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Researchers plan to develop new rehabilitation tool for stroke victims

Researchers at the University of Luxembourg, along with their international partners, want to develop an easy-to-use, self-motivating tool that stroke patients can use in their rehabilitation process. The 4.4 million euro project is funded by the European Commission Seventh Framework Programme.

25 Jul 2012

T. gondii link to schizophrenia supported

Study results support an associated between maternal infection with Toxoplasma gondii and an increased risk for schizophrenia in offspring.

24 Jul 2012

BD youth show altered frontal lobe bioenergetic metabolism

Results from a US study suggest that depressed unmedicated adolescents with bipolar disorder (BD) have altered frontal lobe mitochondrial function.

24 Jul 2012

Tumor necrosis factor may play a key role in how light at night leads to depression

Chronic exposure to dim light at night can lead to depressive symptoms in rodents -- but these negative effects can be reversed simply by returning to a standard light-dark cycle, a new study suggests.

24 Jul 2012

Viewpoints: Cutting health costs is next battle; Texas Medicaid chief on why expansion won't work; Grief, anger over end-of-life decision

No matter what happens to President Obama's health care reforms after the November elections, the disjointed, costly American health care system must find ways to slow the rate of spending while delivering quality care. There is widespread pessimism that anything much can be achieved quickly, but innovative solutions are emerging in unexpected places. A health care system owned and managed by Alaska's native people has achieved astonishing results in improving the health of its enrollees while cutting the costs of treating them.

24 Jul 2012

Study shows disturbing rates of new HIV infections among U.S. black MSM

Study results released today by the HIV Prevention Trials Network (HPTN) show disturbing rates of new HIV infections occurring among black gay and bisexual men in the U.S. (also known as men who have sex with men, or MSM), particularly young black MSM.

24 Jul 2012

Roundup: Plan for new Md. hospital advances; Outsourcing of prison health care gets scrutiny; Alaska Native medical center seen as model

Maryland officials are preparing to unveil this week a detailed plan for a $600 million regional hospital to replace the ailing Prince George's Hospital Center and establish a new health-care network throughout Prince George's County. The plans are part of a broad effort to improve health care in a county where an estimated 150,000 residents lack health insurance or have insufficient coverage and often rely on hospital emergency rooms for primary care.

24 Jul 2012

Third-party groups to target health law with new wave of attack ads

Also in the news, the Supreme Court -- especially after the recent health law decision -- is an effective tool to rally fundraising among both Democrats and Republicans. Meanwhile, a defense policy expert suggests presidential candidates focus on long-term military mental health issues. Finally, The Wall Street Journal examines how health care is playing in the Montana Senate race, where candidates are sparring over who is soft on cancer.

23 Jul 2012

Physician-targeted intervention could reduce self-harm risk in elderly

Older patients whose physicians take part in a practice audit and education-based intervention have reduced odds of depression and self-harm at 24 months – significantly so in the case of self-harm, show results of an Australian trial.

23 Jul 2012

Hispanics or Asians have higher percentage of HIV infections attributed to heterosexual contact

An examination of the characteristics of persons born outside the United States diagnosed with HIV while living in the U.S. finds that, compared to U.S.-born persons with HIV, they are more likely to be Hispanic or Asian, and to have a higher percentage of HIV infections attributed to heterosexual contact, according to a study appearing in JAMA being published online.

23 Jul 2012

‘Disablism’ could shape the future for young people with a disability: University of Sydney research

A new study led by the University of Sydney hopes to shed light on how the experiences of young Australians with a disability are shaped by discrimination.

22 Jul 2012

Limit children's media exposure to the Colorado shooting tragedy

In the wake of the tragic shooting at the screening of The Dark Knight Rises in Aurora, Colo., parents should encourage their children to express their feelings and limit their media exposure to the tragedy, say experts from Children's Hospital Los Angeles.

21 Jul 2012

Anxiety in poor mothers not a psychiatric problem but a reaction to severe environmental deficits

Poor mothers are more likely to be classified as having the mental illness known as generalized anxiety disorder (GAD) because they live in poverty - not because they are suffering from a psychiatric disorder, according to Rutgers researchers.

21 Jul 2012

State roundup: Texas Medicaid fraud probes use controversial tool

When it comes to finding cost savings in the state's unwieldy Medicaid program, the Health and Human Services Commission's Office of Inspector General gets high marks. … But OIG's dollar-recovery strategy -- which includes an increased reliance on a rule that allows investigators to freeze financing for any health provider accused of overbilling -- has enraged doctors, dentists and other providers who treat Medicaid patients.

21 Jul 2012

Research roundup: Gastric bypass costs, paying for psychotherapy

Health Expenditures Among High-Risk Patients After Gastric Bypass and Matched Controls -- A few studies have shown that bariatric surgery can help reduce health care spending by obese patients, particularly those with conditions such as diabetes. This latest study looked at 847 patients who received bariatric surgery through the Veterans Affairs medical system. Inpatient and outpatient spending both before and after surgery were compared to 847 obese patients who did not have the operation.

21 Jul 2012

CBT, pharmacologic interventions decrease depressive symptoms in cancer patients

Despite guidelines recommending screening for depression in cancer patients, it's been unclear whether interventions designed to treat this depression are effective. A study by the University of Colorado Cancer Center and other institutions, published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, changes that.

21 Jul 2012

Caregivers of stroke survivors are at risk for depression and complications from chronic stress

Caregivers of stroke survivors are at risk for developing depression and complications from chronic stress, according to a study published by researchers at the Loyola University Chicago Marcella Niehoff School of Nursing (MNSON) in the latest issue of Biological Research for Nursing.

21 Jul 2012

Mental Health News and Research

Latest Mental Health News and Research

Researchers plan to develop new rehabilitation tool for stroke victims

T. gondii link to schizophrenia supported

BD youth show altered frontal lobe bioenergetic metabolism

Tumor necrosis factor may play a key role in how light at night leads to depression

Viewpoints: Cutting health costs is next battle; Texas Medicaid chief on why expansion won't work; Grief, anger over end-of-life decision

Study shows disturbing rates of new HIV infections among U.S. black MSM

Roundup: Plan for new Md. hospital advances; Outsourcing of prison health care gets scrutiny; Alaska Native medical center seen as model

Third-party groups to target health law with new wave of attack ads

Physician-targeted intervention could reduce self-harm risk in elderly

Hispanics or Asians have higher percentage of HIV infections attributed to heterosexual contact

‘Disablism’ could shape the future for young people with a disability: University of Sydney research

Limit children's media exposure to the Colorado shooting tragedy

Anxiety in poor mothers not a psychiatric problem but a reaction to severe environmental deficits

State roundup: Texas Medicaid fraud probes use controversial tool

Research roundup: Gastric bypass costs, paying for psychotherapy

CBT, pharmacologic interventions decrease depressive symptoms in cancer patients

Caregivers of stroke survivors are at risk for depression and complications from chronic stress

Choir participation improves quality of life factors for cancer survivors and their carers

Injury risk increased in patients with serious mental illnesses

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