http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Feeling jet-lagged? You may need your internal clock reset. New Cornell research has taken a major step toward treating jet lag and other more serious syndromes by advancing our understanding of how circadian rhythms work. http://phys.org/news240562526.html Biology Tue, 15 Nov 2011 08:30:02 EST news240562526 "Where are we going to put the narcissists?" It was a question asked urgently by one of the hundreds of psychiatrists gathered here last week for their professional society's annual meeting. With doctors in the thick of a years-long effort to rewrite the essential textbook for diagnosing mental illnesses, questions like these came up time and again in meeting rooms, over drinks sipped from coconut shells, and in other venues during the five-day conference. http://phys.org/news225553144.html Medicine & Health Wed, 25 May 2011 15:40:01 EST news225553144 Although thousands of people commit suicide worldwide each year, researchers and doctors do not have any method for evaluating a person's likelihood of thinking about or trying to commit suicide. An international group of scientists, in which the Hospital del Mar Research Institute (IMIM) has participated, has devised the first risk index in order to prevent suicides. http://phys.org/news218898225.html Medicine & Health Wed, 09 Mar 2011 13:03:56 EST news218898225 Getting more exercise, spending time outdoors and helping others are among the activities that can be as effective as drugs or counseling in treating an array of mental illnesses, including depression and anxiety, according to a UC Irvine study. http://phys.org/news217604756.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:46:12 EST news217604756 We've all been asked at routine visits to the doctor to record our family's history with medical problems like cancer, diabetes or heart disease. But when it comes to mental disorders, usually mum's the word. http://phys.org/news166116982.html Medicine & Health Mon, 06 Jul 2009 16:36:37 EST news166116982 Researchers have raised serious concerns about the lack of guidance and training provided for nurses involved in assessing the parenting capacity of mothers with serious mental illnesses. http://phys.org/news160822579.html Medicine & Health Wed, 06 May 2009 09:57:56 EST news160822579 (AP) -- Ivory Jackson had Alzheimer's, but that wasn't what killed him. At 77, he was smashed in the face with a clock radio as he lay in his nursing home bed. http://phys.org/news156957294.html Medicine & Health Sun, 22 Mar 2009 16:15:36 EST news156957294