MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'antisocial'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:23:21 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4704716&cid=t_170679_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2011%2F04%2F11%2Fbe-the-unpopular-kid%2F Growing up, I wasn’t popular (except with the girls in elementary school, heh). Like most kids, and then teens, somehow we get it into our heads that the more popular you are, the better life is. It’s a dream magnified and reinforced by Hollywood and Hallmark movies, and it’s an urge as a teen that’s very difficult to resist. Now, consciously, I never imagined or cared about the trappings of popularity as a teen. I didn’t fantasize about being the high school football star, or being named prom king or some such nonsense. What I did imagine and want was simple — a high enough level of popularity where I didn’t have to worry about my ass being kicked while walking down an empty hallway. (For the record, I never had my ass kicked in high school; it wa... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4704716 Mon, 11 Apr 2011 21:35:00 +0100 4704716 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4507587&cid=t_170679_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FRecoveryIsSexycom%2F%7E3%2FhjYF8cI3ZEA%2F Depression symptoms increase over time for addiction-prone womenWhile alcohol problems and antisocial behavior tend to decrease in women as they age, depression does not, U-M study findsUnlike alcohol problems and antisocial behavior, depression doesn’t decline with age in addiction-prone women in their 30s and 40s – it continues to increase, a new study led by University of Michigan Health System researchers found.The analysis examined the influences of the women’s histories, family life and neighborhood instability on their alcoholism symptoms, antisocial behavior and depression over a 12-year period covering the earlier years of marriage and motherhood.The research, published in Development and Psychopathology, is part of an ongoing project focusing on families at high risk for su... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4507587 Mon, 21 Feb 2011 16:20:00 +0100 4507587 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3960076&cid=t_170679_151_f&fid=35818&url=http%3A%2F%2Frecoveryissexy.com%2Fthe-personality-traits-of-alcoholics%2F Symptoms and personality traits in alcoholic patients: a comparative study. The aim of this paper was to describe the psychopathological and personality profile associated with alcohol dependence and to compare it with those of non-addictive disorders and the normal population. The sample consisted of 158 alcohol-dependent participants attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic, 120 psychiatric patients with non-addictive disorders and 103 participants from the general population chosen to match the patient samples for age, gender and socioeconomic level. All participants were assessed with different instruments related to personality. Patients from the clinical groups presented more symptoms of anxiety and depression than the healthy participants and had more problems adjusting to... Recovery Is Sexy.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3960076 Sat, 11 Sep 2010 13:50:34 +0100 3960076 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3753898&cid=t_170679_111_f&fid=34834&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FMentalNurse%2F%7E3%2FErVctpUe6H8%2F Time for me to join in the various bouts of liberal handwringing over Raoul Moat. In the news today is the furore over a collection of Facebook groups proclaiming Moat a “legend”. Or possibly a “lejjarnd” since 99% of people on those groups seem incapable of basic spelling. The charming inhabitants of these groups proclaim such lovely sentiments as: He got pushed to the edge by a lying scummy girlfriend who told him she was shagging a copper, she tried to wind him up and it worked quite well. He only done what every guy in jail ‘says’ he would do if his partner cheated while inside, difference is he wasn’t all mouth! Stupid little bitch, bet she feels stupid now. and he sat underneath a window nd listened 2 his ex nd new partner slaging him off 4... Mental Nurse blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3753898 Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:44:50 +0100 3753898 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3398988&cid=t_170679_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F23%2Fa-psychopaths-brain-on-fmri%2F Our newest blogger, Dr. Kelly McAleer, has an interesting two-part post about the use of fMRI imaging technologies to try and detect psychopathology in criminals: In my last post, I discussed how Dr. Kent Kiehl, a neuroscientist, is using fMRI technology to detect brain abnormalities in people with psychopathy. His participants are prison inmates who score high on the PCL-R, a psychodiagnostic measure used to assess psychopathy. Once he determines that the participant is, in fact, a psychopath based on their PCL-R