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Researchers have recently proposed a new potential way to go about addressing at least some of the symptoms associated with schizophrenia. Putting sufferers through a specific type of computerized cognitive training can lead to significant improvements in their condition.
In a series of experiments, conducted in th... |
23 February 2012
18:01 GMT |
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The Indiana Medical History Museum holds a large collection of biological samples belonging to centuries-old brains, which researchers now plan to use to study the origins and history of mental illnesses. This work will be interesting, to say the least, and could be translated in practical applications as well.
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19 January 2012
08:34 GMT |
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One of the things plaguing people suffering from anorexia nervosa is a constant doubt and uncertainty about who they really are. Questions regarding their authentic, real self are common in this population, and experts say that this contributes to the disease in a discernible manner.
Many patients described for res... |
23 November 2011
10:57 GMT |
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People who are capable of remembering most of the things that happened to them throughout their lives in detail may be able to do so thanks to the fact that certain regions of their brains are significantly more developed than normal.
According to a team of scientists, these individuals are able to recall so many d... |
14 November 2011
05:06 GMT |
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Most people who experience depressive symptoms and figure this out want to see the doctor. However, they avoid bringing the issue up with their family physician because they are afraid to be prescribed antidepressant medication. According to the results of a new investigation, this is the primary reason why this happ... |
13 September 2011
11:02 GMT |
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According to the conclusions of a new scientific study, it would appear that people who use antidepressant medication to treat their depression are far more likely to relapse after treatment stops than those who use nothing at all. The correlation is especially true for people suffering from major depression disorder... |
20 July 2011
05:03 GMT |
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A new study reveals that people who are at an increased risk of suffering from panic attacks, or who experience panic attacks regularly, engaging in physical exercises can result in a considerable reduction of their symptoms. It would appear that regular exercises act as a tonic for the human body, allowing it to bet... |
13 July 2011
07:49 GMT |
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A new scientific study demonstrates that one of the reasons why people may be suffering from claustrophobia is the fact that their brains have a distorted perception of the space around. What this means is that some individuals may simply perceive their surroundings as having other dimensions – lengths, width a... |
14 April 2011
05:41 GMT |
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Healthcare experts say that bodily functionality can be recovered faster after suffering a stroke, if patients are helped to deal with their depression. The two conditions oftentimes go hand in hand, and treating the mental aspect of the duo can help people get back on their feet faster.It is estimated that roughly 3... |
16 March 2011
11:56 GMT |
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The conclusions of a new, large-scale survey indicate that children who suffer from attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are very likely to suffer from other mental disorders as well, whereas their peers who do not have the condition have a lower chance of suffering from other conditions. These discoveries... |
10 February 2011
05:06 GMT |
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In spite of recent advancements in developing treatments for schizophrenia and related disorders, the conditions still remain debilitating, disabling, and without permanent cure. Even in the developed world, where people have access to the best treatments available, there is little doctors can do to improve schizophr... |
30 August 2010
04:42 GMT |
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A new program to treat depression in patients, devised by scientists at the Henry Ford Health System Behavioral Health Services division, managed to avoid any of the patients taking their own lives for more than 30 months. Unfortunately, in spite of the increased efficiency depression treatments have today, healthcar... |
19 May 2010
19:01 GMT |
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Researchers have recently finished one of the first studies ever to look at the relationships between brain chemical concentrations and symptoms associated with schizophrenia. The experts, based at the University of California in Davis (UCD), published their results in the March 10 online issue of the respected scien... |
11 March 2010
06:55 GMT |
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Scientists at the Johns Hopkins University (JHU) have just published two new studies, showing why the onset of schizophrenia may be facilitated in young adults, as opposed to older people. The investigators say that two anatomical abnormalities were identified in the brain, and the subsequent researcher proved that t... |
26 February 2010
06:49 GMT |
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According to a new set of investigations, it would appear that Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath caused a lot of negative and serious emotional disturbances in children living in the affected areas. The atmospheric event was one of the worst natural disasters to have ever stricken the United States, and many people... |
5 January 2010
19:01 GMT |
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In a recent investigation, it was revealed that only about half of teenagers in the United States that suffered from mental disorders were treated for their conditions. About the same number are subjected to professional counsel or aid, and the situation appears to be deteriorating, experts believe. A new work has no... |
14 December 2009
05:44 GMT |
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When a new brain develops, there are two key processes that determine its final architecture – proliferation and differentiation. The former refers to the actual number of cells that provides the basis for neural growth, while the latter refers to the function these materials take, in becoming a certain type of... |
5 October 2009
02:15 GMT |
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Mental conditions plaguing teenagers are often regarded by adults as being less important and serious than the ones that plague them, although that is not necessarily the case. For quite some time now, experts have been drawing attention to the fact that adolescents are living in a very stressful environment, but the... |
24 September 2009
10:28 GMT |
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