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Medical News Today Children's Asthma Affected By Parental Expectations  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Asthmatic children whose parents have high expectations for their ability to function normally are l...... Soothing Music Reduces Stress, Anxiety And Depression During Pregnancy Says Study  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Music therapy can reduce psychological stress among pregnant women, according to research just pu...... PHR Salutes APA Policy Banning Psychologists From Illegal U.S. Interrogations  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 "APA's (American Psychological Association's) announcement today is a historic victory for medical e...... Efforts To Appear Unbiased Lead To Misunderstandings Between The Races, Studies Find  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 White people-including children as young as 10-may avoid talking about race so as not to appear prej...... Landmark Victory: Mental Health Parity Is Now Law, USA  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 President Bush signed mental health parity into law today, taking a great step forward in the decade...... American Public Health Association Applauds Congress For Passing Long-Overdue Mental Health Legislation, USA  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Statement from Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E) Executive Director, American Public Health A...... Medical Student Gender And Self-Confidence - Females Underestimate Their Abilities And Males Tend To Overestimate Theirs  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Despite performing equally to their male peers in the classroom and the clinic, female medical stude...... Experts Find Loss Of Control Leads People To Seek Order, Answers  - Sun, 05 Oct 2008 New research published in the journal Science explains why individuals seek to find and impose order...... Electromagnetic Biomarker Could Minimize Trial-And-Error Prescribing For Depression  - Sun, 05 Oct 2008 Images of the brain's fastest signals reveal an electromagnetic marker that predicts a patient's res...... Psychological Impact Of Gene Test For Breast Cancer  - Sun, 05 Oct 2008 Personal beliefs about inconclusive DNA testing for hereditary breast cancer are associated with can...... Musicians Use Both Sides Of Their Brains More Frequently Than Others  - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 Supporting what many of us who are not musically talented have often felt, new research reveals that...... Temple Psychologists Honored For Contributions To Psychology  - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 Demonstrating the world class reputation of Temple's psychology department and faculty, Laurence Ste...... Tribal Culture In The Workplace  - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 The way male managers power dress, posture and exercise power is due to humans' evolutionary biology...... Are Patients Who Often Go To The Doctor Different From The Others?  - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 There has been a considerable amount of research trying to characterize the patients who often see t...... Self-Confidence Of Medical Students Varies By Gender  - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 Despite performing equally to their male peers in the classroom and the clinic, female medical stude...... MedPage Today Financial Bailout Carries Mental Health Parity Bill Through Congress  - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- Tucked neatly under the wing of the financial markets rescue legislati...... Diagnoses Tied to Workplace Absences May Predict Mortality Risks  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 LONDON (MedPage Today) -- The reasons that compel workers to call in sick may say something about th...... Acupressure Relieves Children's Preoperative Stress  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 NEW HAVEN, Conn. (MedPage Today) -- For children awaiting surgery, preoperative acupressure may alle...... Seeking Treatment for Mental Disorders Has Lasting Effect  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 EDMONTON, Alberta (MedPage Today) -- Middle-age patients taking medication for anxiety or depression...... Palliative Care Access Mediocre Nationwide, Report Says  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 NEW YORK (MedPage Today) -- Patient access to palliative care in hospitals scored only a C on a nati...... Mental Health Parity Legislation Rides on Financial Rescue Bill  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 UPDATED WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- In a quirky procedural twist, the long-sought bill to require...... Self-Modification of Brain Activity May Improve Sleep  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 SALZBURG, Austria (MedPage Today) -- Sleep as well as memory may be enhanced by training specific br...... Long-Term Psychotherapy Outdoes Short-Term for Complex Mental Disorders  - Tue, 30 Sep 2008 GIESSEN, Germany (MedPage Today) -- As a treatment for complex mental disorders, a long-term form of...... AHA Urges Routine Depression Screening in Coronary Heart Disease  - Mon, 29 Sep 2008 DALLAS (MedPage Today) -- Patients