score, he takes scans of their brains using an fMRI to determine if there are brain differences between psychopathic participants and normal controls. He has found defects in the paralimbic system that he believes relate to psychopathy. Interestingly, Dr. Kiehl’s research ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3398988 Tue, 23 Mar 2010 21:28:39 +0100 3398988 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3382875&cid=t_170679_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2010%2F03%2F101-dalmations-and-chihuahuasand.html In the New York Times this week we have a story entitled Animal Abuse as Clue to Additional Cruelties. In this article Ian Urbina discusses the problem of people who hoard animals and the connection between animal abuse and violence toward people.The link between animal cruelty and antisocial behavior is well known and was first studied in the 1960's by a researcher at Washington University by the name of Lee Robins. Dr. Robins followed the outcomes of children referred to a local mental health center for conduct problems, and learned that about one third of them developed antisocial behavior as adults. This is where we get the current conduct disorder criteria for antisocial personality disorder found in DSM-IV: firesetting, theft, running away, truancy and animal cruelty.States are passi... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3382875 Fri, 19 Mar 2010 12:00:00 +0100 3382875 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3331350&cid=t_170679_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2010%2F03%2F04%2Fwhy-are-so-many-teens-depressed%2F Entertainment Tonight recently reported that TV and music star Marie Osmond’s 18-year-old son, Michael Blosil, committed suicide last Friday in Los Angeles. In his suicide note, he described a life-long battle with depression, the reason for his suicide. Osmond said Michael became depressed after she and her ex-husband, Brian Blosil, separated, and that he entered rehab in November 2007. According to suicide.org, a teen takes his or her own life every 100 minutes. Suicide is the third-leading cause of death for young people ages 15 to 24. Approximately 20 percent of teens experience depression before they reach adulthood, and between 10 to 15 percent suffer from symptoms at any one time. Only 30 percent of depressed teens are being treated for it.Some teens are more at risk for teen ... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3331350 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:24:54 +0100 3331350 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3201899&cid=t_170679_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation%2FwAgT%2F%7E3%2F55LfL-pV_F8%2F CONCLUSIONS: Nicotine dependence represents a general marker of psychiatric comorbidity, particularly of addictive comorbidity. It may be used as a screening measure for psychiatric diagnoses in clinical practice as well as in future trials. Research report; Le Strat Y, Ramoz N, Gorwood P. In Alcohol-Dependent Drinkers, What Does the Presence of Nicotine Dependence Tell Us About Psychiatric and Addictive Disorders Comorbidity? Alcohol Alcohol. 2010 Jan 20. See also; Alcoholic, Addictive Behaviors Wernicke-Korsakoff Syndrome Are Families Affected by Alcoholism? What are the Styles of Enablers? Hazelden Books and Resources Related Reading: Share/Save (Source: Twelve Step Facilitation.com) Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3201899 Sat, 23 Jan 2010 09:55:53 +0100 3201899 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3153639&cid=t_170679_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation%2FwAgT%2F%7E3%2FSDUpDPH9_2c%2F   Psychopathological symptoms and personality traits in alcohol-dependent patients: a comparative study. The aim of this paper was to describe the psychopathological and personality profile associated with alcohol dependence and to compare it with those of non-addictive disorders and the normal population. The sample consisted of 158 alcohol-dependent participants attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic, 120 psychiatric patients with non-addictive disorders and 103 participants from the general population chosen to match the patient samples for age, gender and socioeconomic level. All participants were assessed with different instruments related to personality Impulsiveness Scale, Sensation-Seeking Scale and STAI, psychopathology SCL-90-R, BDI and Maladjustment Scale a... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3153639 Sun, 03 Jan 2010 05:26:02 +0100 3153639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2389930&cid=t_170679_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2009%2F05%2F06%2Fschizophrenia-and-driving%2F When someone is recovering from a severe mental illness like schizophrenia — a disorder that can seriously alter one’s perception of reality — sometimes awkward situations come up. Dr. Ron Pies, a contributor to Psych Central, discusses just such a case in The New York Times yesterday. His patient, recovering from schizophrenia and doing quite well, wanted Dr. Pies to sign off on his application to get a driver’s license: While schizophrenia may increase the likelihood of an accident, research in the 1980s by Dr. Russell Noyes suggested that, among patients with psychiatric disorders, those with alcoholism and antisocial personality traits accounted for most of the risk. The Utah Department of Public Safety asserts that most people under active treatment for schi... