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Antipsychotic Medications Linked to Unhealthy Weight Gain

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Research has confirmed what many parents and friends have observed -- that second-generation antipsychotic medications ...

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Antipsychotics Cause Weight Gain in Children, Teens

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

Up to one third of children and teens who took common antipsychotic drugs for the ...

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Church May Not Provide Support for Depressed

Friday, October 2nd, 2009

An ongoing study by a well-respected Baptist university has found that local churches ...

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Bipolar Disorder May Be Outgrown

Wednesday, September 30th, 2009

A new research effort has come to the conclusion that bipolar disorder, traditionally thought of as a ...

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Link Between Genius and Misfit

Tuesday, September 29th, 2009

The debate between biology and society has turned another chapter as a new study examines the link between psychosis and creativity. The quest to determine if personality is based on heredity has raged for centuries ...

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Brain Scans Clarify Borderline Personality Disorder

Friday, September 4th, 2009

Using real-time brain imaging, a team of researchers have discovered that patients with Borderline Personality Disorder (BPD) are physically unable to ...

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New Treatment for Schizophrenia and Bipolar Disorder

Friday, August 14th, 2009

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Saphris tablets (asenapine) to treat adults with schizophrenia or bipolar disorder. "Mental illnesses ...

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Mental Disorders Are Costliest Medical Conditions

Tuesday, August 11th, 2009

According to a new federal report, the number of Americans under care for depression and other mental illnesses has doubled over ...

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Is Rorschach Inkblot Test Outdated?

Friday, July 31st, 2009

A well-established psychological test is coming under the gun as a new research effort reviews the test’s reliability and validity. The Rorschach Inkblot ...

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