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Anxiety UK welcome fitness-for-work tests landmark judgement
Anxiety UK, the country’s leading anxiety disorders charity, has welcomed the judgement in a landmark ruling that people with mental health disorders are being disadvantaged when being assessed for to claim sickness benefits. The ruling handed down against the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) by the three-judge tribunal panel concluded claimants with mental health [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

The Role of Biological Tests in Psychiatric Diagnosis
"Psychiatric diagnosis is certainly imperfect -- but so is much of diagnosis throughout medicine. And whatever the current limitations, psychiatric diagnosis is useful and essential. There are no 'paradigm shifts possible til we learn a lot more. To imply otherwise is misleading and confusing to patients." (Source: Psychiatric Times)
Source: Psychiatric Times - May 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Anxiety UK welcome new social anxiety guidelines
A prompt diagnosis of social anxiety disorder is crucial in ensuring people access the most clinically and cost effective treatment, according to NICE. Social anxiety disorder, which has been called ‘social phobia’ in the past, is one of the most common of the anxiety disorders, affecting around one in ten people. It involves the persistent [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Science News » Taming Suspect Gene Reverses Schizophrenia-like Abnormalities in Mice
Scientists have reversed behavioral and brain abnormalities in adult mice that resemble some features of schizophrenia, by restoring normal expression to the gene Neuregulin1, which makes a protein important for brain development. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - May 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Jules Asher Source Type: news

Concept Clearance » Research to Improve the Care of Persons at Clinical High Risk for Psychotic Disorders
The goals of this initiative are to (1) test the effectiveness of interventions that target symptomatic and functional difficulties associated with clinical risk states for psychosis; (2) create an evidence base to inform stepped-care models of early psychosis treatment; and, (3) determine the feasibility for implementing such approaches in community treatment settings within the United States. (Source: National Institute of Mental Health)
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - May 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Depressive symptoms ‘key to QoL in schizophrenia’
Elderly people with schizophrenia have a relatively high level of subjective quality-of-life, as has been previously documented in younger patients, report Dutch researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - May 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Age at menarche linked to bipolar course
Age at menarche may be related to certain mood traits in women with bipolar disorder, a study shows. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - May 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Age at menarche linked to bipolar course
Age at menarche may be related to certain mood traits in women with bipolar disorder, a study shows. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - May 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

You Are—And Your Mood Is—What You Eat
According to Drew Ramsey, MD, the human brain needs to be nourished. To function properly, it requires omega-3 fatty acids, folate, fiber, choline, iron, zinc, and vitamins B12, D, and E among other nutrients. More on this presentation at this year's APA meeting. (Source: Psychiatric Times)
Source: Psychiatric Times - May 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

FDA Panels Backs Merck's Insomnia Drug
(MedPage Today) -- SILVER SPRING, Md. -- The novel insomnia drug suvorexant, which targets wakefulness areas in the brain, won the backing of an FDA advisory panel, which agreed that the drug was generally safe and effective for treating sleep maintenance and latency. (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - May 23, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Early Identification And Treatment Of Postpartum Depression Can Limit Or Prevent Debilitating Effects
The epigenetic modifications, which alter the way genes function without changing the underlying DNA sequence, can apparently be detected in the blood of pregnant women during any trimester, potentially providing a simple way to foretell depression in the weeks after giving birth, and an opportunity to intervene before symptoms become debilitating. The findings of the small study involving 52 pregnant women are described online in the journal Molecular Psychiatry. "Postpartum depression can be harmful to both mother and child," says study leader Zachary Kaminsky, Ph.D... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Depression Source Type: news

Researchers Find Potential Brain 'Switch' For Behavior Change
You're standing near an airport luggage carousel and your bag emerges on the conveyor belt, prompting you to spring into action. How does your brain make the shift from passively waiting to taking action when your bag appears? A new study from investigators at the University of Michigan and Eli Lilly may reveal the brain's "switch" for new behavior. They measured levels of a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine, which is involved in attention and memory, while rats monitored a screen for a signal. At the end of each trial, the rat had to indicate if a signal had occurred... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news

