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While many young adults will share the details of their daily lives with dozens - sometimes hundreds - of friends on Facebook, communicating with their health care providers about mental illness is another story. http://phys.org/news204894752.html Medicine & Health Tue, 28 Sep 2010 12:30:01 EST news204894752 The Intermountain West is renowned for the beauty of its towering mountains and high deserts, but according to new research from an investigator with the University of Utah Brain Institute the region's lofty altitudes significantly influence a deadly problem: the high prevalence of suicides in this part of the country. http://phys.org/news203775942.html Medicine & Health Wed, 15 Sep 2010 13:26:15 EST news203775942 Medical students experience depression at a higher rate than the general population and attach high levels of stigma to the mental illness, according to U-M research to be published Sept. 15 in the Journal of the American Medical Association. http://phys.org/news203701740.html Medicine & Health Tue, 14 Sep 2010 17:20:01 EST news203701740 Mental illness is associated with more lost work days than any other chronic condition, costing the Canadian economy $51 billion annually in lost productivity. In the first study of its kind, researchers from the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) have calculated the actual cost of mental health leave and found that on average it's double the cost of a leave for a physical illness. http://phys.org/news203356848.html Medicine & Health Fri, 10 Sep 2010 17:10:01 EST news203356848 A diagnostic test of eight short questions designed by Jaclene Zauszniewski from the Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing at Case Western Reserve University can be used to detect depressive thinking patterns that lead to clinical depression in women who care for an adult family member with a serious mental illness. http://phys.org/news201173291.html Medicine & Health Mon, 16 Aug 2010 11:10:05 EST news201173291 Proposed cuts to community mental health centers in Illinois continues a disturbing trend in the state's lack of commitment to helping families and individuals experiencing a mental illness, according to a University of Illinois expert on community-based mental health services. http://phys.org/news200246880.html Medicine & Health Thu, 05 Aug 2010 17:08:08 EST news200246880 HIV-infected drug users have increased age-matched morbidity and mortality compared with HIV-infected people who do not use drugs. This includes an increased risk of viral hepatitis, tuberculosis (TB), bacterial infections, and mental illness. In a new paper in The Lancet Series on HIV in people who use drugs, Professor Frederick L Altice, Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA, and colleagues show that there are evidence based treatments for both HIV and these co-morbidities, and that antiretroviral treatment (ART) for HIV can improve not only the course of HIV infection but also these other conditions. http://phys.org/news198828440.html Medicine & Health Tue, 20 Jul 2010 10:00:47 EST news198828440 A survey of physicians finds that while most support the professional commitment to report other physicians who they feel are incompetent or impaired, such as from alcohol or drug use, when faced with this situation, many did not follow through on making a report, according to a study in the July 14 issue of JAMA. http://phys.org/news198257710.html Medicine & Health Tue, 13 Jul 2010 16:50:04 EST news198257710 (PhysOrg.com) -- For a healthy couple in a romantic relationship, getting along can be hard enough. But what if one person has been diagnosed with schizophrenia, bipolar disorder or major depression? http://phys.org/news197015510.html Medicine & Health Tue, 29 Jun 2010 08:10:01 EST news197015510 (PhysOrg.com) -- A rare psychiatric disorder called olfactory reference syndrome makes its victims think they smell bad when they don’t, and while this delusion may on the surface seem less serious than thinking you don’t smell bad when you do, it can have consequences serious enough that psychiatrists are considering listing it as a separate disorder in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. http://phys.org/news194161095.html Medicine & Health Thu, 27 May 2010 06:40:29 EST news194161095 A new study links the U.S. Air Force’s extensive suicide prevention program to a major drop in the military branch’s suicide rate since the mid-1990s. http://phys.org/news194024738.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 May 2010 17:00:02 EST news194024738 Living with a mental illness can be a tough experience for adults, but with the increasing numbers of youth diagnosed and taking medications for mood disorders, it can become a time of isolation, according to a study from Case Western Reserve University Mandel School of Applied Social Sciences. http://phys.org/news194004877.html Medicine & Health Tue, 25 May 2010 11:14:56 EST news194004877 In a study published today in the journal Addiction, researchers have determined that treatment for smoking dependence is as effective among people with severe mental illnesses as it is for the general population. Importantly, they also found that offering such treatments does not appear to cause deterioration in mental health. http://phys.org/news193573745.html Medicine & Health Thu, 20 May 2010 11:40:01 EST news193573745 It is time to reassess mental disorders, recognizing that these are disorders of brain circuits likely caused by development processes, according to a commentary in the May 19 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on mental health. http://phys.org/news193409862.