World of Psychology

Archive for January, 2006

Testing adolescents at risk for bipolar disorder

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

Questionnaires can help diagnose young people.

CPT Code for Online Counseling

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

In case you were wondering, yes, online therapy or e-therapy or online counseling is billable to insurance companies under the CPT code 0074T. This was …

Schizophrenia syncs fast: disconnected brain may lie at heart of disorder

Wednesday, January 25th, 2006

Interconnected brain areas that use split-second timing to interpret new information suffer a communication breakdown in people with schizophrenia, a new study suggests.

The finding hinges …

Mice With Defective Memory May Hold Clues To Schizophrenia

Tuesday, January 24th, 2006

Well, understanding the symptoms relating to schizophrenia on the genetic level have been observed by researchers at UT Southwestern Medical Center. By deleting a …

Bipolar in the workplace

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

A healthy work environment reduces stress and triggers, maintaining emotional balance and preventing relapse.

Cognitive Therapy Helps Ease Back Pain

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

Cognitive Therapy Helps Ease Back Pain

People with chronic lower back pain can reap as much benefit from cognitive behavioral therapy as they do from …

Gene Could Hold Key to Schizophrenia

Monday, January 23rd, 2006

Gene Could Hold Key to Schizophrenia

Deleting a single gene in the brains of mice caused their memories to be affected in way that resembled …

Recipes to feed your brain

Saturday, January 21st, 2006

A new report called Feeding Minds links nutrition and the brain, and offers some tasty recipes for mental health.

Energy drinks and mania

Friday, January 20th, 2006

There’s reason for people with bipolar disorder to be cautious about consuming high doses of caffeine, especially while manic or hypomanic, and energy drinks like …

Bipolar gene discovered

Thursday, January 19th, 2006

Genetic research helps scientists develop drugs that work in new ways, and points to the potential to develop early diagnostic tests.

Another Study on Depression

Monday, January 16th, 2006

Medication, Shock Therapy Best for Depression

Many news organizations late last week reported the above, based upon the findings from a study in The Lancet, …

Scientists Work on ‘Trauma Pill’

Monday, January 16th, 2006

Scientists Work on ‘Trauma Pill’

Suppose you could erase bad memories from your mind. Suppose, as in a recent movie, your brain could be wiped …

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