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2389930 Wed, 06 May 2009 19:49:30 +0100 2389930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2321734&cid=t_170679_129_f&fid=36036&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.everydayhealth.com%2Fblog%2Fkelly-building-a-crohns-disease-community%2Fis-your-crohns-disease-making-you-antisocial%2F I think I’m becoming antisocial.  I like to be around people; it is just that sometimes it is so tiring.  For instance, a week ago, my husband decided that he wanted to invite some friends over for a party.  He has wanted to have a party for a while but I was taking night classes in Jan. and Feb. and needed the weekends to study and do my homework (and rest!).   But, I finished my class in early March and I didn’t want to keep saying, “not right now,” so I agreed even though I had just finished taking the antibiotics for a sinus infection and was not really healthy.  My husband promised that he would do all of the work and I would only have to do minor tasks – and he even kept his promise this time!  I didn’t do too much, but mostly that is because I was sick.  I can no... Life with Crohn's blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2321734 Wed, 01 Apr 2009 17:33:46 +0100 2321734 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2046757&cid=t_170679_109_f&fid=34730&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychiatrist-blog.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F12%2Fwho-is-criminal.html I'll admit this seems like an odd question with an obvious answer. Most people would say that a criminal is anyone convicted of a crime. However, there is a difference between someone who has merely been convicted of a single crime and someone with a pattern of criminal behavior. Repetitive criminals may be psychopaths or sociopaths. Fictional characters like Hannibal Lechter or Tony Soprano are good examples of sociopathic or psychopathic personalities.It might be a bit disconcerting to know that people like this actually exist and that they've been around for a long time. In 1837 an English psychiatrist named James Pritchard wrote a book entitled Treatise on Insanity in which he described people who lacked the ability to form attachments to others and who were unable to experience normal... Shrink Rap blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2046757 Wed, 17 Dec 2008 11:25:00 +0100 2046757 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1417854&cid=t_170679_109_f&fid=34750&url=http%3A%2F%2Fpsychcentral.com%2Fblog%2Farchives%2F2008%2F05%2F02%2Fdoes-treatment-of-adhd-lead-to-substance-abuse%2F One of the long-standing concerns amongst professionals and parents alike is the possibility that early treatment of attention deficit disorder (ADHD) with stimulant medication (such as Ritalin or Adderall) could possibly lead to later problems. New research suggests these concerns are largely unfounded, with one possible exception. The studies were published in the latest issue of the American Journal of Psychiatry and both studies largely showed no positive association between the use of stimulant medication in children and an increased risk of substance abuse later on in life. The first study, Biederman et. al. (2008) reported on the 10-year followup of 112 children who were between 6 and 17 years-old when first entered into the study: In a longitudinal sample of male subjects diagno... World of Psychology blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1417854 Fri, 02 May 2008 22:14:40 +0100 1417854 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1247944&cid=t_170679_151_f&fid=35805&url=http%3A%2F%2Ftwelvestepfacilitation.com%2Fthe-personality-traits-of-alcoholics%2F   Psychopathological symptoms and personality traits in alcohol-dependent patients: a comparative study. The aim of this paper was to describe the psychopathological and personality profile associated with alcohol dependence and to compare it with those of non-addictive disorders and the normal population. The sample consisted of 158 alcohol-dependent participants attending a psychiatric outpatient clinic, 120 psychiatric patients with non-addictive disorders and 103 participants from the general population chosen to match the patient samples for age, gender and socioeconomic level. All participants were assessed with different instruments related to personality Impulsiveness Scale, Sensation-Seeking Scale and STAI, psychopathology SCL-90-R, BDI and Maladjustment Scale a... Twelve Step Facilitation.com blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1247944 Thu, 21 Feb 2008 13:54:44 +0100 1247944