Video Game Players More Aggressive When Confronted By Human-Like Opponents
Video games that pit players against human-looking characters may be more likely to provoke violent thoughts and words than games where monstrous creatures are the enemy, according to a new study by researchers at the University of Connecticut and Wake Forest University... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news

Risk Of Adult Obesity Increased By Maltreatment In Childhood
Children who have suffered maltreatment are 36% more likely to be obese in adulthood compared to non-maltreated children, according to a new study by King's College London. The authors estimate that the prevention or effective treatment of 7 cases of child maltreatment could avoid 1 case of adult obesity. The findings come from the combined analysis of data from 190,285 individuals from 41 studies worldwide, published this week in Molecular Psychiatry... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Obesity / Weight Loss / Fitness Source Type: news

Why are women still considered more insane than men?
As Valium (still known as Mother's Little Helper) celebrates its 50th birthday, Prozac turns 25, and the 'Psychiatrist's Bible' is republished for the first time in 13 years, pharmaceutical companies are pinning the hopes for their brightest drugs on their female patients, reports Will Nicoll. (Source: Telegraph Health)
Source: Telegraph Health - May 23, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Researchers identify networks of neurons in the brain that are disrupted in psychiatric disease
(Canadian Association for Neuroscience) Studying the networks of connections in the brains of people affected by schizophrenia, bipolar disease or depression has allowed Dr. Peter Williamson, from Western University, to gain a better understanding of the biological basis of these important diseases. Dr. Williamson and colleagues have shown that different networks, found specifically in humans, are disrupted in different psychiatric diseases. These results were presented at the 2013 Canadian Neuroscience Meeting. (Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science)
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - May 23, 2013 Category: Global & Universal Source Type: news

Alopecia Areata Associated With Autoimmune Comorbidity Alopecia Areata Associated With Autoimmune Comorbidity
Alopecia areata appears to be associated with autoimmune disorders, atopic dermatitis, and psychiatric disorders. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Dermatology News Source Type: news

Depressive symptoms ‘key to QoL in schizophrenia’
Elderly people with schizophrenia have a relatively high level of subjective quality-of-life, as has been previously documented in younger patients, report Dutch researchers. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - May 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

UTI Screening, Monitoring May Reduce Psychotic SymptomsUTI Screening, Monitoring May Reduce Psychotic Symptoms
The association highlights the potential importance of screening and treating comorbid UTI in acutely relapsed patients with psychosis, researchers say. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Early Detection, Intervention Prevent Conversion to PsychosisEarly Detection, Intervention Prevent Conversion to Psychosis
Identifying young people at risk for psychosis and intervening early help prevent conversion to psychosis, new research shows. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Anxiety UK welcome new social anxiety guidlines
A prompt diagnosis of social anxiety disorder is crucial in ensuring people access the most clinically and cost effective treatment, according to NICE. Social anxiety disorder, which has been called ‘social phobia’ in the past, is one of the most common of the anxiety disorders, affecting around one in ten people. It involves the persistent [...] (Source: ANXIETY UK News)
Source: ANXIETY UK News - May 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

REHACOP arrests negative schizophrenia symptoms
A course of neuropsychologic rehabilitation – the REHACOP program – improves negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, which in turn relieves functional disability, shows a randomized, controlled trial. (Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia)
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - May 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

REHACOP arrests negative schizophrenia symptoms
A course of neuropsychologic rehabilitation – the REHACOP program – improves negative symptoms in patients with schizophrenia, which in turn relieves functional disability, shows a randomized, controlled trial. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - May 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

DSM-IV misses subtle forms of bipolar disorder
Many patients with a major depressive episode also have subthreshold hypomania or mania, say researchers who suggest that the DSM-IV classification may be too narrow to diagnose more subtle forms of bipolar disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder)
Source: MedWire News - Bipolar Disorder - May 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Experts Discuss Changes, Updates in DSM-5
To discuss concerns over the changes in DSM-5, a panel of experts at the APA Annual Meeting shared insights and highlights as well as how these changes may impact clinical practice. Highlights here. (Source: Psychiatric Times)
Source: Psychiatric Times - May 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Long-Acting Abilify Cuts Psych Admissions (CME/CE)
SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Schizophrenia patients switching from regular daily antipsychotic medications to a long-acting form of aripiprazole (Abilify Maintena) had markedly fewer hospitalizations. (Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry)
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - May 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Lifestyle Change and the Prevention of Cognitive DeclineLifestyle Change and the Prevention of Cognitive Decline
Can a change from a sedentary lifestyle to one of moderate physical activity have a beneficial effect on cognitive function in the elderly? Current Opinion in Psychiatry (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Journal Article Source Type: news

