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Postpartum depression is not just for new moms: About 1 in every 10 new dads suffers postpartum depression, most often in the 3 to 6 months after delivery, according to new research released Tuesday. Based on their findings, the researchers
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Special behavior therapy can help reduce tics in children and teens with Tourette syndrome about as well as medications typically given for the neurological disorder, according to new research published in JAMA/Journal of the American Medical Association. This finding was
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It is time to reassess mental disorders, recognizing that these are disorders of brain circuits likely caused by development processes, according to a commentary in the May 19 issue of JAMA, a theme issue on mental health. Thomas R. Insel,
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More than one-third of teenagers with treatment-resistant depression – many of whom had been depressed for more than two years – became symptom-free six months after switching their medication or combining a medicine switch with cognitive behavioral therapy during a
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In the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR), the term mental disorder is defined as “a clinically significant behavioral or psychological syndrome or pattern that occurs in an individual and that is associated with
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Neurotransmitters are powerful chemicals that regulate numerous physical and emotional processes such as cognitive and mental performance, emotional states and pain response. Virtually all functions in life are controlled by neurotransmitters. Interactions between neurotransmitters, hormones, and the brain chemicals have
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New investigation results, ‘Diabetes distress but not clinical depression or depressive symptoms is associated with glycemic control in both cross-sectional and longitudinal analyses,’ are detailed in a study published in Diabetes Care. According to recent research from the United States,
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Even though the concept of maniac and melancholia was discovered by French physiologist, the concept came in limelight due to German psychiatrist Emil Kraepelin in the 19th century. He clarified the term ‘mania depressive disorder’ that is referred to all
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The New Jersey Department of Health and Senior Services (DHSS) is distributing informational palm cards on the signs of postpartum depression (PPD) and other perinatal mood disorders to new locations throughout Passaic County. The small card is part of a
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Chocolate, prepared from the seed of the tropical Theobroma cacao tree, contain alkaloids such as theobromine and phenethylamine, which have physiological effects on the body that include elevating serotonin levels in the brain. Low levels of serotonin are linked to
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When it comes to diagnosing and treating a child for behavioral, learning, or mood disorders, many parents have to make the tough choice to send their children to a psychiatrist – and then select the right type of treatment. The
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A study has found that many older adults, especially women, may still suffer from mood and anxiety disorders, which appear to decline with age. “Knowledge of the prevalence of mood and anxiety disorders and co-existing mood-anxiety disorder in older community-dwelling
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