News tagged with mood disorder
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Combating mood disorders: New approach simplifies the search for more specific drugs
Many psychiatric conditions are caused by aberrant metabolism of the neurotransmitter serotonin. Researchers in the Department of Pharmacy at LMU have now developed a new screening method, which will facilitate the search ...
Sep 30, 2011 |
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Low income associated with mental disorders and suicide attempts
Low levels of household income are associated with several lifetime mental disorders and suicide attempts, and a decrease in income is associated with a higher risk for anxiety, substance use, and mood disorders, according ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Apr 04, 2011 |
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Scientists identify susceptibility factor for bipolar disorder
A new study provides fascinating insight into the genetic basis of bipolar disorder, a highly heritable mood disorder characterized by recurrent episodes of mania and depression. The research, published by Cell Press online ...
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Mar 03, 2011 |
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Anti-social mice may reveal more about depression
(PhysOrg.com) -- For the first time, UC Davis psychology researchers have been able to produce a "social withdrawal" syndrome in female rodents. The development could yield new insights into the physical basis ...
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Mar 01, 2011 |
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Study: Premenstrual mood changes predictive of greater bipolar disorder severity
A study of nearly 300 women with bipolar disorder showed that those reporting flare-ups of mood symptoms before menstruation had more depressive episodes and more severe symptoms during the following year, compared with bipolar ...
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Feb 16, 2011 |
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Scientists identify elusive neuronal targets of deep brain stimulation
Shooting steady pulses of electricity through slender electrodes into a brain area that controls complex behaviors has proven to be effective against several therapeutically stubborn neurological and neuropsychiatric ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Dec 14, 2010 |
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Fat sand rats are SAD like us
(PhysOrg.com) -- Saying goodbye to summer can be difficult for everybody. In some people the onset of winter triggers Seasonal Affective Disorder, or SAD, a mood disorder in which sufferers experience symptoms ...
Medicine & Health / Medical research
Nov 08, 2010 |
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Patient personality hinders detection of depression
Patient personality affects the accuracy of reports by friends and family members of mood history and symptoms and can cause missed diagnoses of depression, according to research published online by the journal International Ps ...
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Oct 07, 2010 |
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Partners of breast cancer patients are at risk of developing mood disorders
A new analysis finds that men whose partners have breast cancer are at increased risk of developing mood disorders that are so severe that they warrant hospitalization. Published early online in Cancer, a peer-reviewed journa ...
Sep 27, 2010 |
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Making bees less busy: Social environment changes internal clocks
Honey bees removed from their usual roles in the hive quickly and drastically changed their biological rhythms, according to a study in the Sept. 15 issue of The Journal of Neuroscience. The changes were e ...
Sep 14, 2010 |
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New study finds new connection between yoga and mood
Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that yoga may be superior to other forms of exercise in its positive effect on mood and anxiety. The findings, which currently appear on-line at Journal of ...
Aug 19, 2010 |
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Early life influences risk for psychiatric disorders
For more than a century, clinical investigators have focused on early life as a source of adult psychopathology. Although the hypothesized mechanisms have evolved, a central notion remains: early life is a period of unique ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 18, 2010 |
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Survey reveals hidden dipolarity in many depressed respondents
Interviews with members of more than 5,000 representative U.S. households as part of the National Comorbidity Survey Replication found that nearly 40 percent of those with major depressive disorder may actually have subthreshold ...
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Aug 16, 2010 |
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Study sheds light on how psychiatric risk gene disrupts brain development
Scientists are making progress towards a better understanding of the neuropathology associated with debilitating psychiatric illnesses like bipolar disorder and schizophrenia. New research, published by Cell Press in the ...
Medicine & Health / Neuroscience
Jul 14, 2010 |
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Higher testosterone may raise risk of heart disease in elderly men
A large U.S. multicenter study shows that older men with higher testosterone levels are more likely to have a heart attack or other cardiovascular disease in the future. The results were presented at The Endocrine Society's ...
Jul 01, 2010 |
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