High CRP Linked to Late-Onset SchizophreniaHigh CRP Linked to Late-Onset Schizophrenia
A new study finds a novel link between chronic elevations of C-reactive protein, a marker of inflammation associated with cardiovascular disease, and late-onset schizophrenia. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

'Psychiatric bible' tackles grief, drinking
After years of controversy, the latest version of the "psychiatric bible" -- the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders -- has been released. (Source: WDSU.com - Health)
Source: WDSU.com - Health - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

The Paradox of Choice: When More Medications Mean Less Treatment
Two problems persist in the treatment of severe mental illness that constitute a barrier to effective patient-centered care: excessive reliance on a limited number of antipsychotic medications at the expense of other effective treatments, and the underutilization of other evidence-based treatment options. (Source: Psychiatric Times)
Source: Psychiatric Times - May 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Ten Percent Of Teens Use Study Drugs Yet Most Parents Aren't Aware
Many teens across the country are using "study drugs" to give them an academic advantage and help them achieve better results in school. The University of Michigan Mitt Children's Hospital National Poll on Children's Health, which was carried out by researchers at the University of Michigan, found that only one percent of parents of teens between the age of 13 to 17 believe their children are using prescription stimulants or amphetamines... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news

Suicide Can Be Contagious Among Teens
Suicide can be contagious, especially among teenagers, according to a new study published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ). The research suggests that one person's suicide can influence another person's suicidal thoughts or behavior, and this is particularly seen among younger adolescents. Additionally, the teens do not have to be personally associated with the suicide victim to start thinking about suicide or to attempt suicide themselves, the investigators discovered. Dr... (Source: Health News from Medical News Today)
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychology / Psychiatry Source Type: news

Authorities never have 'issues with authority'
(NaturalNews)It's simple. Authorities invented the idea that other people have issues with authority. Psychiatrists rank right up there among the elitists setting the standards. They, for example, have concocted a little fictional doodad called Oppositional Defiance Disorder... (Source: NaturalNews.com)
Source: NaturalNews.com - May 22, 2013 Category: Consumer Health Advice Source Type: news

Lithium: The First Mood Stabil
The discovery that Lithium was a mood stabilizer for manic depression came 50 years before scientists unlocked the secret to how it works. For the last several decades, Lithium has been one of the most common medications prescribed for bipolar disorder. (Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder)
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - May 22, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Authors: bipolar.guide at about.com Tags: health Source Type: news

DSM-IV misses subtle forms of bipolar disorder
Many patients with a major depressive episode also have subthreshold hypomania or mania, say researchers who suggest that the DSM-IV classification may be too narrow to diagnose more subtle forms of bipolar disorder. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - May 21, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Inflammatory markers associated with COPD–depression link
Two studies reported this week show that levels of pro-inflammatory cytokines are associated with both pulmonary function and depressive symptoms. (Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry)
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - May 21, 2013 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Poor Physical Health Blamed for Shorter Lives in Mentally IllPoor Physical Health Blamed for Shorter Lives in Mentally Ill
The gap in life expectancy between psychiatric patients and the general population widening, and poor physical health rather than suicide is the main culprit, new research shows. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Three Canadian Companies Recall All Lots of QuetiapineThree Canadian Companies Recall All Lots of Quetiapine
Health Canada says concerns over potential contamination during the manufacturing process are behind the recall. News Alerts (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Alert Source Type: news

ADHD Drug May Decrease Binge Eating EpisodesADHD Drug May Decrease Binge Eating Episodes
A new phase 2 trial suggests that lisdexamfetamine dimesylate can significantly reduce episodes of bingeing and improve behavior in patients with binge eating disorder. Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Today Headlines)
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - May 21, 2013 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news