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Type of Personality Disorder Influences Professional Staff Interaction

Thursday, April 10th, 2008
A new study suggests the way in which health professionals respond emotionally to substance abuse patients with personality disorders, depends on the type of disorder. The investigation builds upon research that determined antisocial and aggressive ...  Read more... »

New Clues for Bipolar and Schizophrenia

Thursday, March 13th, 2008
A new discovery on how biochemical changes can alter the process of genes may be a significant step to fully understanding major psychosis. The biochemical alterations, called epigenetic changes, are prevalent among individuals with schizophrenia ...  Read more... »

Brain Discovery May Aid Psychosis Treatment

Monday, February 25th, 2008
Researchers believe the discovery of a new receptor complex in the brain could help provide new treatments for schizophrenia and other diseases associated with psychosis. The receptor complex responds to several ...  Read more... »

Hopelessness May Continue As Depression Improves

Tuesday, February 19th, 2008
In a new study, researchers discover that while medication may help individuals improve symptoms of depression with the first few months of the therapy, a sense of hopelessness may continue. That ...  Read more... »

Mood Influences Spending

Friday, February 8th, 2008
A new research study reinforces anecdotal and perhaps personal experience that links emotional status to economic transactions. A multidisciplinary team of scientists discovered that people feeling sad and self-focused spend more ...  Read more... »

Hearing Messages in Noise Could be Schizophrenia

Thursday, October 25th, 2007
A new study suggests a tendency to extract messages from meaningless noise could be an early sign of schizophrenia. Study authors hypothesize the behavior demonstrates a preliminary phase of unreality that may trigger or evolve ...  Read more... »

New Insights on Schizophrenia

Wednesday, October 17th, 2007
A recent federal study discovers the roots of schizophrenia may stem from a faulty on/off switch for a specific gene. The gene, a key chemical messenger in the brain, is turned ...  Read more... »

Medication May Improve Cognition in Schizophrenia

Monday, September 24th, 2007
A new study suggests a modified treatment approach may improve attention, memory and problem-solving abilities for those diagnosed with schizophrenia. Researchers believe a treatment strategy of blocking the glutamate system, a ...  Read more... »

Physicians Benefit From Coping Support

Friday, September 14th, 2007
A respected authority posits the view that physicians, who often do not seek out help for themselves, could benefit from support to help them cope with the trauma of patient death. In ...  Read more... »

Chemical Signature of Loneliness

Thursday, September 13th, 2007
While it is known that loneliness -- especially among those who become socially isolated -- is associated with increased mortality rates, a definitive biochemical description of the event has been unavailable. Now, in the ...  Read more... »
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