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Childhood-onset schizophrenia is a severe form of psychotic disorder that occurs at age 12 years or younger and is often chronic and persistently debilitating. The definition of childhood schizophrenia has evolved over time and is now believed to be a
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When the actor Stephen Fry revealed he suffered from bipolar disorder, he said he wanted ‘to fight the public stigma and give a clearer picture of a mental illness most people know little about’. No doubt the other celebrities who’ve
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The growing number of high profile Australians willing to speak about their experience of depression and mood disorders has helped to more than halve the suicide rate amongst young men in rural Australia, Black Dog Institute executive director Gordon Parker
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An average of one in 100 children in the United States has an autism spectrum disorder according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. While over the last few years an increasing number of these children have begun to
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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 Salem County. The small card is part of a
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A new, small study of low-income, depressed Latinos finds that those who stigmatize mental illness are less likely than others are to take medication, keep scheduled appointments and control their condition. The findings could help physicians develop a series of
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Sexual abuse in childhood increases the chances of high-risk pregnancy, shows a new study conducted by Prof. Rachel Lev-Wiesel, Head of the Graduate School of Creative Arts Therapies at the University of Haifa, Lee Yampolsky and Dr. Tzachi Ben Zion,
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Two genes have been associated with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) in a new study of 661 families. Researchers writing in BioMed Central’s newly launched journal Molecular Autism found that variations in the genes for two brain proteins, LRRN3 and LRRTM3,
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God, evolution and depression. Now that is a combination to try the soul and test the limits of moral accounting. But let’s give it a go anyway. All three subjects, favourites of mine, currently exist in disputed states. God has
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Laws that prevent same-sex couples from getting married deprive them of many benefits and privileges that heterosexual married couples have under federal and state laws. Thus, bans on gay marriage are examples of institutional discrimination- societal-level conditions that constrain the
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Microglia are the cells responsible for immune surveillance in the brain, and they initiate protective inflammatory reactions in response to tissue damage and infection. An international team under the leadership of LMU neuroscientist Professor Jochen Herms has now shown that
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Case studies have revealed that children with autism receiving therapy at the onset of symptoms can experience higher IQ levels as well as better behavior and language skills. Although these therapies have shown to improve the quality of life of
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