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The impact of probable anxiety and mood disorder on self-reported collisions: A population study - Wickens CM, Mann RE, Stoduto G, Ialomiteanu A, Smart RG, Rehm J.
This study examined the association between probable anxiety or mo...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Research Methods, Surveillance and Codes, Models Source Type: news

Accuracy of the Historical, Clinical and Risk Management Scales (HCR-20) in predicting violence and other offenses in forensic psychiatric patients in Brazil - Telles LE, Folino JO, Taborda JG.
BACKGROUND: Assessing the risk of violence is a complex task. In Latin America it is often based on clinical criteria that are not very objective or structured. HCR-20 has been used to increase the accuracy of this exam. AIMS: The aim of this study was to ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Jurisprudence, Laws, Legislation, Policies, Rules Source Type: news

The impact of the Great East Japan earthquake on mandatory psychiatric emergency hospitalizations in Tokyo: a retrospective observational study - Aoki A, Aoki Y, Harima H.
On 11 March 2011, the eastern part of Japan was struck by a magnitude 9.0 quake. About 20 000 people were killed or weremissing, and a nuclear crisis followed. In Tokyo, people were indirectly exposed to the earthquake and nuclear crisis by TV broadcast....
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Economics of Injury and Safety, PTSD, Injury Outcomes Source Type: news

Law & psychiatry: punishing juveniles who kill - Appelbaum PS.
Punishment of juvenile murderers forces policy makers to weigh the developmental immaturity of adolescents against the heinousness of their crimes. The U.S. Supreme Court has progressively limited the severity of punishments that can be imposed on juvenile...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Developmental trajectories of physical and indirect aggression from late childhood to adolescence: sex differences and outcomes in emerging adulthood - Cleverley K, Szatmari P, Vaillancourt T, Boyle M, Lipman E.
OBJECTIVE: Two common subtypes of aggression (physical and indirect) have been shown to develop concurrently throughout childhood and to uniquely predict maladjustment. However, nothing is known about psychiatric outcomes of joint trajectories of physical ...
Source: SafetyLit: All (Unduplicated) - October 6, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Age: Adolescents Source Type: news

Nigeria: Representatives Seek Expansion of Kaduna Psychiatric Hospital
[Daily Trust]Kaduna -Members of the House of Representatives Committee on Health said yesterday in Kaduna that with the high population of psychiatric patients, the Federal Neuropsychiatric Hospital, Kaduna needs expansion.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 6, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Director’s Update » NIMH Director Tom Insel Participates in ScienceLive Chat
NIMH Director Tom Insel Participates in ScienceLive Chat
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Lab Notes: Why Does That Make You Nauseous?
(MedPage Today) -- Mechanisms underlying vomiting are well recognized, but not so for its handmaiden, nausea. A new study in rats sheds light on the nausea process. Also this week: how to cripple a superbug.
Source: MedPage Today Psychiatry - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

POINT: The Case for Gun Control
Unfortunately, brilliant psychiatrists continue to put on display their ignorance of the Second Amendment and its history. The Second Amendment is not about hunting or even defending your home from armed intruders, although that is certainly a fringe benefit.
Source: Psychiatric Times - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Hypnosis: Why quick decision-makers and people with a higher attention span do better
Research from Stanford University shows the answer may lie in your attention span and how quickly you make decisions. The research was published in the Archives of General Psychiatry.
Source: the Mail online | Health - October 5, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news

Botulinum Toxin and Depression
Is it possible that botulinum toxin injections into facial muscles may alleviate symptoms of depression? Recent research suggests that this might be so.read more
Source: Psychology Today Depression Center - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry & Psychology Authors: Eugene Rubin, M.D., Ph.D. Tags: Depression Neuroscience Psychiatry amygdala antidepressant effect bacterial toxin botulinum toxin botulism brain areas brain circuitry brain regions chemical signal earlier research facial expression facial expressions facial Source Type: news

California Outlaws 'Treatment' of Homosexuality in MinorsCalifornia Outlaws 'Treatment' of Homosexuality in Minors
It will soon be illegal for healthcare professionals in California to offer treatment to any minor with the aim of converting them from homosexuality or reducing homosexual desire. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 5, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Exercise Boosts Obese Teens' Mental HealthExercise Boosts Obese Teens' Mental Health
Moderate twice-weekly aerobic exercise helps overweight and obese adolescents feel better about themselves, even if they don't lose weight. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 5, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

