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PTSD among army veterans on the rise finds study

A new study has found that there is a rise of post-traumatic-stress disorder (PTSD) among those who have served the army and military over the past decade. The study reveals that most of the personnel who have been witness to active combat were among those who reported with symptoms of PTSD and 17 percent of these individuals were diagnosed with PTSD.

8 Oct 2018

Study suggests novel approach to treating adults with autism spectrum disorder

A team of scientists at Florida Atlantic University has uncovered a brain-signaling pathway that can be pharmacologically manipulated in genetically engineered mice to reverse an autism-related pathway.

8 Oct 2018

Humana and VFW NY team up on Stop 22 initiative to increase awareness of veterans committing suicide

Humana Inc. and Department of NY Veterans of Foreign Wars have teamed up on the Stop 22 initiative, which aims to increase awareness of 22 veterans committing suicide each day. As part of this partnership, the VFW NY will host the inaugural Stop 22 Walk-A-Thon to heighten awareness of the mental health needs of our country's veterans.

8 Oct 2018

Regular use of party drug GHB associated with brain changes

Scientists have discovered that regular use of the party drug GHB, and especially unconsciousness following GHB use, is associated with brain changes including negative effects on long-term memory, working memory, IQ, and higher levels of stress and anxiety.

8 Oct 2018

Medicare Advantage plans shift their financial risk to doctors

Dr. Christopher Rao jumped out of his office chair. He'd just learned an elderly patient at high risk of falling was resisting his advice to go to an inpatient rehabilitation facility following a hip fracture.

8 Oct 2018

DNA of people with depression, trauma is biologically older than healthy individuals

DNA from people who suffer from major depression is biologically older than that of healthy people by on average 8 months, suggesting that they are biologically older than their corresponding calendar age.

8 Oct 2018

Study: Pregnant women with mental health history recognize babies' expressions differently

A pilot study has found that pregnant women who have suffered from depression or bipolar disorder (i.e. both mania and depression) recognize babies' faces and how babies laugh or cry, differently to healthy controls.

8 Oct 2018

Diet and weight may influence response to bipolar disorder treatment, shows study

Data from a clinical trial has shown that how people respond to treatment for Bipolar Disorder may be influenced by their weight and the overall quality of their diet, including whether they are eating a diet high in foods thought to contribute to general inflammation.

8 Oct 2018

Study highlights opposite effects of gene following different types of environmental events

Researchers have discovered that the same gene which increases your risk of depression following financial stress as you grow older also reduces your chance of depression associated with friendship and relationships stresses when young- your social network.

8 Oct 2018

New update on CareMore's innovative program to transform delivery of care for Medicaid consumers

CareMore Health announced today that a new article "Rethinking How Medicaid Patients Receive Care" has been published in Harvard Business Review. The outcomes reported in the article provide the first update on CareMore's innovative program designed to transform the delivery of care for Medicaid consumers.

7 Oct 2018

Energy insecure New Yorkers more likely to have many health issues and poor sleep

Nearly one-third of Washington Heights residents surveyed report problems with lack of heat in the winter and/or paying their electric bills.

5 Oct 2018

Managing your mental health while managing a newsroom’s social media

Like many people in society today, we know we spend too much time online — but as social media managers it is our job to be there. Social media managers, a position that was unheard of a decade ago, experience tremendous stress.

5 Oct 2018

UIC receives grant to reduce sexually transmitted infections among South African women

The University of Illinois at Chicago is one of eight universities awarded funding by the National Institutes of Health to prevent and treat sexually transmitted infections, including HIV, among adolescents and young adults in Africa and Brazil.

5 Oct 2018

New tool improves assessment of postpartum depression symptoms

In the current issue of Family Medicine and Community Health (Volume 6,Number 3, 2018, pp.104-114; DOI:https://doi.org/10.15212/FMCH.2018.0109, researchers Ajibola A. Ishola, Chisom C. Obasi and Ismail T. Sholuke of the Department of Psychology, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria, describes how having a baby is often marked by disturbance in mood, and the birth of a premature baby can put mothers at greater risk of psychological distress than the birth of a full-term baby.

5 Oct 2018

Review: Terminally-ill homeless adults face significant barriers in accessing palliative care

Terminally-ill homeless adults and their care providers must surmount many obstacles in the receipt and provision of palliative care, according to a University of Toronto scoping review of the available grey and peer-reviewed literature on this topic, published online this week in OMEGA - Journal of Death and Dying.

5 Oct 2018

Scientists receive Young Investigator Grants from Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

The Brain & Behavior Research Foundation today announced the awarding of its Young Investigator Grants valued at more than $13.8 million to 200 of the world's most promising young scientists.

5 Oct 2018

Depressed women with sexual abuse histories benefit from Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Trauma

Women sexually abused in childhood and adolescence who suffer from depression and post-traumatic stress disorder benefit significantly from Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Trauma, according to a Rutgers researcher.

4 Oct 2018

First suicide attempts in youth more lethal than previously realized

First suicide attempts are more lethal than previously realized, reports a study of children and adolescents published in the Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry.

4 Oct 2018

Basis announces the launch of new model for mental health

Basis, a company offering an innovative approach to taking care of your mental health, announced today the launch of its new service designed to bring evidence-based support to more people.

4 Oct 2018

Without safety net of kids or spouse, ‘elder orphans’ need fearless fallback plan

It was a memorable place to have an "aha" moment about aging. Peter Sperry had taken his 82-year-old father, who'd had a stroke and used a wheelchair, to Disney World. Just after they'd made their way through the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, nature called. Sperry took his father to the bathroom where, with difficulty, he changed the older man's diaper.

4 Oct 2018

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

PTSD among army veterans on the rise finds study

Study suggests novel approach to treating adults with autism spectrum disorder

Humana and VFW NY team up on Stop 22 initiative to increase awareness of veterans committing suicide

Regular use of party drug GHB associated with brain changes

Medicare Advantage plans shift their financial risk to doctors

DNA of people with depression, trauma is biologically older than healthy individuals

Study: Pregnant women with mental health history recognize babies' expressions differently

Diet and weight may influence response to bipolar disorder treatment, shows study

Study highlights opposite effects of gene following different types of environmental events

New update on CareMore's innovative program to transform delivery of care for Medicaid consumers

Energy insecure New Yorkers more likely to have many health issues and poor sleep

Managing your mental health while managing a newsroom’s social media

UIC receives grant to reduce sexually transmitted infections among South African women

New tool improves assessment of postpartum depression symptoms

Review: Terminally-ill homeless adults face significant barriers in accessing palliative care

Scientists receive Young Investigator Grants from Brain & Behavior Research Foundation

Depressed women with sexual abuse histories benefit from Interpersonal Psychotherapy-Trauma

First suicide attempts in youth more lethal than previously realized

Basis announces the launch of new model for mental health

Without safety net of kids or spouse, ‘elder orphans’ need fearless fallback plan

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