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| PTSD And Traumatic Brain Injury Common Among Returning Troops | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| NPR reports on post-traumatic stress disorder and traumatic brain injury in troops returning from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. "Though thousands of soldiers are diagnosed with PTSD, many more suffer without treatment. Among those who do seek treatment, doctors are finding another, distinctly different problem called traumatic brain injury, or TBI... | |
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| Acamprosate Prevents Relapse To Drinking In Alcoholism | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| Acamprosate reduces the number of patients being treated for alcoholism who return to drinking, according to a new Cochrane Systematic Review. The drug showed moderate benefits in trials when used in addition to non-drug treatments. Drinking too much alcohol increases the risk of ill health... | |
| Sexual Health, Computer-Based Approaches Increase Knowledge | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| Interactive computer packages are effective in improving knowledge about sexual health, according to a new study by Cochrane researchers. Computer-based approaches could help to tackle problems such as sexually transmitted infections and unwanted pregnancy... | |
| Bipolar Disorder Does Not Increase Risk Of Violent Crime | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| A new study from Sweden's Karolinska Institutet suggests that bipolar disorder - or manic-depressive disorder - does not increase the risk of committing violent crime. Instead, the over-representation of individuals with bipolar disorder in violent crime statistics is almost entirely attributable to concurrent substance abuse... | |
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| Addressing Negative Thoughts Most Effective In Fighting Loneliness | Wed, 08 Sep 2010 |
| Changing how a person perceives and thinks about others was the most effective intervention for loneliness, a sweeping analysis of previous research has determined. The findings may help physicians and psychologists develop better treatments for loneliness, a known risk factor for heart disease and other health problems... | |
| Memory Problems Or Mild Cognitive Impairment More Common In Men | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| Mild cognitive impairment, which may include problems with memory or thinking beyond that explained by the normal aging rate, is more common among men than women, say researchers in an article published in the medical journal Neurology, September 7 issue... | |
| Toddlers With Autism May Fix Their Eyes On Geometric Patterns Rather Than Children Playing | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| Children with autism may stare at geometric patterns when they are just 14 months old rather than look at kids playing around or doing yoga, say researchers in an article published in Archives of General Psychiatry. Children without autism prefer looking at other kids doing things, the authors added. Autism is known as a complex developmental disability... | |
| Hallucinogen Found To Safely Ease Anxiety In Advanced-Stage Cancer Patients | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| In the first human study of its kind to be published in more than 35 years, researchers found psilocybin, an hallucinogen which occurs naturally in "magic mushrooms," can safely improve the moods of patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety, according to an article published online in the Archives of General Psychiatry... | |
| Prime Minister Has Support Of Psychologists To Address Community Challenges, Australia | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| The Australian Psychological Society (APS) congratulates Julia Gillard on her re-appointment as Prime Minister of Australia and looks forward to working productively with the Gillard government to address pressing community issues including health reform. "This government is coming in at a time when the community is facing major challenges," APS president Professor Bob Montgomery said... | |
| Teenage Self-Injury Identified And Treated By Radiologists | Tue, 07 Sep 2010 |
| Using ultrasound and a minimally-invasive procedure, radiologists can identify and treat patients who engage in a disturbing self-injury behavior known as self-embedding, according to a new study published in the online edition and October print issue of the journal Radiology. "This is a new way for radiologists to impact public and mental health," said the study's senior author, William E... | |
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| Magic Mushroom Ingredient Psilocybin Improves Late Stage Cancer Anxiety | Mon, 06 Sep 2010 |
| The hallucinogen psilocybin appears to be safe and feasible to give to patients with advanced-stage cancer and anxiety - a study published in Archives of General Psychiatry reports it had a promising effect on mood. Psilocybin is the active ingredient in an illegal Class A drug in the UK called magic mushroom... | |
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| More Work Needed To Implement Evidence Base In Psychooncology In Cancer Care, Australia | Mon, 06 Sep 2010 |
| An integrated approach to cancer care needs to be developed in Australia that incorporates psychosocial and biological interventions, according to an article published in a Medical Journal of Australia supplement. The Anxiety, Depression and Cancer supplement is the product of a partnership between beyondblue and the Cancer Council Australia... | |
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| New Data Reveals How Romantically Separated People Give Spoken Clues To How They're Coping | Mon, 06 Sep 2010 |
| A new study from the University of Arizona shows that people in the midst of a divorce typically reveal how they are handling things - not so much by what they say but how they say it. In fact, data revealed that even complete strangers were able to figure out how people were coping with their emotions using relatively small amounts of information... | |
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| PhD Thesis Researches Relationship Of Youth Today With The New Technologies | Sat, 04 Sep 2010 |
| Sociologist Ms LucĂa Merino presented her PhD thesis entitled, Digital natives: a study of the technological socialisation of young people, at the University of the Basque Country (UPV/EHU). Considering that young people nowadays are natives of the so-called digital culture, Ms Merino explored their relationship with the new technologies and how they learn and socialise through them... | |
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