MSF hands over last remaining project in Sri Lanka
Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) has handed over its last remaining activities in Mullaitivu district, Sri Lanka, having first worked in the country in 1986. The handover of the mental health programme in August 2012 to an established international NGO with a long-term operational plan for the north of the country follows a progressive transfer of medical activities to the Ministry of Health during the last 18 months. Photo: Eddy McCall, MSF | An MSF surgeon does the rounds of the women's ward in Mullaitivu Hospital. MSF began work in 2010 supporting the hospital's water and sanitation system, emergency unit, and gy...
Source: MSF News - October 5, 2012 Category: Global & Universal Tags: Sri Lanka Frontpage Press Release Source Type: news

New Autism Criteria Will Not Exclude Affected KidsNew Autism Criteria Will Not Exclude Affected Kids
New diagnostic criteria for autism will not exclude children with the disorder, rendering them ineligible for medical and support services. However, some autism groups still have concerns. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 5, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Maybe We Can: The Psychological Challenges of Our Current Election Cycle
Four years ago, the winning presidential slogan went: “Yes, we can. Yes, we can.” We haven’t heard that slogan this time around. Maybe we’ve come back down from this idealism to a more sobering reality.
Source: Psychiatric Times - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Violence in the Media: What Effects on Behavior?
“You turn on the television, and violence is there. You go to a movie, and violence is there.”
Source: Psychiatric Times - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Sharp-Shinned Hawk
Two yellow feathers and a skull. . . drop from the sky and fall on the brown . . . scar of trail, a sharp-shinned hawk
Source: Psychiatric Times - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Inter-Rater Reliability in Psychiatric Diagnosis
DSM-5 presents psychiatry with a potential “reset button” for diagnostic reliability.
Source: Psychiatric Times - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

COUNTERPOINT: Gun Control and the Second Amendment
We are told that we must allow the massacre of innocent Americans—including children—with easily obtained firearms because “it is the price we must pay for freedom.” All those who have sworn the Hippocratic Oath to protect their patients should stand resolute against this radical and morally bankrupt idea.
Source: Psychiatric Times - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Ghana: Misery of 'Prayer Camps' for Mentally Ill
[IRIN]Accra -Doris Appiah, 57, has bipolar disorder. In her early twenties, she was sent to an overcrowded psychiatric hospital followed by a "prayer camp" to be treated. She stayed there for five years, at times tied to a wall or forced to fast. Her story is mirrored by thousands of mentally ill people across Ghana, according to a 2 October Human Rights Watch (HRW) report entitled Like a Death Sentence.
Source: AllAfrica News: Health and Medicine - October 5, 2012 Category: African Health Source Type: news

Study Examines Newly Proposed DSM-5 Criteria For Autism Spectrum Disorder
Parents should not worry that proposed changes to the medical criteria redefining a diagnosis of autism will leave their children excluded and deemed ineligible for psychiatric and medical care, says a team of researchers led by psychologists at Weill Cornell Medical College...
Source: Health News from Medical News Today - October 5, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Autism Source Type: news

