Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Young gay men experience high rates of anti-gay violence and harassment

A UCSF study of gay and bisexual young men in Phoenix, Austin and Albuquerque found that during a six-month period, over a third reported experiencing anti-gay harassment, 5 percent reported anti-gay violence and 11 percent reported anti-gay discrimination.

1 Jul 2004

Physical activity cuts risk of depression in children

Students who increase their physical activity during their middle-school years have fewer symptoms of depression, according to a new study.

1 Jul 2004

New drug application for cilansetron, an investigational product for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome

Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has submitted a New Drug Application (NDA) for cilansetron, an investigational product being studied for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome with diarrhea predominance (IBS-D), to the FDA on June 30, 2004.

1 Jul 2004

Dual Purpose leaflet on Dementia and Alzheimer's disease

Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease: issues around working partnership between carers and psychiatrists is the title of the new Partners in Care campaign leaflet.

1 Jul 2004

A Center for Human Genetics/Genomics has been established at the University of California

Established in UCSD Health Sciences, which includes the School of Medicine and School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, the Center brings together UCSD faculty from multiple campus departments and schools including medicine, pharmacy, biology, biostatistics and mathematics.

30 Jun 2004

Red Cross supports 9/11 recovery with $50 million

Over the next two years, American Red Cross September 11th Recovery Grants will fund programs large and small which offer services in communities throughout the United States. Grants will be issued to organizations addressing a wide variety of recovery needs including: health; mental health and wellness; community-based recovery; children and youth; ensuring access to September 11 services; and more.

30 Jun 2004

An EU-funded research project will help to uncover the genetic factors linked to depression to develop new drug treatments

120 million people worldwide suffer from depression. An EU-funded research project launched recently will help to uncover the genetic factors linked to depression to develop new drug treatments.

29 Jun 2004

New £18M Medical Research Council facility

A new £18M Medical Research Council (MRC) facility to understand and compare the genetics of disease in mice and humans will be opened today, Wednesday 30 June, by Lord Sainsbury, Minister for Science and Technology.

29 Jun 2004

Creation of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC)

A new drive to harness the research potential of the NHS was given a further boost today by the creation of the UK Clinical Research Collaboration (UKCRC).

29 Jun 2004

Nighttime surge of ghrelin may point to new targets for treating obesity

UCLA scientists have discovered that lean people experience a huge nighttime surge of ghrelin — the hormone that stimulates hunger — but obese people do not.

29 Jun 2004

Women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) report more illnesses and poorer health

Women with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) report having more illnesses and poorer health than women with depression alone, according to an article in the June 28 issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine, one of the JAMA/Archives journals.

29 Jun 2004

Depression in young women doubles risk of metabolic syndrome

Metabolic syndrome is a combination of medical disorders that affect a large number of people in a clustered fashion. In some studies, the prevalence in the USA is calculated as being up to 25% of the population.

29 Jun 2004

Opuntia ficus indica, a type of prickly pear cactus reduces hangover symptoms

Everyone knows a sure the way to avoid a hangover is to abstain from drinking alcoholic beverages, or at least to drink without over-indulging.

29 Jun 2004

Sex hormones alter the development of certain brain structures during puberty

The results, in press with NeuroImage, show that sex hormones alter the development of certain brain structures during puberty and that these effects persist into adulthood.

29 Jun 2004

Americans list lack of insurance coverage and cost as top reasons for not seeking mental health services

Insurance coverage problems and costs supplant stigma as the number one obstacle to accessing mental health services according to a survey commissioned by the American Psychological Association.

29 Jun 2004

First university-based research center devoted to studying epigenetics

With a $5 million, five-year federal grant, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine is establishing what is believed to be the first university-based research center devoted to studying epigenetics

28 Jun 2004

HHS has extended the availability of a recently approved rapid oral HIV test

"These actions will expand even further the availability of a simple, rapid HIV test to communities where people are at high risk of HIV," Secretary Thompson said. "HIV testing has never been easier or more accessible than it is today.

26 Jun 2004

Senior citizens cutting back on medications due to high costs

The findings are based on an in-depth study over a three-year period of nearly 8,000 older adults who were regularly taking prescription medicines at the beginning of the study.

25 Jun 2004

FDA finds gepirone ER “not approvable” as a treatment for Major Depressive Disorder

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that Organon’s gepirone ER New Drug Application is “not approvable.”

25 Jun 2004

There are 9.8 million cancer survivors in the United States

A cancer survivor is defined as anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer, from the time of diagnosis through the balance of his or her life. The findings are published in the June 25 issue of CDC's Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, "Cancer Survivorship - United States, 1971 - 2001."

24 Jun 2004