News tagged with journal of psychopharmacology

UK: New guidelines to ease sleepless nights

Insomnia and other sleep disorders are very common, yet are not generally well understood by doctors and other health care professionals. Now the British Association for Psychopharmacology (BAP) has released up-to-the-minute ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 02, 2010 | popularity 3 / 5 (1) | comments 0

MDMA (Ecstasy)-assisted psychotherapy relieves treatment-resistant PTSD

MDMA (±3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine, also known as Ecstasy), may one day offer hope for individuals with posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), even people for whom other treatments have failed. Clinical trial results ...

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Jul 19, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (6) | comments 1

Research Finds Ritalin's Benefits in Treating Children with Autism

(PhysOrg.com) -- UA researchers present evidence that the Ritalin is effective in treating preschoolers with Autism in a first-ever clinical trial to test the medication's efficacy with children with the disorder.

Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

created Nov 19, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Scientist Probes Promising Link Between Warmth, Better Moods

(PhysOrg.com) -- The University of Colorado at Boulder scientist who discovered that playing in the dirt might ease depression is probing the link between higher temperatures and elevated mood.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Sep 15, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Scientists present first genetic evidence for why placebos work

usually mere sugar pills designed to represent "no treatment" in a clinical treatment study. The effectiveness of the actual medication is compared with the placebo to determine if the medication works.

Medicine & Health / Medical research

created Jul 20, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (11) | comments 4