Tag: Mental Health

Credit: Kansas State University MANHATTAN, KANSAS -- The K-State Juvenile Justice Collaborative, or K-State JJC, has been awarded $521,805 by ...

New research will improve diagnosis of antenatal anxiety

Credit: University of Stirling A landmark study by experts at the University of Stirling will help health professionals improve the ...

Tobacco use in adolescence is tied to paranoia, largely due to shared genetic influences

Increasing evidence supports an association between tobacco use and psychotic experiences, such as paranoia and hallucinations, due in part to ...

Researchers uncover brain pathway linked to impulsive behaviors

Credit: NTU Singapore Researchers from Singapore and South Korea have uncovered new details of a brain pathway that can cause ...

Study reveals alarming numbers of violent injuries among schoolchildren

HOUSTON - (Jan. 24, 2019) - Nearly 1 in 5 fifth-graders has received violent injuries, the majority delivered by guns ...

Genetic risk for ADHD manifest in brain structure in childhood

Genetic variants related to intelligence and educational attainment found to be associated with larger total brain volume There is only ...

Copy number variants contribute to risk of 'schizophrenia-like' bipolar disorder subtype

A genome-wide association study in Biological Psychiatry examines the role of copy number variants in subtypes of bipolar disorder Philadelphia, ...

'Cascade of Care' framework aims to reduce opioid deaths

Response to HIV/AIDS crisis provides valuable lessons for meeting challenges of ongoing opioid epidemic New York, NY (January 24, 2019)--Drug ...

New kidney research sheds light on harms of certain drugs

Credit: Richard Coward Scientists have identified an enzyme that is a "master regulator" of kidney function that if excessively suppressed, ...

Positive well-being may protect against depression in people with autism

In an Autism Research study of 36 newly employed adults with autism spectrum disorder who were participating in a supported ...

Overprescribing of antidepressant medications may be common in elderly patients

In a Pharmacology Research & Perspectives study of individuals living in Olmsted County, Minnesota from 2005-2012, potential overprescribing of antidepressant ...

Study: Natural disaster affects children's schooling years later

The social disruption that results from natural disasters often interrupts children's schooling. However, we know little about how children's learning ...

Patients who identify as transgender have lower odds of being screened for cancer: Study

Study at Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital found transgender patients had 70 percent lower odds of being screened for breast cancer ...

Childhood lead exposure linked to poor adult mental health

Lead exposure in childhood appears to have long-lasting negative effects on mental health and personality in adulthoodCredit: Adapted from JAMA ...

Austen Riggs 2019 centennial conference to address the mental health crisis in America

Annual fall conference celebrates 100th anniversary of renowned psychiatric hospital Stockbridge, MA - January 23, 2019 - The Austen Riggs ...

Overlapping genomic regions underlie canine fearfulness and human mental disorders

Researchers in the Hannes Lohi research group in the University of Helsinki focused on two forms of canine fearfulness: noise ...

Annals of Family Medicine media tip sheet

January/February 2019 Children's Respiratory Symptoms Can Last Up to Three Weeks Symptoms of children's respiratory tract infections, including runny nose, ...

Youth with disabilities have increased risk for technology-involved peer harassment

DURHAM, N.H.--New research from the University of New Hampshire finds that while youths with disabilities, mental health diagnoses and special ...

Parents' mental health problems increase risk of reactive attachment disorder in children

Reactive attachment disorder is a disorder of social functioning where the child's ability to form normal attachment relationships is disrupted. ...

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