2009 April | Psych Central News

Sleep Deficits Could Trigger ADHD

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

A provocative new Finnish study suggests that children's short sleep duration even without sleeping difficulties increases the risk for behavioral symptoms of ADHD. During the recent decades, sleep ...

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Mental Issues Among Kids Who Perceive Racial Discrimination

Tuesday, April 28th, 2009

A new multicenter study has found that perceived racial or ethnic discrimination is not an uncommon experience among fifth-grade students and that it may have a negative ...

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Personal Approach to Bipolar

Monday, April 27th, 2009

A new UK report suggests clinicians are a step closer to personalizing treatment and prevention for manic-depressive illness - also known as bipolar disorder. Their research has ...

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Alzheimer’s Trail Runs Hot and Cold

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Brain imaging and cognitive tests may be the gold standards for tracking Alzheimer disease progression, but clinical trials using these procedures are expensive, risky, and time-consuming. As a ...

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Eliminate Memories To Reduce Drug Use

Monday, April 27th, 2009

Getting high is an experience that is difficult to erase. Addicts, even those who have been abstinent for long periods of time, are often still vulnerable to ...

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Why Relationships Change After Marriage

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Dating couples whose dreams include marriage would do well to step back and reflect upon the type of support they'll need from their partners ...

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Lower Dementia Drug Dosage May Be Better

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Sometimes less is better than more. In a new study, lower doses of an Alzheimer’s drug delivered via ...

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Relationship With Parents Influences Teen Drinking

Friday, April 24th, 2009

Teenagers who have a strong relationship with their parents may start drinking at a later age -- which may, ...

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Teens Self-Medicate With Cannabis

Friday, April 24th, 2009

When legal therapies let them down, some teens apparently turn to cannabis. A new study, published in BioMed Central's open access journal Substance ...

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