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·March 30, 2015·4 min read

Changes to Brain Areas Associated with Emotion and Memory Induced by ECT

According to a new study, electroconvulsive therapy causes changes to areas of the brain responsible for memory and emotion.

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·March 24, 2015·2 min read

Mental Health Report Finds Staffing Problems Linked to Ward Suicides

Relying on inexperienced staff to observe suicidal patients puts the patients at risk, a new study reports.

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·March 19, 2015·3 min read

Brain Networks Differ Among Those with Severe Schizophrenia

A new study reports people with severe schizophrenia have significant differences in their brain networks compared to others with less severe schizophrenia.

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·March 11, 2015·4 min read

Rat Study Finds Lead has Detrimental Effect on Cells in Brain Areas Implicated in Schizophrenia

Detrimental effects on areas of the brain associated with schizophrenia and stronger reaction to cocaine seen in rats exposed to lead, according to a new study.

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·March 9, 2015·6 min read

Newly Discovered Brain Pathway Could Solve Antipsychotic Mystery

Researchers provide possible new insights into psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia.

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·March 5, 2015·4 min read

Abnormal Brain Rhythms Tied to Problems with Thinking in Schizophrenia

Using a unique mouse model, researchers show cognitive deficits associated with schizophrenia may be reversible.

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·March 4, 2015·3 min read

Oxytocin May Enhance Social Function in Psychiatric Disorders

Inducing the release of oxytocin could be a viable option for enhancing social function in some psychiatric disorders.

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·February 25, 2015·2 min read

Hidden Gene Gives Hope for Improving Brain Function

The gene Gomafu might be key to understanding how our brain rapidly responds to stressful experiences, researchers report.

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·January 20, 2015·2 min read

Connection Between Childhood Adversity and Psychiatric Disorders Seen at Cellular Level

Childhood adversity and lifetime psychopathology are associated with shorter telomeres and higher mtDNA content, a new study reports.

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·January 6, 2015·4 min read

MRI Sensitive to Metabolic Changes Reveals Brain Differences in Bipolar Disorder

Neuroimaging study identifies differences in cerebral white matter in bipolar patients who do not take lithium.

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·December 22, 2014·2 min read

Study Links Suicide Risk with Insomnia and Alcohol Use

Gender and insomnia mediate the relationship between alcohol use and suicide risk, a new study reports.

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·December 19, 2014·3 min read

OCD Patients’ Brains Light up to Reveal How Compulsive Habits Develop

The compulsions in OCD could be due to a misfiring in the caudate nucleus, a new neuroimaging study proposes.

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