with coronary heart disease should be screened early and regularl...... Energy Drink Labels Don't Predict High Caffeine Jolt  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 BALTIMORE (MedPage Today) -- Energy drinks have unpredictable doses of caffeine that vary by six-fol...... Prescriptions for Psychotropic Drugs More Common for U.S. Youth  - Wed, 24 Sep 2008 BALTIMORE (MedPage Today) -- Children and teens in the U.S. are more likely to be prescribed stimula...... True Coverage Parity for Mental Health Services Close to Reality  - Wed, 24 Sep 2008 WASHINGTON (MedPage Today) -- After years of wrangling and lobbying by the American Psychiatric Asso...... ASTRO: Increased Stress a Continuing Problem for Some Cancer Survivors  - Tue, 23 Sep 2008 BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- Even years after successful treatment, some cancer survivors report severe...... AHA-BP: Waves on a Beach Drop Blood Pressure in Older Adults Better than Mozart  - Thu, 18 Sep 2008 ATLANTA (MedPage Today) -- A relaxation instruction audio accompanied by the soft sounds of waves la...... Family Violence Highly Toxic to Previously Abused Children  - Thu, 18 Sep 2008 PHILADELPHIA (MedPage Today) -- A child who is subject to harsh discipline or witnesses violence in ...... Anxiety Soothing Music Reduces Stress, Anxiety And Depression During Pregnancy Says Study  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Music therapy can reduce psychological stress among pregnant women, according to research just pu...... Self-Confidence Of Medical Students Varies By Gender  - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 Despite performing equally to their male peers in the classroom and the clinic, female medical stude...... New Poll Shows American's Stress Levels Rising  - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 Americans are feeling more stress than they did six months ago, according to a new national stress...... PTSD Impacts Veterans' Well-Being In Both Combat And Peacekeeping Situations  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 Deployed peacekeeping veterans with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) have significant impairmen...... Patients Experience Significant Long-Term Benefits After Seeking Help For Depression And Anxiety  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 According to the Mood Disorder Society of Canada, about 1.3 million Canadians suffer from depression...... Antisocial Behaviour In Young Men Linked To Cortisol Imbalance  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 UK researchers discovered that antisocial behaviour may have a biological basis rooted in the inabil...... Another Year Of Success And Challenges For Somerset's Mental Health Services, England  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 "Mental health services in Somerset will see further investment and improvements to both community a...... Making Time To Relax On The Job: Stress Plagues Majority Of Americans At Work But Relaxity Can Help Calm You Down  - Tue, 30 Sep 2008 Somewhere between the tanking economy, the 150 daily emails coming into your Blackberry and the cut-...... Wellness Expert Offers Tips On Coping With Economic Turmoil  - Mon, 29 Sep 2008 America's financial crises is fueling chronic stress and limiting some people's ability to think cle...... Impact Of Stress On Police Officers' Physical And Mental Health  - Mon, 29 Sep 2008 Policing is dangerous work, and the danger lurks not on the streets alone. The pressures of law e...... Revision Of Food Stamp Application Process Suggested By MU Researcher  - Sat, 27 Sep 2008 An estimated 35.1 million Americans live in "food insecure" households, meaning that at some time du...... Acupuncture Taking The Pressure Off Today's Emotional Stresses  - Fri, 26 Sep 2008 The British Acupuncture Council (BAcC) has found that more people are turning to traditional acupunc...... Study Finds People With Fragile X, Carriers Likely To Have Additional Conditions  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 People with fragile X syndrome, as well as those who carry the gene, are likely to have additional c...... Post-Hurricane Efforts Raise Profile Of Mental Disorders  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 It is the storm damage that people often don't talk about--mental disorders such as depression, anxi...... Seven Habits (To Break) Of Highly Effective People  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 During tough financial times, many people try to demonstrate their value at work by working harder a...... Autism NIH Selects Case Western Reserve University To Participate In National Children's Study  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Case Western Reserve University School of Medicine has been awarded $26 million in funding to partic...... 