Childhood Head Injury May Up Mental Illness, Mortality Risk, Says Study supriya kashyap kashyap28 Aug 2016 9:19 AM ISTLondon : Brain injuries, including concussions in childhood, can increase the risk of mental illness, poor school attainment as well as premature...
Key indicators linking violence and mental illness identified supriya kashyap kashyap27 Dec 2016 2:10 PM ISTNew York : US researchers claim to have found the risk factors associated with adults having mental illness becoming victims or perpetrators of...
Mental illness linked to increased risk of long-term opioid use supriya kashyap kashyap31 Dec 2016 1:07 PM ISTA study has found that pre-existing depression or anxiety disorders and the use of psychoactive drugs can increase the risk leading to long-term use...
Depression strongly linked to higher risk of early death : CMAJ Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 Oct 2017 7:05 PM ISTDespite increased awareness about mental illness, depression remains strongly linked to a higher risk of early death -- and this risk has increased...
How to tackle harmful effects of stress on the brain Anjali Nimesh Nimesh23 Nov 2017 7:18 PM ISTStress can have numerous harmful effects on the mind and body, both immediately and over long periods of time. New research reveals mechanisms by...
People with schizophrenia have threefold risk of dying supriya kashyap kashyap25 Dec 2017 7:18 PM ISTPeople with schizophrenia are three times more likely to die, and die younger, than the general population, indicating a need for solutions to narrow...
Virtual psychiatrist is effective in diagnosing mental disorders Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli12 Jan 2018 7:25 PM ISTIndia has the severe shortage of psychiatrists, as a result of which mental illness in rural areas either remains undiagnosed or does not get proper...
Can early symptoms predict bipolar disorder? Evidence shows differing patterns of risk factors Anjali Nimesh Nimesh15 Jan 2018 7:15 PM ISTTwo patterns of antecedent or "prodromal" psychiatric symptoms may help to identify young persons at increased risk of developing bipolar disorder...
Patients of Acne more vulnerable to depression : study Anjali Nimesh Nimesh8 Feb 2018 7:28 PM ISTThe researchers analysed data from The Health Improvement Network (THIN) (1986-2012), a large primary care database in the United Kingdom and found...
Antioxidants and amino acids reduce the symptoms of psychosis Anjali Nimesh Nimesh25 March 2018 7:20 PM ISTDr. Firth, at NICM Health Research Institute, Western Sydney University, and colleagues examined if nutrient supplementation could provide effective...
Brain stimulation may reduce suicidal tendency in depression Medha Baranwal Baranwal8 May 2018 7:10 PM ISTBilateral repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation (rTMS), a type of brain stimulation, is effective in reduction of suicidal thinking in about...
Prenatal Folic acid fortification prevents mental illness later: JAMA Study Medha Baranwal Baranwal5 July 2018 7:25 PM ISTA new study published in the JAMA Psychiatry shows that prenatal exposure to fortifying grain-based foods with folic acid is associated with...
