News tagged with british journal of psychiatry
Study links cannabis strains with memory impairment
(PhysOrg.com) -- People who smoke potent strains of cannabis that are low in cannabidiol (such as skunk) are putting themselves at far greater risk of acute memory loss than people who smoke other types of ...
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Oct 01, 2010 |
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Faulty 'wiring' in the brain triggers onset of schizophrenia
A new study by researchers at the Institute of Psychiatry (IoP), King's College London has discovered abnormalities in the white matter of the brain that seem to be critical for the timing of schizophrenia. The study, led ...
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Oct 26, 2009 |
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Eating sweets every day in childhood 'increases adult aggression'
Children who eat sweets and chocolate every day are more likely to be violent as adults, according to new research.
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Oct 01, 2009 |
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Processed, high-fat foods linked with depression
(PhysOrg.com) -- People who eat a diet laden with processed and high-fat foods may put themselves at greater risk of depression, according to UCL (University College London) research published today.
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Nov 02, 2009 |
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Australian researchers put paid to "baby brain" myth
Australian researchers said on Friday they had debunked the myth that a women's ability to think was impaired by pregnancy and mothering a newborn -- a condition commonly referred to as "baby brain".
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Feb 05, 2010 |
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Low birth weight linked to psychosis-like symptoms
(PhysOrg.com) -- Low birth weight babies are at greater risk of developing psychosis-like symptoms as they grow up, research suggests. The study, published in the June issue of the British Journal of Psychiatry, shows a link ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
May 29, 2009 |
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New study shows people with mental health problems receive inadequate medical care
New research led by the University of Leicester and published this week in the British Journal of Psychiatry reveals that people with mental health problems are receiving inferior care for their medical needs.
Jun 02, 2009 |
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Drug ads still stigmatise mental illness
(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.
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Apr 05, 2010 |
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Young Black women at increased risk of self-harm, study shows
(PhysOrg.com) -- Young, Black women are significantly more likely to self-harm than people from other ethnic groups, according to new research.
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Sep 09, 2010 |
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Depression linked to girls with early menstruation
Girls who begin menstruating at an early age are at greater risk of depressive symptoms during their adolescence, according to new research by academics from the University of Bristol and the University of ...
Jan 04, 2011 |
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Retirement funds affected by depression and mental illness
(PhysOrg.com) -- Depression and mental illness have a significant financial impact on people who retire early due to these conditions, a study led by the University of Sydney has revealed.
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Feb 03, 2011 |
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Internet-CBT can help people with hypochondriasis
Internet-based cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) can be an effective treatment for people with hypochondriasis. This according to a novel study by researchers at Karolinska Institutet published in the The British Journal ...
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Mar 01, 2011 |
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Women who miscarry continue to have mental health problems
The depression and anxiety experienced by many women after a miscarriage can continue for years, even after the birth of a healthy child, according to a study led by University of Rochester Medical Center researchers and ...
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Mar 03, 2011 |
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Smoking during pregnancy puts children at risk of psychotic symptoms
Mothers who smoke during pregnancy put their children at greater risk of developing psychotic symptoms in their teenage years.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Depressing future for men? Shift in employment balance between spouses a factor
Emory University experts predict that rates of depressive disorders among men will increase as the 21st century progresses.
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Mar 01, 2011 |
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