Mental Health Articles:
News on Mental Health and research articles. Information on Mental Health and Mental Disorders.
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Feb 8th, 2010
According to a ten-year exhaustive study of all births in the state of California during the 1990’s, UC Davis Health System researchers have found that advanced maternal age, defined as pregnancy after the age of 35, is linked to a significantly greater risk of having a child with autism.
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Feb 6th, 2010
Many Americans who need mental health care help refuse to get it for fear of confidentiality issues.
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Feb 4th, 2010
Researchers conducted a study showing that individuals who experience elevation - uplifting feelings - are more likely to develop altruistic behaviors. The findings have implications for fostering positive and altruistic behaviors in society.
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Feb 3rd, 2010
People who spend a lot of time on the internet tend to suffer more from depression, according to a recent study from the University of Leeds and published in the journal Psychopathology.
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Feb 2nd, 2010
One of the most authoritative British medical Journals The Lancet fully retracts an early study about Autism and calls is "incorrect." This morning the journal, reffering to a 1998 report linking Autism to MMR vaccines, issues a retraction writing that "the Early Report on 'Ileal-lymphoid-nodular hyperplasia, non-specific colitis, and pervasive developmental disorder in children' has been retracted, and a replacement is imminent."
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Feb 2nd, 2010
In a small, preliminary study conducted in Austria, researchers found that fish oil supplements may be able to prevent some adolescents and young adults with signs of mental illness from a progression into full-blown schizophrenia. The study adds to the mounting evidence that severe mental illness may be prevented with intervention.
The research is published in the February issue of the Archives of General Psychiatry.
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Jan 30th, 2010
It has been a long battle for those who need mental health coverage, but starting as early as July, new rules will make help assure mental health coverage.
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Jan 30th, 2010
Attending meetings at Alcoholics Anonymous is now found to have the added benefit of alleviating depression symptoms. A study from Massachusetts General Hospital found that more frequent attendance at AA meetings resulted in fewer symptoms of depression.
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Jan 26th, 2010
Is your child ambidextrous, or mixed-handed? According to a new study from Imperial College London and other European institutions, being ambidextrous—the ability to use both hands equally well—increases the risk of having language and behavior problems and difficulties with school performance.
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Jan 22nd, 2010
Painful digestive problems can trigger problem behavior in children with autism, however an expert panel led by Dr. Timothy Buie of the Harvard Medical School states that there is no evidence that these digestive problems are more common in children with autism, or that special diets work. The report is published in the January issue of Pediatrics.