Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

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

Not enough being done for girls who sexually abuse say researchers

Researchers at the University of Canterbury say a common belief that sexual abuse of children by young females is harmless, has resulted in under-reporting of cases and a lack of appropriate rehabilitation services.

9 Jul 2004

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

Researchers at Duke University Medical Center have provided the first direct evidence in mice for the role of an enzyme that specifically controls the production of serotonin in the brain.

8 Jul 2004

Diagnosing depression in people with intellectual disabilities

Monash University researchers are developing checklists to help general practitioners and support workers recognise depression in people with an intellectual disability.

7 Jul 2004

Antidepressants should not be avoided in treatment of pregnant women with severe depression

Antidepressants to treat from moderate to severe depression in pregnant women not only are relatively safe but necessary in many cases for the well-being of the mother and the baby

7 Jul 2004

Pfizer focuses on enabling America's 43 million uninsured to obtain medicines at significant savings

Pfizer Inc said today it will launch the pharmaceutical industry's most comprehensive initiative to significantly expand access to prescription medicines across the United States, with a specific focus on enabling America's 43 million uninsured to obtain Pfizer medicines at significant savings.

7 Jul 2004

New Zealand research to help reduce depression amongst stroke victims

Every year thousands of New Zealanders have a stroke and about a third of them experience “post-stroke depression”, something a researcher at The University of Auckland is hoping she can change.

6 Jul 2004

Texas Medication Algorithm Project guidelines produce improvements in patients with major depressive disorder

Results from a multiyear study of severely depressed patients treated according to guidelines established by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center at Dallas showed a significant improvement in patients' symptoms and medical outcomes.

5 Jul 2004

British people should get out in the sun and not cover up for health reasons

British health is being put at risk by government policy that discourages sunbathing and promotes use of sunblock products. The cost of disease caused by insufficient exposure to sunlight and consequent deficiency of vitamin D is estimated to be billions of pounds per year in Britain.

5 Jul 2004

The number of pediatricians in the United States rose by 140 percent between 1978 and 2000

America’s children have many more pediatricians available to treat them today than they did 25 years ago, a new study finds, but the doctors aren’t always where the children are.

4 Jul 2004

World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control closed this week, with nearly 90% of countries having signed up

The WHO FCTC has become one of the most rapidly embraced United Nations' conventions, with 167 WHO Member States and the European Community (EC) signing, and 23 countries ratifying, accepting, approving or acceding to the Convention, just one year after it opened for signature in Geneva.

2 Jul 2004

New Welsh research centre to improve understanding of the psychosocial factors that influence illness, disease, recovery

The launch of a major new research centre at Cardiff University, Wales has been welcomed by senior figures from the worlds of health, politics, research and business.

2 Jul 2004

People who suffer from severe depression have more nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls emotion

Studies of postmortem brains of patients diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) showed a 31 percent greater than average number of nerve cells in the portion of the thalamus involved with emotional regulation.

2 Jul 2004

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

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

Antidepressants should not be avoided in treatment of pregnant women with severe depression

Pfizer focuses on enabling America's 43 million uninsured to obtain medicines at significant savings

New Zealand research to help reduce depression amongst stroke victims

Texas Medication Algorithm Project guidelines produce improvements in patients with major depressive disorder

British people should get out in the sun and not cover up for health reasons

The number of pediatricians in the United States rose by 140 percent between 1978 and 2000

World Health Organization Framework Convention on Tobacco Control closed this week, with nearly 90% of countries having signed up

New Welsh research centre to improve understanding of the psychosocial factors that influence illness, disease, recovery

People who suffer from severe depression have more nerve cells in the part of the brain that controls emotion

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Achieving and maintaining ISO/IEC 27001 and BS 10012 certifications

Expanding research and clinical options for children with cancer

Examining how pain could play a direct protective role in the gut

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