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 May 2010 14:30:01 EST news193409862 New research shows a possible explanation for the link between mental health and creativity. By studying receptors in the brain, researchers at the Swedish medical university Karolinska Institutet have managed to show that the dopamine system in healthy, highly creative people is similar in some respects to that seen in people with schizophrenia. http://phys.org/news193408573.html Medicine & Health Tue, 18 May 2010 13:36:26 EST news193408573 A new intervention, the result of a collaboration between researchers from the University of Haifa, City University of New York and Indiana University, was found to reduce the self-stigma and improve the quality of life and self-esteem among persons with serious mental illness. http://phys.org/news192964425.html Medicine & Health Thu, 13 May 2010 10:30:01 EST news192964425 Regular exercise can play an important a role in improving the physical and mental wellbeing of individuals with schizophrenia, according to a review published in The Cochrane Library. Following a systematic review of the most up-to-date research on exercise in schizophrenia, researchers concluded that the current guidelines for exercise should be followed by people with schizophrenia just as they should by the general population. http://phys.org/news192827443.html Medicine & Health Tue, 11 May 2010 20:10:51 EST news192827443 (AP) -- Standing outside an Atlanta cotton mill campaigning for her husband's bid to become governor of Georgia, Rosalynn Carter came upon a stooped and weary woman heading home to care for a mentally ill daughter. http://phys.org/news192100760.html Medicine & Health Mon, 03 May 2010 10:19:34 EST news192100760 Roughly 65 percent of Michigan prisoners diagnosed with a severe psychiatric illness did not receive treatment while incarcerated, a new University of Michigan study found. http://phys.org/news189882907.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Apr 2010 18:15:37 EST news189882907 (PhysOrg.com) -- The way that drugs used to treat mental illness are advertised to doctors could be helping to perpetuate ? rather than break down ? the stigma still attached to mental health problems. http://phys.org/news189698728.html Medicine & Health Mon, 05 Apr 2010 15:20:01 EST news189698728 A new, small study of low-income, depressed Latinos finds that those who stigmatize mental illness are less likely than others are to take medication, keep scheduled appointments and control their condition. http://phys.org/news188835421.html Medicine & Health Fri, 26 Mar 2010 15:40:01 EST news188835421 (PhysOrg.com) -- A team of Columbia University researchers has determined that mandatory outpatient treatment for people with severe mental illnesses has led to a drop in violent behavior. The study was published in February in the journal Psychiatric Services. http://phys.org/news187258404.html Medicine & Health Mon, 08 Mar 2010 08:50:04 EST news187258404 (AP) -- Don't say "mental retardation" - the new term is "intellectual disability." No more diagnoses of Asperger's syndrome - call it a mild version of autism instead. And while "behavioral addictions" will be new to doctors' dictionaries, "Internet addiction" didn't make the cut. http://phys.org/news185007072.html Medicine & Health Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:51:36 EST news185007072 (PhysOrg.com) -- A UQ researcher has surveyed and interviewed students across three continents to understand the social representations, values, beliefs, attitudes and meanings associated with youth suicide. http://phys.org/news184923555.html Medicine & Health Tue, 09 Feb 2010 07:50:01 EST news184923555 (PhysOrg.com) -- Teen African-American boys cope with their depression by getting support from relatives, but feel apprehensive about seeking professional help, a new study says. http://phys.org/news184440207.html Medicine & Health Wed, 03 Feb 2010 17:50:01 EST news184440207 An interdisciplinary team coordinated by researchers from the University of Castilla La Mancha (UCLM) and the Canary Islands Health Service has evaluated the economic impact of mental illness in Spain, and estimated their social cost. According to the study, despite health resources being invested to alleviate the effects of such illnesses, informal care and lost work time places a heavy burden on society. http://phys.org/news183897119.html Medicine & Health Thu, 28 Jan 2010 11:20:01 EST news183897119 (PhysOrg.com) -- Years before adults develop schizophrenia, there is a pattern of cognitive difficulties they experience as children, including problems with verbal reasoning, working memory, attention and processing speed. http://phys.org/news183308869.html Medicine & Health Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:09:09 EST news183308869 the most serious form of mental illness — could be available this year, according to an article in the current issue of Chemical & Engineering News, ACS' weekly newsmagazine. The disorder, with symptoms that can include hallucinations and delusional thoughts, affects more than two million people in the United States and millions more worldwide. http://phys.org/news183213780.html Medicine & Health Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:00:24 EST news183213780 Black men are over-diagnosed with schizophrenia at least five times higher than any other group--a trend that dates back to the 1960s, according to new University of Michigan research. http://phys.org/news182003859.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 Jan 2010 12:38:39 EST news182003859 Scientists have long eyed mutations in a gene known as DISC1 as a possible contributor to schizophrenia and mood disorders, including depression and bipolar disorder. Now, new research led by Johns Hopkins researchers suggests that perturbing this gene during prenatal periods, postnatal periods or both may have different effects in mice, leading to separate types of brain alterations and behaviors with resemblance to schizophrenia or mood disorders. http://phys.org/news181910566.html Medicine & Health Tue, 05 Jan 2010 10:43:27 EST news181910566