Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Psychotherapist offering equine-assisted psychotherapy

Psychotherapists employ a variety of methods to aid in their patients’ recovery, ranging from conversation to medication to hypnosis to horses. Yes - horses!

21 Jul 2004

Stress found to be associated with hyperprolactinemia

A group of Italian investigators headed by Nicoletta Sonino (University of Padova) has performed the first controlled investigation on the relationship between stressful life events and an endocrine disease characterized by increased prolactin levels (hyperprolactinemia).

21 Jul 2004

New initiative to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality

HHS Secretary Tommy G. Thompson announced last night during a visit to Navajo Country $4.25 million to support a new initiative to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality.

21 Jul 2004

Neuro3d identifies candidate compound

The identification of this compound and extension of the research collaboration by J&JPRD further highlights the strength of Neuro3d's internal drug discovery capabilities.

21 Jul 2004

New JCAHO helps consumers to choose a hospital that best suits their needs

Consumers can now check the performance of local hospitals, allowing them to determine the hospital that best suits their needs.

19 Jul 2004

Prescription drugs from bogus Canadian website are all fake

A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) analysis of three commonly prescribed drugs purchased from a Web site advertised as Canadian showed that so-called "Canadian Generics" bought from the Web site were fake, substandard and potentially dangerous.

15 Jul 2004

Novel tool that can be used to visualize single neurons in living brain tissue

Carnegie Mellon University neuroscientist Alison Barth has developed the first tool to identify and study individual neurons activated in a living animal.

15 Jul 2004

Two out of three survivors of childhood cancer have at least one chronic or late-occurring health problem following their cancer therapy

A review in the July/August issue of “CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians” reports that two out of three survivors of childhood cancer have at least one chronic or late-occurring health problem following their cancer therapy, with about one in three having serious or life-threatening complications. These effects are often seen decades after therapy.

15 Jul 2004

Human ability to generate feelings through imagery could be the key to a breakthrough in the treatment of mental health problems

A leading psychologist has claimed that humans’ ability to generate feelings through imagery – as, for instance, becoming sexually aroused through fantasy - could be the key to a breakthrough in the treatment of a range of mental health problems.

10 Jul 2004

Cheap and cheerful treatment for people who deliberately harm themselves more effective than long-term expensive therapies

A ‘cheap and cheerful’ treatment for people who deliberately harm themselves has been shown to be more effective than long-term, far more expensive therapies – as long as the therapists are good at their job.

10 Jul 2004

SSRI addiction is a myth

Up to two out of three people who come off modern anti-depressants suffer short-term withdrawal symptoms including dizziness, nausea and low mood.

10 Jul 2004

Children with chronic fatigue syndrome who exercise recover faster than children who are encouraged to give way to their symptoms

Children with chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) who leave their beds, start to exercise and are supported by parents who acknowledge the psychological dimension of this debilitating condition, recover faster than children who are encouraged to give way to their symptoms.

10 Jul 2004

Rates of suicide in England and Wales have plummeted in middle-aged and elderly men

British men who hit their mid-fifties today are half as likely to kill themselves as their fathers and grandfathers.

10 Jul 2004

Mollycoddled boys are more likely to grow into men who will be more successful at work and in their relationships

Boys who are “mollycoddled” as babies and toddlers are more likely to grow into men who will be more successful at work and in their relationships than babies who are taught to be tough.

10 Jul 2004

Terrorists are sane, doctors claim

The widespread view that terrorists are isolated, vulnerable young men with paranoid or borderline personality disorders, is false. It is entirely perpetuated by experts relying on second hand reports, he told the conference.

10 Jul 2004

Having a good time can strengthen different centres in the brain and help it grow healthy brain cells

Dr Ian Reid, professor of mental health at the University of Aberdeen, told delegates that for many years psychiatrists believed that poor mental health was just caused by imbalances in various brain chemicals.

10 Jul 2004

Exposure-based treatment offers the best form of therapy for dealing with trauma caused by a tragic death

Fleming and his team of York researchers are investigating the relationship between bereavement and other psychological difficulties when grieving a significant loss. Such losses may include a spouse, child, parent, sibling, close relative or friend and may involve a horrific situation such as a murder, car accident or house fire.

9 Jul 2004

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Psychotherapist offering equine-assisted psychotherapy

Stress found to be associated with hyperprolactinemia

New initiative to reduce racial and ethnic disparities in infant mortality

Neuro3d identifies candidate compound

New JCAHO helps consumers to choose a hospital that best suits their needs

Prescription drugs from bogus Canadian website are all fake

Novel tool that can be used to visualize single neurons in living brain tissue

Two out of three survivors of childhood cancer have at least one chronic or late-occurring health problem following their cancer therapy

Human ability to generate feelings through imagery could be the key to a breakthrough in the treatment of mental health problems

Cheap and cheerful treatment for people who deliberately harm themselves more effective than long-term expensive therapies

SSRI addiction is a myth

Children with chronic fatigue syndrome who exercise recover faster than children who are encouraged to give way to their symptoms

Rates of suicide in England and Wales have plummeted in middle-aged and elderly men

Mollycoddled boys are more likely to grow into men who will be more successful at work and in their relationships

Terrorists are sane, doctors claim

Having a good time can strengthen different centres in the brain and help it grow healthy brain cells

Exposure-based treatment offers the best form of therapy for dealing with trauma caused by a tragic death

Not enough being done for girls who sexually abuse say researchers

Identification of a naturally occurring genetic difference that controls the production of serotonin in the brain

Diagnosing depression in people with intellectual disabilities

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Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

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From Discovery Biology to ELRIG Chair

Breathing New Life into Diagnostics: Plasmion's SICRIT Technology

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