Psychiatry General
Aug 29, 2018
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 29, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The terminology used to describe small papillary thyroid cancers (PTCs) may affect patients' anxiety levels and treatment choices, according to a study pub...
Aug 21, 2018
TUESDAY, Aug. 21, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Potential side effects of biological agents may increase anxiety in patients with rheumatic disease, according to research published in the June issue of the...
Aug 16, 2018
THURSDAY, Aug. 16, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Methylphenidate should be considered as a first choice for the treatment of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) in children and adolescents, whi...
Aug 15, 2018
WEDNESDAY, Aug. 15, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Many Americans aged 35 and older are not being assessed for depression, according to a study recently published in the Journal of the American Board of Fam...
Aug 10, 2018
FRIDAY, Aug. 10, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Parental depression is linked to increased use of health services by their offspring, according to a study published in the July issue of BMJ Paediatrics Open...
Jul 25, 2018
WEDNESDAY, July 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The prevalence of depression is 4.4 percent among fathers of children age 15 months or younger attending a well-child care clinic visit, according to a res...
Jul 19, 2018
THURSDAY, July 19, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Hand-holding and squeezing a stress ball do not provide anxiety reduction among patients during excisional removal of non-melanoma skin cancer, according to...
Jul 17, 2018
TUESDAY, July 17, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- There is a modest, but statistically significant, association between higher frequency of digital media use and subsequent symptoms of attention-deficit/hype...
Jul 11, 2018
WEDNESDAY, July 11, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Almost 3 percent of teenagers aged 13 to 18 years have food, weight, and body image issues severe enough to constitute an eating disorder, according to a b...
Jun 26, 2018
TUESDAY, June 26, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Early preterm birth is associated with a higher level of attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) symptoms in preschool children after accounting for ...
Jun 25, 2018
MONDAY, June 25, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- For persons living with HIV (PLHIV) in Uganda, use of efavirenz is not associated with increased risk of depression or suicidal ideation, according to a study...
Jun 13, 2018
WEDNESDAY, June 13, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Exposure to hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) may be associated with an increase in the risk of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention defici...
Jun 12, 2018
TUESDAY, June 12, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- The estimated prevalence of using medications with depression as an adverse effect is 37.2 percent, according to a study published in the June 12 issue of th...
Jun 01, 2018
Evidence suggests that many patients are seeking natural alternatives and either requesting cannabis or initiating cannabis use on their own, says Michelle Sexton, ND. However, information is lacking ...
May 24, 2018
THURSDAY, May 24, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- Active major depression (MD) in the male partner may lower the likelihood of pregnancy, according to a study published in the May issue of Fertility & St...
May 22, 2018
TUESDAY, May 22, 2018 (HealthDay News) -- From 2000 through 2011 there was an increase in pediatric attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication exposures reported to U.S. poison control...
Sep 05, 2017
For the first time, scientists have precisely identified and targeted an area of the brain which is involved in "hearing voices," experienced by many patients with schizophrenia. They have been able t...
Jul 27, 2017
New King's College London research suggests that people with a family history of bipolar disorder may 'age' more rapidly than those without a history of the disease. The study, published in Neurops...
Jun 27, 2017
The artificial intelligence that can blow human pilots out of the sky in air-to-air combat accurately predicted treatment outcomes for bipolar disorder, according to a new medical study by the Univers...
May 08, 2014
The Particulars: Length of stay (LOS) has become an important quality measure of care. Few studies have assessed risk factors that increase LOS among inpatients with bipolar disorder. Data Breakdow...