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What’s driving the ‘world’s fastest-growing’ brain disease’?
The chemical trichloroethylene (TCE) is associated with as much as a 500% increased risk for Parkinson’s disease (PD), suggests a new review data...
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Modified ECT lowers dental, skeletal fracture risk
Clinicians who provide ECT “need to be aware of rare adverse effects, as well as the common ones,” said Dr. Chittaranjan Andrade.
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New insight into preventing antipsychotic-induced weight gain
Study found significant dose-response associations for weight and metabolic variables, with a unique signature for each antipsychotic.
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Distinct suicidal thought patterns flag those at highest risk
New research indicates that ideation and cognition “may act as independent risk factors for suicidal behavior.”
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Encephalitis linked to psychosis, suicidal thoughts
“The clinical care of persons with encephalitis is challenging because these patients suffer from acute and severe mental health disturbances,”...
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NP-PA turf fights: Where the relationship can improve
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics forecasts a...
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Ketamine plus psychotherapy ‘highly effective’ for PTSD
A new study “demonstrates the potential feasibility of this treatment model and corroborates previous work.”
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Not always implemented or enforced: Harassment policies at work
How effective have official policies proved in deterring harassment in medical workplaces?
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Immunodeficiencies tied to psychiatric disorders in offspring
A new study’s results add to the existing literature suggesting that the intrauterine immune environment may have implications for fetal...
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No benefit of long-acting antipsychotics in schizophrenia?
Study results showed no significant difference between the combined oral and combined LAI treatment groups in time to all-cause discontinuation....
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Differences in brain structure linked to social disadvantage
The research shows broad socioeconomic disadvantages that lead to poverty and emotional trauma – may affect brain structures and growth and...
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TMS tied to ‘marked’ antidepressant, anxiolytic effects in anxious depression
“TMS is quite effective in the more difficult-to-treat and more disabled group of anxious depressives,” said Dr. Scott Aaronson.
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Psychiatric illnesses share common brain network
The findings highlight the possibility of “potentially developing transdiagnostic treatments based on common neurobiology, not just symptom...
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Six healthy lifestyle habits linked to slowed memory decline
A healthy diet emerged as the strongest deterrent, in a new study.
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Social isolation hikes dementia risk in older adults
“Social connections are increasingly understood as a critical factor for the health of individuals as they age.”