Scientists from Toronto’s Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) found evidence that heavy methamphetamine users might have a higher risk of developing schizophrenia. This finding was based on a large study comparing the risk among methamphetamine users not only to a group that did not use drugs, but also to heavy users of other [...]
Depression may have far more consequences than previously believed. Recent data suggests that individuals who have a mood disorder could be twice as likely to have a heart attack compared to individuals who are not depressed. This process has been poorly understood—until now. A new study led by Concordia University has found that depressed individuals [...]
Researchers from Rhode Island Hospital suggest that the Internet version of the depression scale might be equivalent to the paper version, and it is also preferred by patients, according to an article published in the November 2011 issue of the Journal of Clinical Psychiatry. “With the growing interest in developing electronic medical records, together with [...]
Children exposed to family violence show the same pattern of activity in their brains as soldiers exposed to combat, according to new research conducted by investigators from the University College London (UCL) in London. During the study, 43 children had their brains scanned using a functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) scanner. According to researchers, brain [...]
Sustained changes in the region of the brain associated with cognitive function and emotional control were found in young adult men after one week of playing violent video games, according to a study conducted by researchers from the Indiana University School of Medicine inIndianapolis. This is the first time the IU researchers, who have studied [...]
A website known as Anxiety Social Net has been launched to aid in providing a support network for people who have anxiety issues. The site, which is also referred to as ASN, has most of the functionality that other social networking sites such as Facebook have, but it also includes anxiety support groups, communication forums, [...]
Web-based intervention designed to increase patient ability to perform headache self-management activities and symptom management strategies, and reduce migraine-related psychological distress appears to be an effective comprehensive medical approach to managing migraine, according to data published in Headache: The Journal of Head and Face Pain (Feb. 2012; 52(2):244-261). This study tested painACTION.com’s ability to increase [...]
A Canadian population-based study suggests that the mental health care needs of epilepsy patients are potentially not being met compared to the general population or to those with another chronic condition, according a to report published in Epilepsia (Feb. 2012; 53(2):291-300). The investigation by the University of Calgary’s Department of Clinical Neuroscience Epilepsy Group was [...]
Employees with depression who receive treatment while still working are significantly more likely to be highly productive than those who do not, researchers reported in a study published online in the January edition of the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry. Of the 3,000 workers looked at in the sample, 8.5 per cent experienced a depressive episode, [...]
A Canadian population based study suggests the mental health care needs of epilepsy patients are potentially not being met compared to the general population or to those with another chronic condition, according to report published in Epilepsia (Feb. 2012; 53(2):291-300). The investigation by the University of Calgary’s Department of Clinical Neuroscience was designed to assess [...]