GRID1 thalamo-cortical gene variations absent in schizophrenia
Genetic variation in the glutamate receptor delta 1 gene affects gray matter of the anterior thalamus and left lateral prefrontal cortex in healthy individuals but not among patients with schizophrenia, suggest findings published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research.
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Prefrontal-limbic network dysfunction in depressive BD
Study findings suggest that patients in the depressive phase of bipolar disorder show dysfunction in prefrontal-limbic networks and associated striatal systems, which can be measured using amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations.
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Depression Quiz: Test Your Medical IQ
Title: Depression Quiz: Test Your Medical IQCategory: MedicineNet QuizCreated: 7/1/2010 1:54:00 PMLast Editorial Review: 10/5/2012 5:28:24 PM
Source: MedicineNet Depression General - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Do you feel guilty about having bipolar disorder?
Imprisoned by Guilt Nir Nussbaum / FlickrMelody Moezzi, writing in the Summer issue of bp Magazine, said she realized she was carrying a lot of guilt, blaming herself for having bipolar. "I know my guilt is irrational," she said. "I know it's unfounded. Still, I can't seem to fully shake it." Does this sound like you? What she's been doing to reduce her level of guilt is to acknowledge it and then look at it objectively. If she were looking at a stranger, would she blame that person? Read Full PostDo you feel guilty about having bipolar disorder? originally appeared on About.com Bipolar Disorder on Sunday, October 7th, 2...
Source: About.com Bipolar Disorder - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Pharmacovigilance Study: Antidepressant response in patients with major depression exposed to NSAIDs
Source: Am J Psychiatry Area: News Previous research has postulated that there is a mechanism by which non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may affect antidepressant response thus making the antidepressant less effective. The authors of this paper attempted to confirm this association in an independent population-based treatment cohort and explore potential confounding variables, by examining the use of NSAIDs and related medications among 1,528 outpatients in a New England health care system. They then re-analysed data from this cohort and from the original study (STAR*D) which suggested a link between NSAID us...
Source: NeLM - Mental Health - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Systematic review and meta-analysis: Opiate substitution treatment and HIV transmission in people who inject drugs
Source: BMJ Area: News This paper reports the results of a systematic review and meta-analysis conducted to quantify the effect of opiate substitution treatment in relation to HIV transmission among people who inject drugs. The researchers note that use of injected drugs is a significant risk factor for the acquisition and transmission of HIV and about 5-10% of HIV infections are attributable to injecting drug use worldwide. They conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective published and unpublished observational studies sourced through a search of databases, such as Medline, Embase and the Cochrane libr...
Source: NeLM - Mental Health - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Overlapping prescriptions of stimulants for children and adolescents with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder
Source: Psychiatric Services Area: Evidence > Medicines Management > References Objectives: The study aimed to assess the occurrence of overlapping prescriptions for methylphenidate among children and adolescents with newly diagnosed attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and to evaluate the extent to which physician-level and patient-level characteristics affected the risk of prescription overlap during a 1-year treatment period. Methods: The analytical sample comprised 3081 incident cases of ADHD in 2002 involving children aged 17 years or younger from a retrospective cohort study in Taiwan. Med...
Source: NeLM - Mental Health - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Performance of compliance and persistence measures in predicting clinical and economic outcomes using administrative data from German sickness funds
Source: Pharmacotherapy Area: Evidence > Medicines Management > References Objective: To compare the performance of various compliance and persistence measures in predicting schizophrenia-related hospitalisation rates and inpatient costs. Design: Retrospective, nonrandomised cohort study. Data Source: Prescription claims databases from three German sickness funds (public health insurance programmes). Patients: A total of 1484 patients who were hospitalised in 2003 for a schizophrenia-related episode and subsequently received long-term antipsychotic pharmacotherapy. Measurements and Main Results: Data on ag...
Source: NeLM - Mental Health - October 5, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Major depression goes unnoticed in pregnant women
Healthcare professionals looking after pregnant women should maintain a high level of awareness for the possibility of major depressive disorder, say US researchers who found the condition frequently goes undetected.
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - October 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

GRID1 thalamo-cortical gene variations absent in schizophrenia
Genetic variation in the glutamate receptor delta 1 gene affects gray matter of the anterior thalamus and left lateral prefrontal cortex in healthy individuals but not among patients with schizophrenia, suggest findings published in the Journal of Psychiatric Research.
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - October 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Too Much TV Linked to Aggression, Inattention in KidsToo Much TV Linked to Aggression, Inattention in Kids
High levels of television viewing may increase the likelihood of developing externalizing problems, such as aggression and inattention, in preschoolers. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 4, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Genetic Counseling for Schizophrenia Eases ConcernsGenetic Counseling for Schizophrenia Eases Concerns
Many first-degree family members of schizophrenia patients 'dramatically overestimate' their genetic risk, but a new counseling intervention improves knowledge about the disease and eases anxiety. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 4, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

“@professorgreen: I’ve been so…
“@professorgreen: I’ve been so short on sleep I’ve had this anxious / hole in my belly type feeling all week. Strange.” We’ve been there!
Source: ANXIETY UK News - October 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: Administrator Tags: Tweets Source Type: news

Lower Amyloid Burden in Elderly With Alzheimer's GeneLower Amyloid Burden in Elderly With Alzheimer's Gene
The burden of brain amyloid in nondemented elderly persons is lower among those who carry a known genetic risk variant for Alzheimer's disease than those without the variant. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 4, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

FDA Withdraws Approval of Generic AntidepressantFDA Withdraws Approval of Generic Antidepressant
The antidepressant Budeprion XL 300 mg, a generic form of the extended-release bupropion hydrochloride, is not therapeutically equivalent to Wellbutrin XL 300 mg, the brand-name drug, says the FDA. News Alerts
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 4, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Alert Source Type: news

