Psychology & Psychiatry
High Risk Offender Charged With Assaulting A Women In Her Home, Calgary, Canada
The Calgary Police Service has charged a local man in connection with a daytime aggravated assault in the downtown in September. On Wednesday, Oct. 1, 2008, at approximately 12:30 p.m., a man burst into a home in the 500 block of 15 Avenue S.W., and confronted a woman who was home alone. The suspect assaulted the woman for several minutes until the woman was able to make enough noise to scare him off. The offender ran from the house and disappeared into downtown traffic.
Pregnancy Does Not Affect Mother's Cognitive Function, New Study
Pregnancy and motherhood may make us all go a little gooey, but it's not turning mums' brains into mush according to mental health researchers at The Australian National University. The study - conducted by the Centre for Mental Health Research (CMHR) at ANU - suggests that despite fears mothers may have that pregnancy affects their cognitive functions, there is no evidence to suggest that is true.
UK Sees Increase In Psychiatric Admissions But Decrease In AvailableBeds
According to a study published on bmj.com, there has been a marked increase in the number of compulsory admissions to inpatient psychiatric care in the UK and a significant increase in the number of patients that seek psychiatric care for alcohol and drug problems. However, these increases have been accompanied by a decrease in the number of NHS beds available.
Victims Of Political Violence: What Does It Mean To Those Who Treat Them?
Health care personnel treating victims of politically motivated violence are at risk for traumatic stress symptoms. Few studies have assessed the positive psychological impact of politically motivated violence on health care workers. This study examined the level of positive psychological impact among health care workers with recurrent exposure to victims of politically motivated violence.
Solvents May Cause Brain Disorders, But Rehabilitation Is Possible
There is little experience with the (neuro) psychological treatment of patients with solvent-induced chronic toxic encephalopathy (CSE). This randomised controlled trial evaluates a treatment programme based on previous outcome studies of patients with chronic fatigue, whiplash and traumatic brain damage.
Is Couple Therapy Better Than Individual Psychotherapy In Alcoholism?
Alcohol abuse serves as a chronic stressor between partners and has a deleterious effect on relationship functioning.
Schizophrenia Society Of Ontario Announces October Awareness Month
"Schizophrenia is a treatable brain disease." A significant element to the Schizophrenia Society of Ontario's awareness campaign this year is the website: with information on the October Awareness Campaign itself, the Access to Treatment initiative, as well as encouraging people to give to our organization.
Wiley-Blackwell Announces Launch Of Asia-Pacific Psychiatry
Wiley-Blackwell, the scientific, technical, medical and scholarly publishing business of John Wiley & Sons, Inc (NYSE: JWa), (NYSE: JWb), today announced that it will be publishing a new psychiatry journal titled Asia-Pacific Psychiatry focused on the Asia and Pacific Rim region.
Non-Invasive Treatment For Depression - Rush University Medical Center Psychiatrist Led Clinical Trials Of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation
Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS) therapy has received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and is now an entirely new treatment option for patients suffering from depression. Dr.
WHO Report Shows Mental Health Services In England Leading The Way In Europe
Health Secretary Alan Johnson today welcomed publication of a landmark international report, which highlights that mental health services in England are leading the way in Europe. The report from the World Health Organisation, published to mark World Mental Health Day on 10 October, showed that: - England directs 13.
American Psychiatric Association Draws Attention To Mental Illness Awareness Week 2008
Mental Illness Awareness Week (MIAW) is Oct. 5-11, and the American Psychiatric Association (APA) is raising awareness of mental health issues and the importance of eliminating the stigma surrounding them. Now in its 25th year, Mental Illness Awareness Week provides communities across the country with an opportunity to acknowledge the human and economic toll taken by mental illnesses and to celebrate new treatment advances. Most Americans know someone with a mental illness.
