Mood, anxiety disorders patients likely to abuse painkillers
December 14th, 2011 - 12:30 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Dec 14 (IANS) People suffering from mood and anxiety disorders are more likely to abuse opioids or painkillers.They include patients of bipolar, panic and major depressive disorders, according to ... Read more...
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Adults ‘not losing any sleep’ over computers
December 13th, 2011 - 12:17 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 13 (IANS) The pervasive belief that computers and mobile phones are eating into our sleep has been challenged by researchers.Nicholas Glozier, associate professor of psychological medicine, University of ... Read more...
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Problem-solving therapy may prevent suicides
September 30th, 2011 - 3:39 pm ICT by IANS
Sydney, Sep 30 (IANS) Problem-solving therapy (PST) may prevent suicides by helping people overcome a state of acute hopelessness and desperation, says new research.The trial assessed the efficacy of this ... Read more...
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Scientists clue into why people suffer poor self-image
May 27th, 2011 - 6:13 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, May 27 (IANS) Scientists have clued on into why some people suffer a poor self-image, seeing themselves as disfigured and ugly even though they may be good looking.The condition ... Read more...
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Not genes, negative parenting fosters aggressiveness
December 3rd, 2010 - 4:06 pm ICT by IANS
Syndey, Dec 3 (IANS) A new study has found that the role of positive and negative parenting practices are linked to children's mental health problems, specifically depression and aggression.The study, based on ... Read more...
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Mental distress linked to shorter sleep durations in young adults
September 2nd, 2010 - 2:08 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Sep 02 (ANI): A new study has suggested that young adults who get fewer than eight hours of sleep per night have greater risks of psychological distress, a combination of high ... Read more...
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Potential genetic factor in eating disorders discovered
June 6th, 2010 - 1:14 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, June 6 (ANI): A possible biological culprit in the development of eating disorders during puberty has been discovered by scientists.The groundbreaking pilot study led by Michigan State University found that influence ... Read more...
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Blame genes for eating disorders
June 5th, 2010 - 4:29 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, June 5 (IANS) In a groundbreaking study, scientists have stumbled on a possible biological culprit in the development of eating disorders during puberty: a type of estrogen called estradiol.
The study, led ... Read more...
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8pc of videogamers may be suffering symptoms of addiction
March 1st, 2010 - 5:31 pm ICT by ANI
Sydney, Mar 1 (ANI): About 8 per cent of people who play computer games could be addicts, according to Australian scientists.The research team, led by associate professor Vladan Starcevic at the Psychological ... Read more...
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Marriage cuts down risk of anxiety, depression
December 16th, 2009 - 10:12 am ICT by IANS
Sydney, Dec 16 (IANS) Getting married is good for the well being of both men and women, cutting down risks of depression, anxiety and substance abuse, says a new study.
The study was ... Read more...
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Climate change impacts global mental health- Experts
December 4th, 2009 - 2:18 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, December 04 (ANI): Climate change can have an adverse effect on global mental health, according to experts.Dr Lisa Page and Dr Louise Howard from the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP) at King's ... Read more...
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ADHD medications ‘making kids suicidal’
October 13th, 2009 - 4:41 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, Oct 13 (ANI): The use of ADHD drugs is turning children as young as five into psychotics, a new study has revealed.Many of them have attempted suicide or are severely depressed ... Read more...
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Anxiety, depression much more common than thought
September 11th, 2009 - 5:09 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Sep 11 (IANS) The prevalence of anxiety, depression and drug dependency may be twice as high as the mental health community has been led to believe.
Duke University psychologists Terrie Moffitt, Avshalom ... Read more...
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‘Recovered memory’ debate is still on
July 8th, 2009 - 12:55 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 8 (ANI): Brown University political scientist Ross Cheit has challenged two Harvard University psychiatrists' claims that the controversial psychiatric disorder called dissociative amnesia, aka repressed memory, is not a natural ... Read more...
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Government to lay stress on mental health services
February 20th, 2009 - 9:57 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Feb 20 (IANS) The country faces an acute shortage of psychiatrists and mental health professionals and to tackle this the government is setting up centres of excellence in mental health, ... Read more...
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Blame your genes for post-natal depression
November 3rd, 2008 - 2:56 pm ICT by ANI
London, Nov 3 (ANI): The most acute form of post-natal depression might be linked to genes, says researchers.The study led by Cardiff University, Birmingham University and Trinity College, Dublin suggests that ... Read more...
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Spirituality better at keeping the blues at bay than church going
October 24th, 2008 - 3:17 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 24 (ANI): Those who simply pray or meditate are more likely to keep depression at bay, compared to the people who frequently visit church and offer religious services, suggest ... Read more...
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Church-goers tend to be less depressed
October 24th, 2008 - 3:11 pm ICT by IANS
Washington, Oct 24 (IANS) Church-goers were 30 percent less likely to be depressed in their lifetime than non-church going people, according to a new research.Persons with high levels of existential well-being (sense ... Read more...
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Loss of smell linked to post traumatic stress disorder
April 23rd, 2008 - 2:27 pm ICT by admin
Sydney, April 23 (IANS) The loss of sense of smell could be symptomatic of post-traumatic stress disorder that usually afflicts war veterans, according to a study. The study involved conducting smell tests ... Read more...
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Singapore scientists find tea is good for brain
April 13th, 2008 - 9:40 am ICT by admin
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Singapore, April 13 (DPA) A cup of tea is good for the brain by slowing down cell degeneration and keeping the mind sharp into old age, a published report said Sunday. A ... Read more...
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Most psychiatric patients have more than one diagnosis
January 13th, 2008 - 2:04 pm ICT by admin
Washington, Jan 13 (ANI): Researchers at the Rhode Island Hospital have found that most psychiatric patients have more than one diagnosis.In the study, the researchers found that the majority of 2,300 psychiatry ... Read more...
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