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Archive for December, 2008

Substance Use and Mental Disorders Intertwined

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Two new studies in the Canadian Journal of Psychiatry have found that multilevel integration is needed for mental health and substance use services to adequately address ...

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Emotional Connections Change With Aging

Thursday, December 18th, 2008

Neuroscientists from Duke University have discovered that older people use their brains differently than younger people when it comes to storing memories, particularly those associated with negative ...

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Brain Response Similar for Reward and Stress

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Rewarding and stressful signals don't seem to have much in common. But new research on diseases ranging from drug addiction to anxiety disorders finds that the brain's reward and stress signaling circuits are intertwined in ...

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Genetic Link to Borderline Personality Disorder

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

While sometimes under the radar screen, borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a condition more common than schizophrenia or bipolar disorder and is estimated to affect 2 percent of the population. In a new study, a ...

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Aging Mellows Negative Memories

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

New research discovers there is a scientific reason why older people tend to see the past through rose-colored glasses. A University of Alberta medical researcher, in collaboration with colleagues at Duke University, identified brain activity ...

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Concern Over Child Mental Health Needs

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008

Adolescence is a time of life often fraught with physical, mental and emotional challenges. These are particularly difficult periods for many parents who may look to their child’s primary care physician for guidance and assistance ...

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Behavioral Therapy for Eating Disorders

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

UK researchers have developed a new form of psychotherapy that has the potential to treat more than eight out of ten cases of eating disorders in adults. ...

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Music Therapy Relieves Health Anxiety

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

An innovative program from the University of Michigan Comprehensive Cancer Center uses music therapy to help heal patients’ spirits as well as their bodies. ...

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High Blood Pressure Clouds Thinking

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

A new study from North Carolina State University shows that increased blood pressure in older adults is directly related to decreased cognitive functioning, particularly among seniors with ...

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Depression and Anxiety Stress the Heart

Tuesday, December 16th, 2008

Although depression and anxiety are risk factors for cardiovascular disease, new research suggests mental stressors may also contribute to adoption of health behaviors that exacerbate cardiac ...

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