read more...
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South Korean mum addicted to computer games ‘kills’ 3-year-old son
December 24th, 2010 - 5:47 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Dec 24 (ANI): A South Korean mother, who is addicted to computer games, has been arrested for allegedly killing her three-year-old son while she was tired from playing on Internet.Police in ... Read more...
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Unemployment made 1 in 5 Americans mentally ill last year
November 21st, 2010 - 1:39 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 21 (ANI): A new US survey has revealed that nearly one in five Americans, or 45 million adults, had experienced mental illness last year.The report, released by the Substance ... Read more...
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PTSD Soldiers Likely Misdiagnosed and Denied Benefits
August 16th, 2010 - 8:24 pm ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Aug 16 (THAINDIAN NEWS) Hundreds of soldiers were relieved of duty from the Army, after being diagnosed with “personality disorders”, and denied benefits when it was more likely that their issues ... Read more...
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Mental illness more common in college students than it was a decade ago
August 15th, 2010 - 3:01 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Aug 15 (ANI): Severe mental illness is more common among college students than it used to be a decade ago, with more young people arriving on campus with pre-existing conditions and ... Read more...
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‘Nee Bandhu Ninthaaga’ is best avoided (Kannada Movie Review)
August 1st, 2010 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
By V.S. Rajapur
Film: 'Nee Bandhu Ninthaaga'; Cast: Sourav, Jyothi Sree, Ramya Barna, Nanda and others; Producer: Mathew Rajan; Director: Sharavanan; Camera: Mathew Rajan; Music Director: Indrajith; Rating: *Newbie director Sharavana shows his ... Read more...
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A Perfectionist Can Suffer From Health Disorders
July 13th, 2010 - 7:55 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
July 13, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): As we all know, perfectionists are the ones who strive for the best in everything they do. They are usually looked up to as role ... Read more...
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Schizophrenia signs found in babies’ brains
June 22nd, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 22 (IANS) The first evidence that brain abnormalities associated with schizophrenia are detectable in few-weeks-old babies have been found, say researchers at the Universities of North Carolina (UNC) and Columbia.
Schizophrenia ... Read more...
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Early signs of schizophrenia found in brains of infants
June 22nd, 2010 - 1:32 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 22 (ANI): Scientists have identified what they believe may the early signs of schizophrenia in the brains of children shortly after birth.According to researchers, the discovery could lead to earlier ... Read more...
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One in ten Chinese minors suffers from mental disorder
June 10th, 2010 - 6:13 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, June 10 (ANI): A recent survey conducted by Chinese scholars revealed that nearly one in ten minors in China are suffers from mental disorder.The China daily Cheng Yingqi reported ... Read more...
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Adam Ant Sent Back To Hospital After Public Outburst
May 24th, 2010 - 6:25 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Portsmouth, United Kingdom, May 24, (THAINDIAN NEWS) Adam Ant, one of the most popular singers of the eighties has again found his place at a mental hospital after a recent ... Read more...
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Mental disorders major health issue in China
April 30th, 2010 - 5:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, April 30 (ANI): A national survey has found that mental disorders are becoming a major public health problem in China, with about 17.5 percent of Chinese adults suffering from different ... Read more...
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Head of Algerian security service killed
February 26th, 2010 - 1:20 am ICT by IANS
Algiers, Feb 25 (DPA) The head of the Algerian security service DGSN, Ali Tounsi, was shot and killed Thursday, the Algerian interior ministry said.
According to the ministry's press statement, Tounsi was assassinated ... Read more...
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