Mental Health News
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Phone fatigue
The call of the wired is taking its toll.
Canoe.ca – Jul 21, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
The call of the wired is taking its toll.
Canoe.ca – Jul 21, 2008 12:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Aggressive Preschoolers Found To Have Fewer Friends Than Others
Preschoolers who are aggressive, angry, and inattentive tend to have fewer playmates than their non-aggressive classmates, whether they are boys or girls. In comparison, non-aggressive children do better at interactions with many peers over time. Those are the findings of new research that used an important innovation for studying children's peer relationships.
Medical News Today – Jul 20, 2008 09:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Preschoolers who are aggressive, angry, and inattentive tend to have fewer playmates than their non-aggressive classmates, whether they are boys or girls. In comparison, non-aggressive children do better at interactions with many peers over time. Those are the findings of new research that used an important innovation for studying children's peer relationships.
Medical News Today – Jul 20, 2008 09:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Obsessive Compulsive Disorder Linked To Brain Activity
Cambridge researchers have discovered that measuring activity in a region of the brain could help to identify people at risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). As the current diagnosis of OCD is based on a clinical interview and often does not occur until the disorder has progressed, this could enable earlier more objective detection, and intervention.
Medical News Today – Jul 20, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Cambridge researchers have discovered that measuring activity in a region of the brain could help to identify people at risk of developing obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD). As the current diagnosis of OCD is based on a clinical interview and often does not occur until the disorder has progressed, this could enable earlier more objective detection, and intervention.
Medical News Today – Jul 20, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Partially Shared Genetic Profile Between Schizophrenia And Bipolar Disorder Discovered
Both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can be disabling conditions, and both present clinically with significant mood and psychotic symptoms. These two illnesses also share genetic variants that might be involved in the predisposition to both disorders.
Medical News Today – Jul 20, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Both schizophrenia and bipolar disorder can be disabling conditions, and both present clinically with significant mood and psychotic symptoms. These two illnesses also share genetic variants that might be involved in the predisposition to both disorders.
Medical News Today – Jul 20, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Improving Traditional Psychiatric Diagnoses With Genetics
Psychiatry has begun the laborious effort of preparing the DSM-V, the new iteration of its diagnostic manual. In so doing, it once again wrestles with the task set by Carl Linnaeus, to "cleave nature at its joints." However, these "joints," the boundaries between psychiatric disorders, such as that between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, are far from clear. Prior versions of DSM followed the path outlined by Emil Kraeplin in separating these disorders into distinct categories.
Medical News Today – Jul 20, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Psychiatry has begun the laborious effort of preparing the DSM-V, the new iteration of its diagnostic manual. In so doing, it once again wrestles with the task set by Carl Linnaeus, to "cleave nature at its joints." However, these "joints," the boundaries between psychiatric disorders, such as that between bipolar disorder and schizophrenia, are far from clear. Prior versions of DSM followed the path outlined by Emil Kraeplin in separating these disorders into distinct categories.
Medical News Today – Jul 20, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Uninsured With Mental Illness And Addiction Disorders Not Covered By State Healthcare Initiatives, USA
New data indicates that more than one in four adult Americans without medical insurance have a mental illness or addiction disorder, or both. Many state healthcare initiatives that intended to cover the uninsured are neglecting these behavioral health conditions, according to a report by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (National Council). The report is available at
Medical News Today – Jul 20, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
New data indicates that more than one in four adult Americans without medical insurance have a mental illness or addiction disorder, or both. Many state healthcare initiatives that intended to cover the uninsured are neglecting these behavioral health conditions, according to a report by the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) and the National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (National Council). The report is available at
Medical News Today – Jul 20, 2008 07:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Immigrant Youths Explore Identity In High School
Children from immigrant families are assumed to give up their families' ethnic and cultural background in order to assimilate with American culture. But a new study shows that in fact, they find ways to combine their cultural heritage with their identification as members of American society, especially during the high school years. The types of labels they create and use could foreshadow the types of labels used by the larger society in the years to come.
Medical News Today – Jul 19, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Children from immigrant families are assumed to give up their families' ethnic and cultural background in order to assimilate with American culture. But a new study shows that in fact, they find ways to combine their cultural heritage with their identification as members of American society, especially during the high school years. The types of labels they create and use could foreshadow the types of labels used by the larger society in the years to come.
Medical News Today – Jul 19, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
New Study By Researchers At Yale Explores Bullying-Suicide Link
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found signs of an apparent connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide in children, according to a new review of studies from 13 countries published in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health.
Medical News Today – Jul 18, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Researchers at Yale School of Medicine have found signs of an apparent connection between bullying, being bullied and suicide in children, according to a new review of studies from 13 countries published in the International Journal of Adolescent Medicine and Health.
Medical News Today – Jul 18, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Study Finds Foreign Brides In Taiwan Unfairly Treated
More than a quarter of a million women have been sold as wives and baby-makers in South East Asia, but they are getting a raw deal in health care and social inclusion. A PhD study undertaken by Queensland University of Technology nursing researcher Yung-Mei Yang has found that foreign wives often suffer low mental and physical health, and may suffer domestic violence or enter prostitution to make money.
Medical News Today – Jul 18, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
More than a quarter of a million women have been sold as wives and baby-makers in South East Asia, but they are getting a raw deal in health care and social inclusion. A PhD study undertaken by Queensland University of Technology nursing researcher Yung-Mei Yang has found that foreign wives often suffer low mental and physical health, and may suffer domestic violence or enter prostitution to make money.
Medical News Today – Jul 18, 2008 10:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
MIT-led Team Creates Touch-based Illusion - Mind Trick Yields New Insights On Perception
Anyone who has seen an optical illusion can recall the quirky moment when you realize that the image being perceived is different from objective reality. Now, a team of scientists from MIT, Harvard and McGill has designed a new illusion involving the sense of touch, which is helping to glean new insights into perception and how different senses - such as touch and sight - work together.
Medical News Today – Jul 18, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
Anyone who has seen an optical illusion can recall the quirky moment when you realize that the image being perceived is different from objective reality. Now, a team of scientists from MIT, Harvard and McGill has designed a new illusion involving the sense of touch, which is helping to glean new insights into perception and how different senses - such as touch and sight - work together.
Medical News Today – Jul 18, 2008 08:00 AM [GMT] ¦ comment?
