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Depressed Teens Listen to Heavy Metal Music in Unhealthy Way

October 20th, 2011
Youth at risk of depression are more likely to listen habitually and repetitively to heavy metal music, according to research by Dr. Katrina McFerran of the University of Melbourne. For the study, McFerran, a senior lecturer in Music Therapy at the Melbourne Conservatorium ...

Genetic Link to Suicidal Behavior

October 10th, 2011
Genetic Link to Suicidal BehaviorA new UK study has found evidence that a specific gene is linked to suicidal behavior. Investigators believe this research may help experts target the gene in future ...

Social Problems in Teens Can Lead to Personality Disorders

September 29th, 2011
Social Problems in Teens Can Lead to Personality Disorders A new research study looks at how adolescents think, how disordered thinking can take root, and how this thought pattern can ultimately lead ...

Gap in Mental Health Care for Suicidal Teens

September 16th, 2011
Gap in Mental Health Care for Suicidal Teens  The American health care system segregates medical and mental health services, making for a flawed structure that limits health care access and the delivery of ...

Gene-Environment Interaction in Mental Illness May Be Overstated

September 9th, 2011
Gene-Environment Interaction in Mental Illness May Be OverstatedA new study warns that research suggesting a genetic-environmental linkage for the development of some psychiatric illnesses needs additional scrutiny and replication before being accepted as ...

High School Mental Health Screens Are Effective

August 26th, 2011
High School Mental Health Screens Are EffectiveA new study suggests routine mental health screening in high school can identify adolescents at risk for mental illness. Authorities can then reach out and connect the identified adolescents ...

Newer Antidepressants May Be Riskier for Seniors

August 4th, 2011
Newer Antidepressants May Be Riskier for SeniorsA new UK study finds that among individuals 65 or older, taking new generation antidepressants (SSRIs) is riskier than older tricyclic antidepressants (TCAs), increasing the likelihood of ...

Gender-Based Violence Increases Women’s Risk of Mental Disorders

August 3rd, 2011
Gender-Based Violence Increases Womens Risk of Mental DisordersA new Australian study finds that women who experience gender-based violence such as rape, sexual assault, intimate partner violence and stalking are at an increased risk ...

Primary Care Important to Suicide Prevention

August 2nd, 2011
Primary Care Important to Suicide PreventionA new Mayo Clinic paper suggests the family doctor may be the “X” factor for reducing the number of suicides. Suicide is the 11th leading cause of ...

Stop-Smoking Drug Chantix Increases Cardiovascular Risk

July 5th, 2011
Smoking Cessation Drug Chantix Increases Cardiovascular RiskResearchers have urged the Food and Drug Administration to take varenicline (brand name Chantix), a popular smoking cessation drug, off the market after linking it to a striking increase of ...
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