Imaging Study Reveals Battle Between Lure Of Reward And Fear Of Failure
That familiar pull between the promise of victory and the dread of defeat - whether in money, love or sport - is rooted in the brain's architecture, according to a new imaging study. Neuroscientists at the USC Brain and Creativity Institute have identified distinct brain regions with competing responses to risk. Both regions are located in the prefrontal cortex, an area behind the forehead involved in analysis and planning.
Millions With Mental Disorders In The Developing World Are Deprived Of Necessary Treatment And Care
More than 75% of people suffering from mental disorders in the developing world receive no treatment or care. A new WHO programme launched today, on World Mental Health Day 2008 highlights the huge treatment gap for a number of mental, neurological and substance use disorders. Across Africa for example, nine out of ten people suffering from epilepsy go untreated, unable to access simple and inexpensive anticonvulsant drugs which cost less than US$5 a year per person.
More City High Flyers Seeking Help As Credit Crunch Bites, London, England
The Priory Group has issued a list of top ten indicators for stressed City executives which should act as warning signs that professional help should be sought. As the global economy goes into meltdown, experts at the Priory Group are coping with escalating levels of depression and related conditions amongst staff in the financial sector, also leading to a rise in people seeking treatment for drink and drug abuse.
Indo-Australian Study Identifies Genetic Region Involved In Schizophrenia Risk
A study involving an Indian population has led to an important discovery in schizophrenia genetics. Scientists at the Schizophrenia Research Foundation in Chennai, India, and UQ's Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research found statistically significant evidence for involvement of a chromosome 1 region in schizophrenia.
A New Hand -- And Signs Of Sensory Recovery
Four months after a successful hand transplant -- 35 years after amputation in an industrial accident at age 19 -- a 54-year-old man's emerging sense of touch is registered in the former "hand area" of the his brain, says a University of Oregon neuroscientist. The finding, appearing online in advance of regular publication in the Oct.
FDA Clears Neurostar® TMS Therapy For The Treatment Of Depression
Neuronetics, Inc., a privately-held medical device company and a leader in the field of neuromodulation, announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared its NeuroStar TMS (Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation) Therapy system for the treatment of depression.
During These Times Of Economic Crisis A Cardiologist Warns Against Signs Of A Cardiac Crash
Rising unemployment rates, the worst Wall Street crises since the end of World War II, record home foreclosures. There is plenty of stress to go around. What effect is stress having on our health and what can we do about it? "Prolonged stress, both emotional and physical, impacts the overall cardiovascular status of our patients, particularly their blood pressure," said Keith Churchwell, M.D., executive medical director of the Vanderbilt Heart and Vascular Institute.
More Than 10-Fold Difference In Number Of Psychiatrists Across Europe
A report by the WHO Regional Office for Europe, co-funded by the European Commission and launched today at a meeting hosted by the Department of Health in London, provides data not hitherto available on mental health policy and practice across the WHO European Region. It also highlights important information gaps.
Connections Between Vision And Movement Examined By Rutgers Researcher
Related to perceived threats and to autism A hand moves forward, but is it a friendly gesture or one meant to do harm? In an instant, we respond -- either extending our arm forward to shake hands or raising it higher to protect our face. But what are the subtle cues that allow us to interpret such movement so we can properly respond to others? In research projects designed to assist the U.S.
- Forcing pregnant women to take HIV tests
- Delusions in HIV and cancer treatment
- Competing theories of AIDS: Is HIV irrelevant?
- Causes of death among children younger than 4
- Syphilis causes "HIV" viral load spike, and T-cell decrease
- Finding your own road
- Parasite epidemic of the 1970s renamed AIDS in 1981
- HIV / AIDS drug trials: "Try this, let's see if you drop dead!"
- The Wit and Wisdom of Luc Montagnier
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- Shutting down vaccine 'conspiracies' - NewsGrabs 28 September 2008
- Enzymes: Non Toxic Biopesticides
- MMR Vaccine damage - Conflicted Prosecution
- FTC descends on unapproved cancer cures - NewsGrabs 21 September 2008
- FTC descends on unapproved cancer cures - NewsGrabs 21 September 2008
- Aspartame-Induced Hypertension
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