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Study finds sex-specific differences in mechanisms that drive stress-induced myocardial ischemia

Some patients with coronary artery disease have inadequate blood flow to the heart muscle during periods of mental/emotional stress.

27 Nov 2018

Study finds genetic links between alcohol dependence and psychiatric disorders

In the largest study of genetic factors linked to alcohol dependence, an international team of researchers identified a gene known to affect risk, and they determined that many other genes also contribute to risk for alcohol dependence to a lesser degree.

26 Nov 2018

Genetic risk score for autism linked with outcomes of psychological treatment

Depression is a common disorder for which cognitive behavioral therapy is the recommended treatment for most patients.

26 Nov 2018

Biological aging caused by cancer treatments correlates with cognitive decline

Cancer treatments are suspected to accelerate certain aging processes in the body. A new study has found that indicators of such biological aging correlate with declines in cognitive function in women who had undergone breast cancer treatment several years earlier.

26 Nov 2018

Mental health disorders on the rise among youngsters says report

A new report has shown that one fifth of all girls aged between 17 and 19 years and a tenth of boys in the same age group in England are suicidal or have tried to harm themselves.

23 Nov 2018

Study explores 'Papageno effect' in suicide prevention

The role of people with their own experience of suicidal ideation is an important topic in suicide prevention work.

22 Nov 2018

Research team urges shake-up in mental health provision to enhance patient care

A new study published in the journal Social Theory & Health has called into question how patients interact and respond to psychiatry when they present to mental health services.

22 Nov 2018

Pharmacogenetic tests don't provide much information for prescribing antidepressants or antipsychotics

Pharmacogenetic tests are marketed as an aid to psychiatrists in selecting the antidepressant or antipsychotic medication that will work best in individual patients, based on their genetic makeup.

21 Nov 2018

Brain imaging study reveals 'hot spot' for cue-reactivity in substance users

When patients with dependence on alcohol, cocaine or nicotine are shown drug cues, or images related to the substance, an area of their brain known as the medial prefrontal cortex shows increased activity, report investigators at the Medical University of South Carolina in an article published online September 7, 2018 in Translational Psychiatry.

21 Nov 2018

MDMA could help gain trust but does not make one naive find researchers

MDMA or ecstasy pills can help individuals trust more and cooperate say a team of researchers who are looking at its properties that could help treat psychological disorders. The study was published this week in the latest issue of the Journal of Neuroscience.

21 Nov 2018

Smokers at greater risk of schizophrenia and psychotic disorders

A team of researchers from University of Queensland have found that tobacco use is associated with an increased risk of psychotic disorders including schizophrenia.

21 Nov 2018

Study: Personality, mental health affect how people value personal control in decision making

Personality traits and mental health affect how people value personal control in decision making, according to a new study in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

20 Nov 2018

In-person social contact may offer protection against depression and PTSD symptoms

In-person social contact seems to offer some protection against depression and PTSD symptoms, but the same is not true of contact on Facebook, suggests a study by Veterans Affairs Portland Health Care System and Oregon Health and Science University researchers.

20 Nov 2018

Cessation fatigue predicts relapse rate after attempts to quit smoking

Although there is good news about smoking -- only 14 percent of Americans smoke, the lowest number ever, according to a 2017 National Health Interview Survey -- challenges remain. In a given year, more than 40 percent of smokers make no attempt to quit.

20 Nov 2018

Online communication technologies could stave off depression among seniors, shows study

Imagine your family has moved across the state or across country. You're retired, and your spouse has passed away. Lacking the social connections previous generations once found in church or fraternal organizations, it doesn't take much time to begin feeling isolated and alone.

20 Nov 2018

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Study finds sex-specific differences in mechanisms that drive stress-induced myocardial ischemia

Study finds genetic links between alcohol dependence and psychiatric disorders

Genetic risk score for autism linked with outcomes of psychological treatment

Biological aging caused by cancer treatments correlates with cognitive decline

Mental health disorders on the rise among youngsters says report

Study explores 'Papageno effect' in suicide prevention

Research team urges shake-up in mental health provision to enhance patient care

Pharmacogenetic tests don't provide much information for prescribing antidepressants or antipsychotics

Brain imaging study reveals 'hot spot' for cue-reactivity in substance users

MDMA could help gain trust but does not make one naive find researchers

Smokers at greater risk of schizophrenia and psychotic disorders

Study: Personality, mental health affect how people value personal control in decision making

In-person social contact may offer protection against depression and PTSD symptoms

Cessation fatigue predicts relapse rate after attempts to quit smoking

Online communication technologies could stave off depression among seniors, shows study

Researchers identify genetic changes that could increase risk for death by suicide

Vision impairments may increase risk of falls in older adults

Concomitant use of sleeping pills and opioids found to prevalent among people with Alzheimer’s disease

Drug used to treat PTSD does not reduce suicidal thinking, may worsen nightmares and insomnia

Cardiff University collaborates with Takeda to identify new treatment approaches for psychiatric disorders

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