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Computer-based speech analysis has potential to improve prediction of psychosis

Computer-based analyses of speech transcripts obtained from interviews with at-risk youths were able to predict which youths would later develop psychosis within two years, with an accuracy of up to 83 percent.

22 Jan 2018

Researchers explore impact of smart rollator in motivating seniors to increase physical activity

VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland and Orton are exploring the benefits and impacts of technology in motivating seniors to increase physical activity.

22 Jan 2018

Depressive symptoms associated with poorer survival in patients with head and neck cancer

In a study of patients with head and neck cancer, even mild depressive symptoms were associated with poorer overall survival.

22 Jan 2018

CBT is cost-effective treatment in primary care setting, Kaiser Permanente study finds

Cognitive behavioral therapy delivered in a primary care setting is a cost-effective way to treat adolescents with depression who decline or quickly stop using antidepressants, according to a Kaiser Permanente study published today in the journal Pediatrics.

19 Jan 2018

Study finds rise in number of adolescents receiving psychiatric or neurodevelopmental diagnosis

According to a national register study comparing Finnish birth cohorts from 1987 and 1997, an increasing number of adolescents receive a psychiatric or neurodevelopmental diagnosis.

19 Jan 2018

MSU scientists seek to identify brain mechanisms related to psychosis

Why do some people who are diagnosed with schizophrenia experience psychosis, a disconnection from reality that can make them believe their actions are being controlled by aliens or the government?

18 Jan 2018

Kessler Foundation wins $735,000 grant for training rehabilitation researchers

Guang Yue, PhD, director of Human Performance and Engineering Research at Kessler Foundation, has been awarded a $735,000 grant from the National Institute on Disability, Independent Living, and Rehabilitation Research.

18 Jan 2018

Study identifies new target for treatment of depression

According to the World Health Organization more than three hundred million people worldwide are affected by major depressive disorder. Unfortunately, the antidepressants commonly used to treat them only work for 50% of the population.

18 Jan 2018

Women do not receive timely diagnosis for heart disease

A recent study has indicated that women who start menstruating at the age of 11 or earlier, or enter menopause before 47 have a higher risk of heart disease and stroke. Some other factors that were associated with elevated odds of heart problems in later years were miscarriage, stillbirth, undergoing a hysterectomy, and bearing children at a young age.

17 Jan 2018

Neuronal loss is very limited in Alzheimer’s disease, shows new study

Frequently encountered in the elderly, Alzheimer's is considered a neurodegenerative disease, which means that it is accompanied by a significant, progressive loss of neurons and their nerve endings, or synapses.

17 Jan 2018

Postcard from Sacramento: Alzheimer’s ‘looks like me, it looks like you’

Until last year, Jackie Coleman was a disability rights lawyer — a good one, too.

16 Jan 2018

Study reveals negative long-term effects of heavy cannabis use on brain function and behavior

Young people with cannabis dependence have altered brain function that may be the source of emotional disturbances and increased psychosis risk that are associated with cannabis abuse, according to a new study published in Biological Psychiatry: Cognitive Neuroscience and Neuroimaging.

16 Jan 2018

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Computer-based speech analysis has potential to improve prediction of psychosis

Researchers explore impact of smart rollator in motivating seniors to increase physical activity

Depressive symptoms associated with poorer survival in patients with head and neck cancer

CBT is cost-effective treatment in primary care setting, Kaiser Permanente study finds

Study finds rise in number of adolescents receiving psychiatric or neurodevelopmental diagnosis

MSU scientists seek to identify brain mechanisms related to psychosis

Kessler Foundation wins $735,000 grant for training rehabilitation researchers

Study identifies new target for treatment of depression

Women do not receive timely diagnosis for heart disease

Neuronal loss is very limited in Alzheimer’s disease, shows new study

Postcard from Sacramento: Alzheimer’s ‘looks like me, it looks like you’

Study reveals negative long-term effects of heavy cannabis use on brain function and behavior

Severe peer victimization in childhood may contribute to mental health issues in adolescence

Youth with shared residency after parents' divorce have less mental issues

Expert discusses how to identify, support individuals with drug or alcohol addiction in workplace

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Preterm babies likely to experience delays in auditory brain development, study reveals

Jotting down tasks may ease falling asleep, study says

Caltech researchers develop new method to see neural connections in living flies

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