'Science Of Learning Center' Receives NSF Awards Of $12 Million For Three More Years Of Innovation  - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 The Temporal Dynamics of Learning Center, founded at UC San Diego in 2006 as one of six National Sci...... Minocycline As A Promising Drug For Patients With Fragile X Syndrome Proposed By UCR Researchers  - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 A UC Riverside-led team of biomedical scientists has found that a readily available drug called mino...... Parents' Fears, Confusion Over Autism Confirmed By Survey  - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 The first national survey of attitudes toward autism reveals that a small but significant percentage...... National Children's Study Expanded To Bristol County By Brown University And Women & Infants Hospital  - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 Brown University, with lead partner Women & Infants Hospital of Rhode Island, has been awarded a $12...... UNC And N.C. Roles Expanded In Landmark Children's Health And Development Study  - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has added three more areas of North Carolina and is expandin...... What Happens When We Ask Autistic Persons What Is Wrong With Them?  - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 To date, few studies have focused on the viewpoints of autistic persons themselves despite an increa...... Older Men More Likely To Father A Child With Autistic Spectrum Disorder - Royal College Of Psychiatrists  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 Children born to older fathers are at increased risk of having an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), ...... The Mental Capacity Act Explained, UK  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 A clear and easy to understand DVD guide to The Mental Capacity Act (MCA) 2005, has been produced by...... Carnegie Mellon International Symposium To Include Presentation Of Groundbreaking Findings On Autism  - Tue, 30 Sep 2008 Today's autism research draws on a variety of scientific disciplines, from genetics to functional ma...... Unlocking The Inner-Savant In All Of Us  - Tue, 30 Sep 2008 We are all capable of the extraordinary savant skills displayed by people with autism according to P...... WPIC Mental Health And Wellness Lecture Series To Begin October 1  - Mon, 29 Sep 2008 The University of Pittsburgh's Clinical and Translational Science Institute Community PARTners Progr...... Toddlers' Focus On Mouths Rather Than On Eyes Is A Predictor Of Autism Severity  - Mon, 29 Sep 2008 Scientists at Yale School of Medicine have found that two-year-olds with autism looked significantly...... The Rett Syndrome Research Trust Introduces International Collaboration With Autism Speaks And MRC  - Mon, 29 Sep 2008 The Rett Syndrome Research Trust, a newly established nonprofit organization, is pleased to announce...... Predictor Of Autism Severity: Toddlers' Focus On Mouths Rather Than On Eyes  - Mon, 29 Sep 2008 Scientists at Yale School of Medicine have found that two-year-olds with autism looked significantly...... Bipolar Forest Laboratories, Inc. And Gedeon Richter Plc Announce Positive Phase II Results With The Investigational Antipsychotic Cariprazine  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 Forest Laboratories, Inc. (NYSE: FRX) and Gedeon Richter Plc announced preliminary top-line result...... Global Psychiatrists Unite To Improve Services In Mental Health  - Fri, 19 Sep 2008 Thirty seven medical experts in psychiatry from across the world have called on the medical commun...... AstraZeneca's Seroquel XL, Once Daily Formula, Now Available For UK Patients  - Thu, 18 Sep 2008 Seroquel XL (quetiapine prolonged release) a new, once daily formulation for schizophrenia and manic...... 52 Percent Of Newly Diagnosed Bipolar Disorder Patients Receive Antidepressant Drugs In First-Line Treatment  - Tue, 16 Sep 2008 Decision Resources, one of the world's leading research and advisory firms focusing on pharmaceu...... Clues To Rapid Cycling Bipolar Disease  - Mon, 15 Sep 2008 German researchers have devised a way to follow gene expression over time in a 64-year-old woman who...... Teva Announces Appellate Court Reverses Generic Risperdal(R) Exclusivity Decision  - Mon, 15 Sep 2008 Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. (Nasdaq:TEVA) announced that following a hearing on September 12...... Seroquel XL (Quetiapine Prolonged Release): A Once Daily Formulation For Bipolar Mania And Schizophrenia Launches Today, UK  - Mon, 15 Sep 2008 Today, Seroquel XL (quetiapine prolonged release), a new once daily formulation for schizophrenia an...... Family Therapy With Medication Improves Depression In Bipolar Teens  - Fri, 05 Sep 2008 In combination with medication, family-focused therapy appears to help curb depression symptoms in ...... Healthy Minds Across America Features 48 Public Forums On Mental Health Research, Sept. 14  - Thu, 04 Sep 2008 People concerned about the toll that mental health disorders are taking on their families and commun...... High Incidence Of Mental Disorders Revealed In Young Offender Institutions  - Thu, 04 Sep 2008 Adolescent girls in young offender institutions are particularly vulnerable to depression, a large-s...... New Data Highlight Benefit Of SEROQUEL Monotherapy For Long-Term Treatment Of Bipolar Disorder  - Wed, 03 Sep 2008 Results presented at the 21st European College of Neuropsychopharmacology (ECNP) congress in Barce...... New Study Finds That Add-On Therapy Improves Depressive Symptoms In Bipolar Disorder  - Wed, 03 Sep 2008 Lingering depression is a serious and common problem in bipolar disorder, and does not resolve well ...... Global Survey Highlights The Complexity Of Bipolar Disorder - New