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A single intravenous dose of the anesthetic agent ketamine appears to reduce symptoms of depression within 40 minutes among those with bipolar disorder who have not responded to other treatments, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news199986110.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:30:01 EST news199986110 Individuals with Parkinson's disease were more likely to have a neurochemical response to a placebo medication if they were told they had higher odds of receiving an active drug, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news199986147.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Aug 2010 17:10:01 EST news199986147 Abnormal eye movements and other sensorimotor and neurobehavioral impairments appear common in unaffected family members of individuals with autism, according to a report in the August issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news199985700.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Aug 2010 16:35:19 EST news199985700 Among patients with heart disease, anxiety disorders appear to be associated with a higher risk of stroke, heart attack, heart failure and death, according to a report in the July issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news197569706.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jul 2010 17:28:35 EST news197569706 Adolescent victims and perpetrators of electronic bullying appear more likely to report having psychiatric and physical symptoms and problems, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news197544862.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:00:08 EST news197544862 Abuse and neglect during childhood appear to be associated with increased rates of mood, anxiety and substance use disorders among young adults, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news197544899.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:00:04 EST news197544899 Higher concentrations of clusterin, a protein in the blood plasma, appears to be associated with the development, severity and progression of Alzheimer's disease, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news197544952.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Jul 2010 16:00:03 EST news197544952 Genetic influences appear important in the development of gambling disorders in both women and men, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news195148994.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Jun 2010 18:00:06 EST news195148994 Older veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) appear more likely to develop dementia over a seven-year period than those without PTSD, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news195149049.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Jun 2010 17:30:05 EST news195149049 Between 8.5 percent and 14 percent of soldiers returning from Iraq report serious functional impairment due to either posttraumatic stress disorder or depression, according to a report in the June issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news195147840.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:44:13 EST news195147840 Full-Service Partnerships (FSPs) are designed to do 'whatever it takes' to improve residential stability and mental health outcomes for homeless persons with serious mental illness. They are the cornerstone of California's Mental Health Services Act (MHSA) - one of the largest mental health policy experiments in recent history. http://phys.org/news195133873.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:00:21 EST news195133873 Second hand smoke exposure is associated with psychological distress and risk of future psychiatric illness, according to new UCL research that suggests the harmful affects of passive smoking go beyond physical health. http://phys.org/news195134010.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Jun 2010 16:00:03 EST news195134010 Greater levels of a brain protein called monoamine oxidase A (MAO-A) - may explain why postpartum blues and clinical depression are so common after childbirth according to an important study published today in the Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news192193580.html Medicine & Health Tue, 04 May 2010 12:40:19 EST news192193580 an intervention that uses magnetic currents to activate certain brain areas—appears to help induce remission in patients with treatment-resistant depression, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news192124793.html Medicine & Health Tue, 04 May 2010 03:00:01 EST news192124793 Rates of mood and anxiety disorders appear to decline with age but the conditions remain common in older adults, especially women, according to a report in the May issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news192123905.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 May 2010 17:30:02 EST news192123905 Some depressed patients who don't respond to or tolerate antidepressant medications may benefit from a non-invasive treatment that stimulates the brain with a pulsing electromagnet, a study suggests. This first industry-independent, multi-site, randomized, tightly controlled trial of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS) found that it produced significant antidepressant effects in a subgroup of patients, with few side effects. http://phys.org/news192117717.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 May 2010 16:00:08 EST news192117717 Suicidal behavior in adults taking anti-depressants does not vary depending on what medication they are on, according to a study released Monday. http://phys.org/news192119908.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 May 2010 15:38:53 EST news192119908 The percentage of clinicians who meet criteria for depression appears to increase significantly during medical internship, according to a report posted online that will appear in the June print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. Increased work hours, medical errors, genetic predisposition and receiving a medical education in the United States are among factors that appear to be associated with depressive symptoms among medical interns. http://phys.org/news190309939.html Medicine & Health Mon, 12 Apr 2010 17:40:01 EST news190309939 (PhysOrg.com) -- A specific region of the hippocampus, a brain structure that is essential to memory, is significantly smaller in veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder than in those without the condition, according to a study by researchers at the San Francisco VA Medical Center and University of California, San Francisco. http://phys.org/news186775964.html Medicine & Health Tue, 02 Mar 2010 18:30:02 EST news186775964 Offspring of two parents with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder appear more likely to develop the same illness or another psychiatric condition than those with only one parent with psychiatric illness, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news186684960.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:30:13 EST news186684960 Individuals who report having greater purpose in their lives appear less likely to develop Alzheimer's disease or its precursor, mild cognitive impairment, according to a report in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://phys.org/news186683556.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Mar 2010 17:00:01 EST news186683556 Obesity appears to be associated with an increased risk of depression, and depression also appears associated with an increased risk of developing obesity, according to a meta-analysis of previously published studies in the March issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news186683606.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Mar 2010 16:33:49 EST news186683606 Young adults who started using cannabis at an early age and used it for several years are at increased risk of being diagnosed with a form of psychosis, of hallucinating or having delusions, a study published Monday found. http://phys.org/news186502774.html Medicine & Health Sat, 27 Feb 2010 14:50:01 EST news186502774 Potentially beneficial brain changes (an increase in the volume of an area known as the hippocampus) occur in response to exercise both in patients with schizophrenia and healthy controls, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. The findings suggest that the brain retains some plasticity, or ability to adapt, even in those with psychotic disorders. http://phys.org/news184269692.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:10:02 EST news184269692 Individuals at extremely high risk of developing psychosis appear less likely to develop psychotic disorders following a 12-week course of fish oil capsules containing long-chain omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news184269561.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:30:01 EST news184269561 Everyone checks themselves in the mirror now and then, but that experience can be horrifying for individuals suffering from body dysmorphic disorder, or BDD, a psychiatric condition that causes them to believe, wrongly, that they appear disfigured and ugly. These people tend to fixate on minute details — every tiny blemish looms huge — rather than viewing their face as a whole. http://phys.org/news184270832.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:50:01 EST news184270832 Single mutations in genes involved with nerve cell formation and growth appear to be associated with the risk of attempting suicide among individuals with depression, according to a report posted online today that will appear in the April print issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://phys.org/news184269023.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:20:02 EST news184269023 Patients who received the antidepressant escitalopram following a stroke appeared to recover more of their thinking, learning and memory skills than those taking placebo or participating in problem-solving therapy, according to a report in the February issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. http://phys.org/news184269518.html Medicine & Health Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:10:02 EST news184269518 A new study concludes that many doctors appear to have largely ignored a Food and Drug Administration warning to screen users of new antipsychotic drugs for high blood sugar and cholesterol, which poses risks to their health and raises questions about the efficacy of warning protocols in general. http://phys.org/news182524785.html Medicine & Health Tue, 12 Jan 2010 13:40:01 EST news182524785 Despite government warnings and professional recommendations about diabetes risks associated with second-generation antipsychotic drugs, fewer than one-third of Medicaid patients who are treated with these medications undergo tests of blood glucose or lipid levels, according to a report in the January issue of Archives of General Psychiatry, one of the JAMA/Archives journals. http://phys.org/news181853134.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:50:02 EST news181853134