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Study finds depression to be strongest predictor of death following heart disease diagnosis

Depression is the strongest predictor of death in the first decade following a diagnosis of coronary heart disease, according to a new study by researchers at the Intermountain Medical Center Heart Institute in Salt Lake City.

13 Mar 2017

Learning to reduce rumination can help patients with depressive symptoms, research shows

A thought is a thought. It does not reflect reality. New research shows that learning how to ruminate less on thoughts and feelings has a positive effect for individuals with depression.

13 Mar 2017

Depression, alcohol and marijuana use may increase risk of using synthetic cannabinoids later

In the first prospective study of synthetic cannabinoids or SCs - the group of chemicals that mimic the effects of marijuana - researchers have found that symptoms of depression, drinking alcohol, or using marijuana was linked to an increased risk of SC use one year later.

13 Mar 2017

Brain networks at rest appear to be in state of potentiation for action, study suggests

Just as a sprinter's body and muscles are ready for action as they wait for the starting gun to fire, brain networks at rest appear to be waiting in a state of potentiation to execute even the simplest of behaviors.

10 Mar 2017

Genentech grant funds home-based telemedicine program for treating MS patients

Multiple sclerosis (MS) clinicians face continued challenges in optimizing neurological care, especially for people with advanced MS living in medically underserved communities. Because of insurmountable geographical and physical challenges, patients cannot always travel to neurology office appointments.

10 Mar 2017

BMC researchers aim to address gap in depression treatment for pregnant and postpartum women

Pregnancy and the time after giving birth can be particularly emotional for many women. In fact, when screened in their doctor's office, approximately 13 percent of women respond that they experience depression during those times.

10 Mar 2017

Chronic exposure to childhood bullying may have lifelong health effects

Being bullied during childhood might have lifelong health effects related to chronic stress exposure--including an increased risk for heart disease and diabetes in adulthood, according to a research review in the March/April issue of the Harvard Review of Psychiatry.

10 Mar 2017

Rutgers opens first-episode psychosis outpatient clinic for young adults

Psychotic illness affects approximately 100,000 young people nationwide, according to the National Institute of Mental Health. But until recently, New Jersey had no clinics to help teens or young adults within their first two years of exhibiting symptoms when intervention is likely to be most effective.

10 Mar 2017

Study: Depressed patients with chronic rhinosinusitis more likely to miss days of work or school

Depressed patients with chronic rhinosinusitis are more likely to miss days of work or school than those without depression symptoms, according to the results of a new study led by the Sinus Center at Massachusetts Eye and Ear.

10 Mar 2017

Scientists find evidence for gene that may be linked to social phobia

People with social anxiety avoid situations in which they are exposed to judgment by others. Those affected also lead a withdrawn life and maintain contact above all on the Internet.

9 Mar 2017

Researcher explores how neighborhood influences residents' physical activity and overall well-being

How physically active are you? It might depend, in part, on what type of neighborhood you live in, says Adriana Zuniga-Teran, a postdoctoral research associate in the University of Arizona's Udall Center for Studies in Public Policy.

9 Mar 2017

Chinese famine studies show no increase in chronic diseases except for schizophrenia

A new systematic re-analysis of all previous studies of long-term health effects of prenatal exposure to the Chinese Famine of 1959-61 by researchers at Columbia University's Mailman School of Public Health shows no increases in diabetes, high blood pressure and other chronic conditions among famine births except for schizophrenia.

9 Mar 2017

UVA researchers use probiotic bacteria in yogurt to reverse depression symptoms

Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine have reversed depression symptoms in mice by feeding them Lactobacillus, a probiotic bacteria found in live-cultures yogurt.

9 Mar 2017

New study finds neurological relationship between religiosity and epilepsy

A relationship between epilepsy and heightened religious experiences has been recognized since at least the 19th century. In a recent study, researchers from the University of Missouri found a neurological relationship exists between religiosity-- a disposition for spiritual experience and religious activity--and epilepsy.

8 Mar 2017

In-home occupational therapy reduces depression symptoms in patients with impaired vision

Johns Hopkins researchers report that in-home occupational therapy appears to reduce the rate and severity of depression in people at higher risk for the disorder because of seriously impaired vision.

8 Mar 2017

Can dancing improve your mental health?

Dance psychology is the study of dance and dancers from a scientific and psychological perspective. What we're trying to understand is what happens when people dance and why, we are looking at it from a healthcare perspective, which might suggest dancing is good for you.

8 Mar 2017

Student researcher awarded NIDA grant to support dissertation research on syndemic factors

Mr. Raymond Moody - a 4th year doctoral student in Health Psychology and Clinical Science training program at the CUNY Graduate Center and a graduate student researcher at Hunter College's Center for HIV/AIDS Educational Studies and Training has been awarded a two year grant totaling $155,972 from the National Institute on Drug Abuse to support his dissertation research.

7 Mar 2017

Study reports presence of structural changes in the brain during medication treatment for depression

A study led by Ravi Bansal, PhD, and Bradley S. Peterson, MD, of The Saban Research Institute of Children's Hospital Los Angeles, has found structural differences in the cerebral cortex of patients with depression and that these differences normalize with appropriate medication.

7 Mar 2017

Brain cells work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, research finds

Nerve cells in our brains work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, and are not solo artists as previously thought, Western-led brain research has determined.

6 Mar 2017

CAMH study measures impact of hospital-wide tobacco-free policy on attitudes and adverse events

A new study by the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health showed positive changes in attitudes and a reduction in patient agitation after implementing a fully tobacco-free environment at Canada's largest mental health and addiction teaching hospital.

6 Mar 2017

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Study finds depression to be strongest predictor of death following heart disease diagnosis

Learning to reduce rumination can help patients with depressive symptoms, research shows

Depression, alcohol and marijuana use may increase risk of using synthetic cannabinoids later

Brain networks at rest appear to be in state of potentiation for action, study suggests

Genentech grant funds home-based telemedicine program for treating MS patients

BMC researchers aim to address gap in depression treatment for pregnant and postpartum women

Chronic exposure to childhood bullying may have lifelong health effects

Rutgers opens first-episode psychosis outpatient clinic for young adults

Study: Depressed patients with chronic rhinosinusitis more likely to miss days of work or school

Scientists find evidence for gene that may be linked to social phobia

Researcher explores how neighborhood influences residents' physical activity and overall well-being

Chinese famine studies show no increase in chronic diseases except for schizophrenia

UVA researchers use probiotic bacteria in yogurt to reverse depression symptoms

New study finds neurological relationship between religiosity and epilepsy

In-home occupational therapy reduces depression symptoms in patients with impaired vision

Can dancing improve your mental health?

Student researcher awarded NIDA grant to support dissertation research on syndemic factors

Study reports presence of structural changes in the brain during medication treatment for depression

Brain cells work together in harmony to store and retrieve short-term memory, research finds

CAMH study measures impact of hospital-wide tobacco-free policy on attitudes and adverse events

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