High Mortality, Less Cardiac Care for Schizophrenia PatientsHigh Mortality, Less Cardiac Care for Schizophrenia Patients
A new study reveals a 'striking discrepancy' between need for, and access to, cardiac care in schizophrenia patients who have suffered acute myocardial infarction. Medscape Medical News
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 4, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry News Source Type: news

Anxiety UK will have an announcement on World Mental Health Day
World Mental Health Day is Wednesday, 10th October and Anxiety UK will be making an announcement! Please check back on Wednesday to see what we will be releasing in an effort to help support anxiety sufferers.
Source: ANXIETY UK News - October 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: territorevell Tags: News Source Type: news

Sexual and Physical Abuse Early in Life Can Affect GenesSexual and Physical Abuse Early in Life Can Affect Genes
This finding has implications for understanding clinical mental health issues in victims of abuse. Medscape Psychiatry
Source: Medscape Today Headlines - October 4, 2012 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Psychiatry Viewpoint Source Type: news

Concept Clearance » Building the Next Generation of Global Mental Health Researchers
The purpose of this initiative is to support the career development and training of outstanding early career mental health researchers interested in pursuing global mental health research careers.
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - October 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Concept Clearance » Using Collaborative Care to Reduce Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Mental Health Care
This initiative aims to support innovative research on the implementation of evidence-based interventions to reduce disparities in mental health care among diverse racial and ethnic groups in the United States. The research supported will contribute to the reduction of disparities in access to care, retention in care, and treatment outcomes.
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - October 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Concept Clearance » PsycENCODE: Exploring the Function of Non-coding Elements in the Brain
This initiative aims to support studies on mental disorders based on new concepts of transcriptome complexity that assign functional roles to non-coding and potentially novel coding transcripts, exploring their potential as trans-regulators of gene transcription, mRNA splicing, mRNA stability, molecular transport, and influence on chromosome architecture.
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - October 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Concept Clearance » Gut Microbiome-Brain Interactions in Mental Health: Implications for Mental Disorders
The purpose of this initiative is to encourage hypothesis-driven research by multidisciplinary teams of investigators that will investigate mechanisms by which the gut microbiota modulate pre- and postnatal neurodevelopment, brain function, and behavioral domains relevant to the mission of NIMH. Such fundamental research may suggest avenues for future translational research.
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - October 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Concept Clearance » Leveraging ARRA Resources to Accelerate Research on Neurodevelopment
This initiative aims to stimulate the broader research community to utilize NIMH resources funded by the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA) to develop and evaluate hypotheses about the combined and interactive influences of genetics, brain maturation, neurocognitive function, and environment during development.
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - October 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Concept Clearance » Emergency Department Suicide Prevention in Youth
Suicide continues to be the third leading cause of death among youth aged 10-24 years old. Emergency Medicine Department (ED) practitioners are responsible for risk assessment, discharge, and referral of high risk suicidal individuals, yet no evidence-based standards exist for these practices. This initiative aims to support research to improve identification, evaluation, and appropriate referral by ED staff of youth at risk for suicide. This research will lay the foundation for future efforts to match appropriate interventions to at-risk youth, increasing intervention effectiveness and improving long-term clinical outcomes.
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - October 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Concept Clearance » Cognitive Training Resource Exchange (CogTRex)
This initiative aims to create an online sharing site for researchers who are developing and testing the efficacy of cognitive training (CT) interventions for mental disorders. The CogTREx website would promote sharing of resources and information across disciplines and among researchers, addressing a range of mental disorders in children and adults. CogTREx aims to accelerate intervention development through early sharing of successes and failures, to promote rigorous clinical trial design, and to promote interaction across disciplines and disorders.
Source: National Institute of Mental Health - October 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Authors: National Institute of Mental Health Source Type: news

Social, metacognition deficits in schizophrenia predict dysfunction type
Research findings suggest that deficits in social cognition and metacognition among individuals with schizophrenia represent different forms of dysfunction and symptomatology.
Source: MedWire News - Schizophrenia - October 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news

Comorbid physical, psychiatric disorders common in BD
Findings from the Singapore Mental Health Study show that over two-thirds of individuals with bipolar disorder have other lifetime mental disorders, with approximately half also experiencing at least one chronic physical condition.
Source: MedWire News - Psychiatry - October 4, 2012 Category: Psychiatry Source Type: news