Tools Launched To Help Fight Stigma Associated With Mental Illness  - Tue, 02 Sep 2008 Results from a new global survey on bipolar disorder, released today at the European College of Neur...... Older Fathers' Offspring More Likely Bipolar  - Tue, 02 Sep 2008 The children of older aged fathers may have an increased risk of bipolar disorder (BPD), according ...... Gene Abnormalities Implicated In Bipolar Disorder - Sodium, Calcium Imbalances Linked To Manic Depressive Episodes  - Mon, 18 Aug 2008 The largest genetic analysis of its kind to date for bipolar disorder has implicated machinery invol...... Primary Care Excess Weight, Insulin Drive Up Prostate Cancer Mortality  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 BOSTON (MedPage Today) -- Prostate cancer patients who were overweight or had elevated C-peptide lev...... Benign Colon Tissue Holds Clues to Cancer Risk  - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 EVANSTON, Ill. (MedPage Today) -- Even if the colonoscope comes up empty, an investigative endoscope...... Genetic Makeup Linked to Weight Loss with Drug  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 ROCHESTER, Minn. (MedPage Today) -- A patient's genotype may determine the success of weight-loss pr...... Computer-Aided Mammography Matches Accuracy of Double Reading  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 ABERDEEN, Scotland (MedPage Today) -- Computer-aided detection systems make single-reader mammograph...... Dieters Struggle with Weight Gain During Pregnancy  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 CHAPEL HILL, N.C. (MedPage Today) -- Women who diet frequently or are constantly vigilant about how ...... Self-Modification of Brain Activity May Improve Sleep  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 SALZBURG, Austria (MedPage Today) -- Sleep as well as memory may be enhanced by training specific br...... X-Ray Evidence Shows Popular Supplements Fail to Slow Knee Osteoarthritis  - Tue, 30 Sep 2008 SALT LAKE CITY (MedPage Today) -- Glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, individually or in combinatio...... Incontinence Hinders Women's Sports Activity  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 VARESE, Italy (MedPage Today) -- Urinary incontinence deters many young women from participating in ...... AAO-HNS: Cochlear Implants Found Worthwhile in the Elderly  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 CHICAGO (MedPage Today) -- Cochlear implants for older patients led to better hearing as well as imp...... Energy Drink Labels Don't Predict High Caffeine Jolt  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 BALTIMORE (MedPage Today) -- Energy drinks have unpredictable doses of caffeine that vary by six-fol...... Hollywood's Golden Era Permeated by Tobacco Money  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 SAN FRANCISCO (MedPage Today) -- Behind the glamorous classic-film images of movie stars with cigare...... Early Consumption of Fish May Prevent Eczema in Infants  - Thu, 25 Sep 2008 GOTHENBURG, Sweden (MedPage Today) -- Eczema is less likely to develop in infants who are given fish...... Soybean Compound Improves Vascular Function in Stroke Patients  - Wed, 24 Sep 2008 HONG KONG (MedPage Today) -- Endothelial function in ischemic stroke patients can be significantly i...... Race Should Be Added to Colorectal Cancer Screening Risk Stratification  - Tue, 23 Sep 2008 PORTLAND (MedPage Today) -- Black patients should get earlier colonoscopy screening for colorectal c...... Altered Calcium Metabolism After Bariatric Surgery Prompts Bone Loss  - Tue, 23 Sep 2008 NEW YORK (MedPage Today) -- Gastric bypass surgery may put patients at risk for brittle bones by dis...... Depression Electromagnetic Biomarker Could Minimize Trial-And-Error Prescribing For Depression  - Sun, 05 Oct 2008 Images of the brain's fastest signals reveal an electromagnetic marker that predicts a patient's res...... How Can Physicians Recognize Depression At Early Stages? A New Method Is Suggested  - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 A new method, based on clinical staging, has been suggested to identify depression at early stages a...... Researchers To Study Depression And Disability In Age-Related Macular Degeneration Patients  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 Researchers at the Farber Institute for Neurosciences at Thomas Jefferson University and the Departm...... Patients Experience Significant Long-Term Benefits After Seeking Help For Depression And Anxiety  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 According to the Mood Disorder Society of Canada, about 1.3 million Canadians suffer from depression...... First-ever Genetic Link Between Obesity And Colon Cancer Risk Revealed  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 A new study reveals the first-ever genetic link between obesity and colon cancer risk, a finding tha...... Samaritans Report 25% Increase In Calls As Financial Crisis Hits, UK  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 The Samaritans have reported a 25% increase in the number of calls to its helpline in August and Sep...... Female Smokers At Greater Risk For Depression, Australian Study Reveals  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 A new study reveals that women