The HCPLive Psychiatry condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and insights on mental illnesses. This page consists of interviews, articles, podcasts, and videos on the research, treatment and development of therapies for depression, schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, anxiety, and more.
October 3rd 2024
A study reveals that individuals with schizophrenia spectrum disorders experience high rates of comorbid mental health conditions and receive minimally adequate treatment.
September 26th 2024
September 20th 2024
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For Patients with Chronic Pain…Blame Dad?
A Japanese study suggests that parental bonding style during childhood is associated with the prevalence of chronic pain in adults in the general population and that the association is more robust for paternal bonding than for maternal bonding.
Study: Yoga Effective in Reducing Stress for Inmates
Yoga has shown to improve heart health and benefit patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Even those with breast cancer have gotten in on the action. A new study in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine provides evidence that yoga offers progressive beneficial anti-stress benefits to members of a prison population.
Internet-based Therapy Potentially Useful for Adolescents with Anxiety Disorders
Recent study results suggest Internet-based cognitive behavioral therapy (ICBT) could be useful for adolescents with anxiety disorders along with standard treatment delivered in child and adolescent psychiatric clinics.
Cognitive Deficits in Multiple Sclerosis Attributed to Brain Regional Disconnect
Patients with multiple sclerosis experience decreased connectivity between brain regions leading to the cognitive changes that are a trademark of the disease, according to research published in Neuropsychology.
Even Light Drinking Can Increase Alcohol-related Cancer Risk
A new cohort review in BMJ suggests that even light to moderate alcoholic consumption is associated with minimally increased risk of overall cancer. Earlier studies have made the link to increased risk of cancer (particularly colorectal, female breast, oral cavity, pharynx, larynx, liver, and esophagus) for heavy consumption, but the news here is that even amounts less than 30 g/day have potential bearing on cancer risk.
Major Depressive Disorder: Protein Linked to Potential Suicidality
Investigators have shown that changes in toll-like receptor 4 (TLR4) mRNA expression level are significantly associated with major depressive disorder (MDD). The study, which appeared in Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment, is a follow-up to an earlier study by the same researchers that first established the connection between TLR4 and MDD.
Does the Analgesic Placebo Response Differ in Children?
There has been a great deal of study on the placebo effect in the medical literature, and despite some evidence suggesting that placebo response rates in randomized controlled trials are higher in children and adolescents compared to adults, there has only been limited research involving the placebo response of children.
What Role Do miRNAs Play in the Onset and Severity of OCD?
Obsessive–compulsive disorder (OCD) presents several diagnostic and treatment challenges, in part because etiology and pathogenesis remains relatively unknown. Most studies of OCD focus on adult patients, but there have been some studies of OCD onset before the age of 6 years, and the vast majority of OCD patients (80%) report that related symptoms began before age 18.
Children of Chemically Intolerant Mothers at Risk for Autism and ADHD
August 17th 2015Study results published in the July-August 2015 issue of the Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine suggest a potential association between maternal chemical intolerance and a diagnosis of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in their offspring.
Study Challenges Marijuana Use Linked to Several Conditions
August 17th 2015Regarding pulmonary and mental health, an emerging study has reported teen marijuana use is not associated to the development of several conditions including depression, psychosis, allergies, headaches, or high blood pressure.
New Treatment Option for Severe Depression Has Fewer Side Effects
August 13th 2015Australian research indicates that ultra-brief pulse stimulation is nearly as effective as standard electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) for the treatment of severe depression, but with substantially fewer cognitive side effects.
Impact of Genetic Variations on Schizophrenia Treatment Effectiveness
Safe, effective treatments for schizophrenia are well-established in the United States and worldwide, with several second-generation antipsychotics (SGAs) approved for use. But earlier schizophrenia studies have shown that several single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) – the genetic variations that can underlie differences in susceptibility to disease – are overexpressed in Caucasian patients with schizophrenia but not in their Chinese counterparts, and vice versa.
Study Will Evaluate Bipolar Medication in Treating Borderline Personality Disorder
Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is challenging to diagnose and treat. As yet, there are no drugs currently licensed for BPD treatment. In fact, guidance from England's National Institute for Health and Care Excellence recommends that pharmacologic therapy not be used for patients with BPD at all. This is potentially troubling, because those patients typically experience rapid and extreme changes in mood, poor social functioning and have high rates of suicidal behavior.
Self-Management for Patients Suffering from Depression
Self-management for chronic or long-term conditions such as pain, diabetes, asthma, or arthritis is now a common part of long-term care. The same is not true for depression. At least, not yet. As clinicians learn more about depression, it has ceased to be viewed alongside other acute conditions and is now often thought of as chronic or long-term. Research shows that more than half of all people will have at least one further depressive episode after their first.