Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Novel approach confirms dysfunctional energy production in schizophrenia

A method of directly assessing creatine kinase in the brain provides “direct and compelling” evidence for abnormal bioenergetics in the brains of patients with schizophrenia, say the study authors.

12 Nov 2013

Obesity, bipolarity may have common mechanisms

The presence of obesity in patients with major depression could be a sign of underlying bipolarity, say researchers.

12 Nov 2013

University of Sydney lecture to focus on the minds of teenage girls

Imagine a classroom of normal healthy teenage girls. As many as half of them may grow up and develop anxiety and depression. But which ones will they be?

12 Nov 2013

Hebrew University to participate in new European research project on chronic pain

The Hebrew University of Jerusalem is one of 11 universities, medical centers and research institutes in seven countries participating in ncRNAPain, a new European research project that aims at further exploring the biological mechanisms underlying chronic pain.

12 Nov 2013

Viewpoints: Shinseki's efforts haven't yet solved VA's problems; treating children with mental illness is complicated; abuse of painkillers

Just in time for Veterans Day, the embattled secretary of Veterans Affairs, Eric K. Shinseki, announced last week that his department had reduced its backlog of overdue disability claims from more than 600,000 in March to about 400,000. "The trend line is in the right direction," Shinseki told reporters, noting that the VA had cut the number of claims older than a year by 93%. With hundreds of thousands of cases still unresolved, Shinseki hasn't gotten much credit so far - but to the surprise of his critics, he's on track to achieve his goal of eliminating the backlog by 2015. Still, that won't solve all the VA's problems; far from it (Doyle McManus, 11/10).

12 Nov 2013

Research reveals unexpected roles that sex hormones may play in cognitive function

Research released today demonstrates unexpected roles that sex hormones may play in the cognitive function of females, including memory and interpreting social cues.

12 Nov 2013

Researchers develop model that predicts earlier prediction of Alzheimer's disease in older adults

Using scores obtained from cognitive tests, Johns Hopkins researchers think they have developed a model that could help determine whether memory loss in older adults is benign or a stop on the way to Alzheimer's disease.

12 Nov 2013

Research: New mechanisms and areas of brain linked with anxiety and depression

Research released today reveals new mechanisms and areas of the brain associated with anxiety and depression, presenting possible targets to understand and treat these debilitating mental illnesses.

12 Nov 2013

Administration's mental health parity rule is part of effort to curb gun violence

The long-awaited final regulation will guarantee most insurance coverage offers access to mental health services on par with physical health coverage.

12 Nov 2013

Researchers find reductions in depressive symptoms for older, younger veterans undergoing CBT-D

Researchers have found significant and equivalent reductions in depressive symptoms for both older and younger veterans undergoing Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for depression (CBT-D), according to an article published in The Journals of Gerontology, Series B: Psychological Sciences and Social Sciences on November 11.

12 Nov 2013

PSE may help overcome parental stress, depressive symptoms after diagnosis of child ASD

A cognitive-behavioral intervention known as problem-solving education (PSE) may help reduce parental stress and depressive symptoms immediately after their child is diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), according to a study by Emily Feinberg, CPNP, Sc.D., of Boston University School of Public Health, and colleagues.

12 Nov 2013

Pregnant women may transmit effects of stress to child by way of bacteria in vagina and placenta

Pregnant women may transmit the damaging effects of stress to their unborn child by way of the bacteria in their vagina and through the placenta, suggest new findings from two animal studies presented by researchers at the University of Pennsylvania at Neuroscience 2013, the annual meeting of the Society for Neuroscience.

12 Nov 2013

Broom offers tips to help children cope with parent's deployment

While in the Navy, Broom regularly saw children of deployed parents in military pediatric offices. His biggest take away message from that experience is that families who are most successful at navigating deployment are those who plan and communicate.

12 Nov 2013

Insomnia hurts job performance of depressed patients

Sleep disturbances in patients with current depressive or anxiety disorders are associated with poor work performance and absenteeism, a subanalysis of the Netherlands Study of Depression and Anxiety suggests.

11 Nov 2013

Researchers identify critical mechanism to improve survival and behavior of new brain cells

A specialized type of brain cell that tamps down stem cell activity ironically, perhaps, encourages the survival of the stem cells' progeny, Johns Hopkins researchers report.

11 Nov 2013

First Edition: November 11, 2013

Today's headlines include reports about how Republicans are positioning themselves to capitalize on the health law's implementation difficulties in the upcoming election season.

11 Nov 2013

State highlights: Judge allows Medicaid contractor's lawsuit against La. to go forward; Texas pushes for more black mental health providers; Ga. health center grants

A Maryland company fired from its $200 million Medicaid contract can continue to move forward with its wrongful termination lawsuit against Gov. Bobby Jindal's administration, a Baton Rouge judge ruled Thursday. State District Judge Tim Kelley rejected a request from the attorney general's office to delay witness interviews and evidence-gathering until January in the case filed against the state by Client Network Services Inc., or CNSI (11/7).

11 Nov 2013

Research roundup: Pricing and the SHOP exchange; health use in rural vs. urban areas; the health law and AIDS care

Each week, KHN compiles a selection of recently released health policy studies and briefs.

11 Nov 2013

Long-awaited rules requiring parity in mental health coverage to be unveiled today

The Obama administration on Friday will complete a generation-long effort to require insurers to cover care for mental health and addiction just like physical illnesses when it issues long-awaited regulations defining parity in benefits and treatment (Calmes and Pear, 11/8).

11 Nov 2013

Parity rule affirms equal insurance coverage for mental health care

The regulation, five years in the making, means insurers won't be able to charge higher co-payments or deductibles for mental health services than they charge for treating physical ailments. Here's a sampling of this afternoon's news coverage of the final rule.

11 Nov 2013

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Novel approach confirms dysfunctional energy production in schizophrenia

Obesity, bipolarity may have common mechanisms

University of Sydney lecture to focus on the minds of teenage girls

Hebrew University to participate in new European research project on chronic pain

Viewpoints: Shinseki's efforts haven't yet solved VA's problems; treating children with mental illness is complicated; abuse of painkillers

Research reveals unexpected roles that sex hormones may play in cognitive function

Researchers develop model that predicts earlier prediction of Alzheimer's disease in older adults

Research: New mechanisms and areas of brain linked with anxiety and depression

Administration's mental health parity rule is part of effort to curb gun violence

Researchers find reductions in depressive symptoms for older, younger veterans undergoing CBT-D

PSE may help overcome parental stress, depressive symptoms after diagnosis of child ASD

Pregnant women may transmit effects of stress to child by way of bacteria in vagina and placenta

Broom offers tips to help children cope with parent's deployment

Insomnia hurts job performance of depressed patients

Researchers identify critical mechanism to improve survival and behavior of new brain cells

First Edition: November 11, 2013

State highlights: Judge allows Medicaid contractor's lawsuit against La. to go forward; Texas pushes for more black mental health providers; Ga. health center grants

Research roundup: Pricing and the SHOP exchange; health use in rural vs. urban areas; the health law and AIDS care

Long-awaited rules requiring parity in mental health coverage to be unveiled today

Parity rule affirms equal insurance coverage for mental health care

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Latest Mental Health News and Research

Advancing brain microphysiological systems (bMPS)

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Unveiling Hidden Potential: Organoids for Disease Modeling in Neuroscience Research

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