Study explores cognitive function in people with mental illness
Study finds few differences in the profiles of genes that influence cognition between those with severe mental health disorders and the general population.... Read More...
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Lifetime suicide risk factors identified
Analyzing previous studies, researchers have identified the effects of individual and environmental risk factors for suicide over a person's lifespan. The risk factors, researchers report, change throughout a person's lifetime.... Read More...
Why bipolar disorder is becoming more ‘desirable’ than other mental illnesses
Researchers discuss why many feel a bipolar disorder diagnosis is "more desirable" compared to other mood disorders.... Read More...
Inflammation predicts response to anti-depression medication
Younger people with bipolar disorder responded better to the antidepressant Latuda when they had increased inflammation biomarkers in their blood. Findings suggest C-reactive protein could be a predictive biomarker to identify which patients will respond to the antidepressant.... Read More...
Early-life exposure to dogs may lessen risk of developing schizophrenia
Exposure to household pet dogs in the early years of life was associated with a significantly decreased risk of being diagnosed with schizophrenia later in life.... Read More...
Small RNAs link immune system and brain cells
Findings show sex-specific baizes in gene expression changes and demonstrate cellular control mechanisms based on microRNA change. The study sheds new light on genetic and neurological changes associated with schizophrenia and bipolar disorder.... Read More...
Patients with mood, anxiety disorders share abnormalities in brain’s control circuit
Patients with mood and anxiety disorders have abnormally low activation in brain areas associated with cognitive and emotional control. Brain scans also revealed hyperactivity in brain areas linked to the processing of emotional thoughts.... Read More...
Distinct brain region alterations in youth with psychosis spectrum disorders
Teens with psychosis spectrum disorders have significantly reduced surface areas in the orbitofrontal cortex, cingulate, precentral, and postcentral brain regions. MRI scans also revealed decreased thalamic volume.... Read More...
Young moms more likely to have kids with ADHD
While there is a clear genetic link between young mothers and ADHD in their children, the association is not necessarily causal.... Read More...
Is bipolar disorder associated with increased risk of Parkinson’s disease?
Study reveals patients with bipolar disorder have a significantly increased risk of developing Parkinson's disease compared with the general population.... Read More...
Abused or neglected children are four times more likely to develop serious mental illness
Adults who were maltreated as children have an increased risk of being diagnosed with schizophrenia, psychosis, bipolar disorder, and anxiety than their peers who were not abused.... Read More...
Many psychiatric disorders have heightened impulsivity
The largest delay discounting effects were found to be associated with bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, and schizophrenia. The image is in the public domain.... Read More...