who smoke are at greater risk of developing major depressive disorder...... Insomnia In Adolescence Linked To Depression And Substance Abuse During Adolescence And Young Adulthood  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 A study in the Oct. 1 issue of the journal Sleep shows that adolescent insomnia symptoms are associa...... Link Between Depression And Higher Death Rates From All Causes Among Elderly With Diabetes  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 In a large group of Medicare beneficiaries with diabetes, depression was associated with a higher de...... Another Year Of Success And Challenges For Somerset's Mental Health Services, England  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 "Mental health services in Somerset will see further investment and improvements to both community a...... Smoking Increases Risk Of Major Depression For Women - Royal College Of Psychiatrists  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 Women who smoke are at greater risk of developing major depressive disorder, according to new resear...... American Heart Association Scientific Statement: Heart Patients Should Be Screened, Treated For Depression  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 Heart patients should be screened for depression -- a common condition that can profoundly affect ...... Help Me I'm Sad: Recognizing Depression In Children  - Tue, 30 Sep 2008 Bouts of sadness in childhood are normal, but up to a quarter of children will experience depression...... Older Adults Put At Risk For Depression Recurrence When They Suffer Restless Nights  - Tue, 30 Sep 2008 Nearly 60 percent of the nation's elderly have trouble sleeping, whether it's a lot of tossing and t...... Screen Heart Patients For Depression, New Guidelines  - Tue, 30 Sep 2008 New guidelines from the American Heart Association (AHA) recommend that heart patients should be scr...... Mental Health Mental Health Advocates, Lawmakers Push For House To Pass Bailout Bill That Includes Mental Parity  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Advocates for mental health parity legislation on Thursday launched efforts to lobby 51 co-sponsors ...... Landmark Victory: Mental Health Parity Is Now Law, USA  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 President Bush signed mental health parity into law today, taking a great step forward in the decade...... American Public Health Association Applauds Congress For Passing Long-Overdue Mental Health Legislation, USA  - Mon, 06 Oct 2008 Statement from Georges C. Benjamin, MD, FACP, FACEP (E) Executive Director, American Public Health A...... Research Investment In Australia Failing Mental Health  - Sat, 04 Oct 2008 More money and effort needs to be directed to understanding the causes and treatment of mental disor...... New Report Calls For Mental Health To Be Better Integrated Into Primary Care  - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 The World Health Organization (WHO) and The World Organization of Family Doctors (Wonca) today relea...... Senate Approves Financial Bailout Legislation That Includes Mental Health Parity Provisions  - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 Mental health parity legislation was included in the $700 billion bailout of Wall Street firms passe...... Get Moving For Mental Health, UK  - Fri, 03 Oct 2008 England's first mass participation event boosting wellbeing and breaking down the barriers of mental...... Driving Change In Mental Health Through Science And Community  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 Today, Janssen-Cilag are celebrating their 50 year commitment to researching and developing inno...... Advancement Of Public Health Thwarted By Exclusion Of Inmates From Health Research  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 More and more persons with mental illnesses, addiction disorders, and chronic and infectious disease...... Longer-Duration Psychotherapy Appears More Beneficial For Complex Mental Disorders  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 Psychodynamic psychotherapy lasting for at least a year is effective and superior to shorter-term th...... First-ever Genetic Link Between Obesity And Colon Cancer Risk Revealed  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 A new study reveals the first-ever genetic link between obesity and colon cancer risk, a finding tha...... Samaritans Report 25% Increase In Calls As Financial Crisis Hits, UK  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 The Samaritans have reported a 25% increase in the number of calls to its helpline in August and Sep...... New Study Says REEG(R) Can Slash Cost Of Mental Health Treatments - Benefits To Treatment-Resistant Patients  - Thu, 02 Oct 2008 CNS Response, Inc. (OTCBB: CNSO) released a report from Analysis Group, a national economics...... National Black Caucus Of State Legislators To Host 15th Annual Mental Health Conference  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 The National Black Caucus of State Legislators today announced it will host its 15th Annual Mental H...... Another Year Of Success And Challenges For Somerset's Mental Health Services, England  - Wed, 01 Oct 2008 "Mental health services in Somerset will see further investment and improvements to both community a......