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  Study Focuses on Genetic Links to ADHD
  Medical research is shedding new light on the genetics associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).
  by jenna3967 / on Dec 6, 2011
• in Film
  The Living Ghost (1942) Is Frightful
  The Living Ghost…’eh, it’s not as scary as The Dead Ghost.
  by missbobetier / on Oct 18, 2011
• in Film
  Netflix Noir: I Wake Up Screaming (1941), Shock (1946), and Fear in the Night (1947)
  That dream you had last night…are you sure it was only a dream?
  by missbobetier / on Feb 22, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “psychiatry”

 

• Redefining Autism: Will New DSM-5 Criteria for ASD Exclude Some People?

  
  Scientific American — Authority: 134
  People have been arguing about autism for a long time--about what causes it , how to treat it and whether it qualifies as a mental disorder. The controversial idea that childhood vaccines trigger autism also persists, despite the fact that study after study has failed to find any evidence of such a link. Now, ...
  17 hours ago

• Patients’ perceptions of illness affects outcome

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 534
  Sydney, Jan 30 (IANS) What you think about your illness matters just as much, if not more, than the factors and conditions that determine your health condition.Keith Petrie of the University of Auckland and John Weinman of the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College, London, conducted a review of the existing ...
  19 hours ago

• Psychiatry’s Grand Confession

  
  La Leva di Archimede (ENG) — Authority: 95
  Mad in America January 23, 2012 by Jonathan Leo, Ph.D. / Jeffrey Lacasse, Ph.D. RSS The psychiatry profession has finally come clean and confessed on a national media outlet that there is no evidence to support the Serotonin Theory of Depression. Today, on NPR’s Morning Edition there is a segment about the ...
  19 hours ago

• Good Kindergarten Attention Skills Predict Later Work-Oriented Behavior

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 684
  Attentiveness in kindergarten accurately predicts the development of "work-oriented" skills in school children, according to a new study published by Dr. Linda Pagani, a professor and researcher at the University of Montreal and CHU Sainte-Justine. Elementary school teachers made observations of attention skills in ...
  20 hours ago

• The Amygdala And Fear Are Not The Same Thing

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 684
  In a 2007 episode of the television show Boston Legal, a character claimed to have figured out that a cop was racist because his amygdala activated - displaying fear, when they showed him pictures of black people. This link between the amygdala and fear - especially a fear of others unlike us, has gone too far, not ...
  21 hours ago

• How Bad Are We At Forecasting Our Emotions

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 684
  How will you feel if you fail that test? Awful, really awful, you say. Then you fail the test and, yes, you feel bad - but not as bad as you thought you would. This pattern holds for most people, research shows. The takeaway message: People are lousy at predicting their emotions. "Psychology has focused on how we mess ...
  21 hours ago

• Patients Perceptions Of Illness Make A Difference

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 684
  Whenever we fall ill, there are many different factors that come together to influence the course of our illness. Additional medical conditions, stress levels, and social support all have an impact on our health and well-being, especially when we are ill. But a new report suggests that what you think about your ...
  21 hours ago

• Altering Behavior: From Reducing Bullying To Training Scientists

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 684
  If you want to change how teenagers view bullying, go to the straight to the source of most school trends: the most connected crowd. According to new intervention research, targeting the most influential students in a school could be a key factor in reducing harassment and bullying. These results are part of a group ...
  21 hours ago

• Windows To The Mind

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 684
  The eyes are the window into the soul - or at least the mind, according to a new paper published in Perspectives on Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science. Measuring the diameter of the pupil, the part of the eye that changes size to let in more light, can show what a person is ...
  21 hours ago

• Family History Of Psychiatric Disorders May Shape Intellectual Interests

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 684
  A hallmark of the individual is the cultivation of personal interests, but for some people, their intellectual pursuits might actually be genetically predetermined. Survey results published by Princeton University researchers in the journal PLoS ONE suggest that a family history of psychiatric conditions such as ...
  2 days ago

• New Treatments to Combat Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder

  
  The Shrink Tank — Authority: 79
  From drugs to digital worlds, researchers are testing innovative treatments for PTSD. read more
  3 days ago

• Link Between Prenatal Testosterone And An Increased Risk Of Language Delay For Male Infants

  
  Health News and Views — Authority: 140
  New research by Australian scientists reveals that males who are exposed to high levels of testosterone before birth are twice as likely to experience delays in language development compared to females…
  3 days ago

• Does The Military Make The Man Or Does The Man Make The Military?

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 684
  "Be all you can be," the Army tells potential recruits. The military promises personal reinvention. But does it deliver? A new study, which will be published in an upcoming issue of Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that personality does change a little after military ...
  3 days ago

• Feeling Left Out? Being Ignored Hurts, Even By A Stranger

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 684
  Feeling like youre part of the gang is crucial to the human experience. All people get stressed out when were left out. A new study published in Psychological Science, a journal of the Association for Psychological Science, finds that a feeling of inclusion can come from something as simple as eye contact from a ...
  3 days ago

• Gender Differences In Prejudice - Its Evolution

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 684
  Prejudice against people from groups different than their own is linked to aggression for men and fear for women, suggests new research led by Michigan State University scholars. The researchers report that, throughout history, men have been the primary aggressors against different groups as well as the primary ...
  4 days ago

• Numerous Infant Studies Indicate Environmental Knowledge Is Present Soon After Birth

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 684
  While it may appear that infants are helpless creatures that only blink, eat, cry and sleep, one University of Missouri researcher says that studies indicate infant brains come equipped with knowledge of "intuitive physics." "In the MU Developmental Cognition Lab, we study infant knowledge of the world by measuring a ...
  4 days ago

• Endocannabinoid System Disturbed By GABA Deficits

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 684
  Changes in the endocannabinoid system may have important implications for psychiatric and addiction disorders. This brain system is responsible for making substances that have effects on brain function which resemble those of cannabis products, e.g., marijuana. The endocannabinoid system is of particular interest in ...
  4 days ago

• Children With A Genetic Variation Who Are Prescribed Antipsychotics At Increased Risk Of Metabolic Side Effects

  
  Health News from Medical News Today — Authority: 684
  Researchers have found a genetic variation predisposing children to six-times greater risk of developing metabolic syndrome when taking second-generation anti-psychotic medications. Metabolic syndrome is a cluster of conditions that are risk factors for cardiovascular disease. The study showed a close association with ...
  4 days ago

• Genetic Link to Child Complications from Antipsychotic Drugs

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 600
  A Canadian study suggests a genetic variation can increase the risk of medical complications among children receiving antipsychotic medications. Investigators discovered the genetic variation can cause a six-fold greater risk for children to develop metabolic syndrome. Metabolic syndrome is a combination of symptoms ...
  5 days ago

• Will Shuffling of Personality Disorders In Diagnostic Guide Cause Harm?

  
  Psych Central News — Authority: 600
  Among the numerous controversies regarding the upcoming revisions to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM), a new paper opines that the proposed removal of five personality disorders could actually wind up harming patients. The DSM is used by psychiatrists and other mental health workers ...
  5 days ago

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