News tagged with bmc psychiatry
Viewing child porn not a risk factor for future sex offenses: study
For people without a prior conviction for a hands-on sex offense, the consumption of child pornography alone does not, in itself, seem to represent a risk factor for committing such an offense. Researchers writing in the ...
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Jul 14, 2009 |
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Life expectancy of severely mentally ill dramatically reduced due to poor physical health
Physical ill-health is rife among the severely mentally ill in Britain, according to new research published today by the University of East Anglia (UEA).
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Mar 21, 2011 |
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Untreated ADHD common in male convicts
(PhysOrg.com) -- Men serving long prison sentences surprisingly often have a history of unrecognised and untreated ADHD, despite having had considerable problems since childhood. This according to a recent ...
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Jan 04, 2011 |
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Decrease in suicide not linked to newer antidepressants
Many researchers have studied the relationship between the increase in sales of new antidepressants in recent decades and a simultaneous decline in the suicide rate. In a study based on figures from the Nordic countries, ...
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Sep 29, 2010 |
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Bright light therapy improves sleep disturbances in soldiers with combat PTSD
Bright light therapy has significant effects on sleep disturbances associated with combat-related post-traumatic stress disorder, according to a research abstract that will be presented Monday, June 7, 2010, in San Antonio, ...
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Jun 07, 2010 |
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Suicides by mental health patients preventable, says report
Preventing patients from leaving psychiatric wards without staff agreement could avoid up to 50 suicide deaths every year, say University of Manchester researchers.
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Feb 03, 2010 |
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The hidden cost of schizophrenia
People being treated for schizophrenia are more likely than the general population to have encounters with the criminal justice system in the US. A study published in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry has shown that s ...
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Jan 28, 2010 |
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Faulty body clock may make kids bipolar
Malfunctioning circadian clock genes may be responsible for bipolar disorder in children. Researchers writing in the open access journal BMC Psychiatry found four versions of the regulatory gene RORB that were associated with p ...
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Nov 12, 2009 |
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PTSD less common than depression and alcohol misuse amongst UK troops
Common mental disorders, such as depression and alcohol misuse, are the top psychological problems amongst UK troops post-deployment and not post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) as is widely believed. A study published today ...
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Oct 30, 2009 |
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Popular antidepressant associated with a dramatic increase in suicidal thoughts amongst men
Nortriptyline has been found to cause a ten-fold increase in suicidal thoughts in men when compared to its competitor escitalopram. These findings are published in the open access journal BMC Medicine.
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Oct 14, 2009 |
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Elderly suicide risk after previous attempts varies by sex
In older age groups, repeated suicide attempts constitute an increased risk for completed suicide in depressed women, while severe attempts constitute an increased risk for depressed men. Researchers writing in the open access ...
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Sep 28, 2009 |
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