There are two perspectives on mental health. Many people view conditions like depression and anxiety as fixed traits, something they have to cope with indefinitely. However, an alternative…
Eric Bender, MD, tackles your mental health queries in this engaging video. He explains what it means to be psychotic, not as a predictor of crime, but as…
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NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that treatment with methylphenidate and other stimulants may help prevent the development of comorbid psychiatric disorders, as well as improve…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – New research suggests that for some patients with cancer, especially brain tumors and small-cell-lung cancer, the first manifestation is a psychiatric symptom. The…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Dementia and use of dopaminergic agents, principally pergolide, are risk factors for psychotic symptoms in patients with Parkinson’s disease, according to a report…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Children and adolescents who use stimulant medications, primarily methylphenidate, are at increased risk for sudden death, according to a report in The American…
Stuart Gitlow, MD, MPH, MBA, Executive Director, Annenberg Physician Training Program in Addictive Disease, discusses alcoholism and argues that it is in fact a disease rather than a…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – The genotype for the serotonin transporter (5-HTTLPR) is not a risk factor for depression, nor does it interact with stressful life events to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Changes in the diagnosis and treatment of depression occurred soon after the US Food and Drug Administration warned in 2003 of a suicidality…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Consistent with some previous reports, the results of a case-control study suggest that depressive symptoms are an early feature of Parkinson’s disease, preceding…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Although schizophrenia is associated with an increased risk of violent crime, after accounting for substance abuse, the risk is relatively small, according to…
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) – Antipsychotic medications and lifestyle factors cannot fully explain the elevated risk for cardiovascular disease (CVD) observed in patients with schizophrenia spectrum disorders, according…
