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Nasal spray holds promise as potential alternative therapeutic approach for depression

A nasal spray that delivers a peptide to treat depression holds promise as a potential alternative therapeutic approach, research from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) shows.

25 Mar 2014

Homeless people who have suffered TBI are more likely to visit Emergency Department

Homeless and vulnerably housed people who have suffered a traumatic brain injury at some point in their life are more likely to visit an Emergency Department, be arrested or incarcerated, or be victims of physical assault, new research has found.

24 Mar 2014

Nightmares heighten insomnia impact on depression

Nightmares and insomnia contribute independently and additively to depression severity, cross-sectional study findings show.

24 Mar 2014

Anxiety relief in children: an interview with Dr. Golda Ginsburg, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

Anxiety is the most common psychiatric disorder among youth. Prevalence rates hover around 10%, although the actual percent varies depending on the specific anxiety disorder, sample, method of assessment, etc.

24 Mar 2014

State highlights: Ark. court reverses $1.2B Medicaid drug judgment; Fla. officials overhauling child welfare agency

The Arkansas Supreme Court reversed a $1.2 billion judgment against Johnson & Johnson on Thursday, finding that the state attorney general erred by suing under a law that applied to health care facilities, not drug companies. The judgment, one of the largest in history for a state fraud case, was imposed in 2012 after a jury concluded that Johnson & Johnson had improperly marketed and concealed the risks of Risperdal, an antipsychotic drug (Thomas, 3/2).

24 Mar 2014

Adolescence is key developmental period for obesity and depression

Depression and obesity have long been associated, but how they relate over time is less clear. New research from a Rutgers University-Camden professor shows that adolescent females who experience one of the disorders are at a greater risk for the other as they get older.

24 Mar 2014

First contact with psychiatric specialists hastens schizophrenia treatment

Patients with first-onset psychosis wait less time for treatment if they visit emergency clinics staffed by specialist psychiatric teams than their counterparts who access healthcare in community settings, report researchers.

21 Mar 2014

Six dimensions explain mania symptom variability

Researchers have identified a six-factor latent structure that they say best describes the symptomatology of hospitalized patients with bipolar mania.

21 Mar 2014

Research roundup: New medical coding system; choosing a hospice; revamping Medicare

On October 1, 2014, all health plans, health data clearinghouses, and health care providers that transmit health information electronically must use a new, significantly broader, coding system, called ICD-10, for diagnoses and inpatient procedures.

21 Mar 2014

Viewpoints: Romneycare and cutting workers; Fla.'s surprising ruling on malpractice reform

Health reform in Massachusetts in 2006 did not cause many workers to have their work hours cut, but that is no comfort for those workers nationwide who will begin to experience this side effect of the federal Affordable Care Act (Casey B. Mulligan, 3/19).

21 Mar 2014

Tooth loss associated with depression and anxiety, study finds

Today, at the 43rd Annual Meeting & Exhibition of the American Association for Dental Research, held in conjunction with the 38th Annual Meeting of the Canadian Association for Dental Research, R. Constance Wiener, from West Virginia University, Morgantown, will present a research study titled "Association of Tooth Loss and Depression and Anxiety."

21 Mar 2014

Children in military families who relocate have increased odds of suffering mental health problems

Children in military families who relocate have an increased odds of suffering mental health problems, finds a large new study in the Journal of Adolescent Health.

21 Mar 2014

Study explores connection between ideology, social capital and health

The nation's left-leaning citizens might be pleased by the findings of a new University of Nebraska study that finds those who live in liberal states tend to be healthier.

20 Mar 2014

Illness course impacts suicide risk in bipolar and depressive disorder

Differing illness course, rather than the illness itself, is the greatest determinant of the differential risk of suicide attempts between patients with bipolar disorder and those with major depressive disorder, study findings indicate.

20 Mar 2014

Elsevier launches Open Access, online-only journal Internet Interventions

Elsevier, a world-leading provider of scientific, technical and medical (STM) information products and services, is pleased to announce the launch of the Open Access, online-only journal Internet Interventions.

20 Mar 2014

Scientists discover cellular pathway that may prevent onset of Type 2 diabetes

Scientists at the Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CHEO) Research Institute have discovered a cellular pathway that is responsible for keeping blood sugar levels low in obese or pre-diabetic people, and may prevent the onset of Type 2 diabetes.

20 Mar 2014

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Nasal spray holds promise as potential alternative therapeutic approach for depression

Homeless people who have suffered TBI are more likely to visit Emergency Department

Nightmares heighten insomnia impact on depression

Anxiety relief in children: an interview with Dr. Golda Ginsburg, Johns Hopkins Children’s Center

State highlights: Ark. court reverses $1.2B Medicaid drug judgment; Fla. officials overhauling child welfare agency

Adolescence is key developmental period for obesity and depression

First contact with psychiatric specialists hastens schizophrenia treatment

Six dimensions explain mania symptom variability

Research roundup: New medical coding system; choosing a hospice; revamping Medicare

Viewpoints: Romneycare and cutting workers; Fla.'s surprising ruling on malpractice reform

Tooth loss associated with depression and anxiety, study finds

Children in military families who relocate have increased odds of suffering mental health problems

Study explores connection between ideology, social capital and health

Illness course impacts suicide risk in bipolar and depressive disorder

Elsevier launches Open Access, online-only journal Internet Interventions

Scientists discover cellular pathway that may prevent onset of Type 2 diabetes

State highlights: Electronic health record adoption lags; Maine's health problems; Minn. insurance costs

Primary negative symptoms worsen functioning in schizophrenia

Two new risk loci for bipolar disorder identified

Biological basis for visual hallucinations identified

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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